Director

Jack Bender

September 25, 1949 · USA

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

Notable work

8.5
Game of Thrones (2011)
Director
8
Lost (2004)
Director
8.5
FROM (2022)
Director
7.1
Under the Dome (2013)
Director
8.7
The Sopranos (1999)
Director
5.9
Child's Play 3 (1991)
Director
6.9
The Last Ship (2014)
Director
8.1
Columbo (1971)
as Wolpert
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Director
6.8
Alias (2001)
Director
7.9
Carnivàle (2003)
Director
7.1
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
Director

Often works with

Terry O'Quinn
2 titles together
Lost, Alias
Jorge Garcia
2 titles together
Lost, Alcatraz
Harold Perrineau
2 titles together
Lost, FROM
Maximiliano Hernández
2 titles together
The Last Ship, Mr. Mercedes
John Pyper-Ferguson
2 titles together
The Last Ship, Alphas
Greg Grunberg
2 titles together
Alias, Felicity

Full filmography · 74

Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Director
2018
Rewind
Director
20135.6
Weekends at Bellevue
Director
2011
The Lone Ranger
Director
2003
The David Cassidy Story
Director
2000
My Little Assassin
Director
1999
It Came from the Sky
Director and Writer
1999
The Tempest
Director
1998
A Call to Remember
Director
1997
Killing Mr. Griffin
Director
19974.8
Friends 'Til the End
Director
1997
Sweet Dreams
Director
1996