Edgar Dearing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar Dearing (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films. Born in 1893, Dearing started in silent comedy shorts for Hal Roach, including several with Laurel and Hardy, notably in their classic Two Tars, probably his best ever screen role. He later had supporting roles in several of their features for 20th Century Fox in the 1940s. Dearing continued in his familiar persona until the early 1950s, when he appeared in many film and television westerns, usually as a sheriff. One of his guest roles was on the syndicated television series, The Range Rider, starring Jock Mahoney and Dick Jones. He was still active in films and television until he retired in the early 1960s; he died from lung cancer.
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- Born:
- May 4, 1893 In Ceres, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 181
- First Appeared:
- In the movie On the Front Page 1926-11-28
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Big Parade of Comedy 1964-09-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Big Parade of Comedy | Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1964-09-02 |
| Movie | Pollyanna | Mr. Gorman | 1960-05-19 |
| Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1960-09-13 |
| Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
| Movie | No Name on the Bullet | Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited) | 1959-02-01 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | 1957-12-26 |
| Series | State Trooper | Unknown | 1956-09-25 |
| Series | Buffalo Bill Jr. | Unknown | 1955-03-01 |
| Series | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Unknown | 1955-09-29 |
| Series | Public Defender | Unknown | 1954-03-11 |
| Movie | Vice Squad | Fitz (uncredited) | 1953-07-31 |
| Series | I'm the Law | Unknown | 1953-02-13 |
| Movie | It Came from Outer Space | Sam, a hobo (uncredited) | 1953-06-05 |
| Movie | Glory Alley | Man at Gym (uncredited) | 1952-06-06 |
| Movie | Rancho Notorious | Sheriff #4 (uncredited) | 1952-03-06 |
| Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Ruby Gentry | 1952-12-25 | |
| Movie | Silver Canyon | Colonel Middler | 1951-06-19 |
| Series | The Adventures of Boston Blackie | Unknown | 1951-09-08 |
| Movie | Ridin' the Outlaw Trail | Pop Willard | 1951-02-23 |
| Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | Pecos River | Henry Mahoney | 1951-12-15 |
| Movie | As You Were | Sgt. Monahan | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | The Iroquois Trail | 1950-06-15 | |
| Movie | The Good Humor Man | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1950-03-24 |
| Movie | Fancy Pants | Mr. Jones | 1950-07-19 |
| Movie | Raiders of Tomahawk Creek | Randolph Dike | 1950-09-30 |
| Movie | Hunt the Man Down | Deputy in Hall (uncredited) | 1950-12-26 |
| Movie | Union Station | Detective (uncredited) | 1950-10-04 |
| Movie | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Reiber | 1949-03-02 |
| Movie | Sorrowful Jones | Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) | 1949-07-04 |
| Movie | Out of the Storm | Ed Purcell | 1948-09-11 |
| Movie | My Girl Tisa | Jailer (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Magic Town | Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) | 1947-10-07 |
| Movie | My Brother Talks to Horses | Policeman (uncredited) | 1947-02-04 |
| Movie | Where There's Life | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1947-11-21 |
| Movie | Christmas Eve | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1947-10-31 |
| Movie | The Bishop's Wife | Policeman | 1947-12-25 |
| Movie | Up Goes Maisie | Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
| Movie | Road to Utopia | Official Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
| Movie | Nocturne | Policeman with Injured Susan | 1946-10-29 |
| Movie | The Virginian | 1946-05-05 | |
| Movie | Her Lucky Night | Casey | 1945-02-09 |
| Movie | Swing Out, Sister | Motorcycle Cop | 1945-05-18 |
| Movie | Midnight Manhunt | Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1945-07-27 |
| Movie | Scarlet Street | Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
| Movie | Don't Fence Me In | Chief of Police | 1945-10-20 |
| Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Al - First Studio Cop | 1945-10-05 |
| Movie | Make Your Own Bed | Sergeant | 1944-06-10 |
| Movie | And the Angels Sing | Man (uncredited) | 1944-04-25 |
| Movie | Seven Doors to Death | Claude Burns | 1944-08-16 |
| Movie | In Society | Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited) | 1944-08-16 |
