American writer and producer who served as producer of the third and final season of The Original Series.
Fred Freiberger (1915–2003) was an American film and television writer and producer. He had been interviewed for the Star Trek producer post before the series began but was hired only in 1968, taking charge of the third season after Gene Roddenberry stepped back from day-to-day production. His season, made under reduced budgets, included Spock's Brain, The Tholian Web and the final episode, Turnabout Intruder.
Before Star Trek he worked on The Wild Wild West and co-wrote the screenplay for the film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. He later produced the second season of Space: 1999 and wrote for Superboy. He died in 2003.