Ira Steven Behr

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Ira Steven Behr

Ira Steven Behr (born 23 October 1953; age 70) was executive producer of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as a writer of several episodes. He was also a producer on Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1989 to 1990. With writing partners Robert Hewitt Wolfe and, later, Hans Beimler, he possibly deserves the most credit for the Deep Space Nine Dominion War story arc.

Biography

Ira Steven Behr graduated Lehman College in New York City and studied Mass Communications and Theater at Brandeis University where he was offered a playwriting scholarship. However, he moved to Los Angeles instead to pursue a career in writing comedies for television and film. But instead of comedy, Behr became known for his television dramas. His first breakthrough was on the James Garner television series Bret Maverick. He later served as story editor for the series Jessica Novack. Behr was also writer/producer of the series Fame, Once a Hero, and Bronx Zoo.

Star Trek

Behr can be seen sitting at a table in Vic Fontaine's lounge in DS9's finale, "What You Leave Behind", along with other series writers and producers, presumably as part of the holographic audience.

In pieces of background signage (such as the USS Defiant (NX-74205) dedication plaque), there is a listing of Behr's name, meaning that in a literal interpretation, there is a Starfleet officer named Ira Steven Behr.

Among the episodes he has a "special fondness for" are "The Nagus", "Past Tense, Part I", "Call to Arms", and "Duet". (AOL chat, 1997)

After Deep Space Nine

After Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended its run, he has been involved in many other successful television shows. He was a consulting producer on Dark Angel and was an executive producer on The Twilight Zone (2002-2003). After that, he was the executive producer and writer on René Echevarria's The 4400.

He currently lives in the Hollywood Hills, California. He is happily married to his wife Laura and is the proud father of his two children Roxanne and Jesse.

In 2009, Behr participated in an audio commentary on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country with Larry Nemecek.

Episodes Written

• TNG:
  • "Yesterday's Enterprise" (teleplay with Richard Manning, Hans Beimler and Ronald D. Moore)
  • "Captain's Holiday"
  • "Qpid" (teleplay, story with Randee Russell)
• DS9:
  • "Babel" (story with Sally Caves)
  • "The Nagus" (teleplay)
  • "The Storyteller" (teleplay with Kurt Michael Bensmiller)
  • "The Homecoming" (teleplay, story with Jeri Taylor)
  • "Rules of Acquisition" (teleplay)
  • "Second Sight" (teleplay with Mark Gehred-O'Connell and Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "The Maquis, Part II" (teleplay, story with Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor)
  • "The Collaborator" (teleplay with Gary Holland and Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "The Jem'Hadar"
  • "The Search, Part I" (story with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "The Search, Part II" (teleplay, story with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Fascination" (story with James Crocker)
  • "Past Tense, Part I" (story with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Past Tense, Part II" (teleplay with René Echevarria, story with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Heart of Stone" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Prophet Motive" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Distant Voices" (teleplay with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Through the Looking Glass" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Family Business" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "The Adversary" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "The Way of the Warrior" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Little Green Men" (teleplay with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Homefront" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Paradise Lost" (teleplay with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Bar Association" (teleplay with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Shattered Mirror" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "To the Death" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Broken Link" (teleplay with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Apocalypse Rising" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Trials and Tribble-ations" (story with Hans Beimler and Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "The Ascent" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "In Purgatory's Shadow" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "By Inferno's Light" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Ferengi Love Songs" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Blaze of Glory" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "Call to Arms" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)
  • "A Time to Stand" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Favor the Bold" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Sacrifice of Angels" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "The Magnificent Ferengi" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Far Beyond the Stars" (teleplay with Hans Beimler)
  • "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "His Way" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Profit and Lace" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Tears of the Prophets" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Image in the Sand" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Shadows and Symbols" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "The Siege of AR-558" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "The Emperor's New Cloak" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "The Changing Face of Evil" (with Hans Beimler)
  • "What You Leave Behind" (with Hans Beimler)

Books Written

• DS9 Novels:
  • "Legends of the Ferengi" (with Robert Hewitt Wolfe)

Star Trek interviews

• Online chat with Star Trek:Continuum, 1997
• DS9 Season 1 DVD special feature "Crew Dossier: Kira Nerys" (interview from 9 April 1999)

See also

Archive of Ira Steven Behr's AOL chats

External links

• Ira Steven Behr at Wikipedia
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