Writing
David Chase
Born August 22, 1945 · Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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.
Known for
8.7 TMDB
The Sopranos
Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Story, Teleplay, Creator
8.5 TMDB
BoJack Horseman
David Chase (voice)
6.3 TMDB
The Many Saints of Newark
Ercole DiMeo (uncredited), Characters, Writer, Producer
5.4 TMDB
Outcome
Thanks
5.3 TMDB
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
7.8 TMDB
Northern Exposure
Director, Executive Producer
5.1 TMDB
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
7.6 TMDB
The Rockford Files
Producer, Writer, Story
7.7 TMDB
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Writer
5.4 TMDB
Not Fade Away
Writer, Director, Producer
7.2 TMDB
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director, Writer
5.6 TMDB
Grave of the Vampire
Screenplay
8.3 TMDB
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
Self - Creator of The Sopranos
3.8 TMDB
The Cut-Throats
First Assistant Director, Production Manager
7.4 TMDB
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self
6.8 TMDB
The Magician
Writer
6.8 TMDB
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Self
7.2 TMDB
Without Consent
Writer
6.4 TMDB
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Supervising Producer
6.8 TMDB
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Director, Writer
Filmography
- 2026OutcomeThanksMovie
- 2024Wise Guy: David Chase and The SopranosSelf - Creator of The SopranosSeries
- 2024Stevie Van Zandt: DiscipleSelfMovie
- 2021The Many Saints of NewarkErcole DiMeo (uncredited), Characters, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 2021David Chase: A Sopranos SessionSelfMovie
- 2020Talking SopranosSelfSeries
- 2014BoJack HorsemanDavid Chase (voice)Series
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
- 2013James Gandolfini: Tribute to a FriendSelfMovie
- 2012Not Fade AwayWriter, Director, ProducerMovie
- 2008The Godfather vs. The Godfather Part IIHimselfMovie
- 2008The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tSelfMovie
- 2008Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the MoviesMovie
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television DramasSelfMovie
- 2006HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'Movie
- 2006The Real SopranosMovie
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
- 1999The SopranosDirector, Executive Producer, Writer, Story, Teleplay, CreatorSeries
- 1996The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimeDirector, WriterMovie
- 1994The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.Supervising ProducerMovie
- 1994Without ConsentWriterMovie
- 1991I'll Fly AwayExecutive Producer, Writer, DirectorSeries
- 1990Northern ExposureDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
- 1988Almost GrownCreatorSeries
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirector, WriterSeries
- 1982MoonlightExecutive Producer, WriterMovie
- 1980Off the Minnesota StripWriter, ProducerMovie
- 1976Demon and the MummyWriterMovie
- 1974The Rockford FilesProducer, Writer, StorySeries
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerWriterSeries
- 1973The MagicianWriterSeries
- 1972Grave of the VampireScreenplayMovie
- 1972Winter LoveProduction ManagerMovie
- 1969The Cut-ThroatsFirst Assistant Director, Production ManagerMovie
- —Untitled David Chase/Terence Winter Horror ProjectDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- —Project: MKUltraCreator, Writer, Executive ProducerSeries