Joseph Depew
Encyclopedia
Joseph Depew was an American television director
and producer
and actor
.
, Depew began his career as a child stage actor at the age of three. He was influenced by his mother, also a stage performer. He later worked as a second unit director or an assistant director in 22 films and 26 television series episodes. He was a unit director in six The Beverly Hillbillies
episodes, an actor in fourteen films, an assistant producer in eleven episodes of The Bob Cummings Show
and a production manager in one movie.
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Career
Born in Harrison, New JerseyHarrison, New Jersey
Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town's population was 13,620. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
, Depew began his career as a child stage actor at the age of three. He was influenced by his mother, also a stage performer. He later worked as a second unit director or an assistant director in 22 films and 26 television series episodes. He was a unit director in six The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr....
episodes, an actor in fourteen films, an assistant producer in eleven episodes of The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show is an American sitcom starring Robert "Bob" Cummings which was produced from January 2, 1955 to September 15, 1959, and originally sponsored by R.J. Reynolds' Winston cigarettes...
and a production manager in one movie.
Personal life and death
Depew was married to Dorothy Depew. They had eight children: David, Judy, Donald, John, Joan, Deb, Jim, and Diane. On October 30, 1988, Depew died at the age of 76 in Escondido, CaliforniaEscondido, California
Escondido is a city occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills, just north of the city of San Diego, California. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. The city had a population of 143,911 at the 2010 census. Its municipal government set itself an operating...
Selected filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1922 | Timothy's Quest | Timothy | |
| 1923 | The Daring Years The Daring Years The Daring Years is an independently released American silent film melodrama, directed by Kenneth Webb and produced by Daniel Carson Goodman. The film starred Mildred Harris, Clara Bow, Charles Emmett Mack, and Tyrone Power, Sr.... |
LaMotte son | |
| 1924 | The Fifth Horseman | Sonny | |
| 1925 | The Swan The Swan (1925 film) The Swan is a 1925 silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent... |
Prince George | |
| 1929 | Sweetie | Freddie Fry | |
| 1931 | Seas Beneath Seas Beneath -Cast:* George O'Brien - Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley* Marion Lessing - Anna Marie Von Steuben* Mona Maris - Fraulein Lolita* Walter C. Kelly - Chief Mike 'Guns' Costello* Warren Hymer - 'Lug' Kaufman... |
Naval reservist | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls | Elevator Boy | Uncredited |
| 1944 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944 film) The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a 1944 drama film made by Benedict Bogeaus Productions and released by United Artists. It was produced and directed by Rowland V. Lee with Benedict Bogeaus as co-producer. The screenplay by Howard Estabrook and Herman Weissman was adapted from the novel The Bridge of... |
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Assistant director |
| 1945 | Captain Kidd Captain Kidd (1945 film) Captain Kidd is a film starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, and John Carradine, directed by Rowland V. Lee, produced by Benedict Bogeaus and James Nasser, music conduced by Werner Janssen, and released by United Artists. The film has entered the public domain since the... |
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Assistant director |
| 1946 | The Diary of a Chambermaid The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946 film) The Diary of a Chambermaid is a drama film about a newly-hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Octave Mirbeau and the play Le journal d'une femme de Chambre by André Heuse, André de Lorde, and Thielly Nores, was directed by Jean... |
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Assistant director |
| 1947 | Intrigue | |
Assistant director |
| 1948 | Lulu Belle | |
Assistant director Credited as Joseph DePew |
| 1949 | Mrs. Mike | |
Assistant director Credited as Joseph DePew |
| 1950 | The Golden Gloves Story The Golden Gloves Story The Golden Gloves Story is a 1950 American film directed by Felix E. Feist. It tells the story of boxer Nick Martel as he competes in the Golden Gloves tournament. During the competition he falls in love with Patti, the daughter of Joe Riley, a boxing referee.-Cast:*James Dunn ... Joe Riley*Dewey... |
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Assistant director Credited as Joseph Depew |
| 1952 | Park Row | |
Assistant director |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1953-1961 | The Jack Benny Program The Jack Benny Program The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th-century American comedy.-Cast:*Jack Benny - Himself... |
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Assistant director, 6 episodes |
| 1955-1958 | The Bob Cummings Show The Bob Cummings Show The Bob Cummings Show is an American sitcom starring Robert "Bob" Cummings which was produced from January 2, 1955 to September 15, 1959, and originally sponsored by R.J. Reynolds' Winston cigarettes... |
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Assistant director, 15 episodes |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction Petticoat Junction Petticoat Junction is an American situation comedy produced by Filmways which originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1970. The series is one of three interrelated shows about rural characters created by Paul Henning; the others are The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres.The setting for the series... |
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Assistant director, 3 episodes |
| 1963-1969 | The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies The Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr.... |
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Director, 144 episodes |