Grant Tinker was born on January 11, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA as Grant Almerin Tinker. He is a producer, known for Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1998), She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (2002) and The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987). He was previously married to Mary Tyler Moore...
Worked at NBC three different times in three different positions: NBC Radio executive, 1949-1950; Vice President of Programming, West Coast, 1961-1967; Chairman of NBC, 1981-1986.
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Founded MTM Enterprises with his then-wife Mary Tyler Moore in 1969. MTM was sold to British investors in 1990 and to International Family Entertainment in 1993. MTM became part of 20th Century Fox in 1996.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Going Places
1973
TV Short executive producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mergers & Acquisitions
1989
Short thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
She Turned the World on with Her Smile: The Making of 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Intimate Portrait
1998-2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Inside Star Trek: The Real Story
1998
Video documentary
Himself
Biography
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
Time Machine
1991
TV Series documentary
Himself - Television Executive
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1987
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Governor's Award
The USA Today's 5th Anniversary Gala
1987
TV Movie
Himself
This Is Your Life
1987
TV Special
Himself
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - NBC President
The 3rd Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Host
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
TV Series
Himself
The 29th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1972
TV Special
Himself
TV Land Moguls
2004-2009
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom
2003
Video documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2016
TV Series
Himself
Pioneers of Television
2008
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Inside TV Land: Get Smart
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Personal Award
Peabody Awards
A Peabody Award goes to Grant Tinker for recognizing, protecting, and fostering creativity of the ... More