Randy Zisk
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Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director, producer, and writer.
Biography
He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His family is Jewish. His brother, Craig Zisk, also works in television. As both a director and producer, he has worked most substantially on the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Monk. He also wrote the 2006 film Maybe It's in the Water, and two episodes of Midnight Caller.
Zisk was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award, in 2005.
Television credits
Numbers in directing and writing credits refer to number of episodes.
1980s
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | ||||
| 1986–1987 | Heart of the City | No | associate (13) | ABC | |
| 1987 | Hooperman | No | supervising (2) | Also, associate producer | |
| 1988–1991 | Midnight Caller | Yes (2) | Yes (60) | NBC | Also, associate and co-producer |
1990s
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | ||||
| 1991 | Sisters | Yes (2) | co-producer (1) | NBC | |
| 1992 | Reasonable Doubts | Yes (8) | Yes (44) | ABC | Writer: "Change of Plans" Also, supervising producer |
| 1992 | Bodies of Evidence | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 1993–1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Yes (6) | co-executive (21) | ABC | Also, supervising producer |
| 1995–1996 | Charlie Grace | Yes (8) | co-executive (8) | ||
| 1996 | High Incident | Yes (8) | No | ||
| 1996 | L.A. Firefighters | Yes (1) | No | Fox | |
| 1996 | Millennium | Yes (1) | No | ||
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 1996–1997 | Murder One | Yes (3) | No | ABC | |
| 1996–1997 | NYPD Blue | Yes (2) | No | ||
| 1996–1997 | Early Edition | Yes (3) | No | CBS | |
| 1997 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Yes (1) | No | Syndication | |
| 1997–1998 | The Visitor | Yes (2) | co-executive (12) | Fox | |
| 1997 | EZ Streets | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island | Yes (1) | No | ABC | |
| 1999 | The Net | Yes (1) | No | USA Network | |
| 1999 | Mercy Point | Yes (1) | No | UPN | |
| 1999 | Legacy | Yes (1) | No | ||
| 1999–2002 | Providence | Yes (3) | No | NBC |
2000s
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Executive Producer | ||||
| 2000 | Felicity | Yes (1) | No | The WB | |
| 2000 | Opposite Sex | Yes (3) | Yes (8) | Fox | |
| 2000 | Gideon's Crossing | Yes | Yes (19) | ABC | |
| 2001 | The Agency | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Yes (1) | No | Lifetime | |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Yes (4) | co-executive (8) | The WB | |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 | Yes (2) | No | Space/Showtime | |
| 2002–2009 | Monk | Yes (35) | Yes (97) | USA Network | Co-executive (12 episodes) |
| 2002–2006 | Without a Trace | Yes (6) | No | CBS | |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Yes (4) | No | NBC | |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling | Yes (1) | No | ||
| 2003 | John Doe | Yes (1) | No | Fox | |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Yes (1) | No | NBC | |
| 2005 | House M.D. | Yes (1) | No | Fox | |
| 2005 | Prison Break | Yes (1) | No | ||
| 2006 | Conviction | Yes (1) | No | NBC | |
| 2006–2012 | Desperate Housewives | Yes (3) | No | ABC | |
| 2007 | Weeds | Yes (1) | No | Showtime | |
| 2007–2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Yes (4) | No | ABC |
2010s
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Executive Producer | ||||
| 2010–2011 | Memphis Beat | Yes (2) | No | TNT | |
| 2010–2013 | The Glades | Yes (3) | No | A&E | |
| 2011 | Off the Map | Yes (5) | Yes (13) | ABC | |
| 2011–2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Yes (5) | No | TNT | |
| 2011–2014 | The Mentalist | Yes (8) | No | CBS | |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Yes (1) | No | ABC | |
| 2011–2012 | Suburgatory | Yes (2) | No | ABC | |
| 2012 | GCB | Yes (1) | No | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dallas | Yes (2) | No | TNT | |
| 2012–2013 | Revenge | Yes (3) | No | ABC | |
| 2012 | The Mob Doctor | Yes (1) | No | Fox | |
| 2013–2015 | Scandal | Yes (6) | No | ABC | |
| 2013 | Save Me | Yes (1) | No | NBC | |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Yes (1) | No | ABC | |
| 2013 | We Are Men | Yes (1) | No | CBS | Unaired episode only |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Yes (1) | No | NBC | |
| 2014 | Reckless | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Yes (1) | No | ABC | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Yes (1) | No | Fox | |
| 2015 | The Mysteries of Laura | Yes (2) | No | NBC | |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Yes (2) | No | CBS | |
| 2015–2017 | Bones | Yes (7) | Yes (34) | Fox | |
| 2015 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Yes (1) | No | Bravo | |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 2017 | Valor | Yes (1) | No | The CW | |
| 2018 | Code Black | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 2018 | The Good Cop | Yes (3) | Yes (10) | Netflix | |
| 2018–2020 | Bull | Yes (2) | No | CBS | |
| 2019 | The Fix | Yes (1) | No | ABC | |
| 2019 | What/If | Yes (1) | No | Netflix | |
| 2019 | In the Dark | Yes (1) | No | The CW | |
| 2019 | Instinct | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 2019–2020 | Almost Family | Yes (2) | Yes (7) | Fox |
2020s
| Year | Title | Credited as | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Executive Producer | ||||
| 2021 | Walker | Yes (1) | No | The CW | |
| 2021–2022 | The Equalizer | Yes (5) | No | CBS | |
| 2022 | Good Sam | Yes (1) | No | ||
| 2022 | Panhandle | Yes (1) | No | Roku | |
| 2022 | The Endgame | Yes (2) | Yes (9) | NBC | |
| 2022 | So Help Me Todd | Yes (1) | No | CBS | |
| 2023 | East New York | Yes (1) | No | ||
| 2023 | Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie | Yes | Yes | Peacock | TV movie |
| 2025 | Alert: Missing Persons Unit | Yes (1) | No | Fox | |
| 2025 | The Rainmaker | Yes (3) | No | USA Network | |
| 2025 | Boston Blue | Yes (4) | No | CBS |
See also
External links
- at IMDb