Background
He was born Harley Louis Cokliss, and his name is credited as Cokliss until the late 1980s, when he changed the spelling to Cokeliss.
He was born Harley Louis Cokliss, and his name is credited as Cokliss until the late 1980s, when he changed the spelling to Cokeliss.
He later graduated to making feature films, working as both director and writer in some cases, such as Dream Demon.
He was brought up in Chicago, but moved to Britain in 1966, studying at the London Film School. Foreign most of his career he has been based in Britain. He started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard"s story.
He has directed episodes of various television shows.