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

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and

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Early life

Tinker was born in

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

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(1926–2016), and is the brother of John Tinker, with whom he worked on ''

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''. His stepmother was

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, who was married to Grant Tinker from 1962 until 1981. His brother Michael was a Los Angeles policeman and detective for over 30 years. Tinker graduated from Darien High School and

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with honors in 1973.

Career

Tinker was an executive producer and regular director on the

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series '' Deadwood''. Tinker joined the

western drama '' Deadwood'' for the third and final season in 2006. The series was created by

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and focused on a growing town in the American West. Prior to ''Deadwood'', Tinker served as a director/producer on ''

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

. Tinker also produced and/or directed episodes of '' The White Shadow'', ''

'', '' Capital News'', '' Civil Wars'', '' Chicago Hope'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Private Practice'', ''

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'', '' Chicago P.D.'', '' Magnum P.I.'', and ''

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''.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. Tinker has 4 Emmy awards - 1 for producing NYPD Blue, 1 for directing NYPD Blue, 1 for directing St. Elsewhere and 1 for directing the Brooklyn South pilot. Additionally, he has 3 George Foster Peabody awards, 3 Humanitas Prize awards and 7 DGA nominations.

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 *

Chicago Med ''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama series broadcast by NBC and created by Dick Wolf as the third installment of the ''Chicago'' franchise. It stars Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel DiPillo, Colin Donnell, ...

**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 *'' Brooklyn South'' (1997) TV Series *'' Bonanza: Under Attack'' (1995) (TV) * ''ER'' **"Going Home" (1994) TV Episode *'' Chicago Hope'' (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) *'' N.Y.P.D. Mounted'' (1991) *'' Our Shining Moment'' (1991) *''My Old School'' (1991) (TV) *'' Capital News'' (1990) (TV) *''

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'' (1987) *''

'' (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)

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* {{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