Mark Jones (filmmaker)

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Mark Jones
Born
Mark Robert Jones

(1953-01-17) January 17, 1953 (age 72)
Occupation Writer   Director   Producer   Actor
Years active1976-present
Known forfilm television
Notable work Leprechaun (film series)

Mark Robert Jones (born January 17, 1953) is an American screenwriter, film director, television director, film producer, and television producer. He wrote and directed Leprechaun (1993), about the fairy tale character, beginning the horror franchise of the same name, which includes eight films in total. He also directed and co-wrote the horror film Rumpelstiltskin , also based on a fairy tale, and written for numerous television series such as The A-Team and The Highwayman . Jones wrote and directed the 2007 film Triloquist and the 2013 film Scorned .

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerActorRole
1993 Leprechaun YesYes
1994 Leprechaun 2 Yes
1995 Rumpelstiltskin YesYes
2004 Quiet Kill Yes
2008 Triloquist YesYesYesYesGoofy Guy
2013 Scorned YesYesYesCop Holding Bootsie

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterStory
editor
ProducerNetworkNotes
1976 Ark II Yes CBS Episode: "The Tank"
1977 The Skatebirds Storiesunknown episodes
1977 Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels Yes ABC unknown episodes
1977 The All-New Super Friends Hour Yes2 episodes
1977 What's New, Mr. Magoo? YesCBS16 episodes
1978 Scooby's Laff-A Lympics StoriesABCunknown episodes
1978 Yogi's Space Race Stories NBC unknown episodes
1978 The All-New Popeye Hour StoriesCBSunknown episodes
1978 Fangface YesABCEpisode: "A Heap of Trouble"
1978 Buford and the Galloping Ghost StoriesNBCunknown episodes
1978 Dinky Dog StoriesCBS16 episodes
1979–1980 The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show StoriesYesABCunknown episodes
1980–1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo YesYesstory editor (10 episodes)

writer (9 episodes)

1981 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Storiesunknown episodes
1981 Heathcliff StoriesABCunknown episodes
1981–1982 The Fall Guy Yes3 episodes
1982 The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour StoriesExecutiveurknown episodes
1983 The Powers of Matthew Star YesNBCEpisode: "The Road Rebels"
1983 The Puppy's Further Adventures YesExecutiveYesABCurknown episodes
1983 Mister T YesNBCEpisode: "Mystery of the Golden Medallion"
1983 Saturday Supercade StoryCBSEpisode: "The Incredible Shrinking Ape"
1983 Rubik, the Amazing Cube StoryExecutiveYesABCStory editor and producer (episode: "Super Power Lisa")

Story (episode: "Honolulu Rubik")

1983–1984 The Rousters YesNBC4 episodes
1984 Riptide YesYesNBC9 episodes (story editor)
3 episodes (written by)
1984 Turbo Teen YesABCEpisode: "Turbo Thieves"
1984–1985 The A-Team YesYesNBC24 episodes (story editor)
8 episodes (written by)
1985 Hunter Yes2 episodes
1985 Misfits of Science YesEpisode: "Lost Link"
1985–1986 Knight Rider Yes3 episodes
1987 A.L.F. YesEpisode: "Two for the Brig"
1987 Werewolf Yes FOX 2 episodes
1988 The Highwayman YesYesNBCwriter (episode: "Summer of '45")

producer (unknown episodes)

1988 Police Academy (TV series) Yes Syndicated Episode: "Cops and Robots"
1988The Road RaidersYesunknownTelevision film
1989–1990 Superboy YesExecutiveSyndicated4 episodes
1991 James Bond Jr. YesYes2 episodes
1993 Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa YesABC3 episodes
1994 High Tide YesSyndicatedurknown episodes
1994–1995 Mega Man Yes2 episodes
1995 Skysurfer Strike Force YesYes3 episodes
1997–1998 NightMan YesYesdirector (3 episodes)

writer (episode: "Nightwoman")

2016 Nature YesYes Discovery Channel Episode: "Natural Born Hustlers: The Hunger Hustlers"