Joseph Depew

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Joseph Depew

Born	July 11, 1912(1912-07-11) Harrison, New Jersey United States
Died	October 30, 1988 Escondido, California, United States
Other name(s)	Joseph DePew, Joe Depew
Occupation	Film, television actor, director, producer
Years active	1922–1968

Joseph Depew (July 11, 1912(1912-07-11) in Harrison, New Jersey, USA – October 30, 1988(1988-10-30) Escondido, California, USA) was an American film and television actor, director and producer. He appeared in his first motion picture in year 1922. He began a career as a child stage actor at the age of three. He was influenced by his mother, also a stage performer. Depew, also known as Joe Depew, was married to Dorothy Depew. They had eight children: David, Judy, Donald, John, Joan, Deb, Jim, and Diane. He 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 14 films, an assistant producer in 11 Bob Cummings Show episodes, and a production manager in one movie.