John Wells Biography (1956-) (original) (raw)

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Full name, John Marcum Wells; born May 28, 1956, in Alexandria, VA; son of Llewellyn Wallace, Jr. (a minister) and Marjorie Elizabeth (maiden name, Risberg) Wells; brother of Llewellyn Wells (a producer); married Belinda Casas, December 30, 1978 (divorced); married; wife's name, Marilyn; children: two. Addresses: Office: John Wells Productions, 4000 Warner Blvd., Building 1,First Floor, Burbank, CA 91522.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, director, writer

Birth Details

May 28, 1956

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work
• Creator; Series
• Angel Street, CBS, 1992
• Third Watch, NBC, 1999-
• Presidio Med, CBS, 2002-
• Executive Producer; Series
• (With others) China Beach, ABC, 1988-1991
• Angel Street, CBS, 1992
• (With others) ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994-
• Trinity, NBC, 1998
• Third Watch, NBC, 1999-
• The West Wing, NBC, 1999-
• Citizen Baines, CBS, 2001
• Presidio Med, CBS, 2002-
• Executive Producer; Movies
• (With others) The Nightman (also known as The Watchman), NBC, 1992
• The Big Time, TNT, 2002
• Director; Episodic
• "The Healers," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
• "Faith," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997
• "Carter's Choice," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC,1998
• (With Christopher Chulak) "The Storm: Parts 1 & 2," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1999
• "Such Sweet Sorrow," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2000
• "A Walk in the Woods," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
• "On the Beach," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2002
• Also directed episodes of China Beach, ABC, and Third Watch, NBC.
• Executive Producer; Pilots
• Angel Street, 1992
• ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
• Mystery Dance, ABC, 1995
• (And creator) The Adversaries, NBC, 1998
• Other
• (Executive story editor) Just in Time (miniseries), ABC, 1988
• (Executive consultant) Driving Miss Daisy (pilot), CBS, 1992
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Intimate Portrait: Holly Hunter, Lifetime, 2000
• Film Work
• Executive Producer
• (With others) The Peacemaker, DreamWorks, 1997
• Far from Heaven, USA Films, 2002
• The Grey Zone, Lions Gate Films, 2002
• One Hour Photo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Party Monster, ContentFilm, 2003
• Producer
• (With others) Nice Girls Don't Explode, New World, 1987
• The Good Thief, Fox Searchlight, 2002
• White Oleander, Warner Bros., 2002
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, DreamWorks, 2003
• Stage Work
• Producer of Balm in Gilead, Battery, Femme Fatale, Ground Zero, Judgement, She Also Dances, _Steaming,_and Tanzi.
• WRITINGS
• Teleplays
• Episodic
• Shell Game, CBS, 1987
• "Hello-Goodbye," China Beach, ABC, 1991
• Angel Street, CBS, 1992
• "Chicago Heat," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
• "Day One," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994
• "The Birthday Party," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
• "Everything Old Is New Again," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
• "Feb. 5, '95," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
• "Welcome Back, Carter!," ER (also known as Emergency Room),NBC, 1995
• "Dead of Winter," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
• "Dr. Carter, I Presume," ER (also known as Emergency Room),NBC, 1996
• "The Healers," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
• "John Carter, M.D.," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
• "Faith," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997
• "Fathers and Sons," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC,1997
• "One More for the Road," ER (also known as Emergency Room),NBC, 1997
• "Carter's Choice," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC,1998
• "In a Yellow Wood," Trinity, NBC, 1998
• "The Peace of Wild Things," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1999
• "The Storm: Parts 1 & 2," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1999
• "Sunny, Like Sunshine," Third Watch, NBC, 1999
• (With Edward Allen Bernero) "Welcome to Camelot," Third Watch, NBC, 1999
• "Spring Forward, Fall Back," Third Watch, NBC, 2000
• "Such Sweet Sorrow," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2000
• "This Band of Brothers," Third Watch, NBC, 2000
• "The Visit" (also known as "I Loved You, God, How I Loved You"), ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2000
• "Young Men and Fire," Third Watch, NBC, 2000
• "Adam 55-3," Third Watch, NBC, 2001
• "September Tenth," Third Watch, NBC, 2001
• "Three Days in November," Citizen Baines, CBS, 2001
• "A Walk in the Woods," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2001
• "Do No Harm," Presidio Med, CBS, 2002
• "On the Beach," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2002
• "Secrets and Lies," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC,2002
• "Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days," Third Watch, NBC, 2002
• Movies
• The Nightman (also known as The Watchman), NBC, 1992
• Pilots
• Roughhouse, CBS, 1988
• Mystery Dance, ABC, 1995
• Third Watch, NBC, 1999
• Stories for Series
• Third Watch, NBC, 1999-
• Presidio Med, CBS, 2002-
• Screenplays
• Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story, Paulist Pictures, 1996
• Deep Impact, DreamWorks, 1998
• Stage Plays
• Author of Balm in Gilead, Battery, Femme Fatale, Ground Zero, Judgement, She Also Dances, Steaming, and Tanzi.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, December 29, 1995, pp. 36-37
• Life, October, 1995, pp. 24-26
• Variety, June 25, 2001, p. 4