Mark Tinker Biography (1951-)

Full name, Mark Christian Tinker; born January 16, 1951, in Stamford, CT; sonof Grant Almerin (a television network executive) and Ruth Prince Byerly Fricke Tinker; brother of John (a producer, director, and writer); married Kristin Harmon (a costume designer), April 16, 1988 (divorced May 25, 2000); children: James. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Director, producer, writer
Birth Details
January 16, 1951
Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Producer, The White Shadow, CBS, 1979-1981
  • Producer, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982-1988
  • Co-executive producer, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
  • Executive producer, Tattinger's, NBC, 1988
  • Co-executive producer, Capital News, ABC, 1990
  • Co-executive producer, Civil Wars, ABC, 1991
  • Executive producer, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993
  • Producer, Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997
  • Also worked as associate producer, The Bob Newhart Show.
  • Movies
  • Producer, Thornwell, CBS, 1981
  • Director, Babe Ruth (also known as The Sultan of Swat), NBC, 1991
  • Director, N.Y.P.D. Mounted (also known as N.Y. Mounted), CBS, 1991
  • Director, My Old School, 1991
  • Director, Bonanza: Under Attack, NBC, 1995
  • Pilots
  • Producer, Operating Room, NBC, 1979
  • Director, 100 Centre Street, ABC, 1984
  • Director, Private Eye, NBC, 1987
  • Director, Home Free, NBC, 1988
  • Director, Mick and Frankie, ABC, 1989
  • Director, Capital News, ABC, 1990
  • Director, The Rock, CBS, 1990
  • Director, Our Shining Moment, NBC, 1991
  • Director, Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • The White Shadow, CBS, 1979-1981
  • "Episode 4," Making the Grade, CBS, 1982
  • St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982-1988
  • Knots Landing, CBS, 1986
  • Private Eye, NBC, 1987
  • Capital News, ABC, 1990
  • Civil Wars, ABC, 1991-1993
  • L.A. Law, NBC, 1993-1994
  • "Going Home," ER, NBC, 1994
  • NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994-2003
  • "Cutting Edges," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
  • "Loving Sons," Philly, 2001
  • Also directed episodes of The Bob Newhart Show.
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 13th Annual Hall of Fame, Showtime, 1998
  • (Uncredited) Himself, Inside NYPD Blue: A Decade on the Job, ABC,2002
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Episodes
  • (With John Tinker) "Brothers," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
  • (With Tinker) "Qui Transtulit Sustinet," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
  • (With Charles H. Eglee) "Homecoming," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984
  • (With John Masius and Tom Fontana) "You Beta Your Life," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986
  • (With Bruce Paltrow) "The Last One," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1988
  • (With David E. Kelley and Jennifer Levin) "From Soup to Nuts," ChicagoHope, CBS, 1995
  • Wrote episodes of The White Shadow, CBS.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Rolling Stone, June 18, 1987, p. 33

    User Contributions:

    Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:

    CAPTCHA


    forum