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Steven Bochco (1943–2018)
Attended Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon U) as a playwriting major. Barbara Bosson, Michael Tucker, Bruce Weitz and Charles Haid were classmates; he and Tucker drove cross-country to Hollywood for full-time jobs at Universal, where Bochco would remain for 12 years. In 1978, he moved to MTM Enterprises, who after several attempts gave him carte ...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 74) in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Writer (45 credits)
Writer (45 credits)
Murder in the First
(TV Series) (created by - 32 episodes, 2014 - 2016) (story by - 11 episodes, 2014 - 2016)
- Kat's Meow
(2016)
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- Rise of the Phoenix
(2016)
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- Daddy Dearest
(2016)
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- Let's Make a Deal
(2016)
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- Sam I Am
(2016)
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Raising the Bar
(TV Series) (created by - 25 episodes, 2008 - 2009) (story - 1 episode, 2008)
- Oh, Say Can You Pee
(2009)
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- Maybe, Baby
(2009)
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- Happy Ending
(2009)
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- Beating a Dead Horse
(2009)
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- Bobbi Ba-Bing
(2009)
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2005-2006
Commander in Chief
(TV Series) (story - 5 episodes)
- Wind Beneath My Wing
(2006)
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- No Nukes Is Good Nukes
(2006)
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- Sub Enchanted Evening
(2006)
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- The Mom Who Came to Dinner
(2005)
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- Rubie Dubidoux and the Brown Bound Express
(2005)
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Over There
(TV Series) (created by - 12 episodes, 2005) (creator - 1 episode, 2005)
- Follow the Money
(2005)
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- Weapons of Mass Destruction
(2005)
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- Orphans
(2005)
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- Suicide Rain
(2005)
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- Spoils of War
(2005)
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Blind Justice
(TV Series) (created by - 13 episodes, 2005) (story - 1 episode, 2005)
- Fancy Footwork
(2005)
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- Under the Gun
(2005)
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- Dance with Me
(2005)
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- Doggone
(2005)
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- In Your Face
(2005)
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NYPD Blue
(TV Series) (created by - 261 episodes, 1993 - 2005) (story by - 32 episodes, 1993 - 2005)
- Moving Day
(2005)
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- Bale to the Chief
(2005)
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- Lenny Scissorhands
(2005)
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- Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band
(2005)
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- Old Man Quiver
(2005)
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Philly
(TV Series) (creator - 22 episodes, 2001 - 2002) (story - 14 episodes, 2001 - 2002)
- Mojo Rising
(2002)
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- Thanks for the Mammaries
(2002)
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- Tall Tales
(2002)
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- San Diego Padre
(2002)
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- Brotherly Love
(2002)
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City of Angels
(TV Series) (created by - 24 episodes, 2000) (story - 2 episodes, 2000) (story by - 1 episode, 2000)
- Pick and Roll Over
(2000)
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- SWAT's Happening
(2000)
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- Smoochas Gracias
(2000)
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- Saving Faces
(2000)
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- The Lone Free Ranger
(2000)
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Brooklyn South
(TV Series) (created by - 22 episodes, 1997 - 1998) (story - 10 episodes, 1997 - 1998)
- Queens for a Day
(1998)
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- Skel in a Cell
(1998)
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- Cinnamon Buns
(1998)
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- Doggonit
(1998)
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- Fools Russian
(1998)
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1997
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
(TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes)
- Episode #1.4
(1997)
- Episode #1.3
(1997)
- Episode #1.5
(1997)
- Episode #1.2
(1997)
- Episode #1.6
(1997)
Murder One
(TV Series) (created by - 41 episodes, 1995 - 1997) (story - 24 episodes, 1995 - 1997) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1995)
- Chapter Seventeen, Year Two
(1997)
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- Chapter Eighteen, Year Two
(1997)
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- Chapter Sixteen, Year Two
(1997)
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- Chapter Fifteen, Year Two
(1997)
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- Chapter Thirteen, Year Two
(1997)
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1996
Public Morals
(TV Series) (creator - 13 episodes)
- The Yellow Cover
(1996)
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- The Blue Cover
(1996)
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- The White Cover
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- The Shrimp Cover
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- The Red Cover
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1992-1995
Capitol Critters
(TV Series) (creator - 13 episodes)
- The Lady Doth Protest to Munch
(1995)
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- The KiloWatts Riots
(1995)
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- The Bug House
(1995)
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- Into the Woods
(1995)
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- Gimme Shelter
(1995)
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L.A. Law
(TV Series) (created by - 171 episodes, 1986 - 1994) (written by - 14 episodes, 1986 - 1992) (story by - 9 episodes, 1987 - 1988) (teleplay by - 2 episodes, 1986)
- Finish Line
(1994)
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- Whistle Stop
(1994)
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- How Am I Driving?
(1994)
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- Tunnel of Love
(1994)
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- Dead Issue
(1994)
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Doogie Howser, M.D.
(TV Series) (created by - 97 episodes, 1989 - 1993) (written by - 2 episodes, 1989)
- What Makes Doogie Run
(1993)
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- Eleven Angry People... and Vinnie
(1993)
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- Dorky Housecall, M.D.
(1993)
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- Love Makes the World Go 'Round... or Is It Money?
(1993)
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- You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter
(1993)
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Civil Wars
(TV Series) (created by - 36 episodes, 1991 - 1993) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1992)
- A Liver Runs Through It
(1993)
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- Captain Kangaroo Court
(1993)
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- Alien Aided Affection
(1993)
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- Watt, Me Worry?
