Directed credits
59
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jack Bender
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 31Directed series: 28All crew credits: 66
TMDB ID: 28976
IMDb ID: nm0070474
Known for: Directing
Born: September 25, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1970 - 2025
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q362793
Also known as
جک بندر
Frequent jobs
Director (59)Executive Producer (6)Writer (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jack Bender.
Director
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
2018 • Movie
Director
Rewind
2013 • Movie
Director
Weekends at Bellevue
2011 • Movie
Director
The Lone Ranger
2003 • Movie
Director
The David Cassidy Story
2000 • Movie
Director
My Little Assassin
1999 • Movie
Director
It Came from the Sky
1999 • Movie
Director
The Tempest
1998 • Movie
Director
A Call to Remember
1997 • Movie
Director
Killing Mr. Griffin
1997 • Movie
Director
Friends 'Til the End
1997 • Movie
Director
Sweet Dreams
1996 • Movie
Director
A Face to Die For
1996 • Movie
Director
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995 • Movie
Director
Lone Justice 2
1995 • Movie
Director
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps
1994 • Movie
Director
Armed and Innocent
1994 • Movie
Director
Love Can Be Murder
1992 • Movie
Director
Child's Play 3
1991 • Movie
Director
The Perfect Tribute
1991 • Movie
Director
The Dreamer of Oz
1990 • Movie
Director
My Brother's Wife
1989 • Movie
Director
Tricks of the Trade
1988 • Movie
Director
Side by Side
1988 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Jack Bender.
Director • 1 eps
Falling Water
2016 • Series
Director • 8 eps
The Last Ship
2014 • Series
Director • 9 eps
Under the Dome
2013 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Alcatraz
2012 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Alphas
2011 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series
Director • 39 eps
Lost
2004 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Joan of Arcadia
2003 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Carnivàle
2003 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Presidio Med
2002 • Series
Director • 11 eps
Alias
2001 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Boston Public
2000 • Series
Director • 2 eps
That's Life
2000 • Series
Director • 6 eps
Judging Amy
1999 • Series
Director • 4 eps
The Sopranos
1999 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Felicity
1998 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Ally McBeal
1997 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995 • Series
Director • 1 eps
New York News
1995 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Family Album
1994 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Ned Blessing
1993 • Series
Director • 6 eps
I'll Fly Away
1991 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Northern Exposure
1990 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jack Bender.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jack Bender.
Director • 4 eps
The Sopranos
1999 • Series
Executive Producer • 40 eps
FROM
2022 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series
as Wolpert • 1 eps
Columbo
1971 • Series
Director • 39 eps
Lost
2004 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Carnivàle
2003 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Northern Exposure
1990 • Series
as Paul Goodrow • 1 eps
All in the Family
1971 • Series
as Michael Lee • 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
The Institute
2025 • Series
Director • 6 eps
Judging Amy
1999 • Series
Executive Producer • 1 eps
The Outsider
2020 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jack Bender.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jack Bender.
Executive Producer • 40 eps
FROM
2022 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Game of Thrones
2011 • Series
Director • 8 eps
The Last Ship
2014 • Series
Director • 39 eps
Lost
2004 • Series
Director • 4 eps
The Sopranos
1999 • Series
as Wolpert • 1 eps
Columbo
1971 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 • Series
Director • 6 eps
Judging Amy
1999 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Falcon Crest
1981 • Series
as Michael Lee • 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Northern Exposure
1990 • Series
Director • 9 eps
Under the Dome
2013 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jack Bender.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jack Bender.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jack Bender.
as Self
Getting LOST
2024 • Movie
as Allcott
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978 • Movie
as Farmer 3
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978 • Movie
as Joe Cordova
Target Risk
1975 • Movie
as Jerry
Savage!
1973 • Movie
as Slither Roth
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972 • Movie
as Arvin Wadlow
The Million Dollar Duck
1971 • Movie
as Tom
The Barefoot Executive
1971 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jack Bender.
as Self • 1 eps
Talking Sopranos
2020 • Series
as Bill • 1 eps
Here We Go Again
1973 • Series
as Paul Sanders • 1 eps
The Bob Newhart Show
1972 • Series
as Wolpert • 1 eps
Columbo
1971 • Series
as Paul Goodrow • 1 eps
All in the Family
1971 • Series
as Michael Lee • 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970 • Series