Frederick De Cordova

Frederick Timmins De Cordova directed 23 movies, one of the better known was Bedtime for Bonzo. His TV career began with directing The Jack Benny Program, on which he appeared several times as himself. Other programs he directed include The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, The Bob Cummings Show, The George Gobel Program, December Bride, Leave It to Beaver, My Three Sons (103 episodes), and The Smothers Brothers Show. He directed and/or produced more than 500 TV series or segments. He joined The Tonight Show at age 60 and left the show at age 82 as executive producer when the final Carson show signed off in 1992.

Aliases

• Fred de Cordova
• Fred DeCordova
• Fred deCordova
• Frederick de Cordova