Edgar Dearing
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieLaurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThriller
1960
The Police Sergeant
moviePollyanna
1960
Mr. Gorman
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
First Resurrected Man
movieNo Name on the Bullet
1959
Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
movieThe Golden Age of Comedy
1957
archive footage
tvTrackdown
1957
Doctor (uncredited)
movieCha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956
Investor Charlie
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Mr. Gorman
movieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954
Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
movieVice Squad
1953
Fitz (uncredited)
movieIt Came from Outer Space
1953
Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
tvThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Police Lt. Ryan
movieCarson City
1952
Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
movieGlory Alley
1952
Man at Gym (uncredited)
movieRancho Notorious
1952
Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
moviePecos River
1951
Henry Mahoney
movieAs You Were
1951
Sgt. Monahan
movieSilver Canyon
1951
Colonel Middler
movieRidin' the Outlaw Trail
1951
Pop Willard
movieHunt the Man Down
1950
Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
movieUnion Station
1950
Detective (uncredited)
movieRaiders of Tomahawk Creek
1950
Randolph Dike
movieFancy Pants
1950
Mr. Jones
movieThe Iroquois Trail
1950
Colonial Major (uncredited)
movieThe Good Humor Man
1950
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieThe Threat
1949
Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieSorrowful Jones
1949
Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
movieOut of the Storm
1948
Ed Purcell
movieMy Girl Tisa
1948
Jailer (uncredited)
movieMan or Mouse
1948
Hercules Jones
movieThe Bishop's Wife
1947
Policeman
movieWhere There's Life
1947
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieChristmas Eve
1947
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieMagic Town
1947
Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
movieMy Brother Talks to Horses
1947
Policeman (uncredited)
movieNocturne
1946
Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
movieRoad to Utopia
1946
Official Policeman (uncredited)
movieUp Goes Maisie
1946
Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
movieScarlet Street
1945
Policeman (uncredited)
movieJohnny Angel
1945
Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
movieDon't Fence Me In
1945
Chief of Police
movieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
Al - First Studio Cop
movieMidnight Manhunt
1945
Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
movieSwing Out, Sister
1945
Motorcycle Cop
movieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
Bank Guard (uncredited)
movieStrange Affair
1944
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
movieSeven Doors to Death
1944
Claude Burns
movieIn Society
1944
Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
movieMake Your Own Bed
1944
Sergeant
movieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
Man (uncredited)
moviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
Policeman at White House (uncredited)
movieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
movieFired Wife
1943
Sullivan
movieDon Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
C.P.O. Ben Cobb
movieThe Hard Way
1943
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
movieBetween Us Girls
1942
Policeman (uncredited)
movieApache Trail
1942
Marshal (uncredited)
movieThe Affairs of Martha
1942
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieMy Favorite Spy
1942
Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
movieMiss Annie Rooney
1942
Policeman
movieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
Joe - Policeman
movieLouisiana Purchase
1941
House Detective (uncredited)
movieRemember the Day
1941
Detective
movieNiagara Falls
1941
State Trooper
movieHold That Ghost
1941
Irondome (uncredited)
movieCaught in the Draft
1941
Recruiting Sergeant
moviePot o' Gold
1941
Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
movieA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
Policeman (uncredited)
movieMaisie Was a Lady
1941
Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
movieGo West
1940
Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
movieAmerican Spoken Here
1940
Mike Fink (uncredited)
movieOne Night in the Tropics
1940
Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940
Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
movieNo Time for Comedy
1940
Sweeny (uncredited)
movieWyoming
1940
Capt. Evans
movieWildcat Bus
1940
Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
movieLucky Partners
1940
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieWe Who Are Young
1940
