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Joe Novak(1892-1958)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Joe Novak was born on 31 July 1892 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Troopers Three (1930), Flight (1929) and The Mine with the Iron Door (1936). He died on 20 August 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 31, 1892
DiedAugust 20, 1958(66)
BornJuly 31, 1892
DiedAugust 20, 1958(66)
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Known for

Dorothy Gulliver in Troopers Three (1930)
Troopers Three
3.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1930
Ralph Graves and Jack Holt in Flight (1929)
Flight
6.1
  • Cinematographer(as Joseph Novak)
  • 1929
Richard Arlen and Cecilia Parker in The Mine with the Iron Door (1936)
The Mine with the Iron Door
5.2
  • Cinematographer(as Joseph Novak)
  • 1936
Official Detective (1957)
Official Detective
7.3
TV Series
  • Cinematographer

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Man with a Camera (1958)
    Man with a Camera
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1958
  • Yancy Derringer (1958)
    Yancy Derringer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1958
  • Colgate Theatre (1958)
    Colgate Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958
  • Walter Winchell in The Walter Winchell File (1957)
    The Walter Winchell File
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958
  • David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer (as Joseph Novak)
    • 1958
  • The Adventures of McGraw (1957)
    The Adventures of McGraw
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1957–1958
  • Official Detective (1957)
    Official Detective
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1957–1958
  • John Bromfield in The Sheriff of Cochise (1956)
    The Sheriff of Cochise
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1957
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer (as Joseph Novak)
    • 1957
  • Roy Rogers and Trigger in The Roy Rogers Show (1951)
    The Roy Rogers Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • photography
    • 1952–1957
  • Studio 57 (1954)
    Studio 57
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1954–1957
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956–1957
  • Wire Service (1956)
    Wire Service
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956–1957
  • Ride the High Iron (1956)
    Ride the High Iron
    5.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • Jeannie Carson in Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
    Hey, Jeannie!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1956

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Keith Larsen in Brave Eagle (1955)
    Brave Eagle
    7.8
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • cameraman
    • 1955–1956
  • Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, and Trigger in North of the Great Divide (1950)
    North of the Great Divide
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, and Trigger in Sunset in the West (1950)
    Sunset in the West
    5.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Allan Lane and Black Jack in Vigilante Hideout (1950)
    Vigilante Hideout
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Trigger in Trigger, Jr. (1950)
    Trigger, Jr.
    5.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Forrest Tucker in Rock Island Trail (1950)
    Rock Island Trail
    6.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Rex Allen in The Arizona Cowboy (1950)
    The Arizona Cowboy
    6.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Estelita Rodriguez in Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
    Belle of Old Mexico
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Roy Barcroft, Allan Lane, and Black Jack in Gunmen of Abilene (1950)
    Gunmen of Abilene
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Trigger in The Golden Stallion (1949)
    The Golden Stallion
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Lynn Bari, Gene Bearden, Ray Boone, Lou Boudreau, George Brent, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Joe Gordon, Hank Greenberg, Steve Gromek, Jim Hegan, Ken Keltner, Bob Kennedy, Bob Lemon, Dale Mitchell, Leroy 'Satchel' Paige, Tris Speaker, Russ Tamblyn, Mickey Vernon, Al Benton, Allie Clark, and Bobby Avila in The Kid from Cleveland (1949)
    The Kid from Cleveland
    5.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Walter Brennan, Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, and Forrest Tucker in Brimstone (1949)
    Brimstone
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • The Red Menace (1949)
    The Red Menace
    5.1
    • camera operator
    • 1949
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Gail Russell in The Great Dan Patch (1949)
    The Great Dan Patch
    5.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Monte Hale in Prince of the Plains (1949)
    Prince of the Plains
    6.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joseph M. Novak
  • Born
    • July 31, 1892
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • August 20, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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