Jack Bender
Directing Born Sep 25, 1949 USA 92 credits
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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Frequent co-stars
Atharva Karve
1 shared title
Narayani Varne
1 shared title
Neha Joshi
1 shared title
Aayudh Bhanushali
1 shared title
Jagannath Nivangune
1 shared title
Prasad Jawade
1 shared title
Shoaib Kabeer
1 shared title
Vikram Dwivedi
1 shared title
Suresh Panwar
1 shared title
Sneha Salvi Mehta
1 shared title
Career timeline
The Institute · Executive ProducerThe Institute · Director
Getting LOST
FROM · Executive ProducerFROM · Director
The Outsider · Executive ProducerTalking Sopranos
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen · Director
Mr. Mercedes · Executive ProducerMr. Mercedes · Director
Falling Water · Director
The Last Ship · Director
Under the Dome · DirectorRewind · Director
Alcatraz · ProducerAlcatraz · DirectorMy Little Friend · Music
Game of Thrones · DirectorAlphas · DirectorAlphas · ProducerWeekends at Bellevue · Director
The New Man in Charge · Executive Producer
The Prince of Motor City · DirectorI Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face · Executive Producer
Lost · DirectorLost · Executive ProducerLost · Co-Executive Producer
Joan of Arcadia · DirectorCarnivàle · DirectorThe Lone Ranger · Director
Presidio Med · Director
Alias · Director
Boston Public · DirectorThat's Life · DirectorThe David Cassidy Story · Director
The Sopranos · DirectorJudging Amy · DirectorMy Little Assassin · DirectorIt Came from the Sky · WriterIt Came from the Sky · Director
Felicity · DirectorThe Tempest · DirectorThe Tempest · Executive Producer
Ally McBeal · DirectorFriends 'Til the End · DirectorA Call to Remember · DirectorA Call to Remember · Executive ProducerKilling Mr. Griffin · Director
Sweet Dreams · DirectorA Face to Die For · Director
New York News · DirectorLone Justice 2 · DirectorNothing Lasts Forever · DirectorNothing Lasts Forever · Director
The Gambler: Playing for Keeps · DirectorFamily Album · DirectorArmed and Innocent · Director
Ned Blessing · Director
Love Can Be Murder · Director
I'll Fly Away · DirectorChild's Play 3 · DirectorThe Perfect Tribute · Director
Beverly Hills, 90210 · DirectorNorthern Exposure · DirectorThe Dreamer of Oz · Director
My Brother's Wife · Director
Tricks of the Trade · DirectorSide by Side · Director
Full filmography
- The Institute (2025) Executive Producer
- The Institute (2025) Director
- Getting LOST (2024) as Self
- FROM (2022) Executive Producer
- FROM (2022) Director
- The Outsider (2020) Executive Producer
- Talking Sopranos (2020) as Self
- Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2018) Director
- Mr. Mercedes (2017) Executive Producer
- Mr. Mercedes (2017) Director
- Falling Water (2016) Director
- The Last Ship (2014) Director
- Under the Dome (2013) Director
- Rewind (2013) Director
- Alcatraz (2012) Producer
- Alcatraz (2012) Director
- My Little Friend (2012) Music
- Game of Thrones (2011) Director
- Alphas (2011) Director
- Alphas (2011) Producer
- Weekends at Bellevue (2011) Director
- The New Man in Charge (2010) Executive Producer
- The Prince of Motor City (2008) Director
- I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face (2008) Executive Producer
- Lost (2004) Director
- Lost (2004) Executive Producer
- Lost (2004) Co-Executive Producer
- Joan of Arcadia (2003) Director
- Carnivàle (2003) Director
- The Lone Ranger (2003) Director
- Presidio Med (2002) Director
- Alias (2001) Director
- Boston Public (2000) Director
- That's Life (2000) Director
- The David Cassidy Story (2000) Director
- The Sopranos (1999) Director
- Judging Amy (1999) Director
- My Little Assassin (1999) Director
- It Came from the Sky (1999) Writer
- It Came from the Sky (1999) Director
- Felicity (1998) Director
- The Tempest (1998) Director
- The Tempest (1998) Executive Producer
- Ally McBeal (1997) Director
- Friends 'Til the End (1997) Director
- A Call to Remember (1997) Director
- A Call to Remember (1997) Executive Producer
- Killing Mr. Griffin (1997) Director
- Sweet Dreams (1996) Director
- A Face to Die For (1996) Director
- New York News (1995) Director
- Lone Justice 2 (1995) Director
- Nothing Lasts Forever (1995) Director
- Nothing Lasts Forever (1995) Director
- The Gambler: Playing for Keeps (1994) Director
- Family Album (1994) Director
- Armed and Innocent (1994) Director
- Ned Blessing (1993) Director
- Love Can Be Murder (1992) Director
- I'll Fly Away (1991) Director
- Child's Play 3 (1991) Director
- The Perfect Tribute (1991) Director
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) Director
- Northern Exposure (1990) Director
- The Dreamer of Oz (1990) Director
- My Brother's Wife (1989) Director
- Tricks of the Trade (1988) Director
- Side by Side (1988) Director
- A Year in the Life (1987) Director
- The Midnight Hour (1985) Director
- Deadly Messages (1985) Director
- Letting Go (1985) Director
- Shattered Vows (1984) Director
- High School U.S.A. (1984) Director
- Two Kinds of Love (1983) Director
- King's Crossing (1982) Director
- In Love with an Older Woman (1982) Director
- Falcon Crest (1981) Director
- John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body (1980) Writer
- The Paper Chase (1978) Director
- Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978) as Farmer 3
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978) as Allcott
- Target Risk (1975) as Joe Cordova
- Here We Go Again (1973) as Bill
- Savage! (1973) as Jerry
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972) as Paul Sanders
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) as Slither Roth
- Columbo (1971) as Wolpert
- All in the Family (1971) as Paul Goodrow
- The Million Dollar Duck (1971) as Arvin Wadlow
- The Barefoot Executive (1971) as Tom
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) as Michael Lee