---
name: "Scott Kaufer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-kaufer"
fi1m_id: "scott-kaufer"
imdb_id: "nm0006815"
tmdb_id: 1213744
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "15 March 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T14:46:00.819595+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."
---

# Scott Kaufer

## Identity

Scott Kaufer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-kaufer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** scott-kaufer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006815
- **TMDB ID:** 1213744
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006815/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213744

Writer. Born 15 March 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 15 March 1953
- **Active:** 1988–2004
- **Frequently works with:** [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [Candice Bergen](https://film.one/person/candice-bergen.md), [Janet Leahy](https://film.one/person/janet-leahy.md), [Lee Shallat Chemel](https://film.one/person/lee-shallat-chemel.md), [Michael Katleman](https://film.one/person/michael-katleman.md), [Nick Marck](https://film.one/person/nick-marck.md), [Tucker Gates](https://film.one/person/tucker-gates.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 77 (1), 1990s 84 (1), 2000s 78 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006815/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213744

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The X-Files*](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) (84), [*Gilmore Girls*](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md) (81), [*Boston Legal*](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md) (76)
- **Tubi:** [*Murphy Brown*](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Scott Kaufer is an American television writer and producer born on 15 March 1953. He began his career in journalism before moving into television writing.

His writing credits include episodes of *Murphy Brown* (1990–1991), *The X-Files* (1994), *Ink* (1997), *Arli$$* (1997), *Beggars and Choosers* (2000–2001), *Gilmore Girls* (2004) and *Boston Legal* (2004–2005). He has also worked as a producer or executive producer on series including *Arli$$*, *The Chris Isaak Show*, *Boston Legal*, *South Beach*, *3 lbs.* and *Memphis Beat*. He is the older brother of Jonathan Kaufer.

*Sources: imdb.com, tviv.org, metacritic.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

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

- *Memphis Beat* (2010), series, Writer
- *3 lbs* (2006), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *South Beach* (2006), series, Writer
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *The Chris Isaak Show* (2001), series, Writer
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Beggars and Choosers* (1999), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Ink* (1996), series, Writer
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, Writer
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Under Cover* (1991), series, Writer
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)

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