David Milch
David Sanford Milch is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including ABC's NYPD Blue, co-created with Steven Bochco, and HBO's Deadwood.
Works
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
An illuminating portrait of Jay Sebring — the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur who created a billion-dollar hair & beauty industry and defined iconic Hollywood styles for men.
Release Date: 2020-03-06
Character: Self
Vote Count: 2
Deadwood: The Movie
Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought.
Release Date: 2019-05-31
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Vote Count: 391
Robert Penn Warren: A Vision
A documentary profile of 3-time Pulitzer winning author Robert Penn Warren, featuring Harold Bloom, David Blight, Natasha Trethewey, David Milch, Gabriel Warren and Rosanna Warren.
Release Date: 2018-10-28
True Detective
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Release Date: 2014-01-12
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 3539
Luck
A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.
Release Date: 2012-01-29
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 62
John from Cincinnati
In Imperial Beach, California, the Yosts—a dysfunctional family of surfers—intersect with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast and man spurned by the Yosts years ago.
Release Date: 2007-06-10
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 10
Vote Count: 27
Fuck
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
Release Date: 2006-11-10
Character: Self
Vote Count: 84
Deadwood
The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
Release Date: 2004-03-21
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 36
Vote Count: 819
Big Apple
Big Apple is an American television drama series that was originally broadcast in the United States on CBS in 2001. The story centers on two New York City Police Department detectives Mooney and Trout working with the FBI to solve a murder with ties to organized crime. A subplot involves Mooney's sister who is receiving hospice care for Lou Gehrig's Disease. Big Apple was originally slated to compete with NBC's very popular medical drama series ER. Although 13 episodes were commissioned, only 8 aired before CBS canceled the show and replaced it with the newsmagazine 48 Hours in the 10pm Thursday time slot. In 2008, the series aired in syndication on Universal HD.
Release Date: 2001-03-01
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Total Security
A high-tech security firm in Los Angeles is the setting for a world of espionage, threats, investigations, and surveillance.
Release Date: 1997-09-27
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Brooklyn South
An American ensemble police drama series following the life of police officers from the 74th Precinct in southern Brooklyn, New York City.
Release Date: 1997-09-22
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 18
Vote Count: 6
Murder One
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.
Release Date: 1995-09-20
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 28
NYPD Blue
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.
Release Date: 1993-09-21
Department: Writing
Job: Story
Episode Count: 11
Vote Count: 152
Capital News
Capital News is a short-lived American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.
Release Date: 1990-04-09
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 13
Vote Count: 1
Home Free
A psychopath second grader starts knocking off his schoolmates one by one in order to maintain control of the lunchline. Cafeteria hysteria!
Release Date: 1988-07-13
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Beverly Hills Buntz
Beverly Hills Buntz is a spinoff from Hill Street Blues. It aired on NBC during the 1987–88 season.
Release Date: 1987-11-05
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 1
L.A. Law
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.
Release Date: 1986-09-15
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: James Beaumont
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 71
Bay City Blues
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.
Release Date: 1983-10-25
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1
The Beginnings of Bebop
Willie Ruff, musician, composer, educator, filmmaker, and Yale School of Music alumnus was on the faculty of the Yale School of Music from 1971 until his retirement in 2017. He directed and produced this short film which follows Dizzy Gillespie and Ruff’s musical partner Dwike Mitchell on a tour of key locations in the history of bebop in New York City. Gillespie led the filmmakers to Minton’s Playhouse, Carnegie Hall, the former site of the Savoy Ballroom, and made an unannounced stop at Miles’ Davis home. (Yale Film Archive)
Release Date: 1981-05-19
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Hill Street Blues
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Release Date: 1981-01-15
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 146
Vote Count: 107