(1993)
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- Split Ends
(1993)
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Cop Rock
(TV Series) (created by - 11 episodes, 1990) (story by - 6 episodes, 1990) (written by - 5 episodes, 1990) (teleplay by - 4 episodes, 1990)
- Bang the Potts Slowly
(1990)
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- No Noose Is Good Noose
(1990)
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- Marital Blitz
(1990)
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- Potts Don't Fail Me Now
(1990)
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- Cop-a-Felliac
(1990)
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Columbo
(TV Series) (teleplay by - 5 episodes, 1971 - 1974) (written by - 2 episodes, 1971 - 1990)
- Uneasy Lies the Crown
(1990)
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- Mind Over Mayhem
(1974)
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- Double Shock
(1973)
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- Étude in Black
(1972)
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- Blueprint for Murder
(1972)
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Hooperman
(TV Series) (created by - 42 episodes, 1987 - 1989) (story - 7 episodes, 1987 - 1988) (written by - 4 episodes, 1987 - 1988)
- Goodnight, Sweet Hooperman
(1989)
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- Some of That Jazz
(1989)
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- Take My Building, Please
(1989)
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- Love Bytes
(1989)
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- Dog Day Afternoon, Morning and Night
(1989)
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Hill Street Blues
(TV Series) (created by - 144 episodes, 1981 - 1987) (story by - 60 episodes, 1981 - 1985) (written by - 13 episodes, 1981 - 1982) (teleplay by - 11 episodes, 1981 - 1984)
- It Ain't Over Till It's Over
(1987)
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- A Pound of Flesh
(1987)
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- The Runner Falls on His Kisser
(1987)
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- Days of Swine and Roses
(1987)
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- Dogsbreath Afternoon
(1987)
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1986
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series) (story by - 1 episode)
- Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine
(1986)
... (story by - segment "Quarantine")
Bay City Blues
(TV Series) (created by - 8 episodes, 1983 - 1984) (writer - 1 episode, 1983)
- Rocky IV-Eyes
(1984)
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- Play It Again, Milt
(1984)
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- Look Homeward, Hayward
(1984)
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- Going, Going, Gone
(1984)
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- I Never Swung with My Father
(1983)
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Paris
(TV Series) (creator - 13 episodes, 1979 - 1980) (writer - 3 episodes, 1979)
- America the Beautiful
(1980)
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- Pay the Two Bucks
(1980)
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- Fitz's Boys
(1980)
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- The Ghost Maker
(1980)
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- The Price Is Right
(1980)
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Turnabout
(TV Mini-Series) (6 episodes, 1979) (story - 1 episode, 1979) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1979)
- Statutory Theft
(1979)
- Crass Reunion
(1979)
- Till Dad Do Us Part
(1979)
- Cry Me a Touchdown
(1979)
- We're a Little Late, Folks
(1979)
Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
(TV Series) (created by - 5 episodes, 1978) (story - 1 episode, 1978) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1978)
- Escape from Caine Abel
(1978)
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- A Pigeon Ripe for Plucking
(1978)
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- A Title on the Door and a Carpet on the Floor
(1978)
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- Junk It to Me Baby
(1978)
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- The Framing of Perfect Sydney
(1978)
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McMillan & Wife
(TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes, 1974 - 1977) (story - 1 episode, 1977)
- Affair of the Heart
(1977)
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- Coffee, Tea, or Cyanide
(1977)
... (story)
- Guilt by Association
(1974)
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Delvecchio
(TV Series) (teleplay - 4 episodes, 1976 - 1977) (story - 3 episodes, 1976 - 1977) (writer - 1 episode, 1977)
- The Madness Within: Part 2
(1977)
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- The Madness Within: Part 1
(1977)
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- One Little Indian
(1977)
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- Dying Can Be a Pleasure
(1977)
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- Red Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
(1976)
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1976
Gemini Man
(TV Mini-Series) (created for television by - 4 episodes)
- Targets
(1976)
... (created for television by)
- Run Sam, Run
(1976)
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- Night Train to Dallas
(1976)
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- Smithereens
(1976)
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The Invisible Man
(TV Series) (developed for television by - 8 episodes, 1975) (creator - 2 episodes, 1976) (created for television by - 2 episodes, 1975) (written by - 2 episodes, 1975) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1975) (television story - 1 episode, 1975)
- An Attempt to Save Face
(1976)
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- Power Play
(1976)
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- Sight Unseen
(1975)
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- The Klae Dynasty
(1975)
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- Pin Money
(1975)
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1969-1973
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
(TV Series) (created by - 45 episodes)
- And Other Springs I May Not See
(1973)
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- The Night Crawler
(1973)
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- Tightrope to Tomorrow
(1973)
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- A Terminal Career
(1973)
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- The Velvet Prison
(1972)
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1970
The Name of the Game
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- So Long, Baby, and Amen
(1970)
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Self (47 credits)
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Wrote an episode for the science fiction/adventure series "The Gemini Man" (1976). The episode was in its third day of shooting when the series was abruptly canceled. See more »Alternate Names:
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Years and years ago I worked for a producer who taught me more about how not to behave than how to behave. One of the most valuable lessons I ever had. This person said to me, "You get shit on by the people above you and you shit on the people below you." I thought, "Hah, there's a life lesson." I figure if you turn that upside down, you're on to something. So what you try to do is never shit on ... See more »Trivia:
Graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BFA in playwriting and theater in 1966. See more »Star Sign:
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