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Jack Bender

Director | Producer | Actor

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In 1973, he appeared in a Columbo episode called "Publish or Perish," which starred Jack Cassidy. In 2000, he directed a made-for-TV movie about Jack's son called "The David Cassidy Story.".

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2013 Under the Dome (TV series) (filming)
– Blue on Blue (2013)
– Into the Fire (2013)
 
2013 Rewind (TV movie)
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series)
– Tommy Madsen (2012) (car chase - uncredited)
– Webb Porter (2012)
– Clarence Montgomery (2012)
– Kit Nelson (2012)
– Ernest Cobb (2012)
 
2011 Alphas (TV series)
– Pilot (2011)
 
2011 Weekends at Bellevue (TV movie)
 
2004-2010 Lost (TV series)
– The End (2010)
– The Candidate (2010)
– Happily Ever After (2010)
– Recon (2010)
– Lighthouse (2010)
See all 38 episodes »
 
2007-2008 Lost: Missing Pieces (TV mini-series)
– So It Begins (2008)
– The Envelope (2008)
– Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course (2008)
– Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack. (2008)
– Tropical Depression (2007)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2008 The Prince of Motor City (TV movie)
 
2001-2006 The Sopranos (TV series)
– Mayham (2006)
– The Weight (2002)
– To Save Us All from Satan's Power (2001)
– Another Toothpick (2001)
 
2003-2005 Carnivàle (TV series)
– Alamogordo, N.M. (2005)
– Insomnia (2003)
 
2001-2004 Alias (TV series)
– Blood Ties (2004)
– Unveiled (2004)
– Facade (2004)
– Remnants (2003)
– Prelude (2003)
See all 11 episodes »
 
2003 The Lyon's Den (TV series)
 
2003 Joan of Arcadia (TV series)
– Pilot (2003)
 
2003 Boomtown (TV series)
– Blackout (2003)
 
2003 The Lone Ranger (TV movie)
 
2003 Presidio Med (TV series)
– Breathless (2003)
 
1999-2001 Judging Amy (TV series)
– Off the Grid (2001)
– Everybody Falls Down (2001)
– The Undertow (2001)
– Drawing the Line (2000)
– Culture Clash (2000)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2000-2001 That's Life (TV series)
– Banister Head (2001)
– He's Very Heavy, He's My Brother (2000)
 
2000-2001 Ally McBeal (TV series)
– The Ex-Files (2001)
– Boy Next Door (2000)
 
2000 Boston Public (TV series)
– Chapter Two (2000)
 
2000 Felicity (TV series)
– The Anti-Natalie Intervention (2000)
– The Biggest Deal There Is (2000)
– The Aretha Theory (2000)
 
2000 The David Cassidy Story (TV movie)
 
1999 My Little Assassin (TV movie)
 
1999 It Came from the Sky (TV movie)
 
1998 The Tempest (TV movie)
 
1996-1998 Profiler (TV series)
– Cycle of Violence (1998)
– Old Acquaintance (1997)
– It Cuts Both Ways (1997)
– Modus Operandi (1996)
 
1997 A Call to Remember (TV movie)
 
1997 Killing Mr. Griffin (TV movie)
 
1997 Friends 'Til the End (TV movie)
 
1996 Sweet Dreams (TV movie)
 
1996 A Face to Die For (TV movie)
 
1995 Nothing Lasts Forever (TV movie)
 
1995 New York News (TV series)
 
1992-1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series)
– Sentenced to Life (1995)
– The Game Is Chicken (1993)
– Home and Away (1992)
 
1995 Lone Justice 2
 
1994 Family Album (TV movie)
 
1994 Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (TV movie)
 
1994 Armed and Innocent (TV movie)
 
1993 Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (TV series)
– Return to Plum Creek (1993)
 
1991-1993 I'll Fly Away (TV series)
– Commencement (1993)
– Fragile Truths (1992)
– Hello and Goodbye (1992)
– Hard Lessons (1992)
– Alice Oakley Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1992)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1992 Love Can Be Murder (TV movie)
 
1991 Northern Exposure (TV series)
– Seoul Mates (1991)
 
1991 Child's Play 3
 
1991 The Perfect Tribute (TV movie)
 
1990 The Dreamer of Oz (TV movie)
 
1989 My Brother's Wife (TV movie)
 
1989 Charlie (TV movie)
 
1988 Tricks of the Trade (TV movie)
 
1988 Side by Side (TV movie)
 
1987 A Year in the Life (TV series)
– What Do People Do All Day? (1987)
 
1986 Jack and Mike (TV series)
– Change of Heart (1986)
– Pilot (1986)
 
1985 The Midnight Hour (TV movie)
 
1985 Letting Go (TV movie)
 
1985 Deadly Messages (TV movie)
 
1984 Shattered Vows (TV movie)
 
1979-1984 The Paper Chase (TV series)
– The Advocates (1984)
– Hart Goes Home (1984)
– Limits (1984)
– Labor of Love (1984)
– Snow (1983)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1984 High School U.S.A. (TV movie)
 
1983 Two Kinds of Love (TV movie)
 
1982-1983 Fame (TV series)
– Ending on a High Note (1983)
– A Tough Act to Follow (1982)
 
