John Gray (director)

{{short description|American writer, director, producer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}

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| name = John Gray

| image = File:John Gray (director).jpg

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| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| nationality = American

| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Writer
  • producer
  • director

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| years_active = 1983–present

| known_for = Ghost Whisperer

| spouse = Melissa Jo Peltier (married 2006–present)

| children = 1

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John Gray is an American writer, director, producer. He is the creator of the CBS television series Ghost Whisperer starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. He has written and directed feature movies as well.

Gray has written and directed many movies for television, such as the remake of the 1976 telefilm Helter Skelter, Martin and Lewis, The Hunley, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, and several Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

He directed the ABC original series Empire.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year

! colspan="3" scope="col"| Credited as

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes

Director

!Producer

!Writer

scope=row|Footlights and Flatfeet

|1984

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|Also actor

scope=row|Billy Galvin

|1986

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|

scope=row|Born to Be Wild

|1995

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

scope=row|The Glimmer Man

|1996

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

scope=row|White Irish Drinkers

|2010

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|

scope=row|French Kiss

|2015

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|The Desecrated

|2018

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|Extra Innings

|2019

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|Household Demons

|2020

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|Exit Package

|2020

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|Welcome to Forever

|2021

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories

|2021

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Documentary
Executive producer

scope=row|The Little Drummer Boy

|2021

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

scope=row|The Third Defector

|2022

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|Short film

= Television =

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

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! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year

! colspan="4" scope="col"| Credited as

! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Network

! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes

Creator

!Director

!Writer

!Executive
producer

scope=row|Powerhouse

|1983

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|PBS

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scope=row|Monsters

|1989

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Syndicated

|

scope=row|When He's Not a Stranger

|1989

|{{n/a

}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Teleplay}}

|{{no}}

|CBS

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|The Lost Capone

|1990

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|TNT

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|The Marla Hanson Story

|1991

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Story and teleplay}}

|{{no}}

|NBC

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|An American Story

|1992

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Story and teleplay}}

|{{no}}

|CBS

|Hallmark Hall of Fame television film

|-

!scope=row|A Place for Annie

|1994

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|ABC

|Hallmark Hall of Fame television film

|-

!scope=row|Sleep, Baby, Sleep

|1995

|{{n/a|}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes|Teleplay}}

|{{no}}

|ABC

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|The Day Lincoln Was Shot

|1998

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Teleplay}}

|{{no}}

|TNT

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|The Hunley

|1999

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Story and teleplay}}

|{{no}}

|TNT

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|Haven

|2001

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|CBS

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|Brian's Song

|2001

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Teleplay}}

|{{no}}

|ABC

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|The Seventh Stream

|2001

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|CBS

|Hallmark Hall of Fame television film
Co-executive producer

|-

!scope=row|Martin and Lewis

|2002

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|CBS

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|Helter Skelter

|2004

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|CBS

|Television film

|-

!scope=row|Empire

|2005

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (2)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|ABC

|

|-

!scope=row|Ghost Whisperer

|2005–10

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}} (14)

|{{yes}} (18)

|{{yes}}

|CBS

|Executive producer {{small|(seasons 1–3)}}

|-

!scope=row|Hide

|2011

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|TNT

|Mystery Movie Night television film

|-

!scope=row|The Makeover

|2013

|{{n/a|}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|ABC

|Hallmark Hall of Fame television film

|-

!scope=row|Reckless

|2014

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (3)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|CBS

|Co-executive producer

|-

!scope=row|Grimm

|2014, 2017

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (2)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|NBC

|

|-

!scope=row|The Family

|2016

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (2)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|ABC

|Co-executive producer

|-

!scope=row|Gone

|2017

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (2)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|TF1

|

|}