John Gray (director)

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John Gray
Born
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1983–present
Known forGhost Whisperer
SpouseMelissa Jo Peltier (married 2006–present)
Children1

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[edit]

Film[edit]

Title Year Credited as Notes
Director Producer Writer
Footlights and Flatfeet 1984 Yes No Yes Also actor
Billy Galvin 1986 Yes No Yes
Born to Be Wild 1995 Yes No No
The Glimmer Man 1996 Yes No No
White Irish Drinkers 2010 Yes Yes Yes
French Kiss 2015 Yes No Yes Short film
The Desecrated 2018 Yes Yes Yes Short film
Extra Innings 2019 Yes Yes Yes Short film
Household Demons 2020 Yes Yes Yes Short film
Exit Package 2020 Yes Yes Yes Short film
Welcome to Forever 2021 Yes Yes Yes Short film
The Game Is Up: Disillusioned Trump Voters Tell Their Stories 2021 No No No Documentary
Executive producer
The Little Drummer Boy 2021 Yes Yes Yes Short film
The Third Defector 2022 Yes Yes Yes Short film

Television[edit]

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

Title Year Credited as Network Notes
Creator Director Writer Executive
producer
Powerhouse 1983 No Yes (1) No No PBS
Monsters 1989 No Yes (1) No No Syndicated
When He's Not a Stranger 1989 Yes Teleplay No CBS Television film
The Lost Capone 1990 Yes Yes No TNT Television film
The Marla Hanson Story 1991 Yes Story and teleplay No NBC Television film
An American Story 1992 Yes Story and teleplay No CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame television film
A Place for Annie 1994 Yes No No ABC Hallmark Hall of Fame television film
Sleep, Baby, Sleep 1995 No Teleplay No ABC Television film
The Day Lincoln Was Shot 1998 Yes Teleplay No TNT Television film
The Hunley 1999 Yes Story and teleplay No TNT Television film
Haven 2001 Yes No No CBS Television film
Brian's Song 2001 Yes Teleplay No ABC Television film
The Seventh Stream 2001 Yes Yes No CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame television film
Co-executive producer
Martin and Lewis 2002 Yes Yes No CBS Television film
Helter Skelter 2004 Yes Yes No CBS Television film
Empire 2005 No Yes (2) No No ABC
Ghost Whisperer 2005–10 Yes Yes (14) Yes (18) Yes CBS Executive producer (seasons 1–3)
Hide 2011 Yes No No TNT Mystery Movie Night television film
The Makeover 2013 Yes No No ABC Hallmark Hall of Fame television film
Reckless 2014 No Yes (3) No No CBS Co-executive producer
Grimm 2014, 2017 No Yes (2) No No NBC
The Family 2016 No Yes (2) No No ABC Co-executive producer
Gone 2017 No Yes (2) No No TF1

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