Occupation DirectorProducer Parents Grant Tinker Role Television producer | Name Mark Tinker Years active 1975–present Siblings John Tinker | |
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Movies Bonanza: Under Attack, N.Y.P.D. Mounted, Inside the Box, Operating Room Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Similar People Chandra West, Kristin Nelson, Bill Clark, John Tinker, David Milch Profiles | ||
Check out real life locations from Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.
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.".
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- Check out real life locations from Chicago Fire and Chicago PD
- More Than Basketball The White Shadow The Complete First Season DVD Extra
- Personal life
- Career
- Filmography
- References
More Than Basketball - The White Shadow: The Complete First Season DVD Extra
Personal life
Tinker was born in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of Ruth Prince (née Byerly) (1927–2004) and former NBC chairman Grant Tinker (1926–2016), 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 and graduated from Syracuse University in 1973. Formerly married (1988–2000) to the actress and painter Kristin Harmon, he married actress Chandra West in October 2005.
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", "Unauthorized Cinnamon", "A Constant Throb" and "Tell Him Something Pretty".
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.