Edgar Dearing
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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.
Acted in
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thriller
1960
as The Police Sergeant
The Tall Man
1960
Pollyanna
1960
as Mr. Gorman
The Twilight Zone
1959
as First Resurrected Man
The Rifleman
1958
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956
as Investor Charlie
State Trooper
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lewis
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Public Defender
1954
Vice Squad
1953
as Fitz (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
I'm the Law
1953
Ruby Gentry
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Fitz
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
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
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
1951
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
The Iroquois Trail
1950
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Desk 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
The Virginian
1946
Road to Utopia
1946
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945
as Policeman (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
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944
as Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited)
Seven Doors to Death
1944
as Claude Burns
In Society
1944
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
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
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
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Sheriff
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
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 Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
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)
King of the Underworld
1939
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 - Plainclothes Policeman (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)
Swing Time
1936
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
All Business
1936
as House Detective
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1935
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
The Rainmakers
1935
as Kelly
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Precint 5 Policeman
A Quiet Fourth
1935
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
Cleopatra
1934
as Convict
Ocean Swells
1934
as Captain
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
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
1930
as Mr. Smith
Rich Uncles
1930
Free and Easy
1930
as Officer
The Mighty
1929
as Doughboy
The Locked Door
1929
as Cop
Flight
1929
as Football Coach
A Pair of Tights
1929
as Policeman
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
On the Front Page
1926
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)