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Edgar Dearing
Actor
Born May 3, 1893Died August 17, 1974 (81 years)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
| 2002 | The Universe According to Universal · as Sam |
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Policeman (1986) |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Bill In 'go West' (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Ada · as Politician |
| 1960 | Outlaws (TV Series) · as Barney |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as The Police Sergeant |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Pollyanna · as Mr. Gorman |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King · as Edited From 'a Pair Of Tights' |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as First Resurrected Man |
| 1959 | No Name on the Bullet · as Charlie - Chess Player |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedy · as Archive Footage |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Hired Gun · as Sheriff Jenner |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Storekeeper |
| 1957 | God Is My Partner · as Mike Malone - Cop |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Body Smith |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jessup Wellman |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Tarantula · as Second Tramp |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Lewis |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion (TV Series) · as Sarge Elwood |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Fire Chief |
| 1955 | Buffalo Bill Jr. (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Warden |
| 1954 | Her Twelve Men · as Fire Chief |
| 1954 | The Long Wait · as Foreman |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Home · as Perkins |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer · as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as Big Jim Baldwin |
| 1954 | Meet Corliss Archer (TV Series) · as Desk Sergeant' |
| 1953 | Topper (TV Series) · as Chief Mcgraw |
| 1953 | Vice Squad · as Fitz (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Gun Belt · as Territorial Prison Guard |
| 1953 | It Came from Outer Space · as Sam, A Hobo (uncredited) |
| 1953 | I'm the Law (TV Series) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Hurley |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Mr. Callahan |
| 1952 | |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) · as Police Lt. Ryan |
| 1952 | Carson City · as Daly - Railroad Conductor |
| 1952 | My Wife's Best Friend · as Police Chief |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Police Chief |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Fitz |
| 1952 | The Lion and the Horse · as Man At Rodeo |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Nate Blackwood |
| 1952 | The Kid from Broken Gun · as Judge Halloway |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Glory Alley · as Man At Gym (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious · as Sheriff #4 (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) · as Doc. Buttland |
| 1951 | Pecos River · as Henry Mahoney |
| 1951 | As You Were · as Sgt. Monahan |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie (TV Series) · as Fire Chief |
| 1951 | The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV Series) · as Patrolman Issuing Ticket |
| 1951 | Silver Canyon · as Colonel Middler |
| 1951 | The Range Rider (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1951 | Santa Fe · as Official |
| 1951 | Grounds for Marriage · as Policeman |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down · as Deputy In Hall (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Lightning Guns · as Captain Dan Saunders |
| 1950 | Double Deal · as Joe |
| 1950 | Hot Rod · as Police Desk Sergeant |
| 1950 | Right Cross · as Ring Announcer |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Union Station · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1950 | Fancy Pants · as Mr. Jones |
| 1950 | This Side of the Law · as Cop |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | Riding High · as Deputy |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Tax Collector |
| 1949 | The Threat · as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Sheriff Of Silver Gulch |
| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones · as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture · as Reiber |
| 1949 | Flaxy Martin · as State Trooper |
| 1948 | The Paleface · as Sheriff |
| 1948 | Parole, Inc. · as Atty. Gen. Whitmore |
| 1948 | The Return of the Whistler · as Police Captain Griggs |
| 1948 | Sleep, My Love · as Hannigan |
| 1948 | My Girl Tisa · as Jailer (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Bishop's Wife · as Policeman |
| 1947 | Where There's Life · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Soldier In Gilded Beaver |
| 1947 | Magic Town · as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Wild Harvest · as Man |
| 1947 | Variety Girl · as Cop |
| 1947 | Copacabana · as Police Detective |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Nocturne · as Policeman With Injured Susan (uncredited) |
| 1946 | She Wrote the Book · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1946 | |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel · as Jim, A Cop (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me In · as Chief Of Police |
| 1945 | Road to Utopia · as Official Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood · as Al - First Studio Cop |
