Harve Bennett (17 August 1930–25 February 2015; age 84) was a producer and writer who worked on four Star Trek films.
He served as executive producer on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and developed the story with Jack B. Sowards. He wrote and produced Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and produced Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, along with developing the story with Leonard Nimoy and writing the script with Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, and Nicholas Meyer. Lastly, Bennett produced Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, developing the story with William Shatner and David Loughery.
Bennett also had two cameo roles in the Star Trek films he produced. He voiced the Flight Recorder in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and appeared as Starfleet Chief of Staff Admiral Bob in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. He filmed his scene on Tuesday 11 October 1988, the first day of principal photography.
In the wake of the latter film's poor performance and reception, he departed the film series and was replaced by his associate producer Ralph Winter. He was interviewed for the Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special documentary in 1991.
In 2009 Bennett was interviewed for the special feature "Star Trek: The Three Picture Saga" on the DVD box release of Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection, alongside Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens, Peter Krikes, Steve Meerson, Nicholas Meyer, and Ralph Winter.
Bennett worked as a television producer and writer since the 1960s for numerous television series, most notably including The Mod Squad (1968-71, starring Tige Andrews and Clarence Williams III), The Six Million Dollar Man (1973-78), The Bionic Woman (1976-78), and Time Trax (1993-94). He also produced the television film A Woman Called Golda (1982) which co-starred Leonard Nimoy.
In 1965, Bennett worked as ABC network executive in charge of the Gene Roddenberry-produced unsold pilot The Long Hunt of April Savage, which starred Robert Lansing and featured Charles Dierkop. According to Robert H. Justman, Roddenberry threw Bennett off the set in a moment of anger. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story)
Bennett passed away in Medford, Oregon on 25 February 2015. He was 84. [1]