David Chase Biography (1945-)

Original name, David DeCaesare; born August 22, 1945, in Mount Vernon, NY. Addresses: Agent: David Harbert, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director, writer
Birth Details: August 22, 1945; Mount Vernon, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Work
Series
Producer, The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1976-1980
Creator and executive producer, Almost Grown, CBS, 1988
Co-executive producer, I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1991-1993
Executive producer, Northern Exposure, CBS, 1993-1995
Creator and executive producer, The Sopranos, HBO, 1999-
Pilots
(As David H. Chase) Executive producer, Moonlight, CBS, 1982
Executive producer, Palms Precinct, NBC, 1982
Director, Almost Grown, CBS, 1988
Director, The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
Movies
(As David H. Chase) Producer, Off the Minnesota Strip, ABC, 1980
Director, The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime, CBS, 1996
Television Director
Episodic
"Enough Rope for Two," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1986
"46 Long," The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
Television Appearances
Episodic
First casting director, "The One with the Fake Monica," Friends, NBC, 1995
Vinnie, "Winner Takes All," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996
Italian man, "Commendatori," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
The Museum of Television and Radio: Influences, Bravo, 2000
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
(With Zekial Marko) "The Zombie," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (alsoknown as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1974
"The Vampire," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1974
(With Paul Playdon) "The Werewolf," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1974
(With others) "The Devil's Platform," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1974

(With Alvin R. Friedman) "The Spanish Moss Murders," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1974
(With Bill S. Ballinger) "Primal Scream," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1975
(With others) "Chopper," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known asThe Night Stalker), ABC, 1975
(With Michael Kozoll and Stephen Lord) "Demon in Lace," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1975
(With Kozoll) "The Knightly Murders," Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1975
"The Oracle Wore a Cashmere Suit," The Rockford Files (also knownas Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1976
"Rattlers' Class of '63," The Rockford Files (also known as JimRockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1976
"To Protect and Serve: Parts 1 & 2," The Rockford Files (alsoknown as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1977
"The Dog and Pony Show," The Rockford Files (also known as JimRockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1977
"Quickie Nirvana," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1977
"Irving the Explainer," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1977
"The Queen of Peru," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1977
"The Jersey Bounce," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1978
"A Three-day Affair with a Thirty-day Escrow," The Rockford Files(also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1978
"Love Is the Word," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1979
"Enough Rope for Two," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1986
"Master Magician," I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1991
"46 Long," The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
(With James Manos, Jr.) "College," The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
(With Frank Renzulli) "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti," The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
"I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano," The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
(With Renzulli) "Amour Fou," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
"Commendatori," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
(With others) "Knight in White Satin Armor," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
"Funhouse," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
"Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood," The Sopranos, HBO, 2001
"Proshai, Livushka," The Sopranos, HBO, 2001
(With others) "University," The Sopranos, HBO, 2001
(With Lawrence Konner) "The Army of One," The Sopranos, HBO, 2001
"For All Debts Public and Private," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002
"No-Show," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002
"Watching Too Much Television," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002
(With Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess) "Mergers and Acquisitions," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002
"The Strong, Silent Type," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002
Also writer for Switch, CBS.
Television Pilots
(As David H. Chase) Moonlight, CBS, 1982
Palms Precinct, NBC, 1982
The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
Television Movies
(As David H. Chase) Off the Minnesota Strip, ABC, 1980
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime, CBS, 1996
Godfather Knows Best, 1996
Screenplays
Grave of the Vampire (also known as Seed of Terror; based on his novel The Still Life), Entertainment Pyramid, 1972
Other
Author of the novel The Still Life.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

"Mr. Sandman," a 1994 episode of the CBS series Northern Exposure,was based on a story by Chase.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Current Biography, March, 2001, pp. 3-5
Entertainment Weekly, December 24, 1999, p. 24
Newsweek, March 5, 2001, p. 54
Time, July 9, 2001, p. 74

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