abstract:John Tinker (born July 11, 1958) is an Emmy award winning American television producer and writer. Tinker is the co-creator of the CBS drama Judging Amy, and has been an executive producer and writer on American television shows such as the CBS drama Chicago Hope, the ABC drama The Practice, and the NBC drama The Book of Daniel.
The actor's familyambitionshowever, willhave to be put on hold ashe is set to star in JohnLe Carre's TinkerTailorSoldier Spy withColin Firthlaterthis year.
"To the extent the Murdochs are forced to run the company in a more investor-friendly manner, " investors are upbeat, said Maxim Group analyst JohnTinker.
Which probably has something to do with him landing the part of George Smiley in the soon-to-be-released film adaptation of John le Carre's novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.