Black was the
associate producer for ten episodes of
Star Trek made during the program's first season, all of which were broadcast from September 8, 1966, through December 15, 1966. Black also wrote the
teleplay for and was the associate producer of one of the early episodes of
Star Trek—"
The Naked Time". During the 1980s, Black was also given credit for the story for the
Star Trek: The Next Generation sequel episode, "
The Naked Now." Black also received shared story-writing credit (with Worley Thorne, who wrote the teleplay) for an episode in the series, "
Justice", under the pseudonym of "Ralph Wills". Black also wrote for many other TV series, including
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, ''
Charlie's Angels, Hawaii Five-O, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, and Mannix''. In his work for motion pictures, Black co-wrote the movie adaptation of
Shaft (1971), along with co-writer
Ernest Tidyman, who had written the original novel of
Shaft. Black also was the screenwriter and executive producer of the detective film
Trouble Man (1972), which starred
Robert Hooks and whose
musical score was written by
Marvin Gaye.
Films Television ==Awards==