Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-09-25 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

USA

Also Known As

جک بندر

Jack Bender

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

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Acting

2024

Getting LOST as Self

2020

Talking Sopranos as Self

1978		Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force as Allcott
1978		Hot Lead & Cold Feet as Farmer 3

1975

Target Risk as Joe Cordova

1973		Savage as Jerry
1973		Here We Go Again as Bill

1972

Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Slither Roth

1971		Columbo as Wolpert
1971		The Million Dollar Duck as Arvin Wadlow
1971		The Barefoot Executive as Tom
1971		All in the Family as Paul Goodrow

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Michael Lee

Directing

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Weekends at Bellevue as Director

2022

FROM as Director

2018

Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen as Director

2017

Mr. Mercedes as Director

2016

Falling Water as Director

2014

The Last Ship as Director

2013		Rewind as Director
2013		Under the Dome as Director

2012		Alcatraz as Director
2012		Alcatraz as Director

2011		Alphas as Director
2011		Game of Thrones as Director

2008

The Prince of Motor City as Director

2004

Lost as Director

2003		Joan of Arcadia as Director
2003		Carnivàle as Director
2003		The Lone Ranger as Director

2002

Presidio Med as Director

2001

Alias as Director

2000		Boston Public as Director
2000		That's Life as Director
2000		The David Cassidy Story as Director

1999		My Little Assassin as Director
1999		Judging Amy as Director
1999		It Came From the Sky as Director
1999		The Sopranos as Director

1998		The Tempest as Director
1998		Felicity as Director

1997		Ally McBeal as Director
1997		A Call to Remember as Director
1997		Killing Mr. Griffin as Director
1997		Friends 'Til The End as Director

1996		Sweet Dreams as Director
1996		A Face to Die For as Director

1995		Nothing Lasts Forever as Director
1995		Nothing Lasts Forever as Director
1995		New York News as Director

1994		Family Album as Director
1994		Gambler V: Playing for Keeps as Director
1994		Armed and Innocent as Director

1993

Ned Blessing as Director

1992

Love Can Be Murder as Director

1991		I'll Fly Away as Director
1991		Child's Play 3 as Director
1991		The Perfect Tribute as Director

1990		The Dreamer of Oz as Director
1990		Beverly Hills, 90210 as Director
1990		Northern Exposure as Director

1989

My Brother's Wife as Director

1988		Tricks of the Trade as Director
1988		Side by Side as Director

1987

A Year in the Life as Director

1985		The Midnight Hour as Director
1985		Letting Go as Director
1985		Deadly Messages as Director

1984		Shattered Vows as Director
1984		High School U.S.A. as Director

1983

Two Kinds of Love as Director

1982		In Love with an Older Woman as Director
1982		King's Crossing as Director

1981

Falcon Crest as Director

1978

The Paper Chase as Director

Production

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The Institute as Executive Producer

2022

FROM as Executive Producer

2020

The Outsider as Executive Producer

2017

Mr. Mercedes as Executive Producer

2012

Alcatraz as Producer

2011

Alphas as Producer

2010

The New Man in Charge as Executive Producer

2004

Lost as Executive Producer

1998

The Tempest as Executive Producer

1997

A Call to Remember as Executive Producer

Sound

2012

My Little Friend as Music

Writing

1999

It Came From the Sky as Writer

1980

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body as Writer