Personal Info
Birth date
1943-12-16 (81 Years)
Day of death
2018-04-01
Gender
Male
Known for
Writing
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
-Steven Bochco
Biography
Attended Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon University) as a playwriting major. Barbara Bosson (his second wife), 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 Blanche to create a show similar to Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) (Hill Street Blues (1981)). In 1985, MTM fired him, in part for his inability to keep HSB on budget. After creating L.A. Law (1986) and Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) for NBC, he struck a $15M deal with ABC in 1987 to create 10 series pilots over 10 years.
Filmography
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.Doogie Howser, M.D.
6.6
Overview:
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.Columbo
8.088
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.NYPD Blue
7
Overview:
Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.Hill Street Blues
7.6
Overview:
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.L.A. Law
7.1
Overview:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.Murder in the First
5.735
Overview:
Murder in the First follows homicide detectives Terry English and Hildy Mulligan as they investigate a multitude of tragedies in San Francisco.McMillan & Wife
6.875
Overview:
McMillan & Wife is a lighthearted American police procedural that aired on NBC from September 17, 1971 to April 24, 1977. Starring Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in the title roles, the series premiered in 90-minute episodes as part of the wheel series NBC Mystery Movie, in rotation with Columbo and McCloud. Initially airing on Wednesday night, the original line-up was shifted to Sundays in the second season, where it aired for the rest of its run. This was the first element to be created specially for the Mystery Movie strand.The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4
Overview:
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors is an American medical drama that lasted for four seasons on NBC, from 1969 to 1973.The White Shadow
7
Overview:
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.Raising the Bar
6.4
Overview:
The lives and cases of young lawyers who work on opposite sides - the public defender's office and the district attorney's office - as well as those who sit in judgment on their cases.Commander in Chief
7.7
Overview:
Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.Hooperman
6.1
Overview:
A full-time police detective becomes a part-time landlord when he inherits his murdered landlady's building — along with her ferocious little dog.Brooklyn South
9.7
Overview:
An American ensemble police drama series following the life of police officers from the 74th Precinct in southern Brooklyn, New York City.Civil Wars
2
Overview:
Civil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 1991 to March 1993. The series was produced by Steven Bochco, known for his work on NYPD Blue, L.A. Law and Hill Street Blues. After a brief syndicated run on the FX Network in the mid 90s, the series has not aired since.The Byrds of Paradise
4.5
Overview:
The Byrds of Paradise is an American television series .The hour-long drama centers on a father and his three children, abruptly relocated to Hawaii from New Haven after the sudden death of the children's mother. Much of the show dealt with the titular Byrd family adjusting to their lives in an entirely new environment as they recovered from their loss, similar to the premise of the later Everwood.The Nineties
6.8
Overview:
Hit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural and political milestones.Murder One
7.759
Overview:
Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a much-publicised murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon, a famous young actor who has been suffering from severe drug and alcohol problems - and has been charged with the murder for which Cross was acquitted.The Invisible Man
6.1
Overview:
Dr. Daniel Westin creates a formula to be used for matter transformation. To test the formula he uses it on himself. Before he can return to normal he discovers the government wants to use his formula for wrong, so he destroys it. Being unable to become visible again, he and his wife become agents for KLAE fighting crime.Over There
6.6
Overview:
Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, "Over There" takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at home by their families and loved ones.Paris
5
Overview:
Paris is an American television series that appeared on the CBS television network from September 29, 1979 to January 15, 1980. A crime drama, the show is notable as the first-ever appearance of renowned actor James Earl Jones in a lead role on television and was created by Steven Bochco, who later achieved fame for Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, also served as executive producer. The program told the story of Los Angeles Police Captain Woody Paris, who supervised a team of young detectives. The rookie investigators were led by Sergeant Stacy Erickson and included officers Charlie Bogart, Ernesto Villas, and Willie Miller. Hank Garrett portrayed Deputy Chief Jerome Bench, Paris' superior, and, in an unusual turn for police dramas of that era, Paris' home and off-duty life was given considerable attention in the plots, with Lee Chamberlin playing his wife, Barbara. Paris was also shown moonlighting as a professor of criminology at a local university. Although Paris was critically acclaimed for its portrayal of the tension between the professional Paris character and his often impetuous underlings, CBS scheduled the show in one of the worst possible timeslots on a weekly schedule: Saturdays at 10 p.m./9 Central. All three networks debuted new shows for the 1979-80 season in that slot; only ABC's Hart to Hart survived its first 13 weeks. Toward the end of its run, CBS moved it to Tuesdays at 10/9, but to no avail. Edward DeBlasio produced the show for MTM Enterprises, which would unveil, during the next season, executive producer Bochco's landmark Hill Street Blues, on NBC.Bay City Blues
