Mark Tinker

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. 2Personal 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. 2Career Tinker joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as an executive producer and director for the third and final season in 200