Edward M. Davis

Actor

Date of birth : 11/15/1916

Date of death : 04/22/2006

City of birth : Los Angeles, California, USA

A thirty-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department (1948-1978), he served as that agency's chief from 1969 to 1978 During his tenure as police chief his office provided technical advice / assistance for the TV series "Dragnet" and "Adam-12." After retirement from the force he served as a state senator in California (1980-1992).