| 1945 | Midnight Manhunt · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Crime Doctor's Courage · as Sheriff |
| 1945 | Her Lucky Night · as Casey |
| 1944 | Destiny · as Fourth Motorcycle Cop |
| 1944 | Bowery to Broadway · as Policeman |
| 1944 | The Mark of the Whistler · as Bank Guard (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Strange Affair · as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Big Noise · as Motor Policeman |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans · as Cop |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent · as O'reilly - Police Officer |
| 1944 | In Society · as Policeman In Taxi Garage (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Seven Doors to Death · as Claude Burns |
| 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat · as Fat Guard |
| 1944 | Ghost Catchers · as Police Sergeant |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed · as Sergeant |
| 1944 | And the Angels Sing · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn · as Police Desk Sergeant |
| 1943 | Henry Aldrich Haunts a House · as Chief Of Police Reedy |
| 1943 | My Kingdom for a Cook · as Motor Policeman |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke · as Policeman At White House (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie · as Radio Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Henry Aldrich Swings It · as Police Capt. John Reddy |
| 1943 | Don Winslow of the Coast Guard · as C.p.o. Ben Cobb |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World · as Hotel Detective |
| 1943 | The Hard Way · as Policeman At Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1942 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home · as Army Sergeant |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm · as Mac |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde · as Joe - Policeman |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through · as Bud |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal · as Policeman |
| 1942 | Between Us Girls · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Apache Trail · as Marshal (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor · as Police Officer Mclean |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go · as Officer |
| 1942 | Wings for the Eagle · as Motorcycle Officer |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Martha · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy · as Police Sergeant In Bumped Car |
| 1942 | Henry and Dizzy · as Sergeant Mcelroy |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney · as Policeman |
| 1942 | A Gentleman After Dark · as Joe |
| 1941 | Louisiana Purchase · as House Detective (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Remember the Day · as Detective |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1941 | Design for Scandal · as Joe |
| 1941 | The Night of January 16th · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man · as Motorcycle Cop On Bridge |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls · as State Trooper |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost · as Irondome (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns · as Cop With Mr. Haddock |
| 1941 | Kisses for Breakfast · as Motorcycle Policeman |
| 1941 | Caught in the Draft · as Recruiting Sergeant |
| 1941 | The Big Store · as Department Store Doorman |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold · as Police Officer Mcginty (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady · as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Go West · as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics · as Cop With Black Eye (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American · as Doc - Knute's Friend At Kansas City Airport (uncredited) |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy · as Sweeny (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Wyoming · as Capt. Evans |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode · as Sheriff |
| 1940 | Wildcat Bus · as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Florian · as Cop |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young · as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Those Were the Days! · as Policeman |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romance · as Ed Sweeney |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady · as Chief Master-Of-Arms |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1940 | Edison, the Man · as Policeman |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again · as Police Officer |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful · as Higgins |
| 1940 | Primrose Path · as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Little Orvie · as Policeman |
| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective · as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny · as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat · as Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Full Confession · as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite · as Jim Simmons |
| 1939 | It Could Happen to You · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case · as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World · as Actor As 'captain Flagg' (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Some Like It Hot · as Maccrady |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss · as Officer Mcguire (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Twelve Crowded Hours · as Second Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other · as Mounted Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Honolulu · as Jailer |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White · as Motorcycle Cop Going To Accident |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld · as Police Detective (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Thanks for Everything · as Policeman Mike |