1982 In Love with an Older Woman (TV movie)
 
1982 King's Crossing (TV series)
– Confusion by Cupid (1982)
– Strangers (1982)
 
1981-1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
– Kindred Spirits (1982)
– Tony Comes Home (1982)
– The Tangled Vines (1981)
 
1979-1981 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
– Goals (1981)
– The Idolbreaker: Part 2 (1981)
– The Idolbreaker: Part 1 (1981)
– David's Rib (1981)
– Holly (1980)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1980 A Real Naked Lady
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
2013 Under the Dome (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode) (filming)
– Pilot (2013) (executive producer)
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Garrett Stillman (2012) (executive producer)
– Tommy Madsen (2012) (executive producer)
– Webb Porter (2012) (executive producer)
– Sonny Burnett (2012) (executive producer)
– The Ames Bros. (2012) (executive producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2011 Alphas (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (2011) (executive producer)
 
Lost (TV series) (executive producer - 103 episodes, 2005-2010) (co-executive producer - 11 episodes, 2004-2005)
– Epilogue: The New Man in Charge (2010) (executive producer)
– The End (2010) (executive producer)
– What They Died For (2010) (executive producer)
– Across the Sea (2010) (executive producer)
– The Candidate (2010) (executive producer)
See all 114 episodes »
 
2008 I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face (short) (executive producer)
 
2007-2008 Lost: Missing Pieces (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– So It Begins (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
– The Envelope (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
– Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
– Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack. (2008) (executive producer - uncredited)
– Tropical Depression (2007) (executive producer - uncredited)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2002 Girls Club (TV series) (co-executive producer - 1 episode, 2002) (consulting producer - 1 episode, 2002)
– Book of Virtues (2002) (co-executive producer)
– Pilot (2002) (consulting producer)
 
1999 It Came from the Sky (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 The Tempest (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1997 A Call to Remember (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986 Jack and Mike (TV series) (supervising producer - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1986) (supervising producer)
 
Show ShowActor (24 titles)
1995 Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (TV movie)
Musician in Cafe
 
1987 A Year in the Life (TV series)
Process Server
– Things You Should Know Before and After (1987) … Process Server
 
1978 Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (TV movie)
Allcott
 
1978 Hot Lead and Cold Feet
Farmer 3
 
1978 Husbands, Wives & Lovers (TV series)
Restaurant Owner
– The Women Strike (1978) … Restaurant Owner
 
1976 Emergency! (TV series)
Sills
– Fair Fight (1976) … Sills
 
1976 McNaughton's Daughter (TV movie)
 
1975 Target Risk (TV movie)
Joe Cordova
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
Earl Mowbray
– Speak No Evil (1974) … Earl Mowbray
 
1974 Columbo (TV series)
Norman Wolpert
– Publish or Perish (1974) … Norman Wolpert
 
1970-1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Joe / Robert Loper
– The Killing Truth (1973) … Joe
– Antennae of Death (1970) … Robert Loper
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
John Boyd
– N Is for Nightmare (1973) … John Boyd
 
1973 Here We Go Again (TV series)
Bill
– Class of '77 (1973) … Bill
 
1973 Savage (TV movie)
Jerry
 
1973 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Paul Sanders
– The Crash of 29 Years Old (1973) … Paul Sanders
 
1972 The Paul Lynde Show (TV series)
Jericho
– To Commune or Not to Commune (1972) … Jericho
 
1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Slither Roth
 
1972 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
Michael Lee
– More Than Neighbors (1972) … Michael Lee
 
1970-1971 Room 222 (TV series)
Mel Wertz
– The Sins of the Fathers (1971)
– Mel Wertz and the Nickel-Plated Toothpick (1970) … Mel Wertz
 
1971 The Million Dollar Duck
Arvin Wadlow
 
1971 The Barefoot Executive
Tom
 
1971 All in the Family (TV series)
Paul Goodrow
– Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit (1971) … Paul Goodrow
 
1971 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
Jeff
– Over Thirty is Out (1971) … Jeff
 
1971 Mod Squad (TV series)
Jeff Dalton
– A Short Course in War (1971) … Jeff Dalton
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1999 It Came from the Sky (TV movie)
 
1979-1984 The Paper Chase (TV series)
– The Advocates (1984) (written by)
– The Tables Down at Ernie's (1979) (story)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2012 My Little Friend (video short) (completed)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1981 Zoot Suit (consultant)
 
Show ShowThanks (12 titles)
2010 Lost: The Final Journey (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2010 Lost: Final Chapter (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2009 Lost: A Journey in Time (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2009 Lost: Destiny Calls (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2007 Lost: The Answers (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 West 32nd (thanks)
 
2007 Lost Survivor Guide (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2006 Lost: A Tale of Survival (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2006 Lost: Reckoning (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2006 Lost: Revelation (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
2005 Destination Lost (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 Lost: The Journey (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2008 Lost: The Answers Are Here (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Lost in a Day (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Fire + Water: Anatomy of an Episode (video documentary short)
Himself - Executive Producer/Director
 
2006 Secrets from the Hatch (video documentary short)
Himself - Executive Producer/Director
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1973-1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Provided audio commentary for Man of Science, Man of Faith with Jack Bender, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse and Bryan Burk. See more »

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

In 1973, he appeared in a Columbo episode called "Publish or Perish," which starred Jack Cassidy. In 2000, he directed a made-for-TV movie about Jack's son called "The David Cassidy Story.". See more »

Star Sign:

Libra