Edgar Dearing
Known for Acting · 201 credits
- Born
- 1893-05-03
- Died
- 1974-08-17
- Place of birth
- Ceres, California, USA
- Also known as
- Edgar Deering · Edgard Dearing · Ed Dearing · Ed Deering
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
TV Shows (17)
The Rifleman
1958
The Twilight Zone
1959
as First Resurrected Man
Thriller
1960
as The Police Sergeant
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lewis
Trackdown
1957
as Doctor (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Fitz
The Tall Man
1960
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Lt. Ryan
State Trooper
1956
Public Defender
1954
Boston Blackie
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Gorman
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
I'm the Law
1953
Movies (184)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Bill (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Policeman
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
Pollyanna
1960
as Mr. Gorman
Swing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936
as Bill (uncredited)
Eskimo
1933
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
Cleopatra
1934
as Convict
Ruby Gentry
1952
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Armstrong
Vice Squad
1953
as Fitz (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Sheriff
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937
as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Al - First Studio Cop
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
Made for Each Other
1939
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Primrose Path
1940
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
Listen, Darling
1938
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Policeman
Magic Town
1947
as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Carson City
1952
as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
1950
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
Blondie
1938
as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
Love Is News
1937
as Motorcycle Officer
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Irondome (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Jim Simmons
King of the Underworld
1939
as Police Detective (uncredited) / First Policeman (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
1932
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
Nocturne
1946
as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
Bunker Bean
1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Policeman
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Christmas Eve
1947
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
The Star Witness
1931
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
1940
as Mike Fink (uncredited)
Union Station
1950
as Detective (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Chief Master-of-Arms
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
Lonesome
1928
as Cop (uncredited)
Full Confession
1939
as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Man (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Policeman (uncredited)
Estrellados
1930
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
1950
as Mr. Jones
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
Rendezvous
1935
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
1948
as Jailer (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Precint 5 Policeman
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Sweeny (uncredited)
The Nuisance
1933
as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
1931
as Buck's Partner
Midnight Taxi
1937
as Officer Murray
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Railroad Man
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Train Official (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Remember the Day
1941
as Detective
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Ship's Purser (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Where There's Life
1947
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
1948
as Ed Purcell
The Mighty
1929
as Doughboy
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Honolulu
1939
as Jailer
Manhattan Heartbeat
1940
as Policeman
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
Kentucky Kernels
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945
as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
The Rainmakers
1935
as Kelly
A Man from Wyoming
1930
as Sergeant
Helldorado
1935
as Motorcycle Cop
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Border G-Man
1938
as Smoky Joslin
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Policeman (uncredited)
Spring Madness
1938
as Policeman
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
Back to Nature
1936
as Motorcycle Officer
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
Fired Wife
1943
as Sullivan
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Joe - Policeman
We Who Are Young
1940
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Chief of Police
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as House Detective (uncredited)
Florian
1940
as Cop
Caught in the Draft
1941
as Recruiting Sergeant
Why Girls Love Sailors
1927
as Amorous Sailor
Big City
1937
as Tom Reilley
Free and Easy
1930
as Officer
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Police Officer
Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Motorcycle Cop
About 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… With 201 credits spanning from 1926 to 2024, Edgar Dearing has appeared in 184 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Edgar Dearing Movies
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Bill (uncredited)
- Scarlet Street (1945) — as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Awful Truth (1937) — as Motor Cop (uncredited)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947) — as Policeman
- It Came from Outer Space (1953) — as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
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