Portrait of Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Acting

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.

Born: May 3, 1893

Place of Birth: Ceres, California, USA

Filmography

1964
The Big Parade of Comedy

as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960
Thriller

as The Police Sergeant

1960
Pollyanna

as Mr. Gorman

1959
The Twilight Zone

as First Resurrected Man

1959
No Name on the Bullet

as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)

1957
The Golden Age of Comedy

as archive footage

1957
Trackdown

as Doctor (uncredited)

1956
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

as Investor Charlie

1954
The Long, Long Trailer

as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)

1953
Vice Squad

as Fitz (uncredited)

1953
It Came from Outer Space

as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)

1952
1952
Carson City

as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

1952
Glory Alley

as Man at Gym (uncredited)

1952
Rancho Notorious

as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)

1951
Pecos River

as Henry Mahoney

1951
As You Were

as Sgt. Monahan

1951
Silver Canyon

as Colonel Middler

1951
1950
Hunt the Man Down

as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)

1950
Union Station

as Detective (uncredited)

1950
1950
Fancy Pants

as Mr. Jones

1950
The Good Humor Man

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1949
The Threat

as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1949
Sorrowful Jones

as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)

1948
Out of the Storm

as Ed Purcell

1948
My Girl Tisa

as Jailer (uncredited)

1948
Man or Mouse

as Hercules Jones

1947
The Bishop's Wife

as Policeman

1947
Where There's Life

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1947
Christmas Eve

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1947
Magic Town

as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)

1947
My Brother Talks to Horses

as Policeman (uncredited)

1946
Nocturne

as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)

1946
Road to Utopia

as Official Policeman (uncredited)

1946
Up Goes Maisie

as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)

1945
Scarlet Street

as Policeman (uncredited)

1945
Johnny Angel

as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)

1945
Don't Fence Me In

as Chief of Police

1945
1945
Midnight Manhunt

as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

1945
Swing Out, Sister

as Motorcycle Cop

1945
1944
The Mark of the Whistler

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

1944
Strange Affair

as Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited)

1944
In Society

as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)

1944
Seven Doors to Death

as Claude Burns

1944
1944
And the Angels Sing

as Man (uncredited)

1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Policeman at White House (uncredited)

1943
Swing Shift Maisie

as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)

1943
Fired Wife

as Sullivan

1943
1943
The Hard Way

as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)

1942
Between Us Girls

as Policeman (uncredited)

1942
Apache Trail

as Marshal (uncredited)

1942
The Affairs of Martha

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1942
My Favorite Spy

as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car

1942
Miss Annie Rooney

as Policeman

1942
My Favorite Blonde

as Joe - Policeman

1941
Louisiana Purchase

as House Detective (uncredited)

1941
Remember the Day

as Detective

1941
Niagara Falls

as State Trooper

1941
Hold That Ghost

as Irondome (uncredited)

1941
Caught in the Draft

as Recruiting Sergeant

1941
Pot o' Gold

as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)

1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

as Policeman (uncredited)

1941
Maisie Was a Lady

as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)

1940
Go West

as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)

1940
American Spoken Here

as Mike Fink (uncredited)

1940
One Night in the Tropics

as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)

1940
Knute Rockne All American

as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)

1940
No Time for Comedy

as Sweeny (uncredited)

1940
Wyoming

as Capt. Evans

1940
1940
Wildcat Bus

as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)

1940
Lucky Partners

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1940
We Who Are Young

as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

1940
1940
1940
Sailor's Lady

as Chief Master-of-Arms

1940
Florian

as Cop

1940
Buck Benny Rides Again

as Police Officer

1940
Edison, the Man

as Policeman

1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1940
1940
Primrose Path

as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

1940
Little Orvie

as Policeman

1940
Broadway Melody of 1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective

as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny

1939
A Child Is Born

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1939
Dust Be My Destiny

as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)

1939
Thunder Afloat

as Petty Officer (uncredited)

1939
Full Confession

as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)

1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case

as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan

1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood

as Studio Policeman (uncredited)

1939
It's a Wonderful World

as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)

1939
Rose of Washington Square

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

1939
Blondie Meets the Boss

as Officer McGuire (uncredited)

1939
Twelve Crowded Hours

as Second Bartender (uncredited)

1939
Made for Each Other

as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

1939
Honolulu

as Jailer

1939
Four Girls in White

as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident

1939
King of the Underworld

as Police Detective (uncredited)

1939
King of the Underworld

as First Policeman (uncredited)

1938
Blondie

as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)

1938
Spring Madness

as Policeman

1938
Hard to Get

as Eddie (uncredited)

1938
Listen, Darling

as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

1938
Three Loves Has Nancy

as Bus Conductor (uncredited)

1938
You Can't Take It with You

as Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

1938
The Chaser

as Policeman at End

1938
Border G-Man

as Smoky Joslin

1938
Hold That Kiss

as Policeman

1938
The First Hundred Years

as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)

1938
Maid's Night Out

as Police Detective (uncredited)

1938
Love Is a Headache

as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)

1937
The Awful Truth

as Motor Cop (uncredited)

1937
1937
Big City

as Tom Reilley

1937
Married Before Breakfast

as Police Sergeant

1937
They Gave Him a Gun

as Sgt. Meadowlark

1937
Midnight Taxi

as Officer Murray

1937
Love Is News

as Motorcycle Officer

1937
You Only Live Once

as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)

1937
Dangerous Number

as Policeman

1936
That Girl from Paris

as Ship's Purser (uncredited)

1936
After the Thin Man

as Bill (uncredited)

1936
Swing Time

as (uncredited)

1936
Hollywood Boulevard

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1936
Back to Nature

as Motorcycle Officer

1936
Bunker Bean

as Policeman (uncredited)

1936
Border Flight

as Smugglers' Pilot

1935
If You Could Only Cook

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1935
1935
Rendezvous

as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)

1935
She Couldn't Take It

as Precint 5 Policeman

1935
1935
The Nitwits

as Police Officer Barney Riley

1935
Stolen Harmony

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1935
Helldorado

as Motorcycle Cop

1934
Kentucky Kernels

as Policeman (uncredited)

1934
Cleopatra

as Convict

1934
Thirty Day Princess

as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)

1933
Eskimo

as Constable Balk (uncredited)

1933
The Midnight Patrol

as Policeman (uncredited)

1933
The Nuisance

as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)

1932
Horse Feathers

as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)

1932
Million Dollar Legs

as Train Official (uncredited)

1932
The Lost Squadron

as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)

1931
Consolation Marriage

as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)

1931
The Star Witness

as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)

1931
The Painted Desert

as Buck's Partner

1930
Abraham Lincoln

as Armstrong

1930
Two Plus Fours

as Rent Collector

1930
1930
Estrellados

as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

1930
Free and Easy

as Officer

1929
1929
The Mighty

as Doughboy

1929
Flight

as Football Coach

1929
A Pair of Tights

as Policeman (uncredited)

1929
The Jazz Age

as Motor Cop

1928
Lonesome

as Cop (uncredited)

1928
Fair and Muddy

as Motorcycle Cop

1928
Limousine Love

as Motorcycle cop

1928
Came the Dawn

as Big Moving Man (uncredited)

1928
1927
1927
Why Girls Love Sailors

as Amorous Sailor

1926
On the Front Page

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)