Edgar Dearing
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 3, 1893 (133 years old)
Place of Birth
Ceres, California, USA
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
| 2024 | Laurel & Hardy: Year Two(archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of ComedyBill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | PollyannaMr. Gorman | |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | |
| 1960 | ThrillerThe Police Sergeant | |
| 1959 | No Name on the BulletCharlie - Chess Player (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneFirst Resurrected Man | |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedyarchive footage | |
| 1957 | TrackdownDoctor (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!Investor Charlie | |
| 1956 | State Trooper | |
| 1955 | Buffalo Bill Jr. | |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLewis | |
| 1954 | The Long, Long TrailerTrailer Park Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Public Defender | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneyMr. Gorman | |
| 1953 | Vice SquadFitz (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | It Came from Outer SpaceSam, a hobo (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | I'm the Law | |
| 1952 | Rancho NotoriousSheriff #4 (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry | |
| 1952 | Glory AlleyMan at Gym (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Carson CityDaly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaFitz | |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy | |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello ShowPolice Lt. Ryan | |
| 1951 | As You WereSgt. Monahan | |
| 1951 | Pecos RiverHenry Mahoney | |
| 1951 | Ridin' the Outlaw TrailPop Willard | |
| 1951 | Silver CanyonColonel Middler | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie | |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | |
| 1950 | Raiders of Tomahawk CreekRandolph Dike | |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man DownDeputy in Hall (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | The Good Humor ManDesk Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Fancy PantsMr. Jones | |
| 1950 | Union StationDetective (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureReiber | |
| 1949 | Sorrowful JonesPolice Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | The ThreatRoadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | My Girl TisaJailer (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Out of the StormEd Purcell | |
| 1948 | Man or MouseHercules Jones | |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to HorsesPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Magic TownQuestioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Where There's LifeDesk Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Christmas EvePolice Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Bishop's WifePoliceman | |
| 1946 | The Virginian | |
| 1946 | Road to UtopiaOfficial Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | NocturnePoliceman with Injured Susan (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Up Goes MaisieMotorcycle Cop (Uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Swing Out, SisterMotorcycle Cop | |
| 1945 | Scarlet StreetPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me InChief of Police | |
| 1945 | Midnight ManhuntPolice Desk Sergeant (Uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodAl - First Studio Cop | |
| 1945 | Her Lucky NightCasey | |
| 1945 | Johnny AngelJim, a Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | And the Angels SingMan (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Seven Doors to DeathClaude Burns | |
| 1944 | The Mark of the WhistlerBank Guard (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Make Your Own BedSergeant | |
| 1944 | Strange AffairMotorcycle Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | In SocietyPoliceman in Taxi Garage (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Fired WifeSullivan | |
| 1943 | Don Winslow of the Coast GuardC.P.O. Ben Cobb | |
| 1943 | Princess O'RourkePoliceman at White House (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Hard WayPoliceman at Hospital (Uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Swing Shift MaisieRadio Policeman (Uncredited) | |
| 1942 | A Gentleman After DarkJoe | |
| 1942 | My Favorite BlondeJoe - Policeman | |
| 1942 | Between Us GirlsPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Apache TrailMarshal (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Affairs of MarthaMotorcycle Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Miss Annie RooneyPoliceman | |
| 1942 | My Favorite SpyPolice Sergeant in Bumped Car | |
| 1941 | Pot o' GoldPolice Officer McGinty (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a GobPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Caught in the DraftRecruiting Sergeant | |
| 1941 | Remember the DayDetective | |
| 1941 | Niagara FallsState Trooper | |
| 1941 | Hold That GhostIrondome (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a LadyMotorcycle Policeman (Uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Louisiana PurchaseHouse Detective (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Go WestBill - Train Engineer (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | When the Daltons RodeSheriff | |
| 1940 | Cross-Country RomanceEd Sweeney | |
| 1940 | Manhattan HeartbeatPoliceman | |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Primrose PathMotorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Edison, the ManPoliceman | |
| 1940 | WyomingCapt. Evans | |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides AgainPolice Officer | |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a WifeMotorcycle Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | No Time for ComedySweeny (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | One Night in the TropicsCop with Black Eye (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All AmericanDoc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | FlorianCop | |
