John Gray (director)
{{short description|American writer, director, producer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{No footnotes|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = John Gray
| image = File:John Gray (director).jpg
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| birth_name =
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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
}}
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.
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 |
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.
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! 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 |
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scope=row|Powerhouse
|1983 |{{no}} |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |{{no}} |PBS | |
scope=row|Monsters
|1989 |{{no}} |{{yes}} (1) |{{no}} |{{no}} | |
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
|
|}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0336726|name=John Gray}}
- [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/movies/24irish.html?hpw "Going Really Indie, With His Own Cash"] The New York Times, January 22, 2010
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Category:Film directors from New York City
Category:Film producers from New York (state)
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American television directors
Category:American male television writers