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Ben Bishop (I) (1910–1989)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Production Manager | Camera and Electrical Department
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Benjamin Bishop
in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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(age 78) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1972 The Bull of the West (TV movie) (assistant director)
 
1962-1965 The Virginian (TV series) (assistant director - 12 episodes)
– Two Men Named Laredo (1965) (assistant director)
– The Hour of the Tiger (1964) (assistant director)
– The Girl from Yesterday (1964) (assistant director)
– Big Image... Little Man (1964) (assistant director)
– Smile of a Dragon (1964) (assistant director)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series) (assistant director - 3 episodes)
– The Wine-Dark Sea (1964) (assistant director)
– The Watchman (1964) (assistant director)
– The Deep End (1964) (assistant director)
 
1958-1964 Wagon Train (TV series) (assistant director - 7 episodes)
– The Barbara Lindquist Story (1964) (assistant director)
– The Melanie Craig Story (1964) (assistant director)
– The Robert Harrison Clarke Story (1963) (assistant director)
– The Chalice (1961) (assistant director)
– The Prairie Story (1961) (assistant director)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1964 Destry (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Blood Brother-in-Law (1964) (assistant director)
 
1963-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series) (assistant director - 3 episodes)
– The Gentleman Caller (1964) (assistant director)
– Night Caller (1964) (assistant director)
– The Long Silence (1963) (assistant director)
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– A Shield Is for Hiding Behind (1963) (assistant director)
– Call It a Lifetime (1963) (assistant director)
 
1959-1963 Laramie (TV series) (assistant director - 11 episodes)
– The Road to Helena (1963) (assistant director)
– Trapped (1963) (assistant director)
– Badge of Glory (1963) (assistant director)
– The Fortune Hunter (1962) (assistant director)
– Among the Missing (1962) (assistant director)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1962-1963 The Wide Country (TV series) (assistant director - 4 episodes)
– Speckle Bird (1963) (assistant director)
– My Candle Burns at Both Ends (1962) (assistant director)
– The Bravest Man in the World (1962) (assistant director)
– What Are Friends For? (1962) (assistant director)
 
1962 McHale's Navy (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Movies Are Your Best Diversion (1962) (assistant director)
 
1958-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series) (assistant director - 7 episodes)
– Don't Wake a Tiger (1962) (assistant director)
– Royal Maroon (1962) (assistant director)
– The Angry Sky (1962) (assistant director)
– Portrait of Teresa (1962) (assistant director)
– Tanoa (1961) (assistant director)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1961-1962 Frontier Circus (TV series) (assistant director - 5 episodes)
– The Race (1962) (assistant director)
– Mighty Like Rogues (1962) (assistant director)
– Naomi Champagne (1962) (assistant director)
– Lippizan (1961) (assistant director)
– Depths of Fear (1961) (assistant director)
 
1961-1962 Thriller (TV series) (assistant director - 5 episodes)
– Kill My Love (1962) (assistant director)
– The Last of the Sommervilles (1961) (assistant director)
– Dark Legacy (1961) (assistant director)
– The Devil's Ticket (1961) (assistant director)
– Trio for Terror (1961) (assistant director)
 
1960-1962 Checkmate (TV series) (assistant director - 7 episodes)
– A Chant of Silence (1962) (assistant director)
– To the Best of My Recollection (1961) (assistant director)
– Kill the Sound (1961) (assistant director)
– The Thrill Seeker (1961) (assistant director)
– The Paper Killer (1961) (assistant director)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1960-1962 The Tall Man (TV series) (assistant director - 11 episodes)
– The Impatient Brides (1962) (assistant director)
– The Girl from Paradise (1962) (assistant director)
– The Great Western (1961) (assistant director)
– Death or Taxes (1961) (assistant director)
– Big Sam's Boy (1961) (assistant director)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1958-1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series) (assistant director - 7 episodes)
– The Case of M.J.H. (1962) (assistant director)
– Hitch Hike (1960) (assistant director)
– Human Interest Story (1959) (assistant director)
– Murder Me Twice (1958) (assistant director)
– Safety for the Witness (1958) (assistant director)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series) (assistant director - 3 episodes)
– Poet and Peasant Case (1961) (assistant director)
– Trademark (1961) (assistant director)
– Three for One (1961) (assistant director)
 
1959-1961 The Deputy (TV series) (assistant director - 32 episodes)
– Brand of Honesty (1961) (assistant director)
– Spoken in Silence (1961) (assistant director)
– The Shackled Town (1961) (assistant director)
– Three Brothers (1960) (assistant director)
– Ma Mack (1960) (assistant director)
See all 32 episodes »
 
1961 Coronado 9 (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– Come with Thy Loot (1961) (assistant director)
– Hunt Breakfast (1961) (assistant director)
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series) (assistant director - 4 episodes)
– Zigzag (1960) (assistant director)
– River Champion (1960) (assistant director)
– End of a Dream (1960) (assistant director)
– Three Graves (1960) (assistant director)
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series) (assistant director - 3 episodes)
– The Reckoning (1960) (assistant director)
– Mission into Mexico (1960) (assistant director)
– Fire in the Hole (1960) (assistant director)
 
1959 Johnny Staccato (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– The Poet's Touch (1959) (assistant director)
 
