Jack Bender
Born: 1949-09-25 in USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Jack Bender is an American television and film director, actor, television producer and also a screenwriter. Bender was an executive producer and lead director on the ABC television series, Lost. He directed the series finale of Lost. Bender has also directed on other popular shows such as The Sopranos, Carnivàle, Alias and Boston Public. He has recently signed to direct Syfy's new pilot Alphas. As an actor, Bender has guest starred on All in the Family, The Bob Newhart Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He has co-starred in The Million Dollar Duck, Savage and McNaughton's Daughter
Filmography
2025
- The Institute ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Getting LOST as Self
2022
- FROM ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- The Outsider ... (Executive Producer)
- Talking Sopranos as Self
2018
- Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen ... (Director)
2017
- Mr. Mercedes ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Falling Water ... (Director)
2014
- The Last Ship ... (Director)
2013
- Under the Dome ... (Director)
- Rewind ... (Director)
2012
- Alcatraz ... (Director)
- My Little Friend ... (Music)
2011
- Game of Thrones ... (Director)
- Alphas ... (Director)
- Weekends at Bellevue ... (Director)
2010
- The New Man in Charge ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- The Prince of Motor City ... (Director)
- I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face ... (Executive Producer)
2004
- Lost ... (Director)
2003
- Joan of Arcadia ... (Director)
- Carnivàle ... (Director)
- The Lone Ranger ... (Director)
2002
- Presidio Med ... (Director)
2001
- Alias ... (Director)
2000
- Boston Public ... (Director)
- That's Life ... (Director)
- The David Cassidy Story ... (Director)
1999
- The Sopranos ... (Director)
- Judging Amy ... (Director)
- My Little Assassin ... (Director)
- It Came from the Sky ... (Writer)
1998
- Felicity ... (Director)
- The Tempest ... (Director)
1997
- Ally McBeal ... (Director)
- Friends 'Til the End ... (Director)
- Killing Mr. Griffin ... (Director)
- A Call to Remember ... (Director)
1996
- Sweet Dreams ... (Director)
- A Face to Die For ... (Director)
1995
- New York News ... (Director)
- Nothing Lasts Forever ... (Director)
- Nothing Lasts Forever ... (Director)
- Lone Justice 2 ... (Director)
1994
- Family Album ... (Director)
- The Gambler: Playing for Keeps ... (Director)
- Armed and Innocent ... (Director)
1993
- Ned Blessing ... (Director)
1992
- Love Can Be Murder ... (Director)
1991
- I'll Fly Away ... (Director)
- Child's Play 3 ... (Director)
- The Perfect Tribute ... (Director)
1990
- Beverly Hills, 90210 ... (Director)
- Northern Exposure ... (Director)
- The Dreamer of Oz ... (Director)
1989
- My Brother's Wife ... (Director)
1988
- Tricks of the Trade ... (Director)
- Side by Side ... (Director)
1987
- A Year in the Life ... (Director)
1985
- The Midnight Hour ... (Director)
- Letting Go ... (Director)
- Deadly Messages ... (Director)
1984
- Shattered Vows ... (Director)
- High School U.S.A. ... (Director)
1983
- Two Kinds of Love ... (Director)
1982
- King's Crossing ... (Director)
- In Love with an Older Woman ... (Director)
1981
- Falcon Crest ... (Director)
1980
- John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body ... (Writer)
1978
- The Paper Chase ... (Director)
- Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Farmer 3
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force as Allcott
1975
- Target Risk as Joe Cordova
1973
- Here We Go Again as Bill
- Savage as Jerry
1972
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Slither Roth
1971
- Columbo as Wolpert
- All in the Family as Paul Goodrow
- The Million Dollar Duck as Arvin Wadlow
- The Barefoot Executive as Tom
1970
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Michael Lee