The anatomical connections of the pregeniculate complex (PrGC) with components of the visual-ocular motor system, suggested its contribution to ocular motor behavior. Subsequent studies reported saccade-related activity in the primate PrGC. To determine its contribution, we characterized pregeniculate units (n = 128) in alert macaques during ocular motor tasks and visual stimulation. 1. We found that 36/109 saccade-related units exhibited post-saccadic bursts or pauses in tonic discharge for saccades of any amplitude or direction. In contrast to previous results, 46/109 responses preceded or coincided with the saccade, while 47/109 responses were directionally tuned. 2. Pregeniculate units were modulated not only in association with saccades (109/128), but also with smooth eye movements and visual motion (20/128), or eye position (23/128). 3. Multiple ocular motor signals were recorded from 19% of the units, indicating signal convergence on individual neurons. 4. Visual responses were demonstrated in 51% of PrGC units: Visual field illumination modulated the resting discharge of 33 units; the responses of 37 saccade-related units and all 23 position-dependent units were modulated by visual stimulation. Early saccadic activity in the PrGC suggests that it contributes more to gaze than post-saccadic modulation of visual or ocular motor activity. The patterns of saccadic responses and the modulation of PrGC activity in association with a variety of visual-ocular motor behaviors suggest its potential role as a relay between the parietal cortex and elements of the brainstem ocular motor pathways, such as the superior colliculus and pretectal nucleus of the optic tract.