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Phil Regan (28 May 1906 - 11 February 1996) was an American singer and actor, who later served time for bribery in a real estate scandal. Regan was born in 1906 in New York. He worked as a detective on the NYPD, before his singing was overheard by a radio producer at a party. This earned him the nickname "The Singing Cop". Regan went on to headline musical comedies at both Republic and Monogram studios. He retired in the mid 1950s. After retiring, Regan spent his time in his Palm Springs and Santa Barbara houses. His wife was Josephine and he had four children, Marilyn, Joan, Philip... MORE

Phil Regan (28 May 1906 - 11 February 1996) was an American singer and actor, who later served time for bribery in a real estate scandal. Regan was born in 1906 in New York. He worked as a detective on the NYPD, before his singing was overheard by a radio producer at a party. This earned him the nickname "The Singing Cop". Regan went on to headline musical comedies at both Republic and Monogram studios. He retired in the mid 1950s. After retiring, Regan spent his time in his Palm Springs and Santa Barbara houses. His wife was Josephine and he had four children, Marilyn, Joan, Philip (Buddy), and Joseph. He also had 19 grand children. He also dabbled in politics, endorsing Ronald Reagan for governor of California in 1966 against incumbent Edmund G Brown. In 1972 he became involved with a developer named Halimi, who had created successful developments at Lake Tahoe and elsewhere. Halimi had purchased the option to develop a large coastal property on More Mesa in Santa Barbara, which required a permit from Santa Barbara County. Regan was aware that three of the five supervisors were in favor but he wanted to find a fourth vote for Halimi to avoid an appeal. He approached Frank Frost LESS