1959 Mike Hammer (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– Doll Trouble (1959) (assistant director)
– A Mugging Evening (assistant director)
 
1959 State Trooper (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– The Girl on Cloud Nine (1959) (assistant director)
– Everything Else Is Bridgeport (1959) (assistant director)
 
1958-1959 M Squad (TV series) (assistant director - 10 episodes)
– The Dangerous Game (1959) (assistant director)
– High School Bride (1959) (assistant director)
– The Star Witness (1959) (assistant director)
– The Last Act (1959) (assistant director)
– The Woman from Paris (1958) (assistant director)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Nobody's Child (1959) (assistant director)
 
1958-1959 Cimarron City (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– The Evil One (1959) (assistant director)
– Hired Hand (1958) (assistant director)
 
1958 The Restless Gun (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Peligroso (1958) (assistant director)
 
1958 The Man Who Died Twice (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1958 The Millionaire (TV series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
– The Andrew Sterling Story (1958) (assistant director)
– The Susan Birchard Story (1958) (assistant director)
 
1958 Young and Wild (assistant director)
 
1958 Juvenile Jungle (assistant director)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (23 titles)
1981 Masada (TV mini-series) (unit production manager - 4 episodes)
– Part IV (1981) (unit production manager)
– Part III (1981) (unit production manager)
– Part II (1981) (unit production manager)
– Part I (1981) (unit production manager)
 
1979 The Death of Ocean View Park (TV movie) (production manager)
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series) (unit manager - 5 episodes)
– Chapter V (1976) (unit manager)
– Chapter IV (1976) (unit manager)
– Chapter III (1976) (unit manager)
– Chapter II (1976) (unit manager)
– Chapter I (1976) (unit manager)
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series) (unit manager - 9 episodes)
– Part VIII: Chapters 11 and 12 (1976) (unit manager)
– Part VII: Chapter 10 (1976) (unit manager)
– Part VII: Chapter 9 (1976) (unit manager)
– Part VI: Chapter 8 (1976) (unit manager)
– Part V: Chapter 7 (1976) (unit manager)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1975 Switch (TV series) (unit manager - 1 episode)
– Pilot Episode (1975) (unit manager)
 
1975 The Specialists (TV movie) (unit manager)
 
1974 Airport 1975 (unit production manager)
 
1974 The California Kid (TV movie) (unit manager)
 
1973 Money to Burn (TV movie) (unit manager)
 
1973 Beg, Borrow, or Steal (TV movie) (unit manager)
 
1973 Kojak (TV series) (unit manager - 1 episode)
– The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (unit manager)
 
1972 Banacek (TV series) (unit manager - 3 episodes)
– To Steal a King (1972) (unit manager)
– A Million the Hard Way (1972) (unit manager)
– No Sign of the Cross (1972) (unit manager)
 
1972 The Bull of the West (TV movie) (unit production manager)
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series) (unit manager - 14 episodes)
– The Legacy of Charlie O'Rourke (1971) (unit manager)
– Never Trust an Honest Man (1971) (unit manager)
– Journey from San Juan (1971) (unit manager)
– The 5th Victim (1971) (unit manager)
– The Root of It All (1971) (unit manager)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1971 How to Frame a Figg (unit production manager)
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series) (unit manager - 1 episode)
– So Long, Baby, and Amen (1970) (unit manager)
 
1970 Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (unit production manager)
 
1969 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series) (unit manager - 1 episode)
– Night Gallery (1969) (unit manager)
 
1969 Sam Whiskey (production manager)
 
1965-1968 The Virginian (TV series) (unit manager - 31 episodes)
– Vision of Blindness (1968) (unit manager)
– Bitter Autumn (1967) (unit manager)
– Johnny Moon (1967) (unit manager)
– The Mark of a Man (1966) (unit manager)
– A Bald-Faced Boy (1966) (unit manager)
See all 31 episodes »
 
1967 Clambake (production manager)
 
Laredo (TV series) (unit manager - 22 episodes, 1966-1967) (unit production manager - 1 episode, 1967)
– Split the Difference (1967) (unit manager)
– Walk Softly (1967) (unit manager)
– Like One of the Family (1967) (unit production manager)
– A Question of Guilt (1967) (unit manager)
– The Small Chance Ghost (1967) (unit manager)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1966 Fame Is the Name of the Game (TV movie) (unit manager)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (24 titles)
1952 The Quiet Man (first grip - uncredited)
 
1950 Lonely Heart Bandits (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 The Old Frontier (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 Hills of Oklahoma (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 The Vanishing Westerner (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 Borderline (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 Dakota Lil (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 Gunmen of Abilene (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 Unmasked (grip - uncredited)
 
1950 The Blonde Bandit (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 Too Late for Tears (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 Outcasts of the Trail (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 Law of the Golden West (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 Frontier Investigator (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 Prince of the Plains (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 Death Valley Gunfighter (grip - uncredited)
 
1949 Rose of the Yukon (grip - uncredited)
 
1948 Highway 13 (grip - uncredited)
 
1948 Moonrise (grip - uncredited)
 
1948 Carson City Raiders (grip - uncredited)
 
1948 Old Los Angeles (grip - uncredited)
 
1948 The Bold Frontiersman (grip - uncredited)
 
1946 Daughter of Don Q (grip - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series) (producer)
 
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