“He was a man who was able to reach out ... Born in El Paso in 1921, Gene Roddenberry moved to Los Angeles to become a police officer. He married and had two children. Then World War II happened.

The episode was written by Gene Roddenberry, the creator of ... were doing the William Shatner pilot ['Where No Man Has Gone Before']. So, 'Police Story' went out for reactions, and as a result ...

Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in “Star Trek,” shakes hands with Gene Roddenberry in Los Angeles in January 1985. — AP photo That man turned his life around, got married and had two children.