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