Jack Bender (born September 25, 1949) is an American television and
film director, television producer and former actor best known for his
work as a director on Lost, The Sopranos and Game of Thrones.Bender
grew up in a secular Jewish family in Los Angeles. His father was a
furrier to the Hollywood community. He studied art with Los Angeles
artist Martin Lubner (spouse of actress Joanna Merlin) and then went
into acting "because it seemed like what I could do and make a
living." As an actor, Bender guest-starred on All in the Family, The
Bob Newhart Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He co-starred in The
Million Dollar Duck, Savage and McNaughton's Daughter. He then went
into directing, working on a number of television series.He was an
executive producer and lead director on the ABC TV series Lost,
directing 38 episodes of the show, including the series finale. Bender
has also directed on other popular shows such as The Sopranos, CarnivÃ
le, Alias and Boston Public. In recent years he was an executive
producer and lead director on the TV series Under the Dome (2013) and
The Last Ship (2014â€"15). In 2016, Bender directed the fifth and
sixth episodes of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, followed by a
limited TV series adaptation of Stephen King's novel Mr.
Mercedes.Bender received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his direction of the Lost
episodes "Live Together, Die Alone", "Through the Looking Glass" and
the series finale "The End". He was also nominated for the Game of
Thrones episode "The Door".
film director, television producer and former actor best known for his
work as a director on Lost, The Sopranos and Game of Thrones.Bender
grew up in a secular Jewish family in Los Angeles. His father was a
furrier to the Hollywood community. He studied art with Los Angeles
artist Martin Lubner (spouse of actress Joanna Merlin) and then went
into acting "because it seemed like what I could do and make a
living." As an actor, Bender guest-starred on All in the Family, The
Bob Newhart Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He co-starred in The
Million Dollar Duck, Savage and McNaughton's Daughter. He then went
into directing, working on a number of television series.He was an
executive producer and lead director on the ABC TV series Lost,
directing 38 episodes of the show, including the series finale. Bender
has also directed on other popular shows such as The Sopranos, CarnivÃ
le, Alias and Boston Public. In recent years he was an executive
producer and lead director on the TV series Under the Dome (2013) and
The Last Ship (2014â€"15). In 2016, Bender directed the fifth and
sixth episodes of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, followed by a
limited TV series adaptation of Stephen King's novel Mr.
Mercedes.Bender received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his direction of the Lost
episodes "Live Together, Die Alone", "Through the Looking Glass" and
the series finale "The End". He was also nominated for the Game of
Thrones episode "The Door".
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