5
Overview:
Bay City Blues is an American comedy-drama series that aired on NBC from October 1983 to November 1983. The series stars Michael Nouri, Dennis Franz, and Pat Corley, and was created and produced by Steven Bochco. Eight episodes were produced, but only four were aired prior to its cancellation.Blind Justice
6.3
Overview:
Blind Justice is an American television series created by Steven Bochco about a blind New York City police detective. It was introduced mid-season in March 8, 2005 to fill the time slot left by Bochco's highly successful NYPD Blue, which had just aired its final episode after a 12-year run. The show ran for only one season, with 13 episodes broadcast.Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
7.719
Overview:
Lahela 'Doogie' Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggles a budding medical career and life as a teenager. With the support of her caring and comical 'ohana (family) and friends, Lahela is determined to make the most of her teenage years and forge her own path.Gemini Man
6.9
Overview:
Sam Casey is an agent for INTERSECT, a government think-tank and operations center specializing in secret missions. While on a diving assignment, Sam was affected by the radiation from an underwater explosion. The radiation rendered him invisible, but INTERSECT devised a way to control his invisibility, by fitting him with a computerized watch that kept him visible. He could, however, shut it off, and become invisible again, for short periods of time. If he did this for more than 15 minutes in any 24 hour period he would die. This ability to become invisible made him a very effective agent.Griff
5
Overview:
Griff is an American crime drama starring Lorne Greene and Ben Murphy, which aired on ABC from September 29, 1973, to January 4, 1974.Capitol Critters
5
Overview:
Capitol Critters is an animated television series about the lives of mice, rats, and roaches who reside in the basement and walls of the White House in Washington, D.C. The series was produced by Steven Bochco Productions and Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC, which aired seven out of the show's 13 episodes from January 31, 1992 to March 14, 1992. Cartoon Network later aired all 13 episodes in 1995. The series was part of a spate of attempts by major networks to develop prime time animated shows to compete with the surprise success of Fox's The Simpsons, alongside CBS's Fish Police and Family Dog. All three proved unsuccessful and were quickly cancelled.Acting
2017Spielberg as Self
2017The Nineties (1 Episode) as Self
2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
2006Fuck as Self
2004TV Revolution (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
1992Color Adjustment as Self
Writing
2021Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (20 Episodes) ... Original Series Creator
2014Murder in the First (2 Episodes) ... Story
2008Raising the Bar (1 Episode) ... Story
2005Commander in Chief (5 Episodes) ... Story
2004NYPD 2069 ... Writer
2002L.A. Law: The Movie ... Original Series Creator
2001Philly (1, 1 Episode) ... Writer, Story
2000City of Angels (2 Episodes) ... Writer
1997Total Security (5 Episodes) ... Writer
1997Brooklyn South (16 Episodes) ... Writer
1995Murder One (4, 1 Episode) ... Writer, Story
1993NYPD Blue (5 Episodes) ... Story
1990Cop Rock (5 Episodes) ... Writer
1989Doogie Howser, M.D. (1 Episode) ... Writer
1987Hooperman (4 Episodes) ... Writer
1986L.A. Law (15 Episodes) ... Writer
1983Bay City Blues (1 Episode) ... Writer
1982The Magic Statue ... Writer
1981Hill Street Blues (27 Episodes) ... Writer
1979Vampire ... Writer
1979Paris (3 Episodes) ... Writer
1979Turnabout (2 Episodes) ... Writer
1978The White Shadow (54 Episodes) ... Writer
1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours ... Writer
1976Riding with Death ... Writer
1975The Invisible Man ... Writer
1973Double Indemnity ... Teleplay
1972Lieutenant Schuster's Wife ... Writer
1972Silent Running ... Screenplay
1971McMillan & Wife (2 Episodes) ... Writer
1971Columbo (5, 2 Episode) ... Writer, Teleplay
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) ... Writer
1968The Counterfeit Killer ... Writer
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (2 Episodes) ... Writer
Creator
2014Murder in the First ... Creator
2008Raising the Bar ... Creator
2005Over There ... Creator
2005Blind Justice ... Creator
2001Philly ... Creator
2000City of Angels ... Creator
1997Total Security ... Creator
1997Brooklyn South ... Creator
1996Public Morals ... Creator
1995Murder One ... Creator
1993NYPD Blue ... Creator
1992Capitol Critters ... Creator
1990Cop Rock ... Creator
1989Doogie Howser, M.D. ... Creator
1987Hooperman ... Creator
1986L.A. Law ... Creator
1983Bay City Blues ... Creator
1981Hill Street Blues ... Creator
1979Paris ... Creator
1976Gemini Man ... Creator
1975The Invisible Man ... Creator
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctors ... Creator
Production
2008Raising the Bar (25 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2006Hollis & Rae ... Executive Producer
2005Over There (13 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2005Blind Justice (13 Episodes) ... Producer
2004NYPD 2069 ... Producer
2001Philly (22 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2000City of Angels (25 Episodes) ... Producer
1997Total Security (13 Episodes) ... Producer
1997Brooklyn South (22 Episodes) ... Producer
1996Public Morals (13 Episodes) ... Producer
1995Murder One (41 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
1994The Byrds of Paradise (13 Episodes) ... Producer
1991Civil Wars (36 Episodes) ... Producer
1986L.A. Law (171 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
1981Hill Street Blues (146 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
1979Vampire ... Executive Producer
1979Paris (13 Episodes) ... Producer
1978The Case of the Baltimore Girls ... Producer
1976Richie Brockelman: The Missing 24 Hours ... Executive Producer
1975The Invisible Man (13 Episodes) ... Producer
1973Griff (13 Episodes) ... Producer
1972Lieutenant Schuster's Wife ... Producer
Crew
1986L.A. Law (1 Episode) ... Creator