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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
Poster of Seven Doors to Death
Poster of A Quiet Fourth
Poster of Clunked on the Corner
Poster of On the Front Page
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