Charles H. Eglee
| Charles H. Eglee | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Television Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | Dark Angel Murder One The Walking Dead |
Charles H. Eglee is an Emmy Award winning American film and television writer and producer. He worked extensively for Steven Bochco productions throughout the 1990s. For Bochco productions he co-created Byrds of Paradise with frequent collaborator Channing Gibson and co-created Murder One with Gibson and Bochco. Eglee co-created the series Dark Angel with James Cameron.
His experience contributed to his role as a writer and executive producer on The Shield and Dexter. He was hired to add his experience in television to the production team behind the adaptation of The Walking Dead.
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[edit] Biography
Eglee grew up in North Haven, Connecticut and Eastham, Massachusetts. He was graduated cum laude from Williston Academy and received his B.A. in English from Yale University. After a brief stint teaching film history at Yale, Eglee moved to California and worked for Roger Corman, where he served in a variety of production capacities and struck up a friendship with then production designer, James Cameron. With Cameron, Eglee wrote Piranha II: The Spawning. Later, he wrote and produced the mutant rodent film Deadly Eyes.
In 1984 Eglee joined the writing staff of St. Elsewhere as story editor. During his tenure, his work was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Humanitas Prize. He went on to become writer and supervising producer of the ABC series Moonlighting, where he was, once again, nominated for an Emmy Award. At Twentieth Century Fox Television, Eglee co-wrote and executive produced the one-hour television pilot, Rockenwagner.
Joining Steven Bochco Productions in 1991, Eglee wrote and co-executive produced the ABC series Civil Wars for two seasons, during which time he also shouldered writing chores on L.A. Law. In 1993, he co-created and executive produced the short-lived ABC series, The Byrds of Paradise, starring Timothy Busfield, Seth Green and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Upon that show's demise, Eglee joined NYPD Blue during its second season as writer and co-executive producer and received an Emmy Award for Best Drama. In 1995, he co-created Murder One with Steven Bochco and was the show's executive producer. His work was nominated for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe, the Writers Guild Award, and received the People's Choice Award. Murder One was also voted best foreign drama by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Again with Bochco, Eglee co-created and executive produced Total Security for ABC starring James Belushi and James Remar.
Eglee and James Cameron teamed up again to co-create Dark Angel, a futuristic drama starring Jessica Alba, set in the dystopic world of 21st-Century Seattle. Dark Angel garnered a People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Dramatic Series and star Alba was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
In 2003 Eglee joined the crew of FX police drama The Shield as an executive producer. His work on the Shawn Ryan created series received the AFI Award for Show of the Year in 2004 and 2008. The Shield was also honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award in 2005.
In 2007, Eglee joined Showtime drama series Dexter as a writer and executive producer for the third season. In 2009 he was nominated for the Golden Globe, the WGA Award and the Emmy Award for his work on the third season of Dexter in the best Dramatic Series categories. He remained a writer and executive producer for the fourth season in 2009. He was nominated for the WGA award a third consecutive time at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on the fourth season of Dexter.[1]
In 2010 he became a writer and executive producer for the television adaptation of The Walking Dead. Frank Darabont is also an executive producer and will write and direct the series pilot episode. Eglee and Darabont had previously collaborated on The Shield.
[edit] Filmography
- Piranha II: The Spawning (with James Cameron) (1981) (as "H.A. Milton")
- Deadly Eyes (with James Herbert) (1982)
- St. Elsewhere (1982-1986) (TV)
- Moonlighting (1986-1989) (TV)
- Civil Wars (1991) (TV)
- L.A. Law (1992) (TV)
- The Byrds of Paradise (1994) (TV)
- NYPD Blue (1994-1995) (TV)
- Total Security (1997) (Co-Creator, with Steven Bochco, David Milch and Theresa Rebeck)
- Dark Angel (2000-2002) (TV)
- Karen Sisco (2003) (TV)
- The Shield (2004-2008) (TV)
- Dexter (2008-2009) (TV)
- The Walking Dead (2010) (TV)
- Powers (2011) (TV)
[edit] Awards
- 1995: Emmy Award - Outstanding Drama Series for NYPD Blue
- 1997: BAFTA - Best Foreign Drama for Murder One
- 2001: People's Choice Award - Favorite New Drama Series for Dark Angel
- 2004: AFI - TV Program of the Year for The Shield
- 2006: Peabody Award for The Shield
- 2008: AFI - TV Program of the Year for The Shield
