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Eddy Chandler was an American actor who appeared, mostly uncredited, in more than 350 films. Three of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Gone with the Wind (1939). Chandler was born in the small Iowa city of Wilton Junction and died in Los Angeles.
Born
Monday, 12 March 1894
Died
Tuesday, 23 March 1948
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Young Dillinger | Policeman | 1965 |
| Planet Outlaws | Dirigible Captain Breaden | 1953 |
| Where There's Life | New York Police Officer at Consulate | 1947 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | P.O. Cowboy | 1947 |
| Something in the Wind | Radio Station Policeman | 1947 |
| Brute Force | Chappie - Guard in Auto Shop | 1947 |
| Nora Prentiss | Detective | 1947 |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | Plainclothesman | 1947 |
| My Brother Talks to Horses | Police Officer Johnson | 1947 |
| The Mighty McGurk | Singer | 1947 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Young Dillinger | Policeman | 1965 |
| Planet Outlaws | Dirigible Captain Breaden | 1953 |
| Where There's Life | New York Police Officer at Consulate | 1947 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | P.O. Cowboy | 1947 |
| Something in the Wind | Radio Station Policeman | 1947 |
| Brute Force | Chappie - Guard in Auto Shop | 1947 |
| Nora Prentiss | Detective | 1947 |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | Plainclothesman | 1947 |
| My Brother Talks to Horses | Police Officer Johnson | 1947 |
| The Mighty McGurk | Singer | 1947 |
| Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Expressman | 1946 |
| Black Angel | Police Sergeant / Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Her Kind of Man | Police Announcer | 1946 |
| Mysterious Intruder | Cop in Squad Car / Cop in Squad Car (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Night Editor | Dickstein | 1946 |
| Deadline at Dawn | Policeman | 1946 |
| The Notorious Lone Wolf | House Detective | 1946 |
| Captain Tugboat Annie | Motor Cop | 1945 |
| That Night with You | Doorman | 1945 |
| The Beautiful Cheat | Policeman | 1945 |
| The Jungle Captive | Motorcycle Cop | 1945 |
| Captain Eddie | Policeman | 1945 |
| Pillow to Post | Oil Well Foreman | 1945 |
| The Clock | Subway Guard | 1945 |
| A Medal for Benny | Bank Guard | 1945 |
| Belle of the Yukon | Messenger | 1944 |
| The Woman in the Window | Police Driver | 1944 |
| The Last Ride | Police Desk Sgt. | 1944 |
| Call of the Jungle | Boggs / Boggs (as Edward Chandler) | 1944 |
| Return of the Ape Man | Sergeant | 1944 |
| Louisiana Hayride | Plainclothesman | 1944 |
| Sensations of 1945 | Cop | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich's Little Secret | Policeman | 1944 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Policeman at Bridge | 1944 |
| Charlie Chan in the Secret Service | Lewis | 1944 |
| True to Life | Subway Guard | 1943 |
| In Old Oklahoma | McCann - Gardner's Oil Man | 1943 |
| The Chance of a Lifetime | Frank - Policeman / Policeman Frank (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Security Officer / Security Officer (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Sleepy Lagoon | Ticket Seller | 1943 |
| Destroyer | Chief Gunner's Mate | 1943 |
| Hers to Hold | Reporter | 1943 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Joe - Riveter | 1943 |
| Pilot #5 | Head Deputy at Pritchards' Farm | 1943 |
