
Acting · Ceres, California, USA · Born May 3, 1893
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.
MovieLaurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThriller
1960
as The Police Sergeant
TVThe Tall Man
1960
MoviePollyanna
1960
as Mr. Gorman
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as First Resurrected Man
MovieNo Name on the Bullet
1959
as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
TVThe Rifleman
1958
MovieThe Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
TVTrackdown
1957
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieCha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956
as Investor Charlie
State Trooper
1956
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Lewis
TVSergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
TVBuffalo Bill Jr.
1955
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Gorman
TVPublic Defender
1954
MovieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
MovieVice Squad
1953
as Fitz (uncredited)
MovieIt Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
TVI'm the Law
1953
MovieRuby Gentry
1952
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Police Lt. Ryan
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Fitz
TVHopalong Cassidy
1952
MovieCarson City
1952
as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
MovieGlory Alley
1952
as Man at Gym (uncredited)
MovieRancho Notorious
1952
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
MoviePecos River
1951
as Henry Mahoney
MovieAs You Were
1951
as Sgt. Monahan
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TVBoston Blackie
1951
MovieSilver Canyon
1951
as Colonel Middler
MovieRidin' the Outlaw Trail
1951
as Pop Willard
MovieHunt the Man Down
1950
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
MovieUnion Station
1950
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieRaiders of Tomahawk Creek
1950
as Randolph Dike
MovieFancy Pants
1950
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
MovieThe Iroquois Trail
1950
as Colonial Major (uncredited)
MovieThe Good Humor Man
1950
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe Threat
1949
as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieSorrowful Jones
1949
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
MovieBoston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Reiber
MovieOut of the Storm
1948
as Ed Purcell
MovieMy Girl Tisa
1948
as Jailer (uncredited)
MovieMan or Mouse
1948
as Hercules Jones
MovieThe Bishop's Wife
1947
as Policeman
MovieWhere There's Life
1947
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieChristmas Eve
1947
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieMagic Town
1947
as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
MovieMy Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieNocturne
1946
as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
MovieThe Virginian
1946
MovieRoad to Utopia
1946
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
MovieUp Goes Maisie
1946
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
MovieScarlet Street
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieJohnny Angel
1945
as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
MovieDon't Fence Me In
1945
as Chief of Police
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Al - First Studio Cop
MovieMidnight Manhunt
1945
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
MovieSwing Out, Sister
1945
as Motorcycle Cop
MovieHer Lucky Night
1945
as Casey
MovieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
MovieStrange Affair
1944
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
MovieSeven Doors to Death
1944
as Claude Burns
MovieIn Society
1944
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
MovieMake Your Own Bed
1944
as Sergeant
MovieAnd the Angels Sing
1944
as Man (uncredited)
MoviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
MovieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
MovieFired Wife
1943
as Sullivan
MovieDon Winslow of the Coast Guard
1943
as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
MovieThe Hard Way
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
MovieBetween Us Girls
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieApache Trail
1942
as Marshal (uncredited)
MovieThe Affairs of Martha
1942
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MovieMy Favorite Spy
1942
as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
MovieMiss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
MovieA Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Joe
MovieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
as Joe - Policeman
MovieLouisiana Purchase
1941
as House Detective (uncredited)
MovieRemember the Day
1941
as Detective
MovieNiagara Falls
1941
as State Trooper
MovieHold That Ghost
1941
as Irondome (uncredited)
MovieCaught in the Draft
1941
as Recruiting Sergeant
MoviePot o' Gold
1941
as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
MovieA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieMaisie Was a Lady
1941
as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
MovieGo West
1940
as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
MovieAmerican Spoken Here
1940
as Mike Fink (uncredited)
MovieOne Night in the Tropics
1940
as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
MovieKnute Rockne All American
1940
as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
MovieNo Time for Comedy
1940
as Sweeny (uncredited)
MovieWyoming
1940
as Capt. Evans
MovieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940
as Sheriff
MovieWildcat Bus
1940
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
MovieLucky Partners
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieWe Who Are Young
