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John Wells (III)

Producer | Writer | Director

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Member of USC School of Cinema-Television's Television Executive Advisory Council See more trivia »

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John M. Wells
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Hide HideProducer (51 titles)
2013 Kill Your Darlings (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2009-2012 Southland (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
– Integrity Check (2012) (executive producer)
– Identity (2012) (executive producer)
– Wednesday (2012) (executive producer)
– Graduation Day (2011) (executive producer)
– Failure Drill (2011) (executive producer)
See all 22 episodes »
 
2011 Mildred Pierce (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Part Five (2011) (executive producer)
– Part Four (2011) (executive producer)
– Part Three (2011) (executive producer)
– Part One (2011) (executive producer)
 
2011 Shameless (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes, 2011) (producer - 1 episode, 2011)
– Father Frank, Full of Grace (2011) (executive producer)
– Daddyz Girl (2011) (executive producer)
– Nana Gallagher Had an Affair (2011) (executive producer)
– But at Last Came a Knock (2011) (executive producer)
– It's Time to Kill the Turtle (2011) (executive producer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2010 The Company Men (producer)
 
2010 Gimme Shelter (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2009/I Cracks (executive producer)
 
2009 Previously On: E.R. (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994-2009 ER (TV series) (executive producer - 329 episodes)
– And in the End... (2009) (executive producer)
– I Feel Good (2009) (executive producer)
– Shifting Equilibrium (2009) (executive producer)
– Old Times (2009) (executive producer)
– What We Do (2009) (executive producer)
See all 329 episodes »
 
2009/I Motherhood (executive producer, producer)
 
2008 Gigantic (executive producer)
 
2007 Then She Found Me (executive producer)
 
2007 I'm Not There. (executive producer)
 
2007 Savage Grace (executive producer)
 
2006-2007 Smith (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– Seven (2007) (executive producer)
– Pilot (2006) (executive producer)
 
2007 An American Crime (executive producer)
 
2006 Infamous (executive producer)
 
1999-2006 The West Wing (TV series) (executive producer - 154 episodes)
– Tomorrow (2006) (executive producer)
– Institutional Memory (2006) (executive producer)
– The Last Hurrah (2006) (executive producer)
– Transition (2006) (executive producer)
– Requiem (2006) (executive producer)
See all 154 episodes »
 
2006 The Evidence (TV series) (producer)
 
2006 Prodigy/Bully (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 Doom (producer)
 
2005 Mrs. Harris (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page (executive producer)
 
2005 Dark Shadows (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 Nearing Grace (executive producer)
 
1999-2005 Third Watch (TV series) (executive producer - 132 episodes)
– Goodbye to Camelot (2005) (executive producer)
– End of Tour (2005) (executive producer)
– How Do You Spell Belief? (2005) (executive producer)
– Welcome Home (2005) (executive producer)
– Too Little, Too Late (2005) (executive producer)
See all 132 episodes »
 
2005 Duma (producer)
 
2005 Jonny Zero (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2004 A Dirty Shame (executive producer)
 
2004 A Home at the End of the World (producer)
 
2003 The Company (executive producer)
 
2003 Camp (executive producer)
 
2003 Party Monster (executive producer)
 
2002 The Big Time (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Presidio Med (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2002 White Oleander (producer)
 
2002/I The Good Thief (producer)
 
2002 Far from Heaven (executive producer)
 
2002 The West Wing Documentary Special (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2002 One Hour Photo (executive producer)
 
2001 The Grey Zone (executive producer)
 
2000 Citizen Baines (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1998 Trinity (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1997 The Peacemaker (co-executive producer)
 
1995 Mystery Dance (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.1 (1995) (producer)
 
1992 Angel Street (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1992 The Nightman (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1992 Angel Street (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
China Beach (TV series) (supervising producer - 22 episodes, 1989-1990) (producer - 17 episodes, 1988-1989) (co-executive producer - 16 episodes, 1990-1991)
– Hello Goodbye (1991) (co-executive producer)
– Through and Through (1991) (co-executive producer)
– Rewind (1991) (co-executive producer)
– Quest (1991) (co-executive producer)
– The Always Goodbye (1991) (co-executive producer)
See all 55 episodes »
 
