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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.
The Company Men -- The Company Men: Trailer #1
ER: : -- Executive producer/writer/director John Wells and executive producer/show runner David Zabel talk about the original cast members, the possibility that they would ever return, and how they thought it was all over when George Clooney (Dr. Doug Ross) left.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
c. 1956 See more »
Contact:
View agent, publicist and company contact info on IMDbPro.
Trivia:
Member of USC School of Cinema-Television's Television Executive Advisory... See more »
STARmeter: ?
Up 6% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 33 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(327 articles)
Preliminary 2011 Oscar Contenders: The Complete List
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 19 March 2010, 10:38 AM, PDT)
Skeet Ulrich Back for Another CBS Pilot
 (From AOL - TVSquad. 19 March 2010, 9:30 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Writer, Director, Thanks, Self
In Development: What's this?
  1. The Attack (details only on IMDbPro)
  2. The Flock (details only on IMDbPro)
  3. Awaken the Dragon (details only on IMDbPro)
  4. Kill Your Darlings (details only on IMDbPro)
  5. An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England (details only on IMDbPro)
  6. Stolen Innocence (details only on IMDbPro)
  7. Betsy and the Emperor (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
  1. Major Bummer (2010) (in production) (producer)
  2. Electric Slide (2011) (pre-production) (executive producer)
  3. Goat (2010) (pre-production) (executive producer)

  4. "Shameless" (producer) (1 episode, 2010)
        - Pilot (2010) TV episode (producer)
  5. "Southland" (executive producer) (9 episodes, 2009-2010)
        - Phase Three (2010) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Maximum Deployment (2010) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Derailed (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Westside (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Two Gangs (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
          (4 more)
  6. The Company Men (2010) (producer)

  7. Cracks (2009/I) (executive producer)
  8. Previously On: E.R. (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
  9. "ER" (executive producer) (330 episodes, 1994-2009)
        - And in the End... (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Previously on ER (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - I Feel Good (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Shifting Equilibrium (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Old Times (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
          (325 more)
  10. Motherhood (2009/I) (executive producer) (producer)
  11. Gigantic (2008) (executive producer)
  12. Then She Found Me (2007) (executive producer)
  13. I'm Not There. (2007) (executive producer)
    ... aka "I'm Not There" - Germany, USA (poster title)
  14. Savage Grace (2007) (executive producer)
  15. "Smith" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Seven (2007) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Pilot (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
  16. An American Crime (2007) (executive producer)
  17. Infamous (2006) (executive producer)
  18. "The West Wing" (executive producer) (154 episodes, 1999-2006)
    ... aka "The White House" - Israel (English title), Japan (English title)
        - Tomorrow (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Institutional Memory (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Last Hurrah (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Transition (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Requiem (2006) TV episode (executive producer)
          (149 more)
  19. "The Evidence" (2006) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  20. Prodigy/Bully (2006) (TV) (executive producer)
  21. Doom (2005) (producer)
  22. Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
  23. The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) (executive producer)
  24. Nearing Grace (2005) (executive producer)
  25. "Third Watch" (executive producer) (132 episodes, 1999-2005)
        - Goodbye to Camelot (2005) TV episode (executive producer)
        - End of Tour (2005) TV episode (executive producer)
        - How Do You Spell Belief? (2005) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Welcome Home (2005) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Too Little, Too Late (2005) TV episode (executive producer)
          (127 more)
  26. Duma (2005) (producer)
  27. "Jonny Zero" (2005) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  28. A Dirty Shame (2004) (executive producer)
  29. A Home at the End of the World (2004) (producer)
  30. Dark Shadows (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
  31. The Company (2003) (executive producer)
  32. Camp (2003) (executive producer)
  33. Party Monster (2003) (executive producer)
  34. The Big Time (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
  35. "Presidio Med" (2002) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  36. The Good Thief (2002/I) (producer)
  37. White Oleander (2002) (producer)
  38. Far from Heaven (2002) (executive producer)
  39. The West Wing Documentary Special (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
  40. One Hour Photo (2002) (executive producer)
    ... aka "Stalker" - Japan (English title)
  41. "Citizen Baines" (2001) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  42. The Grey Zone (2001) (executive producer)

