Steven Bochco Biography (1943-)

Full name, Steven Ronald Bochco; born December 16, 1943, in New York, NY; sonof Rudolph (a concert violinist) and Mimi (a painter) Bochco; married firstwife (divorced, c. 1966); married Barbara Bosson (an actress), February 14, 1969 (divorced, August, 1997); married Dayna Kalins, August 12, 2000; children: (second marriage) Melissa P., Jesse John. Addresses: Office: StevenBochco Productions, 10201 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035.; Contact: 694 Amalfi Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272-4506.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, television series creator, screenwriter
Birth Details: December 16, 1943; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Work
Series
Producer, Griff, ABC, 1973
Producer, The Invisible Man, NBC, 1975
Producer, Delvecchio, 1975-1976
Creator and executive producer, Richie Brockelman, Private Eye, NBC, 1978
Creator and executive producer, Paris, CBS, 1979-1980
Executive producer (with Michael Kozoll, Gregory Hoblit, Scott Brazil, and others), Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1985
Producer, Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983-1984
Creator, executive producer, and executive consultant (with Gregory Hoblit), L.A. Law, NBC, 1986-1989, 1992-1993
Creator and consultant, Hooperman, ABC, 1987-1989
Creator and executive producer, Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, 1989-1993
Creator and executive producer, Cop Rock, ABC, 1990
Executive producer and consultant, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991-1993
Creator and executive consultant, Capitol Critters, ABC, 1992
Creator and executive producer (with David Milch), NYPD Blue, ABC,1993-
Executive producer, The Byrds of Paradise, ABC, 1994
Creator and executive producer, Murder One, ABC, 1995-1996
Creator and executive producer, Public Morals, CBS, 1996
Executive producer, Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997
Creator and executive producer, Total Security, ABC, 1997
Executive producer, City of Angels, CBS, 2000
Executive producer, Philly, ABC, 2001-2002
Pilots
Producer, The Invisible Man, NBC, 1975
(With Steven J. Cannell) Executive producer, Richie Brockelman: Missing 24 Hours, NBC, 1976
Executive producer, Every Stray Dog and Kid, NBC, 1981
Executive producer, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Movies
Story editor, Columbo: Murder by the Book, 1971
Story editor, Columbo: Death Lends a Hand, 1971
Story editor, Columbo: Dead Weight, 1971
Story editor, Columbo: Suitable for Framing, 1971
Story editor, Columbo: Lady in Waiting, 1972
Producer, Lieutenant Schuster's Wife, ABC, 1972
Creator and executive producer (with Michael Kozoll), Vampire, ABC, 1979
Co-executive producer, Operating Room, 1980
Miniseries
Creator and executive producer, Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer, 1997
Television Appearances

Specials
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989
Twin Peaks and Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes, ABC, 1990
The L.A. Law 100th Episode Special, NBC, 1991
Today at Night, NBC, 1994
Shock Video 2: The Show Business of Crime and Punishment (also known as American Undercover), HBO, 1995
Influences: From Yesterday to Today, CBS, 1999
Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Television Taboos, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Himself, 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001
Dennis Franz: Out of the Blue, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
What Is a Producer?, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Himself, Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television, TV Land,2002
WRITINGS
Television Writing
Episodic
Columbo, NBC, 1971-1978
McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1971-1976
Griff, ABC, 1973-1974
Delvecchio, NBC, 1976-1977
McMillan, NBC, 1977
Turnabout, NBC, 1979
Paris, CBS, 1979-1980
Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981-1985
Bay City Blues, NBC, 1983-1984
L.A. Law, NBC, 1986-1993
Hooperman, ABC, 1987-1989
Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, 1989-1991
Cop Rock, ABC, 1990
NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993-
Murder One, ABC, 1995
Brooklyn South, CBS, 1998
Philly, ABC, 2001-2002
Also wrote episodes of The Name of the Game, NBC; and The BoldOnes, NBC.
Pilots
Double Indemnity, ABC, 1973
The Invisible Man, NBC, 1975
(With Steven J. Cannell) Richie Brockelman: Missing 24 Hours, NBC,1981
L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Movies
The Movie Maker, 1967
The Counterfeit Killer (also known as Crackshot), 1968
Columbo: Murder by the Book, 1971
Columbo: Lady in Waiting, 1972
Columbo: Etude in Black, 1972
Columbo: Blueprint for Murder, 1972
(With Bernie Kukoff) Lieutenant Schuster's Wife, ABC, 1972
NBC Mystery Movie, NBC, 1972
NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, NBC, 1973
Columbo: Double Shock, 1973
The Invisible Man, 1975
(With Michael Kozoll) Vampire, ABC, 1979
Operating Room, 1980
(With William Read Woodfield) "Uneasy Lies the Crown," Columbo (also known as The ABC Saturday Mystery), ABC, 1990
L.A. Law: The Movie, NBC, 2002
Miniseries
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer, 1997
Screenplays
(With Harold Clements) The Counterfeit Killer (based on the television movie The Faceless Man; also known as Crackshot), Universal, 1968
(With Deric Washburn and Michael Cimino) Silent Running, Universal, 1972

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volume 35, Gale, 1985
Gitlin, Todd, Inside Prime Time, Pantheon, 1983
Newsmakers 89, Gale, 1989, p. 5
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Broadcasting and Cable, September 4, 1995, p. 15; July 1, 1996, p.13; June 29, 1998, p. 18
Entertainment Weekly, October 11, 1996, pp. 62-66
Esquire, May, 1990, p. 158
Variety, September 22, 1997, p. 78
Video Age International, October, 1996, p. 32

Electronic

Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2002

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