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
Production staff
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Walking Dead | Executive producer | Season 1 |
| 2009 | Dexter | Executive producer | Season 4 |
| 2008 | Season 3 | ||
| The Shield | Executive producer | Season 7 | |
| 2007 | Season 6 | ||
| 2006 | Season 5 | ||
| 2005 | Co-executive producer | Season 4 | |
| 2004 | Consulting producer | Season 3 | |
| 2002 | Dark Angel | Executive producer | Season 2 |
| 2001 | |||
| Season 1 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1997 | Total Security | Executive producer | Season 1 |
| Murder One | Executive producer | Season 2 | |
| 1996 | |||
| Season 1 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| NYPD Blue | Co-executive producer | Season 2 | |
| 1994 | The Byrds of Paradise | Executive producer | Season 1 |
| 1993 | Civil Wars | Co-executive producer | Season 2 |
| 1992 | |||
| Season 1 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1989 | Moonlighting | Producer | Season 5 |
| 1988 | |||
| Season 4 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| Executive Script Consultant | Season 3 | ||
| 1986 | |||
| St. Elsewhere | Story Editor | Season 4 | |
| 1985 |
Writer
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Walking Dead | 1 | "Tell It To The Frogs" | 3 | |
| 2009 | Dexter | 4 | "Lost Boys" | 10 | |
| "Remains To Be Seen" | 2 | ||||
| 2008 | 3 | "I Had A Dream" | 11 | ||
| "Si Se Puede" | 6 | ||||
| The Shield | 7 | "Petty Cash" | 11 | Co-written with Jameal Turner | |
| "Bitches Brew" | 7 | Co-written with Elizabeth A. Hansen | |||
| "Game Face" | 5 | ||||
| 2007 | 6 | "The Math of the Wrath" | 8 | ||
| "Haunts" | 5 | Co-written with Glen Mazzara | |||
| 2006 | 5 | "Of Mice and Lem" | 10 | Co-written with Kurt Sutter | |
| "Rap Payback" | 4 | Co-written with Ted Griffin | |||
| "Enemy of Good" | 2 | Co-written with Adam E. Fierro | |||
| 2005 | 4 | "Judas Priest" | 12 | Story co-written with Sutter, teleplay by Sutter and Scott Rosenbaum | |
| "String Theory" | 9 | Co-written with Shawn Ryan | |||
| "Tar Baby" | 5 | ||||
| 2004 | 3 | "Fire in the Hole" | 13 | Co-written with Sutter | |
| "Cracking Ice" | 8 | Co-written with Diego Gutierrez | |||
| "Posse Up" | 6 | Co-written with Kim Clements | |||
| "Blood and Water" | 2 | Co-written with Clements | |||
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | 1 | "Justice" | 4 | Story by Eglee, teleplay by Robert Palm |
| 2002 | Dark Angel | 2 | "Freak Nation" | 21 | Story by Eglee and James Cameron, teleplay by Ira Steven Behr and Rene Echevarria |
| 2001 | "Boo" | 5 | Co-written with Moira Kirkland | ||
| 1 | "...and Jesus Brought a Casserole" | 20 | Co-written with Rene Echevarria | ||
| "The Kidz Are Aiight" | 12 | Co-written with Rene Echevarria | |||
| "Red" | 9 | Story co-written with Rene Echevarria, teleplay by Jose Molina and David Zabel | |||
| 2000 | "Prodigy" | 5 | Story co-written with Rene Echevarria, teleplay by Patrick Harbinson | ||
| "Flushed" | 2 | Co-written with Rene Echevarria | |||
| "Pilot" | 1 | Co-written with James Cameron | |||
| 1997 | Murder One | 2 | "Chapter Eighteen, Year Two" | 18 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay co-written with Geoffrey Neigher, Nick Harding and Doug Palau |
| "Chapter Seventeen, Year Two" | 17 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher | |||
| "Chapter Sixteen, Year Two" | 16 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Fifteen, Year Two" | 15 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay co-written with Nick Harding | |||
| "Chapter Fourteen, Year Two" | 14 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two" | 13 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Twelve, Year Two" | 12 | Co-written with William M. Finkelstein | |||
| "Chapter Eleven, Year Two" | 11 | Teleplay co-written with Geoffrey Neigher and Nick Harding from a story by William M. Finkelstein | |||
| 1996 | "Chapter Eight, Year Two" | 8 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Doug Palau | ||
| "Chapter Seven, Year Two" | 7 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Six, Year Two" | 6 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Five, Year Two" | 5 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Nick Harding | |||
| "Chapter Four, Year Two" | 4 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Three, Year Two" | 3 | Co-written with Nick Harding | |||
| "Chapter One, Year Two" | 1 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Doug Palau | |||
| 1 | "Chapter Twenty-Three" | 23 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Doug Palau | ||
| "Chapter Twenty-Two" | 22 | Teleplay co-written with Charles Holland from a story by Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein | |||
| "Chapter Twenty-One" | 21 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Ann Donahue and William M. Finkelstein | |||