| False Faces | Stake-Out Detective at Apartment Building | 1943 |
| Action in the North Atlantic | Seaman | 1943 |
| The Ghost and the Guest | Policeman Herbie | 1943 |
| She Has What It Takes | Cop | 1943 |
| Taxi, Mister | Policeman | 1943 |
| A Stranger in Town | Policeman at Hearing | 1943 |
| After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Police Captain | 1943 |
| Reveille with Beverly | Top Sergeant | 1943 |
| Truck Busters | Trucker | 1943 |
| The Powers Girl | Police Officer | 1943 |
| The Hard Way | Police Officer on Dock / Policeman at Dock (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Secrets of the Underground | Dan the Detective | 1942 |
| The Falcon's Brother | Ship's Captain | 1942 |
| I Married a Witch | Motorcycle Cop | 1942 |
| Eyes of the Underworld | Kelly - Policeman | 1942 |
| The Pride of the Yankees | Motorcycle Cop #2 | 1942 |
| Sweater Girl | Plainclothesman | 1942 |
| Matri-Phony | Guard at Pottery Shop | 1942 |
| Lady in a Jam | Waiter | 1942 |
| The Big Shot | Leo- Policeman with Tim | 1942 |
| Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Bombardier | 1942 |
| In This Our Life | Policeman Fallon | 1942 |
| You're Telling Me | Policeman | 1942 |
| Tarzan's New York Adventure | Bailiff | 1942 |
| Larceny, Inc | Prison Tower Guard | 1942 |
| This Gun for Hire | Demolition Foreman | 1942 |
| Fingers at the Window | Mounted Policeman | 1942 |
| Kid Glove Killer | Rosson - Detective Grilling Eddie | 1942 |
| I Was Framed | Arresting Policeman at Accident | 1942 |
| The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Cop Outside Church's Apartment | 1942 |
| Sleepytime Gal | Doorman | 1942 |
| Born to Sing | Motor Cop | 1942 |
| Frisco Lil | Officer Jones | 1942 |
| A Yank on the Burma Road | Police Desk Sergeant Mulvaney | 1942 |
| Blondie Goes to College | First Motorcycle Policeman / First Motorcyle Policeman | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Police Sergeant | 1942 |
| Ball of Fire | Cop on Garbage Truck | 1942 |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | Guard | 1942 |
| You're in the Army Now | Older Officer | 1941 |
| Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Police Sergeant | 1941 |
| Among the Living | Motorcycle Cop | 1941 |
| The Body Disappears | Police Desk Sergeant | 1941 |
| Design for Scandal | Second Arresting Detective | 1941 |
| Mob Town | Cop | 1941 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Policeman at Charles' Apartment | 1941 |
| Of Pups and Puzzles | Foreman | 1941 |
| Manpower | Detective in Raid | 1941 |
| Ringside Maisie | Policeman on Bridge | 1941 |
| Hurricane Smith | Guard on Train | 1941 |
| The Bride Came C.O.D. | Policeman - Driver of Car #64 | 1941 |
| Two in a Taxi | Motorcycle Policeman | 1941 |
| The Big Store | Policeman | 1941 |
| The Getaway | Bus Driver | 1941 |
| Adventure in Washington | Policeman | 1941 |
| Strange Alibi | Quist - Prison Guard | 1941 |
| Knockout | Fiske Fight Ring Announcer | 1941 |
| Horror Island | Police Officer | 1941 |
| Topper Returns | Jim - Police Sergeant | 1941 |
| The Strawberry Blonde | Streetcleaner | 1941 |
| Flight from Destiny | Eddy - Head Keeper / Eddy, Headkeeper | 1941 |
| High Sierra | Policeman at Auto Accident | 1941 |
| Four Mothers | Mover | 1941 |
| Behind the News | Thug | 1940 |
| Santa Fe Trail | Armory Guard | 1940 |
| Murder Over New York | Lefty - the Cop | 1940 |
| East of the River | Railroad Detective | 1940 |
| Knute Rockne All American | Worker | 1940 |