1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
movieCross-Country Romance
1940
Ed Sweeney
movieManhattan Heartbeat
1940
Policeman
movieSailor's Lady
1940
Chief Master-of-Arms
movieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940
Police Officer
movieEdison, the Man
1940
Policeman
movieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
moviePrimrose Path
1940
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
movieLittle Orvie
1940
Policeman
movieBroadway Melody of 1940
1940
Policeman (uncredited)
movieNick Carter, Master Detective
1939
Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
movieA Child is Born
1939
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
movieThunder Afloat
1939
Petty Officer (uncredited)
movieFull Confession
1939
Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
movieThe Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
Studio Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
movieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
movieRose of Washington Square
1939
Lieutenant (uncredited)
movieBlondie Meets the Boss
1939
Officer McGuire (uncredited)
movieTwelve Crowded Hours
1939
Second Bartender (uncredited)
movieMade for Each Other
1939
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
movieHonolulu
1939
Jailer
movieFour Girls in White
1939
Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
movieKing of the Underworld
1939
Police Detective (uncredited) / First Policeman (uncredited)
movieBlondie
1938
Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
movieSpring Madness
1938
Policeman
movieHard to Get
1938
Eddie (uncredited)
movieListen, Darling
1938
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
movieThree Loves Has Nancy
1938
Bus Conductor (uncredited)
movieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
Bill (uncredited)
movieThe Chaser
1938
Policeman at End
movieBorder G-Man
1938
Smoky Joslin
movieHold That Kiss
1938
Policeman
movieThe First Hundred Years
1938
Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
movieMaid's Night Out
1938
Police Detective (uncredited)
movieLove Is a Headache
1938
Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
movieThe Awful Truth
1937
Motor Cop (uncredited)
movieIt Happened in Hollywood
1937
Joe Stevens
movieBig City
1937
Tom Reilley
movieMarried Before Breakfast
1937
Police Sergeant
movieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
Sgt. Meadowlark
movieMidnight Taxi
1937
Officer Murray
movieLove Is News
1937
Motorcycle Officer
movieYou Only Live Once
1937
State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
movieDangerous Number
1937
Policeman
movieThat Girl from Paris
1936
Ship's Purser (uncredited)
movieAfter the Thin Man
1936
Bill (uncredited)
movieSwing Time
1936
(uncredited)
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieBack to Nature
1936
Motorcycle Officer
movieBunker Bean
1936
Policeman (uncredited)
movieBorder Flight
1936
Smugglers' Pilot
All Business
1936
House Detective
movieIf You Could Only Cook
1935
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieRendezvous
1935
1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
movieShe Couldn't Take It
1935
Precint 5 Policeman
movieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Railroad Man
movieThe Nitwits
1935
Police Officer Barney Riley
movieStolen Harmony
1935
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieHelldorado
1935
Motorcycle Cop
movieKentucky Kernels
1934
Policeman (uncredited)
movieCleopatra
1934
Convict
movieThirty Day Princess
1934
Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
movieEskimo
1933
Constable Balk (uncredited)
movieThe Midnight Patrol
1933
Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Nuisance
1933
Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
movieHorse Feathers
1932
Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
movieMillion Dollar Legs
1932
Train Official (uncredited)
movieThe Lost Squadron
1932
Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
movieConsolation Marriage
1931
Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Star Witness
1931
Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
movieThe Painted Desert
1931
Buck's Partner
movieAbraham Lincoln
1930
Armstrong
movieTwo Plus Fours
1930
Rent Collector
movieA Man from Wyoming
1930
Sergeant
movieEstrellados
1930
Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
movieFree and Easy
1930
Officer
movieThe Mighty
1929
Doughboy
movieFlight
1929
Football Coach
movieA Pair of Tights
1929
Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Jazz Age
1929
Motor Cop
movieLonesome
1928
Cop (uncredited)
movieFair and Muddy
1928
Motorcycle Cop
movieLimousine Love
1928
Motorcycle cop
movieCame the Dawn
1928
Big Moving Man (uncredited)
movieShould Tall Men Marry?
1928
Henchman
movieWhy Girls Love Sailors
1927
Amorous Sailor
movieOn the Front Page
1926
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)