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)
Public Defender
1954
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Lt. Ryan
State Trooper
1956
The Tall Man
1960
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Fitz
Boston Blackie
1951
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Gorman
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
I'm the Law
1953
Movies (184)
Scarlet Street
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
Pollyanna
1960
as Mr. Gorman
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Ruby Gentry
1952
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Bill (uncredited)
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
Swing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
In Society
1944
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
1950
as Mr. Jones
Horse Feathers
1932
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
Primrose Path
1940
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Remember the Day
1941
as Detective
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
Christmas Eve
1947
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Policeman
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Apache Trail
1942
as Marshal (uncredited)
Lonesome
1928
as Cop (uncredited)
Blondie
1938
as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
Cleopatra
1934
as Convict
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Armstrong
The Threat
1949
as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
1936
as Bill (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945
as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
1950
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
Carson City
1952
as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
The Mighty
1929
as Doughboy
Pecos River
1951
as Henry Mahoney
The Awful Truth
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1935
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Al - First Studio Cop
You Only Live Once
1937
as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947
as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
The Nuisance
1933
as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
Helldorado
1935
as Motorcycle Cop
Florian
1940
as Cop
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Irondome (uncredited)
Union Station
1950
as Detective (uncredited)
Vice Squad
1953
as Fitz (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold
1941
as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
1940
as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Big City
1937
as Tom Reilley
Made for Each Other
1939
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Policeman at End
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Policeman (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Iroquois Trail
1950
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Jim Simmons
Spring Madness
1938
as Policeman
Ocean Swells
1934
as Captain
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
1937
as Officer Murray
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
The Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
Thirty Day Princess
1934
as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940
as Policeman
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
Road to Utopia
1946
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
Honolulu
1939
as Jailer
Free and Easy
1930
as Officer
Nocturne
1946
as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
1948
as Ed Purcell
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
1941
as House Detective (uncredited)
Full Confession
1939
as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
And the Angels Sing
1944
as Man (uncredited)
Fired Wife
1943
as Sullivan
The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Railroad Man
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
King of the Underworld
1939
as Police Detective (uncredited) / First Policeman (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
1931
as Buck's Partner
Estrellados
1930
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Joe - Policeman
Listen, Darling
1938
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
American Spoken Here
1940
as Mike Fink (uncredited)
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Guest
Strange Affair
1944
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
A Man from Wyoming
1930
as Sergeant
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Where There's Life
1947
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Border G-Man
1938
as Smoky Joslin
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
as Joe Stevens
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Chief Master-of-Arms
We Who Are Young
1940
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Eskimo
1933
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956
as Investor Charlie
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Joe
Caught in the Draft
1941
as Recruiting Sergeant
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Precint 5 Policeman
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
Glory Alley
1952
as Man at Gym (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
1948
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Higgins
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Sheriff
Niagara Falls
1941
as State Trooper
Wyoming
1940
as Capt. Evans
The Star Witness
1931
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
Midnight Manhunt
1945
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
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
- Scarlet Street (1945) — as Policeman (uncredited)
- Pollyanna (1960) — as Mr. Gorman
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- Ruby Gentry (1952)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Bill (uncredited)
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