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Mark Tinker

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Mark Tinker was born on 16 January 1951 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Deadwood (2004), St. Elsewhere (1982) and NYPD Blue (1993). He has been married to Chandra West since 1 October 2005. He was previously married to Kristin Nelson and Rosemary Helen O'Malley.
BornJanuary 16, 1951
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    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 23 nominations total

    Known for

    Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
    Deadwood
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Chicago P.D. (2014)
    Chicago P.D.
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Sheen in Quiz (2020)
      Quiz
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • archive producer
      • 2020
    • Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2017
    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2007–2013
    • Indira Varma in Inside the Box (2009)
      Inside the Box
      3.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • John from Cincinnati (2007)
      John from Cincinnati
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
      Deadwood
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
      NYPD Blue
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1995–2005
    • Yancy Butler, Gary Basaraba, Michael DeLuise, Richard T. Jones, Adam Rodriguez, Klea Scott, James B. Sikking, Jon Tenney, and Dylan Walsh in Brooklyn South (1997)
      Brooklyn South
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1997
    • L.A. Law (1986)
      L.A. Law
      7.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1993–1994
    • Mariel Hemingway and Peter Onorati in Civil Wars (1991)
      Civil Wars
      7.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1991–1993
    • Helen Slater, Lloyd Bridges, Chelsea Field, Mark Blum, William Russ, and Michael Woods in Capital News (1990)
      Capital News
      5.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 1990
    • Tattingers (1988)
      Tattingers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1988–1989
    • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
      St. Elsewhere
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • associate producer ...
      • 1982–1988
    • The White Shadow (1978)
      The White Shadow
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1978–1981

    Director

    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
      Magnum P.I.
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Dermot Mulroney, David Eigenberg, Christian Stolte, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Ben Shenkman, Britt Robertson, Regé-Jean Page, Wesam Keesh, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Susannah Flood in For the People (2018)
      For the People
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • part two
      • 2014–2018
    • Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, and S. Epatha Merkerson in Chicago Med (2015)
      Chicago Med
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2013
    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007–2013
    • Martin Henderson in Off the Map (2011)
      Off the Map
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Indira Varma in Inside the Box (2009)
      Inside the Box
      3.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005–2008
    • John from Cincinnati (2007)
      John from Cincinnati
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
      Deadwood
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
      NYPD Blue
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994–2005
    • Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor, Rick Hoffman, Diana Maria Riva, and Tom Everett Scott in Philly (2001)
      Philly
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001

    Writer

    • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
      St. Elsewhere
      8.0
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • teleplay by
      • written by ...
      • 1982–1988
    • The White Shadow (1978)
      The White Shadow
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1979–1981

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Mark C. Tinker
    • Born
      • January 16, 1951
      • Stamford, Connecticut, USA
    • Spouses
        Chandra WestOctober 1, 2005 - present
    • Children
      • James Grant Tinker
    • Parents
        Ruth Prince Byerly
    • Relatives
        Michael Tinker(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Unsold pilot: Directed "Mick and Frankie", a pilot for a series that wasn't picked up.
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      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      Former stepson of Mary Tyler Moore.

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