| Flowing Gold | Truck Driver | 1940 |
| Money and the Woman | Detective | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Driver | 1940 |
| Black Diamonds | Ed, Mine Guard | 1940 |
| A Fugitive from Justice | Gray | 1940 |
| Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! | Motor Cop | 1940 |
| Girl in 313 | Cop | 1940 |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby | Hogan | 1940 |
| Buck Benny Rides Again | Cowhand #1 | 1940 |
| It All Came True | Danny | 1940 |
| Young Tom Edison | Mr. Briggs | 1940 |
| Double Alibi | Patrolman Harrigan | 1940 |
| Teddy the Rough Rider | Miners' Labor Leader | 1940 |
| Framed | Cop | 1940 |
| Castle on the Hudson | Intake Guard | 1940 |
| Danger on Wheels | Police Officer | 1940 |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | Bus Driver | 1940 |
| Gone with the Wind | Sergeant at Hospital | 1940 |
| Invisible Stripes | Police Driver | 1939 |
| Slightly Honorable | O'Leary, the Cop / O'Leary | 1939 |
| Nick Carter, Master Detective | Joe - Blueprint Security Officer | 1939 |
| One Hour to Live | Petrie | 1939 |
| The Roaring Twenties | Second Detective | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter | 1939 |
| Rio | Convict | 1939 |
| Blackmail | Boss Brown - Prisoner | 1939 |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | Policeman at Fire | 1939 |
| Dust Be My Destiny | Second Detective | 1939 |
| They All Come Out | Chris | 1939 |
| I Stole a Million | Baggage Car Guard | 1939 |
| Waterfront | Dance Official | 1939 |
| Indianapolis Speedway | Racetrack Official | 1939 |
| Help Wanted | Ed - Workman | 1939 |
| The Kid from Kokomo | Policeman in Court | 1939 |
| Rose of Washington Square | Cop | 1939 |
| For Love or Money | John | 1939 |
| Code of the Streets | Second Guard | 1939 |
| The Kid from Texas | Yacht Captain Babcock | 1939 |
| Buck Rogers | Captain of Dirigible / Braeden - Captain of Dirigible [Ch. 1] | 1939 |
| The Man Who Dared | Police Sergeant | 1939 |
| Let Us Live | Detective with First Cab Driver | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Attacked Keeper | 1939 |
| Secret Service of the Air | Capt. King - Highway Patrol | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Highway Patrol Officer | 1939 |
| King of the Turf | Second Trainer | 1939 |
| Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Captain McDonald / State Police Captain | 1939 |
| Blackwell's Island | Headkeeper Jameson | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Detective #2 | 1939 |
| Pirates of the Skies | Henchman Slug | 1939 |
| Going Places | Second Policeman | 1938 |
| Secrets of a Nurse | Detective Payne | 1938 |
| Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus | Jim - Circus Cop | 1938 |
| Strange Faces | Bartender | 1938 |
| There Goes My Heart | Diner | 1938 |
| The Mad Miss Manton | Detective with Machine Gun | 1938 |
| Broadway Musketeers | First Detective at Murder Scene | 1938 |
| Valley of the Giants | Man Telling Andy About Foreigners | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Plainclothes Policeman | 1938 |
| Four's a Crowd | Joe | 1938 |
| Racket Busters | Truck Driver | 1938 |
| The Shopworn Angel | Corporal | 1938 |
| Cowboy from Brooklyn | Brakeman | 1938 |
| Young Fugitives | Alfred | 1938 |
| Professor Beware | Camp Boss / Construction Camp Boss | 1938 |
| A Criminal Is Born | Rod's Father | 1938 |
| This Marriage Business | Policeman with Fingerprint Report | 1938 |