| 1940 | And One Was BeautifulHiggins | |
| 1940 | Lucky PartnersDesk Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Wildcat BusPoliceman Giving Ticket (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Little OrviePoliceman | |
| 1940 | American Spoken HereMike Fink (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Sailor's LadyChief Master-of-Arms | |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master DetectiveHarbor Patrol Sgt. Denny | |
| 1939 | Full ConfessionLieutenant Thatcher (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteJim Simmons | |
| 1939 | HonoluluJailer | |
| 1939 | The Jones Family in HollywoodStudio Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Four Girls in WhiteMotorcycle Cop Going to Accident | |
| 1939 | King of the UnderworldPolice Detective (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | King of the UnderworldFirst Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Made for Each OtherMounted Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the BossOfficer McGuire (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington SquareLieutenant (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful WorldActor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | A Child is BornPolice Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Thunder AfloatPetty Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder CaseMotorcycle Officer Corrigan | |
| 1939 | Dust Be My DestinySecond Railroad Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Twelve Crowded HoursSecond Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has NancyBus Conductor (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Maid's Night OutPolice Detective (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with YouBill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Border G-ManSmoky Joslin | |
| 1938 | BlondiePoliceman at Hotel (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Love Is a HeadacheDetective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Hold That KissPoliceman | |
| 1938 | Spring MadnessPoliceman | |
| 1938 | Listen, DarlingMotorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The First Hundred YearsPoliceman giving ticket (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Hard to GetEddie (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The ChaserPoliceman at End | |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a GunSgt. Meadowlark | |
| 1937 | It Happened in HollywoodJoe Stevens | |
| 1937 | Midnight TaxiOfficer Murray | |
| 1937 | The Awful TruthMotor Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Love Is NewsMotorcycle Officer | |
| 1937 | Dangerous NumberPoliceman | |
| 1937 | Big CityTom Reilley | |
| 1937 | Married Before BreakfastPolice Sergeant | |
| 1937 | You Only Live OnceState Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Hollywood BoulevardMotorcycle Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Swing Time(uncredited) | |
| 1936 | That Girl from ParisShip's Purser (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Border FlightSmugglers' Pilot | |
| 1936 | All BusinessHouse Detective | |
| 1936 | Down the Ribber | |
| 1936 | Bunker BeanPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Back to NatureMotorcycle Officer | |
| 1936 | After the Thin ManBill (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | HelldoradoMotorcycle Cop | |
| 1935 | Rendezvous1st Military Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Stolen HarmonyMotorcycle Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | The NitwitsPolice Officer Barney Riley | |
| 1935 | A Quiet Fourth | |
| 1935 | The RainmakersKelly | |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take ItPrecint 5 Policeman | |
| 1935 | If You Could Only CookMotorcycle Cop (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a WifeRailroad Man | |
| 1934 | Kentucky KernelsPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Ocean SwellsCaptain | |
| 1934 | CleopatraConvict | |
| 1934 | Thirty Day PrincessTim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The Midnight PatrolPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | EskimoConstable Balk (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The NuisancePoliceman at Streetcar (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Lost SquadronPoliceman Wanting Report (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Horse FeathersSpeakeasy Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Million Dollar LegsTrain Official (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Consolation MarriageMulligan - a Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | The Star WitnessHenchman Jim Sockett (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | The Painted DesertBuck's Partner | |
| 1931 | Next Door NeighborsCop | |
| 1930 | EstrelladosStudio Gate Guard (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Rich Uncles | |
| 1930 | Free and EasyOfficer | |
| 1930 | Two Plus FoursRent Collector | |
| 1930 | Live and LearnMr. Smith | |
| 1930 | Traffic TangleMotor Cop | |
| 1930 | A Man from WyomingSergeant | |
| 1930 | Abraham LincolnArmstrong | |
| 1929 | FlightFootball Coach | |
| 1929 | A Pair of TightsPoliceman (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Clunked on the CornerCop | |
| 1929 | The MightyDoughboy | |
| 1929 | The Locked DoorCop | |
| 1929 | The Jazz AgeMotor Cop | |
| 1928 | Limousine LoveMotorcycle cop | |
| 1928 | Came the DawnBig Moving Man (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | Should Tall Men Marry?Henchman | |
| 1928 | Fair and MuddyMotorcycle Cop | |
| 1928 | LonesomeCop (uncredited) | |
| 1927 | Call of the CuckooGuest | |
| 1927 | Should Men Walk Home? | |
| 1927 | Why Girls Love SailorsAmorous Sailor | |
| 1926 | On the Front PageMotorcycle Cop (uncredited) |