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Roughhouse (1988) (producer)
 
1987 Nice Girls Don't Explode (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (17 titles)
2011-2012 Shameless (TV series)
– I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day (2012) (developer)
– Summer Loving (2012) (developer)
– Summertime (2012) (developer / written by)
– Father Frank, Full of Grace (2011) (developer / written by)
– Daddyz Girl (2011) (developer)
See all 15 episodes »
 
2010-2011 Southland (TV series)
– Graduation Day (2011) (teleplay)
– Let It Snow (2011) (written by)
– Phase Three (2010) (written by)
 
2010 The Company Men (written by)
 
1994-2009 ER (TV series)
– And in the End... (2009) (written by)
– Shifting Equilibrium (2009) (excerpts written by - uncredited)
– Old Times (2009) (written by)
– Cañon City (2005) (writer)
– Carter est Amoureux (2005) (writer)
See all 32 episodes »
 
2006-2007 Smith (TV series)
– Seven (2007) (creator)
– Three (2006) (writer)
– Two (2006) (writer)
– Pilot (2006) (writer)
 
2003-2006 The West Wing (TV series)
– Tomorrow (2006) (written by)
– Requiem (2006) (written by)
– Election Day: Part 2 (2006) (written by)
– 2162 Votes (2005) (writer)
– King Corn (2005) (writer)
See all 10 episodes »
 
2006 Prodigy/Bully (TV movie) (creator)
 
1999-2005 Third Watch (TV series)
– Goodbye to Camelot (2005) (creator)
– End of Tour (2005) (creator)
– How Do You Spell Belief? (2005) (creator)
– Welcome Home (2005) (creator)
– Too Little, Too Late (2005) (creator)
See all 132 episodes »
 
2002 Presidio Med (TV series)
– Do No Harm (2002) (writer)
 
2000 Citizen Baines (TV series)
 
1998 Trinity (TV series)
 
1998 The Adversaries (TV movie) (written by)
 
1996 Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (written by)
 
1992 The Nightman (TV movie) (written by)
 
1992 Angel Street (TV movie)
 
1988-1991 China Beach (TV series)
– Hello Goodbye (1991) (story / teleplay)
– Rewind (1991) (writer)
– One Small Step (1990) (writer)
– One Giant Leap (1990) (story)
– Juice (1990) (story)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
– Roughhouse (1988) (writer)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
2011-2012 Shameless (TV series)
– Summer Loving (2012)
– Frank the Plank (2011)
 
2010 The Company Men
 
1998-2009 ER (TV series)
– Old Times (2009)
– 300 Patients (2007)
– Jigsaw (2006)
– The Show Must Go On (2005)
– On the Beach (2002)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2003 The F.B.I. Files (TV series documentary)
– Broken Trust (2003)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2006 Hide & Seek (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2011 Bringing Shameless to America (video short)
Himself
 
2011 Shameless: Bringing the Fun to Dysfunctional (video short)
Himself
 
2011 Shameless: Season 2 Sneak Peak - One Hot Summer (video short)
Himself
 
2011 2011 Writers Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.9 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Previously On: E.R. (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Golden Girls/The West Wing/ER (2007) … Himself
 
2002 The Perfect Pitch (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Drama Series & Nominee: Best Writing for a Drama Series
 

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ER: : -- Actress Maura Tierney (Nurse Abby Lockhart) and executive producer/writer/director John Wells reminisce about a messy scene in the rain. Executive producer/show runner David Zabel talks about logistics and the writing pace of the show. At the Bingville Booster's Barbecue -- Meet John Wells, director of THE COMPANY MEN, an official selection in the Dramatic Competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The Insider: : -- Michael Cudlitz plays officer John Cooper on SOUTHLAND about the men and women in blue in Los Angeles. The show comes from John Wells of ER fame. Officer Cooper is training a rookie played by Ben McKenzie from THE O.C.
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[on 'The Company Men"] One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that everything will continue to be great and keep looking up. People were living much closer to the edge than they had any right to be living. A large... See more »

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Member of USC School of Cinema-Television's Television Executive Advisory Council See more »