Edgar Dearing
Acting
Born May 3, 1893 · Ceres, California, USA
Died August 17, 1974
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
Acting
Pollyanna
1960 · Mr. Gorman
No Name on the Bullet
1959 · Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · archive footage
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 · Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
Vice Squad
1953 · Fitz (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
1953 · Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952 · Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
Ruby Gentry
1952
Glory Alley
1952 · Man at Gym (uncredited)
Carson City
1952 · Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
1950 · Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
1950 · Mr. Jones
Union Station
1950 · Detective (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
1949 · Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
The Threat
1949 · Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947 · Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
Christmas Eve
1947 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
1947 · Policeman
The Virginian
1946
Road to Utopia
1946 · Official Policeman (uncredited)
Nocturne
1946 · Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945 · Policeman (uncredited)
Midnight Manhunt
1945 · Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945 · Al - First Studio Cop
Johnny Angel
1945 · Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
1944 · Bank Guard (uncredited)
In Society
1944 · Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943 · Policeman at White House (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943 · Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942 · Joe - Policeman
Miss Annie Rooney
1942 · Policeman
Pot o' Gold
1941 · Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft
1941 · Recruiting Sergeant
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Irondome (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941 · House Detective (uncredited)
Go West
1940 · Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940 · Sheriff
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 · Policeman (uncredited)
Primrose Path
1940 · Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940 · Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
1940 · Sweeny (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
1940 · Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940 · Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940 · Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939 · Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
King of the Underworld
1939 · Police Detective (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
1939 · Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939 · Officer McGuire (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 · Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Bill (uncredited)
Blondie
1938 · Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
Listen, Darling
1938 · Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
It Happened in Hollywood
1937 · Joe Stevens
The Awful Truth
1937 · Motor Cop (uncredited)
Love Is News
1937 · Motorcycle Officer
You Only Live Once
1937 · State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Swing Time
1936 · (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936 · Bill (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1935 · 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
The Nitwits
1935 · Police Officer Barney Riley
If You Could Only Cook
1935 · Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Kentucky Kernels
1934 · Policeman (uncredited)
Cleopatra
1934 · Convict
Thirty Day Princess
1934 · Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933 · Policeman (uncredited)
Eskimo
1933 · Constable Balk (uncredited)
The Lost Squadron
1932 · Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
1932 · Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
1932 · Train Official (uncredited)
Consolation Marriage
1931 · Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Star Witness
1931 · Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
1931 · Buck's Partner
Free and Easy
1930 · Officer
Abraham Lincoln
1930 · Armstrong
The Locked Door
1929 · Cop
Lonesome
1928 · Cop (uncredited)
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 · Guest
Should Men Walk Home?
1927
Why Girls Love Sailors
1927 · Amorous Sailor