  43. "Trinity" (1998) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  44. The Peacemaker (1997) (co-executive producer)
  45. "Mystery Dance" (producer) (1 episode, 1995)
        - Episode #1.1 (1995) TV episode (producer)
  46. "Angel Street" (1992) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  47. The Nightman (1992) (TV) (co-executive producer)
  48. Angel Street (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
  49. "China Beach" (supervising producer) (22 episodes, 1989-1990) (producer) (17 episodes, 1988-1989) (co-executive producer) (16 episodes, 1990-1991)
        - Hello Goodbye (1991) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - Through and Through (1991) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - Rewind (1991) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - Quest (1991) TV episode (co-executive producer)
        - The Always Goodbye (1991) TV episode (co-executive producer)
          (50 more)

  50. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (producer) (1 episode, 1988)
        - Roughhouse (1988) TV episode (producer)
  51. Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987) (producer)
    ... aka "Cuidado - Chica explosiva" - USA (Spanish title)
Writer:
  1. "Shameless" (1 episode, 2010)
        - Pilot (2010) TV episode (writer)
  2. "Southland" (1 episode, 2010)
        - Phase Three (2010) TV episode (written by)
  3. The Company Men (2010) (written by)

  4. "ER" (33 episodes, 1994-2009)
        - And in the End... (2009) TV episode (written by)
        - Previously on ER (2009) TV episode (excerpts written by) (uncredited)
        - Shifting Equilibrium (2009) TV episode (excerpts written by) (uncredited)
        - Old Times (2009) TV episode (written by)
        - Cañon City (2005) TV episode (writer)
          (28 more)
  5. Invisible Man (2008) (screenplay)
  6. "Smith" (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
        - Seven (2007) TV episode (creator)
        - Three (2006) TV episode (writer)
        - Two (2006) TV episode (writer)
        - Pilot (2006) TV episode (writer)
  7. "The West Wing" (10 episodes, 2003-2006)
    ... aka "The White House" - Israel (English title), Japan (English title)
        - Tomorrow (2006) TV episode (written by)
        - Requiem (2006) TV episode (written by)
        - Election Day: Pt. 2 (2006) TV episode (written by)
        - 2162 Votes (2005) TV episode (writer)
        - King Corn (2005) TV episode (writer)
          (5 more)
  8. Prodigy/Bully (2006) (TV) (creator)
  9. "Third Watch" (132 episodes, 1999-2005)
        - Goodbye to Camelot (2005) TV episode (creator)
        - End of Tour (2005) TV episode (creator)
        - How Do You Spell Belief? (2005) TV episode (creator)
        - Welcome Home (2005) TV episode (creator)
        - Too Little, Too Late (2005) TV episode (creator)
          (127 more)
  10. "Presidio Med" (2002) TV series (unknown episodes)
  11. "Citizen Baines" (2001) TV series (unknown episodes)

  12. "Trinity" (1998) TV series (unknown episodes)
  13. Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) (written by)
    ... aka "Entertaining Angels" - USA (short title)
  14. The Nightman (1992) (TV) (written by)
  15. Angel Street (1992) (TV) (writer)
  16. "China Beach" (18 episodes, 1988-1991)
        - Hello Goodbye (1991) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
        - Rewind (1991) TV episode (writer)
        - One Small Step (1990) TV episode (writer)
        - One Giant Leap (1990) TV episode (story)
        - Juice (1990) TV episode (story)
          (13 more)

  17. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1988)
        - Roughhouse (1988) TV episode (writer)
Director:
  1. The Company Men (2010)

  2. "ER" (9 episodes, 1998-2009)
        - Old Times (2009) TV episode
        - 300 Patients (2007) TV episode
        - Jigsaw (2006) TV episode
        - The Show Must Go On (2005) TV episode
        - On the Beach (2002) TV episode
          (4 more)
  3. "The F.B.I. Files" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Broken Trust (2003) TV episode
Thanks:
  1. Hide & Seek (2006) (thanks)
Self:
  1. Previously On: E.R. (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "ER" .... Himself - Executive Producer (1 episode, 2009)
        - Previously on ER (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Executive Producer
  3. "Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Golden Girls/The West Wing/ER (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka "Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch" - USA (series title)

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Genres:
Drama | Crime | War | Thriller See more »
Plot Keywords:
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