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
The Tall Man
1960
State Trooper
1956
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Lt. Ryan
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Gorman
Public Defender
1954
Trackdown
1957
as Doctor (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Fitz
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Boston Blackie
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
I'm the Law
1953
Movies (184)
All Business
1936
as House Detective
Limousine Love
1928
as Motorcycle cop
Magic Town
1947
as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Bill (uncredited)
Lonesome
1928
as Cop (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Remember the Day
1941
as Detective
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936
as Bill (uncredited)
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Irondome (uncredited)
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Guest
Blondie
1938
as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Pollyanna
1960
as Mr. Gorman
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
Cleopatra
1934
as Convict
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
Her Lucky Night
1945
as Casey
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Armstrong
Swing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937
as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Man (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
1932
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Sgt. Meadowlark
Carson City
1952
as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
Primrose Path
1940
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Policeman (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
Made for Each Other
1939
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Sheriff
Two Plus Fours
1930
as Rent Collector
Vice Squad
1953
as Fitz (uncredited)
King of the Underworld
1939
as Police Detective (uncredited) / First Policeman (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
1938
as Police Detective (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940
as Sweeny (uncredited)
Listen, Darling
1938
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
1950
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939
as Second Bartender (uncredited)
Came the Dawn
1928
as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
Free and Easy
1930
as Officer
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Policeman
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Police Officer
Love Is News
1937
as Motorcycle Officer
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
Ruby Gentry
1952
Apache Trail
1942
as Marshal (uncredited)
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Joe
Where There's Life
1947
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Al - First Studio Cop
We Who Are Young
1940
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
The Threat
1949
as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
1944
as Sergeant
Honolulu
1939
as Jailer
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Chief of Police
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Thirty Day Princess
1934
as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
1931
as Buck's Partner
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
Why Girls Love Sailors
1927
as Amorous Sailor
A Quiet Fourth
1935
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Reiber
Big City
1937
as Tom Reilley
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Railroad Man
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Joe - Policeman
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Precint 5 Policeman
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Train Official (uncredited)
The Rainmakers
1935
as Kelly
Caught in the Draft
1941
as Recruiting Sergeant
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
The Locked Door
1929
as Cop
The Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as House Detective (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Union Station
1950
as Detective (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1935
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
Eskimo
1933
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Policeman at End
Down the Ribber
1936
Consolation Marriage
1931
as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
1940
as Mike Fink (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Policeman (uncredited)
Midnight Manhunt
1945
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Kentucky Kernels
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nocturne
1946
as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Chief Master-of-Arms
The Nitwits
1935
as Police Officer Barney Riley
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
Fired Wife
1943
as Sullivan
The Star Witness
1931
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Policeman
A Child is Born
1939
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945
as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
Should Men Walk Home?
1927
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
- All Business (1936) — as House Detective
- Limousine Love (1928) — as Motorcycle cop
- Magic Town (1947) — as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Bill (uncredited)
- Lonesome (1928) — as Cop (uncredited)
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