| "Chapter Twenty" | 20 | Story co-written with Steven Bochco, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Nineteen" | 19 | Teleplay co-written with William M. Finkelstein from a story by Steven Bochco and Finkelstein | |||
| "Chapter Seventeen" | 17 | Story, teleplay by Ann Donahue and Charles Holland | |||
| "Chapter Sixteen" | 16 | Story co-written with William M. Finkelstein, teleplay by Geoffrey Neigher and Doug Palau | |||
| "Chapter Fifteen" | 15 | Teleplay co-written with William M. Finkelstein from a story by Steven Bochco | |||
| "Chapter Fourteen" | 14 | Story co-written with William M. Finkelstein, teleplay by Ann Donahue and Charles Holland | |||
| "Chapter Twelve" | 12 | Co-written with William M. Finkelstein | |||
| 1995 | "Chapter Eight" | 8 | Story co-written with William M. Finkelstein, teleplay by Ann Donahue, Geoffrey Neigher and Charles Holland | ||
| "Chapter Two" | 2 | Teleplay by Eglee from a story co-written with Steven Bochco | |||
| "Chapter One" | 1 | Teleplay co-written with Steven Bochco, Channing Gibson and David Milch from a story co-written with Bochco and Gibson | |||
| NYPD Blue | 2 | "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel" | 9 | Co-written with Channing Gibson | |
| 1994 | "The Final Adjustment" | 6 | Teleplay co-written with Channing Gibson and Ted Mann from a story by Christopher McQuarrie | ||
| "Cop Suey" | 3 | Co-written with Channing Gibson | |||
| Byrds of Paradise | 1 | "He Hawai'i Kakou I Ka Pu'uwai" | 12 | Co-written with Channing Gibson | |
| "Kimo the Magnificent" | 10 | Co-written with Channing Gibson | |||
| "Back in the Saddle" | 9 | Story co-written with Channing Gibson, teleplay by Nick Harding | |||
| "The Bottle Show" | 8 | Co-written with Channing Gibson | |||
| "Mi Casa es Tsunami" | 7 | Story co-written with Channing Gibson and Nick Harding, teleplay by Jon Harmon Feldman | |||
| "Moon, Man" | 3 | Co-written with Channing Gibson | |||
| "Pilot" | 1 | Co-written with Channing Gibson | |||
| 1992 | L.A. Law | 6 | "Say Goodnight Gracie" | 22 | Co-written with Channing Gibson and Alan Brennert |
| "Beauty and the Breast" | 20 | Co-written with Channing Gibson, Carol Flint and Paul Manning | |||
| 1989 | Moonlighting | 5 | "When Girls Collide" | 10 | Story co-written with Merrill Markoe, teleplay by Markoe |
| 1988 | "A Womb with a View" | 1 | Co-written with Glenn Gordon Caron | ||
| 3 | "Here's Living with You, Kid" | 13 | Story co-written with Roger Director and Kerry Ehrin, teleplay by Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn | ||
| "Maddie Hayes Got Married" | 12 | Co-written with Roger Director | |||
| "Fetal Attraction" | 9 | Teleplay co-written with Roger Director from a story by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno and Kerry Ehrin | |||
| 1986 | 3 | "All Creatures Great... and Not So Great" | 5 | Teleplay by Eglee from a story co-written with Eric Blakeney and Gene Miller | |
| St. Elsewhere | 4 | "The Equalizer" | 23 | Co-written with Channing Gibson, John Masius, John Tinker and Tom Fontana | |
| "Black's Magic" | 22 | Co-written with Channing Gibson, John Masius, John Tinker and Tom Fontana | |||
| "Time Heals: Part 2" | 18 | Co-written with John Masius and John Tinker | |||
| "Time Heals: Part 1" | 17 | Co-written with John Masius and John Tinker | |||
| 1985 | "Santa Claus Is Dead" | 11 | Co-written with Tom Fontana and John Masius | ||
| "Watch The Skies" | 8 | Teleplay by Eglee from a story by Tom Fontana and John Masius | |||
| "Haunted" | 3 | Teleplay co-written with Channing Gibson and John Tinker from a story by Tom Fontana and John Masius | |||
| 3 | "Tears of a Clown" | 22 | Story co-written with Channing Gibson, Steve Bello and John Tinker, teleplay by Tom Fontana and John Masius | ||
| "Amazing Face" | 20 | Teleplay by Eglee from a story by Tom Fontana and John Masius | |||
| "Red, White, Black and Blue" | 19 | Teleplay co-written with Steve Bello from a story by Channing Gibson and John Tinker | |||
| 1984 | "The Children's Hour" | 12 | Teleplay co-written with Steve Bello from a story by Channing Gibson and John Tinker | ||
| "Homecoming" | 11 | Teleplay co-written with Mark Tinker from a story by Channing Gibson and Steve Bello | |||
| "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | 10 | Story co-written with Steve Bello, teleplay by Channing Gibson and John Tinker | |||
| "Up On The Roof" | 9 | Story co-written with John Masius, teleplay by Channing Gibson and Steve Bello | |||
| "My Aim Is True" | 6 | Teleplay co-written with Channing Gibson from a story by Tom Fontana and John Masius | |||
| 2 | "Equinox" | 18 | Teleplay co-written with Channing Gibson from a story by Tom Fontana and John Masius |
[edit] Film
- Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) - writer, credited as H.A. Milton
- Deadly Eyes (1982) - writer, co-producer
- Copycat (1995) - writer, uncredited
[edit] References
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- ^ Gregg Mitchell & Sherry Goldman (2009). "2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1516. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
