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Joe Epperson(1945-2025)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Cinematographer
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Joe Epperson
Joe Epperson, the three-time Emmy-nominated camera operator who had long stints on All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Full House and The Tonight Show, Epperson manned a camera on CBS' All in the Family from 1975-79 and its spinoff The Jeffersons from 1976-82 and worked on ABC's Full House during its entire eight-season run from 1987-95.

He also spent more than 15 years as an operator for The Tonight Show, starting in 1992 when Jay Leno succeeded Johnny Carson.
BornFebruary 9, 1945
DiedJune 28, 2025(80)
BornFebruary 9, 1945
DiedJune 28, 2025(80)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Known for

CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
CBS Summer Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Rod Stewart and Tina Turner in Rod Stewart: Tonight He's Yours (1981)
Rod Stewart: Tonight He's Yours
7.3
TV Special
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1981
Mary-Kate Olsen, John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, and Scott Weinger in Full House (1987)
Full House
6.8
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Sheena Easton in Sheena Easton... Act One (1983)
Sheena Easton... Act One
8.0
TV Movie
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1983

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Glen Campbell in Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (2014)
    Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
    7.9
    • camera operator
    • 2014
  • Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio, Simon Cowell, and Demi Lovato in The X Factor (2011)
    The X Factor
    5.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 2011–2012
  • 2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003)
    2003 MTV Movie Awards
    5.8
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2003
  • Let's Make a Deal
    5.4
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2003
  • Elton John: One Night Only - Greatest Hits Live (2001)
    Elton John: One Night Only - Greatest Hits Live
    7.9
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2001
  • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
    Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
    8.4
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2001
  • Julie Chen Moonves in Big Brother (2000)
    Big Brother
    5.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2001
  • Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2001)
    Cirque du Soleil: Dralion
    8.0
    Video
    • camera operator
    • 2001
  • Turn Ben Stein On (1999)
    Turn Ben Stein On
    5.1
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1999–2001
  • Jodie Foster in Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1999)
    Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute
    8.3
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 1999
  • Cher: Live in Concert from Las Vegas (1999)
    Cher: Live in Concert from Las Vegas
    8.3
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 1999
  • Tournament of Roses Parade (1996)
    Tournament of Roses Parade
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 1996
  • Timothy Stack in Night Stand (1995)
    Night Stand
    8.8
    TV Series
    • camera operator (as Joseph Epperson)
    • 1995
  • Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995)
    Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
    7.6
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 1995
  • Mary-Kate Olsen, John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, and Scott Weinger in Full House (1987)
    Full House
    6.8
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1987–1995

Additional Crew

  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    The Golden Girls
    8.2
    TV Series
    • technical director (as Joseph Epperson)
    • 1986
  • Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    All in the Family
    8.4
    TV Series
    • technical director
    • 1979
  • The Cross-Wits
    6.6
    TV Series
    • technical director
    • 1978
  • America 2-Night (1978)
    America 2-Night
    8.5
    TV Series
    • technical director
    • 1978

Cinematographer

  • The Society of Operating Cameramen: Lifetime Achievement Awards (1994)
    The Society of Operating Cameramen: Lifetime Achievement Awards
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • The Making of 'High Noon' (1992)
    The Making of 'High Noon'
    6.2
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • Richard Pryor in Richard Pryor... Here and Now (1983)
    Richard Pryor... Here and Now
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • The Making of Aerobicise
    • Cinematographer (as joe Eperson)
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • joe Eperson
  • Born
    • February 9, 1945
    • Camden, New Jersey
  • Died
    • June 28, 2025
    • Middleburg Heights, Ohio, USA(cardiac arrest)
  • Spouse
    • Patricia HoodOctober 1966 - June 28, 2025 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Society of Operating Cameramen, (SOC) Member Board of Governors Recipient Lifetime Achievement Award (Cammy) (1995)

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