David Milch Biography (1945-)
Born March 23, 1945, in Buffalo, NY; son of Elmer (a surgeon) and Molly (headof the Board of Education; maiden name, Pies) Milch; married Rita Stern (a documentary filmmaker), October 30, 1982; children: Elizabeth, Olivia, Benjamin. Addresses: Office: MTM Productions, 4024 Radford Ave., Studio City,CA 91604-2182.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, writer, television show creator
- Birth Details
- March 23, 1945
- Buffalo, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Work
- Series
- Executive producer, Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1987
- Creator and executive producer, Beverly Hills Buntz, NBC, 1987-1988
- Creator and executive producer, Capital News, 1990
- Creator and executive producer, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993-
- Creative consultant, Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (also known as Murder One), ABC, 1995-1997
- Creative consultant, Public Morals, CBS, 1996
- Creator and executive producer, Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997-1998
- Creator and executive producer, Total Security, ABC, 1997-1998
- Executive producer, Big Apple, CBS, 2001
- Television Producer
- Pilots
- Capital News, 1990
- Television Work
- Specials
- Executive producer, Home Free, NBC, 1988
- Television Appearances
- Episodic
- James Beaumonth, "Cannon of Ethics," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
- Pelton, "Hackett or Pack It," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
- Pelton, "Finish Line," L.A. Law, NBC, 1994
- Himself, ABC News Nightline, ABC, 1996
- Also appeared as investigator, Civil Wars.
- Specials
- Ratings, Morals & Sex on TV, Showtime, 1998
- Dennis Franz: Out of the Blue, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- TV's Most Censored Moments, USA Network, 2002
- (Uncredited) Inside NYPD Blue: A Decade on the Job, ABC, 2002
- The Perfect Pitch (documentary; also known as Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch), 2002
- WRITINGS
- Television Series
- with Others
- Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1987
- Beverly Hills Buntz, NBC, 1987-1988
- Capital News, 1990
- L.A. Law, NBC, 1991-1993
- Civil Wars, ABC, 1991-1993
- NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993-
- Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997-1998
- Television Episodes
- (With Jeffrey Lewis) "Zircons Are Forever," Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983
- (With others) "Chapter One," Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer(also known as Murder One), ABC, 1995
- Total Security, 1997
- (With Anthony Yerkovich) "Episode One," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
- (With Yerkovich) "Best Laid Plans," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
- (With Yerkovich) "No Good Deed ... ," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
- (With Yerkovich) "A Passport to the Universe," Big Apple, CBS, 2001
- (With Yerkovich) "A Ministering Angel ... ," Big Apple, CBS,2001
- Television Specials
- Home Free, NBC, 1988
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Entertainment Weekly, March 28, 1997, p. 58
- Jet, December 5, 1994, p. 12