---
name: "Charles H. Eglee"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-h-eglee"
fi1m_id: "charles-h-eglee"
imdb_id: "nm0251050"
tmdb_id: 172666
wikidata_id: "Q3666404"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "27 November 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T12:20:20.087886+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Charles H. Eglee

## Identity

Charles H. Eglee

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charles-h-eglee
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** charles-h-eglee
- **IMDb ID:** nm0251050
- **TMDB ID:** 172666
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3666404
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Eglee, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3666404, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251050/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/172666

Writer and producer. Born 27 November 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 27 November 1951, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 1982–2019
- **Also known as:** Charles Hamilton Eglee, Charles Eglee, H.A. Milton
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Fierro](https://film.one/person/adam-fierro.md), [Clark Johnson](https://film.one/person/clark-johnson.md), [Adam Nimoy](https://film.one/person/adam-nimoy.md), [Allan Arkush](https://film.one/person/allan-arkush.md), [Billy Gierhart](https://film.one/person/billy-gierhart.md), [Channing Gibson](https://film.one/person/channing-gibson.md), [Charles Haid](https://film.one/person/charles-haid.md), [Daniel Sackheim](https://film.one/person/daniel-sackheim.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (2), 1990s 82 (2), 2000s 79 (2), 2010s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 73 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 3, Action & Adventure 2, Mystery 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $261m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_H._Eglee, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3666404, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251050/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/172666

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84), [*Moonlighting*](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74)
- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Charles H. Eglee is an American screenwriter and producer. He has written for series including *Moonlighting* (1985), *NYPD Blue* (1993), *Dark Angel* (2000), *The Shield* (2002), *Dexter* (2006) and *The Walking Dead* (2010). He co-created *Byrds of Paradise* (1994) and *Murder One* (1995) with Steven Bochco and Channing Gibson, and co-created *Dark Angel* with James Cameron.

Eglee served as a writer and executive producer on *The Shield* and *Dexter*, and as a writer and executive producer on the first season of *The Walking Dead*. Earlier credits include the screenplay for *Piranha II: The Spawning* (1982), written with Cameron under the name H.A. Milton.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theshield.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019), Fi1m 61, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-dark-fate.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Story, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Murder One* (1995), Fi1m 82, Creator, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/murder-one.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, Writer, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019), Story — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-dark-fate.md)
- *Hemlock Grove* (2013), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Writer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), series, Writer, Story — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Dark Angel* (2000), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Total Security* (1997), series, Writer
- *Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer* (1997), Story, Screenplay
- *Murder One* (1995), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/murder-one.md)
- *The Byrds of Paradise* (1994), series, Writer, Creator
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, Writer, Teleplay, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Civil Wars* (1991), series, Writer, Teleplay
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, Writer
- *Moonlighting* (1985), series, Writer, Story — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Deadly Eyes* (1982), Screenplay
- *Piranha II: The Spawning* (1982), Screenplay
- *Piranha* (1978), Assistant Director

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