Mark Tinker

Mark Tinker
Born (1951-01-16) January 16, 1951
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation Director
Producer
Years active 1975–present
Spouse(s) Kristin Harmon (1988–2000); Chandra West (2005-present)

Mark Tinker (born January 16, 1951) is an American television producer and director. Tinker was an executive producer and regular director on the HBO series, Deadwood. Prior to Deadwood, Tinker served as a director/producer on NYPD Blue which was co-created by Deadwood writer, David Milch. Tinker has also directed episodes of "The White Shadow", St. Elsewhere, "Capital News", "Civil Wars", "Chicago Hope", L.A. Law, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, "Scandal", "Chicago P.D.".

Personal life

Tinker was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Ruth Prince (née Byerly) and former NBC chairman Grant Tinker, and the brother of John Tinker, with whom he worked on St. Elsewhere. His stepmother was Mary Tyler Moore, who was married to Grant Tinker from 1962 until 1981.

Tinker was born in Stamford, Connecticut[1] and graduated from Syracuse University in 1973.[2] Formerly married (1988–2000) to the actress and painter Kristin Harmon, he married actress Chandra West in October 2005.[3]

Career

Tinker joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as an executive producer and director for the third and final season in 2006. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Tinker directed the episodes "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood",[4] "Unauthorized Cinnamon",[5] "A Constant Throb"[6] and "Tell Him Something Pretty".[7]

Tinker last collaborated with David Milch on the short-lived HBO drama series John from Cincinnati, which began airing in June, 2007. Tinker directed the pilot and served as executive producer.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Mark Tinker bio
  2. ↑ Bruce Greenwood Is John From Cincinnati
  3. ↑ Mark Tinker biography, HBO John From Cincinnati, Deadwood webpages at hbo.com
  4. ↑ Mark Tinker (director), David Milch & Ted Mann (writers) (2006-06-11). "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood". Deadwood. Season 3. Episode 1. HBO.
  5. ↑ Mark Tinker (director), Regina Corrado (writer) (2006-07-23). "Unauthorized Cinnamon". Deadwood. Season 3. Episode 7. HBO.
  6. ↑ Mark Tinker (director), W. Earl Brown (writer) (2006-08-13). "A Constant Throb". Deadwood. Season 3. Episode 10. HBO.
  7. ↑ Mark Tinker (director), Ted Mann (writer) (2006-08-27). "Tell Him Something Pretty". Deadwood. Season 3. Episode 12. HBO.
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