1940
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
MovieCross-Country Romance
1940
as Ed Sweeney
MovieManhattan Heartbeat
1940
as Policeman
MovieSailor's Lady
1940
as Chief Master-of-Arms
MovieFlorian
1940
as Cop
MovieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Police Officer
MovieEdison, the Man
1940
as Policeman
MovieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MovieAnd One Was Beautiful
1940
as Higgins
MoviePrimrose Path
1940
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
MovieLittle Orvie
1940
as Policeman
MovieBroadway Melody of 1940
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieNick Carter, Master Detective
1939
as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
MovieThunder Afloat
1939
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
MovieFull Confession
1939
as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
MovieTorchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939
as Jim Simmons
MovieThe Jones Family in Hollywood
1939
as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
MovieIt's a Wonderful World
1939
as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
MovieRose of Washington Square
1939
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
MovieBlondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
MovieTwelve Crowded Hours
1939
as Second Bartender (uncredited)
MovieMade for Each Other
1939
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
MovieHonolulu
1939
as Jailer
MovieFour Girls in White
1939
as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
MovieKing of the Underworld
1939
as Police Detective (uncredited)
MovieBlondie
1938
as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
MovieSpring Madness
1938
as Policeman
MovieHard to Get
1938
as Eddie (uncredited)
MovieListen, Darling
1938
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThree Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Bill (uncredited)
MovieThe Chaser
1938
as Policeman at End
MovieBorder G-Man
1938
as Smoky Joslin
MovieHold That Kiss
1938
as Policeman
MovieThe First Hundred Years
1938
as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
MovieMaid's Night Out
1938
as Police Detective (uncredited)
MovieLove Is a Headache
1938
as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
MovieThe Awful Truth
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
MovieIt Happened in Hollywood
1937
as Joe Stevens
MovieBig City
1937
as Tom Reilley
MovieMarried Before Breakfast
1937
as Police Sergeant
MovieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Sgt. Meadowlark
MovieMidnight Taxi
1937
as Officer Murray
MovieLove Is News
1937
as Motorcycle Officer
MovieYou Only Live Once
1937
as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
MovieDangerous Number
1937
as Policeman
MovieThat Girl from Paris
1936
as Ship's Purser (uncredited)
MovieAfter the Thin Man
1936
as Bill (uncredited)
MovieSwing Time
1936
as (uncredited)
MovieHollywood Boulevard
1936
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MovieBack to Nature
1936
as Motorcycle Officer
MovieBunker Bean
1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieBorder Flight
1936
as Smugglers' Pilot
MovieDown the Ribber
1936
All Business
1936
as House Detective
MovieIf You Could Only Cook
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MovieRendezvous
1935
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Rainmakers
1935
as Kelly
MovieShe Couldn't Take It
1935
as Precint 5 Policeman
A Quiet Fourth
1935
MovieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Railroad Man
MovieThe Nitwits
1935
as Police Officer Barney Riley
MovieStolen Harmony
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
MovieHelldorado
1935
as Motorcycle Cop
MovieKentucky Kernels
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieCleopatra
1934
as Convict
Ocean Swells
1934
as Captain
MovieThirty Day Princess
1934
as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
MovieEskimo
1933
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
MovieThe Midnight Patrol
1933
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Nuisance
1933
as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
MovieHorse Feathers
1932
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
MovieMillion Dollar Legs
1932
as Train Official (uncredited)
MovieThe Lost Squadron
1932
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
MovieConsolation Marriage
1931
as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Star Witness
1931
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
MovieNext Door Neighbors
1931
as Cop
MovieThe Painted Desert
1931
as Buck's Partner
MovieAbraham Lincoln
1930
as Armstrong
Traffic Tangle
1930
as Motor Cop
MovieTwo Plus Fours
1930
as Rent Collector
MovieA Man from Wyoming
1930
as Sergeant
MovieEstrellados
1930
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Live and Learn
1930
as Mr. Smith
Rich Uncles
1930
MovieFree and Easy
1930
as Officer
MovieThe Mighty
1929
as Doughboy
MovieThe Locked Door
1929
as Cop
MovieFlight
1929
as Football Coach
MovieA Pair of Tights
1929
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieClunked on the Corner
1929
as Cop
MovieThe Jazz Age
1929
as Motor Cop
MovieLonesome
1928
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieFair and Muddy
1928
as Motorcycle Cop
MovieLimousine Love
1928
as Motorcycle cop
MovieCame the Dawn
1928
as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
MovieShould Tall Men Marry?
1928
as Henchman
MovieCall of the Cuckoo
1927
as Guest
MovieWhy Girls Love Sailors
1927
as Amorous Sailor
MovieShould Men Walk Home?
1927
MovieOn the Front Page
1926
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)