David Chase
Born: 1945-08-22 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Known For: Writing
Biography
David Henry Chase (born August 22, 1945) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the HBO drama The Sopranos, which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. Chase has also produced and written for shows such as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He created the original series Almost Grown which aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989. He has won seven Emmy Awards. Chase's film debut came in 2012 with Not Fade Away, followed by The Many Saints of Newark (2021), a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos.
Filmography
2026
- Outcome ... (Thanks)
2024
- Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos as Self - Creator of The Sopranos
- Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple as Self
2021
- The Many Saints of Newark as Ercole DiMeo (uncredited)
- David Chase: A Sopranos Session as Self
2020
- Talking Sopranos as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman as David Chase (voice)
2013
2012
- Not Fade Away ... (Writer)
2007
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
1999
- The Sopranos ... (Writer)
- Woke Up This Morning ... (Director)
1996
- The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime ... (Director)
1994
- The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. ... (Supervising Producer)
- Without Consent ... (Writer)
1991
- I'll Fly Away ... (Director)
1990
- Northern Exposure ... (Executive Producer)
1988
- Almost Grown ... (Creator)
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ... (Director)
1982
- Moonlight ... (Executive Producer)
1980
- Off the Minnesota Strip ... (Writer)
1976
- Demon and the Mummy ... (Writer)
1974
- The Rockford Files ... (Producer)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker ... (Writer)
1973
- The Magician ... (Writer)
1972
- Grave of the Vampire ... (Screenplay)
- Winter Love ... (Production Manager)
1969
- The Cut-Throats ... (First Assistant Director)