Edgar Dearing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1893
- Died
- August 17, 1974 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Ceres, California, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pollyanna
Movie · as Mr. Gorman
The Tall Man
TV · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as The Police Sergeant · 1 ep
Outlaws
TV · as Barney · 1 ep
No Name on the Bullet
Movie · as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
TV · as First Resurrected Man · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep
The Golden Age of Comedy
Movie · as archive footage
Trackdown
TV · as Doctor (uncredited) · 1 ep
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Movie · as Investor Charlie
State Trooper
TV · 1 ep
Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV · 3 eps
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
TV · 4 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Lewis · 1 ep
The Long, Long Trailer
Movie · as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
Public Defender
TV · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Mr. Gorman · 3 eps
Vice Squad
Movie · as Fitz (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
Movie · as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
I'm the Law
TV · 1 ep
Rancho Notorious
Movie · as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
Ruby Gentry
Movie
Glory Alley
Movie · as Man at Gym (uncredited)
Carson City
Movie · as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Fitz · 1 ep
Hopalong Cassidy
TV · 2 eps
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV · as Police Lt. Ryan · 1 ep
As You Were
Movie · as Sgt. Monahan
Pecos River
Movie · as Henry Mahoney
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
Movie · as Pop Willard
Silver Canyon
Movie · as Colonel Middler
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep
Boston Blackie
TV · as Fire Chief
The Iroquois Trail
Movie · as Colonial Major (uncredited)
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
Movie · as Randolph Dike
Hunt the Man Down
Movie · as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
Movie · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
Movie · as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Union Station
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
Riding High
Movie · as Deputy (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Movie · as Reiber
Sorrowful Jones
Movie · as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
The Threat
Movie · as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
Movie · as Jailer (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
Movie · as Ed Purcell
Man or Mouse
Movie · as Hercules Jones
My Brother Talks to Horses
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Magic Town
Movie · as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
Where There's Life
Movie · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
Movie · as Policeman
The Virginian
Movie
Road to Utopia
Movie · as Official Policeman (uncredited)
Nocturne
Movie · as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
Swing Out, Sister
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop
Scarlet Street
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Don't Fence Me In
Movie · as Chief of Police
Midnight Manhunt
Movie · as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Movie · as Al - First Studio Cop
Her Lucky Night
Movie · as Casey
Johnny Angel
Movie · as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Seven Doors to Death
Movie · as Claude Burns
The Mark of the Whistler
Movie · as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
Movie · as Sergeant
Strange Affair
Movie · as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
In Society
Movie · as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Destiny
Movie · as Fourth Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Fired Wife
Movie · as Sullivan
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
Movie · as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
Princess O'Rourke
Movie · as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
The Hard Way
Movie · as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
Movie · as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
A Gentleman After Dark
Movie · as Joe
My Favorite Blonde
Movie · as Joe - Policeman
Between Us Girls
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Apache Trail
Movie · as Marshal (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
Movie · as Policeman
My Favorite Spy
Movie · as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
Pot o' Gold
Movie · as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft
Movie · as Recruiting Sergeant
Remember the Day
Movie · as Detective
Niagara Falls
Movie · as State Trooper
Hold That Ghost
Movie · as Irondome (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
Movie · as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
Movie · as House Detective (uncredited)
Go West
Movie · as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
Movie · as Sheriff
Cross-Country Romance
Movie · as Ed Sweeney
Manhattan Heartbeat
Movie · as Policeman
Broadway Melody of 1940
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Primrose Path
Movie · as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
Movie · as Policeman
Wyoming
Movie · as Capt. Evans
Buck Benny Rides Again
Movie · as Police Officer
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Movie · as Sweeny (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
Movie · as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
Movie · as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
Florian
Movie · as Cop
And One Was Beautiful
Movie · as Higgins
Lucky Partners
Movie · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
Movie · as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
Little Orvie
Movie · as Policeman
American Spoken Here
Movie · as Mike Fink (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
Movie · as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
Movie · as Chief Master-of-Arms
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Movie · as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
Full Confession
Movie · as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Movie · as Jim Simmons
Honolulu
Movie · as Jailer
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Movie · as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
King of the Underworld
Movie · as Police Detective (uncredited), First Policeman (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
Movie · as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
Movie · as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
Movie · as Lieutenant (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Movie · as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
A Child is Born
Movie · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
Movie · as Petty Officer (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Movie · as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
Dust Be My Destiny
Movie · as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
Movie · as Second Bartender (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie · as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
Movie · as Police Detective (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Movie · as Bill (uncredited)
Border G-Man
Movie · as Smoky Joslin
Blondie
Movie · as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache
Movie · as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
Movie · as Policeman
Spring Madness
Movie · as Policeman
Listen, Darling
Movie · as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
Movie · as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Movie · as Eddie (uncredited)
The Chaser
Movie · as Policeman at End
They Gave Him a Gun
Movie · as Sgt. Meadowlark
It Happened in Hollywood
Movie · as Joe Stevens
Midnight Taxi
Movie · as Officer Murray
The Awful Truth
Movie · as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Love Is News
Movie · as Motorcycle Officer
Dangerous Number
Movie · as Policeman
Big City
Movie · as Tom Reilley
Married Before Breakfast
Movie · as Police Sergeant
You Only Live Once
Movie · as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Swing Time
Movie · as (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
Movie · as Ship's Purser (uncredited)
Border Flight
Movie · as Smugglers' Pilot
All Business
Movie · as House Detective
Down the Ribber
Movie
Bunker Bean
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Back to Nature
Movie · as Motorcycle Officer
After the Thin Man
Movie · as Bill (uncredited)
Helldorado
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop
Rendezvous
Movie · as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Nitwits
Movie · as Police Officer Barney Riley
A Quiet Fourth
Movie
The Rainmakers
Movie · as Kelly
She Couldn't Take It
Movie · as Precint 5 Policeman
If You Could Only Cook
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie · as Railroad Man
Kentucky Kernels
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Ocean Swells
Movie · as Captain
Cleopatra
Movie · as Convict
Thirty Day Princess
Movie · as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Eskimo
Movie · as Constable Balk (uncredited)
The Nuisance
Movie · as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
The Lost Squadron
Movie · as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
Movie · as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
Movie · as Train Official (uncredited)
Consolation Marriage
Movie · as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Star Witness
Movie · as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
Movie · as Buck's Partner
Next Door Neighbors
Movie · as Cop
Estrellados
Movie · as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Rich Uncles
Movie
Free and Easy
Movie · as Officer
Two Plus Fours
Movie · as Rent Collector
Live and Learn
Movie · as Mr. Smith
Traffic Tangle
Movie · as Motor Cop
A Man from Wyoming
Movie · as Sergeant
Abraham Lincoln
Movie · as Armstrong
Flight
Movie · as Football Coach
A Pair of Tights
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Clunked on the Corner
Movie · as Cop
The Mighty
Movie · as Doughboy
The Locked Door
Movie · as Cop
The Jazz Age
Movie · as Motor Cop
Limousine Love
Movie · as Motorcycle cop
Came the Dawn
Movie · as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry?
Movie · as Henchman
Fair and Muddy
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop
Lonesome
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
Call of the Cuckoo
Movie · as Guest
Should Men Walk Home?
Movie
Why Girls Love Sailors
Movie · as Amorous Sailor
On the Front Page
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)