Steven Bochco
James B. Sikking, Actor on ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser,’ Dies at 90
James B. Sikking, the Steven Bochco favorite who portrayed the no-nonsense Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill Street Blues and the good-hearted doctor dad on Doogie Howser, M.D., has died. He was 90. Sikking died Saturday at his Los Angeles home of complications from dementia, publicist Cynthia Snyder announced. Although best known for his TV work, […]
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Robert Butler, Director on Pilots for ‘Batman,’ ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Hill Street Blues,’ Dies at 95
The three-time Emmy winner also did the first episodes of 'Hogan's Heroes,' 'Moonlighting' and 'Remington Steele,' which he co-created.
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David McCallum, Star of ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ Dies at 90
David McCallum, the Scottish actor who portrayed the enigmatic Russian-born U.S. secret agent Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and the chief medical examiner Donald “Ducky” Mallard on NCIS, died Monday. He was 90. McCallum died of natural causes surrounded by family at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, a spokesperson for CBS announced. McCallum also starred opposite Joanna Lumley for four […]
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Barbara Bosson, Emmy-Nominated Actress on ‘Hill Street Blues,’ Dies at 83
Barbara Bosson, who received Emmy nominations in five consecutive years for her turn as the divorcee Fay Furillo on the acclaimed NBC drama Hill Street Blues, co-created by her then-husband Steven Bochco, has died. She was 83. Bosson died Saturday in Los Angeles, her son, director-producer Jesse Bochco, announced. The actress also was known for […]
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Paul Mason, Producer, Studio Executive and Co-Creator of ‘The Bold Ones: The New Doctors,’ Dies at 92
Paul Mason, the screenwriter, producer and studio executive who penned episodes of Ben Casey, Ironside and CHiPs, created The Bold Ones: The New Doctors with Steven Bochco and served as president of Viacom Pictures, has died. He was 92. Mason died Dec. 26 at his home in West Hills, his son Barry Jacobs announced. At […]
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Late Producer Steven Bochco’s Longtime Palisades Home Asks $35 Million
Four years after he died of leukemia at age 74, the Los Angeles estate of Emmy-winning TV writer/producer Steven Bochco has popped up for sale, asking $35 million. Built in 1937 and designed by noted architect Paul Williams — and also reportedly lived in by actor Sylvester Stallone during the ’70s — the recently remodeled […]
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Phillip M. Goldfarb, Emmy-Winning Producer on ‘L.A. Law,’ Dies at 82
Phillip M. Goldfarb, the producer and production manager who won two Emmys for L.A. Law and worked on films including I Never Sang for My Father, Taxi Driver and The Last Detail, has died. He was 82. Goldfarb died April 7 in Los Angeles, his friend Garry Hart, chair and professor of the Department of […]
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Linda Carlson, Actress on ‘Newhart’ and ‘Murder One,’ Dies at 76
Linda Carlson, who played the no-nonsense Vermont TV station manager Bev Dutton on Newhart and a judge on Steven Bochco’s Murder One, has died. She was 76. Carlson died Oct. 26 in Gaylordsville, Connecticut, after a battle with ALS, her family announced. On the big screen, Carlson portrayed a nosey neighbor in Honey, I Blew […]
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Disney+’s ‘Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.’: TV Review
This sequel to 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' acknowledges the original teenage-doctor dramedy and carves out its own distinctive, Hawaiian-flavored personality around a game cast.
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Ron McLarty, Actor on ‘Spenser for Hire,’ ‘Cop Rock’ and ‘Law & Order,’ Dies at 72
Ron McLarty, the familiar character actor known for his turns on 'Spenser for Hire,' 'Cop Rock' and 'Law & Order' who became a published author thanks to a rave from Stephen King, has died. He was 72.
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‘NYPD Blue’ TV Sequel in Development at ABC
An 'NYPD Blue' TV sequel following Andy Sipowicz's son, Theo, is in development at ABC.
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When Steven Spielberg and Steven Bochco Worked on the Same TV Show (With Sean Penn’s Dad and Noam Chomsky’s Cousin)
In 1968, 'The Name of the Game' was the most prescient show on TV, predicting everything from cable-style dramas to 'Game of Thrones'-size budgets and even a magazine called 'People.' Then star Tony Franciosa had a flameout in Las Vegas. Here, on its 50th anniversary, is the forgotten history of a lost classic.
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