Writing
Philip K. Dick
Born 1928-12-16
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Department: Writing
Biography
American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Dick has been hailed as one of the most original and thought-provoking writers of science fiction. He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the form during the mid-twentieth century. Since his death, Dick's work has been the subject of numerous critical studies and cinematic adaptations. Critics praise his short stories as innovative and provocative, contending that Dick's fiction cleverly explores scientific, social, and metaphysical issues of concern to post-World War II America.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Philip K. Dick
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Blade Runner 2049
2017
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Blade Runner
1982
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Minority Report
2002
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Total Recall
1990
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Total Recall
2012
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The Adjustment Bureau
2011
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Next
2007
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Paycheck
2003
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A Scanner Darkly
2006
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The Man in the High Castle
2015
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (39 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blade Runner 2099 | Novel | TV Series | 2026 |
 | The Gun | Short Story | Movie | 2025 |
 | Blade Runner: Black Lotus | Characters | TV Series | 2021 |
 | A Glitch in the Matrix | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Thlípsi | Thanks | Movie | 2018 |
 | Blade Runner 2049 | Characters | Movie | 2017 |
 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Short Story | TV Series | 2017 |
| Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Creator | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Worlds of Philip K. Dick | Self - Writer (archive footage) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Minority Report | Novel | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The Man in the High Castle | Novel | TV Series | 2015 |
 | The pipers | Short Story | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Crystal Crypt | Short Story | Movie | 2013 |
 | Total Recall | Short Story | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Adjustment Bureau | Short Story | Movie | 2011 |
 | Meddler | Short Story | Movie | 2011 |
 | Radio Free Albemuth | Novel | Movie | 2010 |
 | Screamers: The Hunting | Original Story | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
| Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Next | Novel | Movie | 2007 |
 | One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2006 |
 | A Scanner Darkly | Novel | Movie | 2006 |
 | Paycheck | Short Story | Movie | 2003 |
 | Minority Report | Short Story | Movie | 2002 |
 | Impostor | Short Story | Movie | 2001 |
 | Total Recall 2070: Machine Dreams | Short Story | Movie | 1999 |
 | Total Recall 2070 | Short Story | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Screamers | Short Story | Movie | 1995 |
 | Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Barjo | Novel | Movie | 1992 |
 | Total Recall | Short Story | Movie | 1990 |
 | Morning Patrol | Novel | Movie | 1987 |
 | Blade Runner | Novel | Movie | 1982 |
| Blade Runner | Thanks | Movie | 1982 |
 | Out of This World | Short Story | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Skull | Short Story | Movie | — |
| Second Variety | Novel | Movie | — | |
| The Future Is Ours | Novel | TV Series | — |