| 1938 | Blondie · as Policeman At Hotel (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Spring Madness · as Policeman |
| 1938 | Hard to Get · as Eddie (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Listen, Darling · as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy · as Bus Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · as Patrolman |
| 1938 | The Chaser · as Policeman At End |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools · as Police Driver |
| 1938 | Border G-Man · as Smoky Joslin |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss · as Policeman |
| 1938 | Maid's Night Out · as Police Detective (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Everybody Sing · as Police Lt. At Desk |
| 1938 | Love Is a Headache · as Detective 'pinch' Reardon (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Every Day's a Holiday · as Cop |
| 1937 | Wise Girl · as Motorcycle Cop #1 |
| 1937 | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry · as Police Sergeant |
| 1937 | Saratoga · as Medbury The Trainer |
| 1937 | The First Hundred Years · as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Awful Truth · as Motor Cop (uncredited) |
| 1937 | It Happened in Hollywood · as Joe Stevens |
| 1937 | Big City · as Tom Reilley |
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast · as Police Sergeant |
| 1937 | There Goes My Girl · as Traffic Policeman |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun · as Sgt. Meadowlark |
| 1937 | Midnight Taxi · as Officer Murray |
| 1937 | China Passage · as Bill |
| 1937 | Nancy Steele Is Missing! · as Detective Flynn |
| 1937 | Love Is News · as Motorcycle Officer |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once · as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Dangerous Number · as Policeman |
| 1936 | That Girl from Paris · as Ship's Purser (uncredited) |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man · as Bill (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as Custer's Messenger |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Thank You, Jeeves! · as Police Constable |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out · as Cop |
| 1936 | Bunker Bean · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Rose-Marie · as Mounted Policeman |
| 1935 | If You Could Only Cook · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Rendezvous · as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Rainmakers · as Kelly |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It · as Precint 5 Policeman |
| 1935 | The Crusades · as Cart Man |
| 1935 | Here Comes the Band · as Army Officer |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife · as Railroad Man |
| 1935 | Spring Tonic · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1935 | The Nitwits · as Police Officer Barney Riley |
| 1935 | Stolen Harmony · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Lightning Strikes Twice · as Police Lt. Foster |
| 1934 | Kentucky Kernels · as Policeman |
| 1934 | Tailspin Tommy · as 2nd Whistle-Blowing Policeman |
| 1934 | Cleopatra · as Convict |
| 1934 | Thirty Day Princess · as Tim - Policeman At Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamite · as Motocycle Cop |
| 1933 | Eskimo · as Constable Balk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Midnight Patrol · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Nuisance · as Policeman At Streetcar (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Horse Feathers · as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Million Dollar Legs · as Train Official (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Dark Horse · as Delegate |
| 1932 | The Lost Squadron · as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City · as Policeman In Car 91 |
| 1931 | Consolation Marriage · as Mulligan - A Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Star Witness · as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Against the Rules · as Cast |
| 1931 | The Painted Desert · as Buck's Partner |
| 1931 | Next Door Neighbors · as Cop |
| 1931 | Sea Goin' Sheiks · as Cast |
| 1930 | Derelict · as Mate Ryan |
| 1930 | Remote Control · as First Policeman |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln · as Armstrong |
| 1930 | Her Man · as Marine |
| 1930 | A Man from Wyoming · as Sergeant |
| 1930 | Estrellados · as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Big House · as Inmate |
| 1930 | Free and Easy · as Officer |
| 1929 | The Locked Door · as Cop |
| 1929 | The Mighty · as Doughboy |
| 1929 | Flight · as Football Coach |
| 1929 | Broadway · as Crandall Mug At Party |
| 1929 | Clunked on the Corner · as Cop |
| 1928 | Lonesome · as Cop (uncredited) |
| 1928 | Two Tars · as Motorcycle Policeman |
| 1928 | Their Purple Moment · as Waiter |
| 1928 | Limousine Love · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1928 | Finders Keepers · as Sergeant |
| 1928 | Leave 'em Laughing · as Dental Patient |
| 1927 | The Battle of the Century · as Man Who Says 'gimme A Pie' |
| 1927 | Call of the Cuckoo · as Guest |
| 1927 | The Second 100 Years · as Police Officer |
| 1927 | Why Girls Love Sailors · as Amorous Sailor |
| 1926 | On the Front Page · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1924 | Hot Water · as Motorcycle Cop |