# Joseph Depew
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{{Short description|American actor (1912–1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joseph Depew
| image = Timothy's Quest (1922) - Rowland & Depew.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Still with [Helen Rowland](/source/Helen_Rowland_(actress)) and Joseph Depew in ''Timothy's Quest'' (1922)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|7|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Harrison, New Jersey](/source/Harrison%2C_New_Jersey)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|10|30|1912|7|11|mf=y}}
| death_place = [Escondido, California](/source/Escondido%2C_California)
| occupation = Television director and producer, actor
| years_active = 1922–1971
| spouse = Dorothy Depew
}}
'''Joseph Depew''' (July 11, 1912 – October 30, 1988) was an American television director and producer and actor.[{{cite news |title=Ex-TV Director Joseph Depew Dies at 76 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-02-mn-508-story.html |access-date=November 28, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 2, 1988 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221128024131/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-02-mn-508-story.html |archive-date=November 28, 2022}}]
==Early years==
Born on July 11, 1912,[ Depew spent much of his youth in northern Maine.][{{cite news |title=Engine's Approach Much Too Sudden |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-joseph-depew/150759422/ |access-date=July 6, 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=October 21, 1922 |page=10|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }}]
==Career==
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 directed numerous episodes across the first six seasons of ''[The Beverly Hillbillies](/source/The_Beverly_Hillbillies)'', an actor in 14 films, an assistant producer in 11 episodes of ''[The Bob Cummings Show](/source/The_Bob_Cummings_Show)'' and a production manager in one movie.[{{Cite web |title=Joseph Depew - Kent Film Office |url=https://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/filmed-in-kent/tag/joseph-depew/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=kentfilmoffice.co.uk|date=September 20, 1967 }}]
Depew's work on Broadway included portraying Andrew Lane Jr. in ''The Hero'' (1921).[{{cite web |title=Joseph Depew |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joseph-depew-78842 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716124705/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joseph-depew-78842 |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |url-status=live}}]
==Personal life and death==
Depew was married to Dorothy Depew. They had eight children. On October 30, 1988, Depew died at the age of 76 in [Escondido, California](/source/Escondido%2C_California).[
==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1922
| ''[Timothy's Quest](/source/Timothy's_Quest_(1922_film))''
| Timothy
|-
| 1923
| ''[The Daring Years](/source/The_Daring_Years)''
| LaMotte son
|-
| 1923
| ''[The Steadfast Heart](/source/The_Steadfast_Heart)''
| Angus Burke, as a child
|-
| 1924
| ''The Fifth Horseman''
| Sonny
|-
| 1925
| ''[The Swan](/source/The_Swan_(1925_film))''
| Prince George
|-
| 1929
| ''[Sweetie](/source/Sweetie_(1929_film))''
| Freddie Fry
|-
| 1931
| ''[Seas Beneath](/source/Seas_Beneath)''
| Naval reservist
| Uncredited
|-
| 1941
| ''[Niagara Falls](/source/Niagara_Falls_(1941_film))''
| Elevator Boy
| Uncredited
|-
| 1944
| ''[The Bridge of San Luis Rey](/source/The_Bridge_of_San_Luis_Rey_(1944_film))''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director
|-
| 1945
| ''[Captain Kidd](/source/Captain_Kidd_(1945_film))''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director
|-
| 1946
| ''[The Diary of a Chambermaid](/source/The_Diary_of_a_Chambermaid_(1946_film))''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director
|-
| 1947
| ''[Intrigue](/source/Intrigue_(1947_film))''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director
|-
| 1948
| ''[Lulu Belle](/source/Lulu_Belle_(film))''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director]
Credited as Joseph DePew
|-
| 1949
| ''[Mrs. Mike](/source/Mrs._Mike_(film))''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director
Credited as Joseph DePew
|-
| 1950
| ''[The Golden Gloves Story](/source/The_Golden_Gloves_Story)''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director
Credited as Joseph Depew
|-
| 1952
| ''[Park Row](/source/Park_Row_(film))''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1953–1961
| ''[The Jack Benny Program](/source/The_Jack_Benny_Program)''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director, 6 episodes
|-
| 1955–1958
| ''[The Bob Cummings Show](/source/The_Bob_Cummings_Show)''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director, 15 episodes
|-
| 1962–1963
| ''[Don't Call Me Charlie!](/source/Don't_Call_Me_Charlie!)''
| {{center|-}}
| Director, unknown number of episodes
|-
| 1963
| ''[Petticoat Junction](/source/Petticoat_Junction)''
| {{center|-}}
| Assistant director, 3 episodes
|-
| 1963–1969
| ''[The Beverly Hillbillies](/source/The_Beverly_Hillbillies)''
| {{center|-}}
| Director, 144 episodes
|-
|}
== References ==
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