Joseph Depew was born on July 11, 1912 in Harrison, New Jersey, USA. He was an assistant director and producer, known for The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) and The Bob Cummings Show (1955). He was married to Dorothy Depew. He died on October 30, 1988 in Escondido, California, USA.
He culminated his career as director of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), the #1 TV show in the country at the time. He died a happily retired man surrounded by his family in 1988 at the age of 76.
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Joseph Depew started his career as a child actor. He was employed on stage, in film and in television his entire life. As he used to say, "I've been a workin' man since the age of three, darlin'."
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Wife: Dor, children: David, Judy, Donald, John, Joan, Deb, Jim, and Diane. His father was an engineer and his mother a housewife/"stage mother."
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Beverly Hillbillies
1963-1964
TV Series assistant director - 32 episodes
Petticoat Junction
1963
TV Series assistant director - 3 episodes
Hennesey
1959-1962
TV Series assistant director - 4 episodes
The Jack Benny Program
1953-1961
TV Series assistant director - 9 episodes
The Bob Cummings Show
1955-1959
TV Series assistant director - 35 episodes
Panic!
1957-1958
TV Series assistant director - 2 episodes
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950-1956
TV Series assistant director - 148 episodes
The People's Choice
1955
TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
I Married Joan
1953
TV Series assistant director - 2 episodes
Family Theatre
1953
TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
Terry and the Pirates
1952
TV Series assistant director - 1 episode
Park Row
1952
assistant director
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950
assistant director - uncredited
The Golden Gloves Story
1950
assistant director - as Joe Depew
Guilty of Treason
1950
assistant director
Mrs. Mike
1949
assistant director - as Joseph DePew
Outpost in Morocco
1949
assistant director - as Joe Depew
Pitfall
1948
assistant director
Lulu Belle
1948
assistant director - as Joseph DePew
Intrigue
1947
assistant director
Christmas Eve
1947
assistant director
The Macomber Affair
1947
assistant director
Mr. Ace
1946
assistant director
A Scandal in Paris
1946
assistant director - as Joe Depew
The Diary of a Chambermaid
1946
assistant director
Captain Kidd
1945
assistant director
A Song for Miss Julie
1945
assistant director
Dark Waters
1944
assistant director
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
assistant director
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Beverly Hillbillies
1963-1971
TV Series associate producer - 237 episodes
The Bob Cummings Show
1958
TV Series assistant producer - 1 episode
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Beverly Hillbillies
1963-1969
TV Series 145 episodes
Don't Call Me Charlie
1963
TV Series 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Bob Cummings Show
1957-1959
TV Series assistant to producer - 23 episodes
On Our Merry Way
1948
assistant to directors
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Niagara Falls
1941
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
1931
Naval Reservist (uncredited)
Sweetie
1929
Freddie Fry
The Godless Girl
1929
uncredited
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929
Roy
Walking Back
1928
uncredited
The Swan
1925
Prince George
The Law and the Lady
1924
Office Boy
The Fifth Horseman
1924
Sonny
Icebound
1924
Orin Fellowes
Grit
1924
Tony O'Cohen
The Steadfast Heart
1923
Angus Burke, as a child
The Daring Years
1923
LaMotte son
Jacqueline, or Blazing Barriers
1923
Raoul Radon, as a child
Timothy's Quest
1922
Timothy
The Broken Silence
1922
Pierre Beauvais
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Song for Miss Julie
1945
unit manager
Known for movies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1963-1971) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950-1956) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
The Bob Cummings Show (1955-1959) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Captain Kidd (1945) as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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