Mark Tinker
Birth Name:
Mark Tinker
Birth Place:
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Won Directors Guild of America Awards for Dramatic Series Night for "St․ Elsewhere" in 1986 and "Brooklyn South" in 1997
- Graduated from Syracuse University's TV, radio and film department in 1973
- Married actress Chandra West in October 2005
- Taking on the role of producer for "The White Shadow" sports-drama in 1978 led to producing the hit medical drama, "St․ Elsewhere" for nearly a decade
- Known for directing-producing the "NYPD Blue" crime-drama, along with the "Deadwood" history crime-drama and directing episodes of the "Grey's Anatomy" romance-drama and other popular TV series
- After graduating from Syracuse, worked as a production assistant for Lorimar Productions on "The Waltons" family-drama and other shows
- Worked with his writer-producer brother, John Tinker, on "St․ Elsewhere․"
Awards
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1983Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1984Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1984Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1985DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:Nominated
- 1985Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1987DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:Nominated
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1988DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series:Winner
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1989DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:Nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1997DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1998DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 1999DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated