Mark Tinker (born January 16, 1951) is an American

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. Tinker was an executive producer and regular director on the

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series '' Deadwood''. Prior to ''Deadwood'', Tinker served as a director/producer on ''

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'', which was co-created by ''Deadwood'' writer

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. Tinker has also directed episodes of '' The White Shadow'', '' St. Elsewhere'', '' Capital News'', ''

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Early life

Tinker was born in

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, the son of Ruth Prince (née Byerly) (1927–2004) and former NBC chairman

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(1926–2016), and the brother of John Tinker, with whom he worked on '' St. Elsewhere''. His stepmother was

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, who was married to Grant Tinker from 1962 until 1981. Tinker graduated from

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in 1973.

Career

Tinker joined the crew of the

western drama '' Deadwood'' as an executive producer and director for the third and final season in 2006. The series was created by

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 ''

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'', which began airing in June, 2007. Tinker directed the pilot and served as executive producer.

Personal life

Formerly married (1988–2000) to the actress and painter

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, he married actress Chandra West in October 2005.Mark Tinker biography, HBO ''John From Cincinnati'', ''Deadwood'' webpages at hbo.com

Filmography

* Magnum P.I. **1.14 "Nowhere to Hide" (2019) TV Episode * For the People **episode 1.02 "Rahowa" (2018) TV Episode *

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**3.03 "Trust Your Gut" (2017) TV Episode * Chicago P.D. **1.04 "Trust is Always Temporary" (2014) TV Episode **1.07 "The Price We Pay" (2014) TV Episode **1.12 "8:30 PM" (2014) TV Episode **1.15 "A Beautiful Friendship" (2014) TV Episode **2.1 "Call It Macaroni" (2014) TV Episode **2.5 "An Honest Woman" (2014) TV Episode **2.14 "Erin's Mom" (2015) TV Episode **2.21 "There's My Girl" (2015) TV Episode **2.23 "Born Into Bad News" (2015) TV Episode **3.2 "Natural Born Storyteller" (2015) TV Episode **3.5 "Climbing Into Bed" (2015) TV Episode **3.11 "Knocked The Family Right Out" (2016) TV Episode **3.19 "If We Were Normal" (2016) TV Episode **3.23 "Street Digging" (2016) TV Episode **4.1 "The Silos" (2016) TV Episode **4.6 "Some Friend" (2016) TV Episode **4.11 "You Wish" (2017) TV Episode **4.14 "Seven Indictments" (2017) TV Episode **4.23 "Fork in the Road" (2017) TV Episode **5.8 "Politics" (2017) TV Episode **5.11 "Confidential" (2018) TV Episode * Scandal **episode 2.04 "Beltway Unbuckled" (2012) TV Episode **episode 2.14 "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" (2013) TV Episode **episode 2.21 "Any Questions?" (2013) TV Episode * Private Practice **episode 1.01 "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" (2007) TV Episode **episode 1.03 "In Which Addison Finds the Magic" (2007) TV Episode **episode 1.08 "In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm" (2007) TV Episode **episode 2.01 "A Family Thing" (2008) TV Episode **episode 2.08 "Crime and Punishment" (2008) TV Episode **episode 2.12 "Homeward Bound" (2009) TV Episode **episode 2.16 "Ex-Life" (2009) TV Episode **episode 2.19 "What Women Want" (2009) TV Episode **episode 3.01 "A Death in the Family" (2009) TV Episode **episode 3.07 "The Hard Part" (2009) TV Episode **episode 3.10 "Blowups" (2009) TV Episode **episode 3.16 "Fear of Flying" (2010) TV Episode *''

'' **episode 1.01 "Pilot" * Deadwood **episode 3.01 "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" (2006) TV Episode **episode 3.07 "Unauthorized Cinnamon" (2006) TV Episode **episode 3.10 "A Constant Throb" (2006) TV Episode **episode 3.12 "Tell Him Something Pretty" (2006) TV Episode *''

'' (2005) **episode 2.27 "Losing My Religion" (2006) TV Episode **episode 2.05 "Bring the Pain" (2005) TV Episode *

'' **"Frickin' Fraker" (2003) TV Episode **"Danny Boy" (1998) TV Episode **"Top Gum" (1998) TV Episode **"Hammer Time" (1998) TV Episode **"A Box of Wendy" (1998) TV Episode * ''Philly'' (2001) TV Series *''

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'' (1997) TV Series *'' Bonanza: Under Attack'' (1995) (TV) * ''ER'' **"Going Home" (1994) TV Episode *''

'' (1994) TV Series *''

'' **"Dead Issue" (1994) TV Episode **"God Is My Co-Counsel" (1994) TV Episode **"Foreign Co-respondent" (1993) TV Episode **"Book of Renovation, Chapter 1" (1993) TV Episode * ''Civil Wars'' (1991) TV Series (1991–1993) *''

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'' (1991) (TV) *''

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'' (1991) *''

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'' (1991) *''My Old School'' (1991) (TV) *'' Capital News'' (1990) (TV) *''

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'' (1987) *'' St. Elsewhere'' (1982) TV Series (1982–1988) * ''Making the Grade'' (1982) TV Series *'' The White Shadow'' (1978) *''

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'' **"Carol Ankles for Indie-Prod" (1978)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tinker, Mark 1951 births American television directors Television producers from New York (state) Living people Artists from Stamford, Connecticut S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni Television producers from Connecticut