| Over the Wall | Prison Keeper | 1938 |
| Prison Nurse | Guard | 1938 |
| Penrod and His Twin Brother | Officer McCarthy | 1938 |
| Night Spot | Detective | 1938 |
| She Loved a Fireman | Tim Callahan | 1937 |
| The Perfect Specimen | State Police Captain | 1937 |
| Over the Goal | Police Sergeant Peters | 1937 |
| The Lady Fights Back | Workman | 1937 |
| Back in Circulation | Chief Officer at Train Wreck | 1937 |
| Topper | Policeman | 1937 |
| Public Wedding | Detective | 1937 |
| The Singing Marine | Second Marine Sergeant (as Edward Chandler) / Second Marine Sergeant | 1937 |
| Kid Galahad | Title Fight Announcer | 1937 |
| The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Detective James Fleet | 1937 |
| San Quentin | Guard | 1937 |
| The Go Getter | First Man on Employment Line | 1937 |
| There Goes My Girl | Moran - Whelan's Strong Arm Man | 1937 |
| Draegerman Courage | Driller | 1937 |
| Woman Chases Man | Policeman | 1937 |
| That Man's Here Again | Park Policeman | 1937 |
| The Man Who Found Himself | Train Switchman | 1937 |
| Midnight Court | Eddie - the Detective | 1937 |
| Love Is News | Cop | 1937 |
| Sea Devils | Seaman Announcing Emergency | 1937 |
| Green Light | Policeman | 1937 |
| Black Legion | Motorcycle Cop | 1937 |
| God's Country and the Woman | Logger | 1937 |
| Smart Blonde | Det. Marsotto | 1937 |
| We Who Are About to Die | Prison Guard Sergeant | 1937 |
| Stowaway | Seaman | 1936 |
| Great Guy | Meat Clerk / Meat Clerk (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Wild Brian Kent | Jed - Henchman / Jed (henchman) | 1936 |
| Polo Joe | Detective | 1936 |
| Here Comes Carter | Detective Jim Henderson | 1936 |
| Two in a Crowd | Policeman | 1936 |
| The Luckiest Girl in the World | Policeman | 1936 |
| Stage Struck | Heney | 1936 |
| Public Enemy's Wife | G-Man | 1936 |
| The Big Noise | Kerrigan - Policeman Investigating Bombing | 1936 |
| And Sudden Death | Policeman Adams | 1936 |
| Bullets or Ballots | Policeman | 1936 |
| Show Boat | Gambler | 1936 |
| The Law in Her Hands | Detective at Fourth Trial | 1936 |
| Boulder Dam | Bud - the Bouncer | 1936 |
| Sutter's Gold | Rider / Messenger | 1936 |
| Road Gang | Ed - Guard #1 | 1936 |
| The Bohemian Girl | Gypsy Vagabond | 1936 |
| The Lone Wolf Returns | Raid Detective | 1935 |
| Magnificent Obsession | Hugh | 1935 |
| Hitch Hike Lady | Chesty | 1935 |
| Too Tough to Kill | Joe | 1935 |
| Miss Pacific Fleet | Chief Petty Officer | 1935 |
| Super-Speed | Joe | 1935 |
| Thanks a Million | Trooper | 1935 |
| Case of the Missing Man | Steve's First Henchman | 1935 |
| The Case of the Lucky Legs | Policeman in Hotel | 1935 |
| The Goose and the Gander | Policeman at Jail | 1935 |
| Special Agent | Policeman | 1935 |
| Red Salute | Jailer | 1935 |
| Diamond Jim | Engineer | 1935 |
| Man on the Flying Trapeze | Motorcycle Policeman | 1935 |
| Front Page Woman | Policeman | 1935 |
| Spring Tonic | Policeman | 1935 |
| Unknown Woman | Hank | 1935 |
| Alibi Ike | Detective | 1935 |
| Let 'em Have It | Traffic Cop | 1935 |
| The Informer | House Patron | 1935 |
| Alias Mary Dow | Dance Hall Bouncer | 1935 |
| Mary Jane's Pa | Watkins - Turnkey | 1935 |
| The Desert Trail | Kansas Charlie posing as Rev. Harry Smith / Kansas Charlie / Rev. Harry Smith | 1935 |
| Star of Midnight | Kinland Henchman | 1935 |
| Black Fury | Security Policeman | 1935 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Prison Guard Henderson | 1935 |