| Movie | The Mark of the Whistler | Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1944-10-09 |
| Movie | Strange Affair | Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
| Movie | Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | C.P.O. Ben Cobb | 1943-04-06 |
| Movie | Fired Wife | Sullivan | 1943-09-04 |
| Movie | Swing Shift Maisie | Radio Policeman (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | Princess O'Rourke | Policeman at White House (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
| Movie | A Gentleman After Dark | Joe | 1942-04-16 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Joe - Policeman | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | Miss Annie Rooney | Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Martha | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1942-06-21 |
| Movie | My Favorite Spy | Police Sergeant in Bumped Car | 1942-06-12 |
| Movie | Apache Trail | Marshal (uncredited) | 1942-09-01 |
| Movie | Between Us Girls | Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Pot o' Gold | Police Officer McGinty (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
| Movie | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Policeman (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
| Movie | Caught in the Draft | Recruiting Sergeant | 1941-07-04 |
| Movie | Maisie Was a Lady | Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
| Movie | Hold That Ghost | Irondome (uncredited) | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | Remember the Day | Detective | 1941-12-25 |
| Movie | Niagara Falls | State Trooper | 1941-10-17 |
| Movie | Buck Benny Rides Again | Police Officer | 1940-05-31 |
| Movie | Florian | Cop | 1940-06-05 |
| Movie | Manhattan Heartbeat | Policeman | 1940-07-11 |
| Movie | Cross-Country Romance | Ed Sweeney | 1940-07-12 |
| Movie | Sailor's Lady | Chief Master-of-Arms | 1940-07-05 |
| Movie | And One Was Beautiful | Higgins | 1940-04-05 |
| Movie | Broadway Melody of 1940 | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
| Movie | Little Orvie | Policeman | 1940-03-11 |
| Movie | Primrose Path | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | Edison, the Man | Policeman | 1940-05-10 |
| Movie | Knute Rockne All American | Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited) | 1940-10-05 |
| Movie | One Night in the Tropics | Cop with Black Eye (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
| Movie | Go West | Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
| Movie | We Who Are Young | 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
| Movie | No Time for Comedy | Sweeny (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
| Movie | American Spoken Here | Mike Fink (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
| Movie | Wyoming | Capt. Evans | 1940-09-13 |
| Movie | Lucky Partners | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-08-02 |
| Movie | Wildcat Bus | Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
| Movie | When the Daltons Rode | Sheriff | 1940-08-23 |
| Movie | Blondie Meets the Boss | Officer McGuire (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Rose of Washington Square | Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Twelve Crowded Hours | Second Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-02-23 |
| Movie | Four Girls in White | Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | It's a Wonderful World | Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
| Movie | Honolulu | Jailer | 1939-02-03 |
| Movie | Made for Each Other | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
| Movie | King of the Underworld | First Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Dust Be My Destiny | Second Railroad Cop (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
| Movie | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny | 1939-12-13 |
| Movie | The Jones Family in Hollywood | Studio Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-06-02 |
| Movie | Thunder Afloat | Petty Officer (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
| Movie | A Child Is Born | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
| Movie | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Motorcycle Officer Corrigan | 1939-06-02 |
| Movie | Full Confession | Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited) | 1939-09-08 |
| Movie | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite | Jim Simmons | 1939-08-12 |
| Movie | Border G-Man | Smoky Joslin | 1938-06-24 |
| Movie | The First Hundred Years | Policeman giving ticket (uncredited) | 1938-03-12 |
