Edgar Dearing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1893
- Died
- August 17, 1974
- Birthplace
- Ceres, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two 2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy 1964
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pollyanna 1960
as Mr. Gorman
No Name on the Bullet 1959
as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy 1957
as archive footage
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! 1956
as Investor Charlie
The Long, Long Trailer 1954
as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
Vice Squad 1953
as Fitz (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space 1953
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
Ruby Gentry 1952
Actor
Carson City 1952
as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
Glory Alley 1952
as Man at Gym (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious 1952
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
Pecos River 1951
as Henry Mahoney
As You Were 1951
as Sgt. Monahan
Silver Canyon 1951
as Colonel Middler
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail 1951
as Pop Willard
Hunt the Man Down 1950
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
Union Station 1950
as Detective (uncredited)
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek 1950
as Randolph Dike
Fancy Pants 1950
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail 1950
as Colonial Major (uncredited)
Riding High 1950
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man 1950
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Threat 1949
as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones 1949
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949
as Reiber
Out of the Storm 1948
as Ed Purcell
My Girl Tisa 1948
as Jailer (uncredited)
Man or Mouse 1948
as Hercules Jones
The Bishop's Wife 1947
as Policeman
Where There's Life 1947
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Christmas Eve 1947
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Magic Town 1947
as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
My Brother Talks to Horses 1947
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nocturne 1946
as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
The Virginian 1946
Actor
Road to Utopia 1946
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie 1946
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
Scarlet Street 1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
Johnny Angel 1945
as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
Don't Fence Me In 1945
as Chief of Police
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945
as Al - First Studio Cop
Midnight Manhunt 1945
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Swing Out, Sister 1945
as Motorcycle Cop
Her Lucky Night 1945
as Casey
Destiny 1944
as Fourth Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler 1944
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Strange Affair 1944
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
In Society 1944
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Seven Doors to Death 1944
as Claude Burns
Make Your Own Bed 1944
as Sergeant
And the Angels Sing 1944
as Man (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke 1943
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie 1943
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
Fired Wife 1943
as Sullivan
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard 1943
as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
The Hard Way 1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Between Us Girls 1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
Apache Trail 1942
as Marshal (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha 1942
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy 1942
as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
Miss Annie Rooney 1942
as Policeman
A Gentleman After Dark 1942
as Joe
My Favorite Blonde 1942
as Joe - Policeman
Louisiana Purchase 1941
as House Detective (uncredited)
Remember the Day 1941
as Detective
Niagara Falls 1941
as State Trooper
Hold That Ghost 1941
as Irondome (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft 1941
as Recruiting Sergeant
Pot o' Gold 1941
as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941
as Policeman (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady 1941
as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
Go West 1940
as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
American Spoken Here 1940
as Mike Fink (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics 1940
as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American 1940
as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy 1940
as Sweeny (uncredited)
Wyoming 1940
as Capt. Evans
Wildcat Bus 1940
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode 1940
as Sheriff
Lucky Partners 1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
We Who Are Young 1940
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance 1940
as Ed Sweeney
Manhattan Heartbeat 1940
as Policeman
Sailor's Lady 1940
as Chief Master-of-Arms
Florian 1940
as Cop
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Police Officer
Edison, the Man 1940
as Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful 1940
as Higgins
Primrose Path 1940
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Little Orvie 1940
as Policeman
Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective 1939
as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
A Child is Born 1939
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny 1939
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat 1939
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
Full Confession 1939
as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite 1939
as Jim Simmons
The Gracie Allen Murder Case 1939
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
The Jones Family in Hollywood 1939
as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World 1939
as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square 1939
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss 1939
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours 1939
as Second Bartender (uncredited)
Made for Each Other 1939
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Honolulu 1939
as Jailer
Four Girls in White 1939
as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
King of the Underworld 1939
as Police Detective (uncredited), as First Policeman (uncredited)
Blondie 1938
as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
Spring Madness 1938
as Policeman
Hard to Get 1938
as Eddie (uncredited)
Listen, Darling 1938
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy 1938
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You 1938
as Bill (uncredited)
The Chaser 1938
as Policeman at End
Border G-Man 1938
as Smoky Joslin
Hold That Kiss 1938
as Policeman
The First Hundred Years 1938
as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out 1938
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache 1938
as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
The Awful Truth 1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
It Happened in Hollywood 1937
as Joe Stevens
Big City 1937
as Tom Reilley
Married Before Breakfast 1937
as Police Sergeant
They Gave Him a Gun 1937
as Sgt. Meadowlark
Midnight Taxi 1937
as Officer Murray
Love Is News 1937
as Motorcycle Officer
You Only Live Once 1937
as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Dangerous Number 1937
as Policeman
That Girl from Paris 1936
as Ship's Purser (uncredited)
After the Thin Man 1936
as Bill (uncredited)
Swing Time 1936
as (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Back to Nature 1936
as Motorcycle Officer
Bunker Bean 1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
Border Flight 1936
as Smugglers' Pilot
Down the Ribber 1936
Actor
- All Business
All Business 1936
as House Detective
If You Could Only Cook 1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Rainmakers 1935
as Kelly
Rendezvous 1935
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It 1935
as Precint 5 Policeman
- A Quiet Fourth
A Quiet Fourth 1935
Actor
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Railroad Man
The Nitwits 1935
as Police Officer Barney Riley
Stolen Harmony 1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Helldorado 1935
as Motorcycle Cop
Kentucky Kernels 1934
as Policeman (uncredited)
Cleopatra 1934
as Convict
- Ocean Swells
Ocean Swells 1934
as Captain
Thirty Day Princess 1934
as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
Eskimo 1933
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol 1933
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Nuisance 1933
as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
Horse Feathers 1932
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs 1932
as Train Official (uncredited)
The Lost Squadron 1932
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
Consolation Marriage 1931
as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Star Witness 1931
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
Next Door Neighbors 1931
as Cop
The Painted Desert 1931
as Buck's Partner
Abraham Lincoln 1930
as Armstrong
- Traffic Tangle
Traffic Tangle 1930
as Motor Cop
Two Plus Fours 1930
as Rent Collector
A Man from Wyoming 1930
as Sergeant
Estrellados 1930
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
- Live and Learn
Live and Learn 1930
as Mr. Smith
- Rich Uncles
Rich Uncles 1930
Actor
Free and Easy 1930
as Officer
The Locked Door 1929
as Cop
The Mighty 1929
as Doughboy
Flight 1929
as Football Coach
A Pair of Tights 1929
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Jazz Age 1929
as Motor Cop
Clunked on the Corner 1929
as Cop
Lonesome 1928
as Cop (uncredited)
Fair and Muddy 1928
as Motorcycle Cop
Limousine Love 1928
as Motorcycle cop
Came the Dawn 1928
as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry? 1928
as Henchman
Call of the Cuckoo 1927
as Guest
Why Girls Love Sailors 1927
as Amorous Sailor
Should Men Walk Home? 1927
Actor
On the Front Page 1926
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.