| Living on Velvet | Policeman at Amusement Park | 1935 |
| Car 99 | Trooper Haynes / Trooper Haynes, Car 45 | 1935 |
| The Whole Town's Talking | Guard / Driver | 1935 |
| Red Hot Tires | Police Captain | 1935 |
| Square Shooter | Ed Chandler | 1935 |
| The Best Man Wins | Eddie | 1935 |
| Maybe It's Love | Motor Cop Driver | 1935 |
| The Secret Bride | Bailiff | 1934 |
| The Silver Streak | Trainman | 1934 |
| Murder in the Clouds | Mechanic | 1934 |
| Broadway Bill | Racetrack Onlooker | 1934 |
| Gentlemen Are Born | Police Officer | 1934 |
| 6 Day Bike Rider | Second Officer | 1934 |
| Dames | Guard | 1934 |
| Name the Woman | Chuck | 1934 |
| Here Comes the Navy | Supply Sergeant | 1934 |
| Midnight Alibi | Hummingbird Club Doorman | 1934 |
| The Hell Cat | Scotty | 1934 |
| Twentieth Century | Cameraman | 1934 |
| City Limits | Oliver's Thug | 1934 |
| Voice in the Night | Henchman | 1934 |
| The House of Mystery | Detective Sawyer | 1934 |
| It Happened One Night | Bus Driver #2 | 1934 |
| Madame Spy | Austrian Officer | 1934 |
| Massacre | Deputy | 1934 |
| Cross Country Cruise | Last Bus Driver / Last Bus Driver (Uncredited) | 1934 |
| East of Fifth Avenue | Tenement Resident | 1933 |
| Hold the Press | Sereno's Tail | 1933 |
| Fury of the Jungle | Molango Villager | 1933 |
| Wild Boys of the Road | Brakeman Throwing Stones | 1933 |
| Deluge | Townsman | 1933 |
| Bed of Roses | River Boat Steward | 1933 |
| The Woman I Stole | Oil Worker | 1933 |
| Heroes for Sale | Henderson - Soldier | 1933 |
| Supernatural | Taxi Driver | 1933 |
| The Circus Queen Murder | Roustabout | 1933 |
| State Trooper | Morgan | 1933 |
| What-No Beer? | Cop | 1933 |
| Goldie Gets Along | Arrresting Officer | 1933 |
| Air Hostess | Mechanic | 1933 |
| Frisco Jenny | Man Posting Earthquake Deaths | 1933 |
| The Death Kiss | Studio Garage Attendant | 1933 |
| A Strange Adventure | Police Sgt. Kelly | 1932 |
| You Said a Mouthful | Harbor Steward | 1932 |
| I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Job Foreman | 1932 |
| Vanity Street | Taxi Driver | 1932 |
| Strange Justice | Prison Guard | 1932 |
| American Madness | Kelly | 1932 |
| Lady and Gent | Ironton Fight Announcer | 1932 |
| Night Court | Thug Beating Up Mike | 1932 |
| High Speed | Steve Macey | 1932 |
| Disorderly Conduct | Policeman | 1932 |
| Carnival Boat | Jordon | 1932 |
| Play Girl | Delivery Man | 1932 |
| Hell-Fire Austin | Soldier | 1932 |
| The Beast of the City | Joel - Policeman Outside Car 47 | 1932 |
| The Deadline | Cattlemen's Association Detective | 1931 |
| Bad Company | Leading Detective | 1931 |
| Platinum Blonde | Hank - a Reporter | 1931 |
| The Big Gamble | Red - Gangster Driver | 1931 |
| The Good Bad Girl | Taxicab Driver | 1931 |
| Shipmates | Sailor | 1931 |
| Born to Love | Captain Peters | 1931 |
| Beyond Victory | Lieutenant | 1931 |
| Kept Husbands | Steelworker | 1931 |
| The Last Parade | Recruit / Veteran | 1931 |
| Men on Call | Railroad Crewman | 1931 |
| Up the River | Guard | 1930 |
| Borrowed Wives | Police Sergeant | 1930 |
| Dixiana | Blondell - Montague's Henchman | 1930 |
| Sunny Skies | Coach | 1930 |
| Runaway Bride | Mechanic | 1930 |
| Alias French Gertie | Motorcycle Cop | 1930 |
| Welcome Danger | Cop | 1929 |
| Hurricane | Bull | 1929 |
| Flight | Marine Sergeant - Panama's Buddy | 1929 |
| She Goes to War | Top Sergeant (as Edward Chandler) / Top Sergeant | 1929 |
| Flying Luck | The Corporal | 1927 |
| Through Thick and Thin | Bull | 1927 |
