---
name: "Eddie Dew"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eddie-dew"
fi1m_id: "eddie-dew"
imdb_id: "nm0223014"
tmdb_id: 1230787
wikidata_id: "Q1282757"
roles: []
born: "29 January 1909"
died: "6 April 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T04:51:15.152094+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eddie Dew

## Identity

Eddie Dew

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eddie-dew
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eddie-dew
- **IMDb ID:** nm0223014
- **TMDB ID:** 1230787
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1282757
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Dew, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1282757, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1230787

Actor. Born 29 January 1909 in Sumner, Washington, USA. Died 6 April 1972.

## Details

- **Born:** 29 January 1909, Sumner, Washington, USA
- **Died:** 6 April 1972
- **Also known as:** Edward L. Dew, Edward Dew, Edward MacMillan Dew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 86 (1), 1950s 91 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Dew, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1282757, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1230787

## Biography

Eddie Dew (also credited as Edward L. Dew and Edward MacMillan Dew) was an American actor, film director and television director. Born on 29 January 1909 in Sumner, Washington, he began appearing in small film roles in the mid-1930s and gained notice for supporting parts in westerns such as *Dude Cowboy* (1941).

He starred in several B-westerns for Republic Pictures, including *Red River Robin Hood* (1942), *Beyond the Last Frontier* (1943) and *Raiders of Sunset Pass* (1943). Dew also had uncredited roles in major productions such as *Citizen Kane* (1941), *Cat People* (1942) and *Sunset Boulevard* (1950). From the 1950s he directed numerous films and television episodes, notably more than forty instalments of the series *Sergeant Preston of the Yukon*.

His final screen appearance was in *Pagan Island* (1961). He died on 6 April 1972 in Burbank, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, allmovie.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), Fi1m 91, as Assistant Coroner (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md)
- *Cat People* (1942), Fi1m 86, as Street Policeman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/cat-people.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Detective, Warnash
- *Wings of Chance* (1961), Director
- *Stump Run* (1960), Director
- *The Old Testament Scriptures* (1958), series, as Narrador
- *Turn the Other Cheek* (1958), Director
- *The Book of Acts Series* (1957), Narrator, Director, Writer
- *Naked Gun* (1956), Director
- *Sergeant Preston of the Yukon* (1955), series, Director
- *Buffalo Bill Jr.* (1955), series, Actor
- *A Star Is Born* (1954), as Assistant Director at Train Station (uncredited)
- *Ride Clear of Diablo* (1954), as Matt Grove
- *The Living Bible* (1952), series, Narrator, Director
- *The Living Bible* (1952), as Narrator (voice) · Director
- *Government Agents vs Phantom Legion* (1951), as Barnett
- *The Living Christ* (1951), series, as James
- *Sunset Boulevard* (1950), as Assistant Coroner (uncredited) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/sunset-boulevard.md)
- *Renegades of the Rio Grande* (1945), as Ranger Cal Benedict
- *Beyond the Pecos* (1945), as Bob Randall
- *The Old Texas Trail* (1944), as Dave Stone
- *Riders of the Santa Fe* (1944), as Larry Anderson
- *Trail to Gunsight* (1944), as Dan Creede
- *Trigger Trail* (1944), as Sheriff Bob Reynolds
- *Lucky Cowboy* (1944), as Tom Jason
- *Raiders of Sunset Pass* (1943), as Johnny Revere
- *Who Is My Neighbor* (1943), as Innkeeper
- *Journey Into Faith* (1943), as Caleb
- *Corvette K-225* (1943), as Crewman
- *So Proudly We Hail* (1943), as Captain Lawrence (Uncredited)
- *A Lady Takes a Chance* (1943), as Cowboy
- *Destroyer* (1943), as Survivor
- *Beyond the Last Frontier* (1943), as Johnny Revere
- *Six Gun Gospel* (1943), as Dan Baxter
- *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), as Lieutenant-Commander at Meeting (uncredited)
- *Bombardier* (1943), as Chick's B-17 Co-Pilot
- *King of the Cowboys* (1943), as Bridge Henchman
- *Ladies' Day* (1943), as Spike McClousen
- *Hold Your Temper* (1943), as Moving man
- *Fighting Frontier* (1943), as Frank Walton
- *Cat People* (1942), as Street Policeman (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/cat-people.md)
- *Red River Robin Hood* (1942), as Scott Yager
- *Across the Pacific* (1942), as Unidentified Man (uncredited)
- *The Falcon Takes Over* (1942), as Reporter (Uncredited)
- *Syncopation* (1942), Actor
- *Hello, Annapolis* (1942), as Officer of the Watch
- *Riding the Wind* (1942), as Henry Dodge
- *Dude Cowboy* (1941), as French
- *All That Money Can Buy* (1941), as Farmer (uncredited)
- *King of the Texas Rangers* (1941), as Dam Guard Thomas
- *Badlands of Dakota* (1941), as Henchman
- *Cyclone on Horseback* (1941), as Pete
- *Citizen Kane* (1941), as Man in Projection Room (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md)
- *Mutiny in the Arctic* (1941), as Radioman (uncredited)
- *Play Girl* (1941), as Bartender (uncredited)
- *The Green Hornet Strikes Again!* (1940), as Henchman-Delivery Man
- *Mysterious Doctor Satan* (1940), as Gas Station Attendant
- *A Dispatch from Reuters* (1940), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Wagon Train* (1940), as Peter O'Conner
- *Cross-Country Romance* (1940), as Reporter
- *The Man with Nine Lives* (1940), as Doctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)
- *The Fighting 69th* (1940), as Regan (uncredited)
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), as Minor Role (uncredited)
- *Everybody's Hobby* (1939), as Ranger (uncredited)
- *Army Girl* (1938), as Soldier
- *Professor Beware* (1938), as Railroad Worker

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