David Chase
Known for: Writing
Born: August 22, 1945
Place of birth: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
22 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
5.4
Outcome
2026
8.3
Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
2024
6.8
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
6.3
The Many Saints of Newark
2021
7.6
David Chase: A Sopranos Session
2021
10.0
Talking Sopranos
2020
8.5
BoJack Horseman
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
7.4
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
5.4
Not Fade Away
2012NR
The Godfather vs. The Godfather Part II
2008
7.2
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
20087.0
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
NR
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007NR
HBO: The Making of 'The Sopranos: Road to Respect'
2006
1.0
The Real Sopranos
2006
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
8.7
The Sopranos
1999
6.8
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
6.4
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
7.2
Without Consent
1994
7.5
I'll Fly Away
1991
7.8
Northern Exposure
1990
7.5
Almost Grown
1988
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
7.5
Moonlight
1982
5.5
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980
6.0
Demon and the Mummy
1976
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
6.8
The Magician
1973
5.6
Grave of the Vampire
1972
2.0
Winter Love
1972
3.8
The Cut-Throats
1969NR
Untitled David Chase/Terence Winter Horror Project
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Project: MKUltra
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