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Eddie Dew (29 January 1909, Sumner, Washington- 6 April 1972, Burbank, California) was an American actor, film director, and television director. As an actor he is best remembered for his starring roles in B movie western films during the 1940s. In the 1950s he became active in directing both for film and television, most notably for the television series Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. Dew began his acting career in the mid 1930s appearing small film roles. His first film roles of any substance were as Captain Kendall in Military Academy (1940) and Henchman French in Dude Cowboy. His first... MORE

Eddie Dew (29 January 1909, Sumner, Washington- 6 April 1972, Burbank, California) was an American actor, film director, and television director. As an actor he is best remembered for his starring roles in B movie western films during the 1940s. In the 1950s he became active in directing both for film and television, most notably for the television series Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. Dew began his acting career in the mid 1930s appearing small film roles. His first film roles of any substance were as Captain Kendall in Military Academy (1940) and Henchman French in Dude Cowboy. His first starring role was as Scott Yager in Red River Robin Hood (1942). This was followed by two leading roles for Republic Pictures in the westerns Beyond the Last Frontier (1943) and Raiders of Sunset Pass (1943). Afterwords Dew worked for Universal Pictures for the next decade, appearing mostly in supporting roles. Many of the pictures he made with Universal during the 1940s were with Rod Cameron, such as Trigger Trail (1944) and Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945). In the early 1950s, Dews' career transferred more into working as a film and television director, although he still acted in the LESS