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Michael Piller (May 30, 1948 – November 1, 2005) was an American television scriptwriter and producer, who was best known for his contributions to the Star Trek franchise.
Piller left Star Trek: Voyager (1995) in 1996, after nine years of working in the Star Trek franchise. He created the ill-fated, but critically-acclaimed, western for UPN called Legend (1995), starring Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie.
May 29, 2014 · Michael Piller’s legacies as a husband and father, a writer and producer, and as a hugely influential figure in the Star Trek franchise live on, long after he succumbed to cancer in 2005.
Nov 3, 2005 · Michael Piller, a writer and producer best known as one of the creative forces behind the "Star Trek" television franchise and whose scripts brought a human touch to the...
Nov 1, 2005 · Michael Piller, a longtime executive producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager, lost his battle with cancer today.
Jan 31, 2024 · Michael Piller, in his book FADE IN: THE MAKING OF STAR TREK: INSURRECTION, even notes that the producers were aware when making the ninth film. During one of the initial screenings, critics liked the film, but were not as passionate of it as they were the previous film FIRST CONTACT.
Sadly, Michael Piller died in 2005 due to head and neck cancer. He was only 57, but he leaves behind an amazing creative legacy that has touched and inspired millions of fans, whether they know Piller by name or not.