| Movie | Love Is a Headache | Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
| Movie | The Chaser | Policeman at End | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | Maid's Night Out | Police Detective (uncredited) | 1938-03-03 |
| Movie | Hold That Kiss | Policeman | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | Blondie | Policeman at Hotel (uncredited) | 1938-11-30 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
| Movie | Hard to Get | Eddie (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
| Movie | Spring Madness | Policeman | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | Three Loves Has Nancy | Bus Conductor (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | Listen, Darling | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
| Movie | Love Is News | Motorcycle Officer | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | Dangerous Number | Policeman | 1937-01-22 |
| Movie | Midnight Taxi | Officer Murray | 1937-04-04 |
| Movie | You Only Live Once | State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited) | 1937-01-23 |
| Movie | Married Before Breakfast | Police Sergeant | 1937-06-18 |
| Movie | They Gave Him a Gun | Sgt. Meadowlark | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | It Happened in Hollywood | Joe Stevens | 1937-09-07 |
| Movie | The Awful Truth | Motor Cop (uncredited) | 1937-10-21 |
| Movie | Big City | Tom Reilley | 1937-09-03 |
| Movie | Border Flight | Smugglers' Pilot | 1936-05-29 |
| Movie | Down the Ribber | 1936-03-27 | |
| Movie | All Business | House Detective | 1936-02-14 |
| Movie | Bunker Bean | Policeman (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
| Movie | That Girl from Paris | Ship's Purser (uncredited) | 1936-12-31 |
| Movie | Swing Time | 1936-08-28 | |
| Movie | Back to Nature | Motorcycle Officer | 1936-08-14 |
| Movie | Hollywood Boulevard | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1936-08-20 |
| Movie | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Railroad Man | 1935-07-05 |
| Movie | The Nitwits | Police Officer Barney Riley | 1935-06-07 |
| Movie | Stolen Harmony | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
| Movie | A Quiet Fourth | 1935-08-08 | |
| Movie | Helldorado | Motorcycle Cop | 1935-01-05 |
| Movie | She Couldn't Take It | Precint 5 Policeman | 1935-10-08 |
| Movie | Rendezvous | 1st Military Policeman (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | If You Could Only Cook | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1935-12-30 |
| Movie | The Rainmakers | Kelly | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Ocean Swells | Captain | 1934-08-08 |
| Movie | Cleopatra | Convict | 1934-10-05 |
| Movie | Kentucky Kernels | Policeman | 1934-11-02 |
| Movie | The Nuisance | Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited) | 1933-06-03 |
| Movie | Eskimo | Constable Balk (uncredited) | 1933-11-14 |
| Movie | The Midnight Patrol | Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-08-03 |
| Movie | The Lost Squadron | Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited) | 1932-03-12 |
| Movie | Million Dollar Legs | Train Official (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
| Movie | Horse Feathers | Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited) | 1932-08-19 |
| Movie | The Painted Desert | Buck's Partner | 1931-01-18 |
| Movie | Next Door Neighbors | Cop | 1931-01-28 |
| Movie | Consolation Marriage | Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
| Movie | The Star Witness | Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited) | 1931-08-22 |
| Movie | Estrellados | Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) | 1930-07-07 |
| Movie | Free and Easy | Officer | 1930-03-22 |
| Movie | A Man from Wyoming | Sergeant | 1930-07-12 |
| Movie | Two Plus Fours | Rent Collector | 1930-08-10 |
| Movie | Abraham Lincoln | Armstrong | 1930-11-08 |
| Movie | Her Man | Marine | 1930-09-21 |
| Movie | A Pair of Tights | Policeman | 1929-02-03 |
| Movie | Clunked on the Corner | Cop | 1929-01-06 |
| Movie | Flight | Football Coach | 1929-09-14 |
| Movie | The Mighty | Doughboy | 1929-11-16 |
| Movie | The Locked Door | Cop | 1929-11-16 |
| Movie | Came the Dawn | Big Moving Man (uncredited) | 1928-03-03 |
| Movie | Should Tall Men Marry? | Henchman | 1928-01-15 |
| Movie | Limousine Love | Motorcycle cop | 1928-04-13 |
| Movie | Should Men Walk Home? | 1927-01-29 | |
| Movie | Why Girls Love Sailors | Amorous Sailor | 1927-07-17 |
| Movie | Call of the Cuckoo | Guest | 1927-10-15 |
| Movie | On the Front Page | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1926-11-28 |