Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry derived the name Klingon from his past as a police officer. Roddenberry created Star Trek in 1964 with its original pilot, "The Cage," which was rejected by NBC.

In 1964, Gene Roddenberry, a former LA police officer and scriptwriter fresh off his first canceled series, came to Desilu and was signed to a three-year contract to create pilot episodes of TV ...