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
| Birth Location | Ceres, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893-05-03 |
| Died | 1974-08-17 |
Movies
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
Pollyanna
as Mr. Gorman
1960
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
1957
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as Investor Charlie
1956
Vice Squad
as Fitz (uncredited)
1953
It Came from Outer Space
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
1953
1952
Glory Alley
as Man at Gym (uncredited)
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
1952
Pecos River
as Henry Mahoney
1951
As You Were
as Sgt. Monahan
1951
Silver Canyon
as Colonel Middler
1951
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
as Pop Willard
1951
Hunt the Man Down
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
1950
Union Station
as Detective (uncredited)
1950
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
as Randolph Dike
1950
Fancy Pants
as Mr. Jones
1950
1950
The Good Humor Man
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1950
Sorrowful Jones
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Reiber
1949
Out of the Storm
as Ed Purcell
1948
My Girl Tisa
as Jailer (uncredited)
1948
Man or Mouse
as Hercules Jones
1948
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)
1947
Nocturne
as Policeman with Injured Susan
1946
1946
Road to Utopia
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
1946
Up Goes Maisie
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
1946
Scarlet Street
as Policeman (uncredited)
1945
Don't Fence Me In
as Chief of Police
1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Al - First Studio Cop
1945
Midnight Manhunt
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
1945
Swing Out, Sister
as Motorcycle Cop
1945
Her Lucky Night
as Casey
1945
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
Make Your Own Bed
as Sergeant
1944
And the Angels Sing
as Man (uncredited)
1944
Princess O'Rourke
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
1943
Fired Wife
as Sullivan
1943
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
1943
The Hard Way
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
1943
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
A Gentleman After Dark
as Joe
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Joe - Policeman
1942
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)
1941
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
Wildcat Bus
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Sheriff
1940
Lucky Partners
as Desk Sergeant
1940
We Who Are Young
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
1940
Cross-Country Romance
as Ed Sweeney
1940
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Policeman
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
1940
And One Was Beautiful
as Higgins
1940
Primrose Path
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
1940
Little Orvie
as Policeman
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
1940
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
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
as Jim Simmons
1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
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)
1939
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)
1938
The Awful Truth
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
1937
It Happened in Hollywood
as Joe Stevens
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
1937
That Girl from Paris
as Ship's Purser (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
1936
1936
All Business
as House Detective
1936
If You Could Only Cook
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1935
Rendezvous
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
1935
The Rainmakers
as Kelly
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
1935
Kentucky Kernels
as Policeman
1934
Cleopatra
as Convict
1934
Ocean Swells
as Captain
1934
Eskimo
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
1933
The Midnight Patrol
as Policeman (uncredited)
1933
The Nuisance
as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
1933
Horse Feathers
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
1932
Million Dollar Legs
as Train Official (uncredited)
1932
The Lost Squadron
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
1932
Consolation Marriage
as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
1931
The Star Witness
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
1931
Next Door Neighbors
as Cop
1931
The Painted Desert
as Buck's Partner
1931
Abraham Lincoln
as Armstrong
1930
Traffic Tangle
as Motor Cop
1930
Two Plus Fours
as Rent Collector
1930
A Man from Wyoming
as Sergeant
1930
Estrellados
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
1930
Live and Learn
as Mr. Smith
1930
1930
Free and Easy
as Officer
1930
The Mighty
as Doughboy
1929
Flight
as Football Coach
1929
A Pair of Tights
as Policeman
1929
Clunked on the Corner
as Cop
1929
Limousine Love
as Motorcycle cop
1928
Came the Dawn
as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
1928
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Henchman
1928
Call of the Cuckoo
as Guest
1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
as Amorous Sailor
1927
On the Front Page
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1926
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