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Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Known For Acting
Birthday May 03, 1893
Died Aug 17, 1974 (81)
Birthplace Ceres, California, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 th ... eir 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

Filmography

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960

as Mr. Gorman

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

1957

as archive footage

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

1956

as Investor Charlie

It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

1953

as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)

Vice Squad

Vice Squad

1953

as Fitz (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

1952

as Man at Gym (uncredited)

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

1951

as Pop Willard

Silver Canyon

Silver Canyon

1951

as Colonel Middler

Pecos River

Pecos River

1951

as Henry Mahoney

As You Were

As You Were

1951

as Sgt. Monahan

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek

1950

as Randolph Dike

Fancy Pants

Fancy Pants

1950

as Mr. Jones

Hunt the Man Down

Hunt the Man Down

1950

as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)

The Good Humor Man

The Good Humor Man

1950

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Union Station

Union Station

1950

as Detective (uncredited)

Sorrowful Jones

Sorrowful Jones

1949

as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)

Man or Mouse

Man or Mouse

1948

as Hercules Jones

Out of the Storm

Out of the Storm

1948

as Ed Purcell

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

1948

as Jailer (uncredited)

Where There's Life

Where There's Life

1947

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

1947

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947

as Policeman

Magic Town

Magic Town

1947

as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)

Up Goes Maisie

Up Goes Maisie

1946

as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946

as Official Policeman (uncredited)

Nocturne

Nocturne

1946

as Policeman with Injured Susan

Swing Out, Sister

Swing Out, Sister

1945

as Motorcycle Cop

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

as Al - First Studio Cop

Midnight Manhunt

Midnight Manhunt

1945

as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Don't Fence Me In

Don't Fence Me In

1945

as Chief of Police

Her Lucky Night

Her Lucky Night

1945

as Casey

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

1945

as Policeman (uncredited)

Seven Doors to Death

Seven Doors to Death

1944

as Claude Burns

The Mark of the Whistler

The Mark of the Whistler

1944

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

Make Your Own Bed

Make Your Own Bed

1944

as Sergeant

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944

as Man (uncredited)

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

1944

as Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited)

In Society

In Society

1944

as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

1943

as C.P.O. Ben Cobb

Fired Wife

Fired Wife

1943

as Sullivan

Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943

as Policeman at White House (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie

1943

as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1943

as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)

Miss Annie Rooney

Miss Annie Rooney

1942

as Policeman

My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942

as Joe - Policeman

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

1942

as Marshal (uncredited)

The Affairs of Martha

The Affairs of Martha

1942

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy

My Favorite Spy

1942

as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

1942

as Policeman (uncredited)

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1941

as State Trooper

Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

1941

as Recruiting Sergeant

Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady

1941

as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941

as Irondome (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

as Policeman (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold

Pot o' Gold

1941

as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

1941

as Detective

Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

1941

as House Detective (uncredited)

American Spoken Here

American Spoken Here

1940

as Mike Fink (uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance

Cross-Country Romance

1940

as Ed Sweeney

Go West

Go West

1940

as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

1940

as Sheriff

Manhattan Heartbeat

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940

as Policeman

Little Orvie

Little Orvie

1940

as Policeman

Primrose Path

Primrose Path

1940

as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Wildcat Bus

Wildcat Bus

1940

as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

1940

as Sweeny (uncredited)

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940

as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)

Lucky Partners

Lucky Partners

1940

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Wyoming

Wyoming

1940

as Capt. Evans

And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful

1940

as Higgins

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

1940

as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Florian

Florian

1940

as Cop

Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady

1940

as Chief Master-of-Arms

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

as Police Officer

Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940

as Policeman (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940

as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940

as Policeman

Full Confession

Full Confession

1939

as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)

Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny

Honolulu

Honolulu

1939

as Jailer

The Jones Family in Hollywood

The Jones Family in Hollywood

1939

as Studio Policeman (uncredited)

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

1939

as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident

Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939

as Officer McGuire (uncredited)

King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld

1939

as Police Detective (uncredited)

King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld

1939

as First Policeman (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

Thunder Afloat

1939

as Petty Officer (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)

A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born

1939

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours

1939

as Second Bartender (uncredited)

Border G-Man

Border G-Man

1938

as Smoky Joslin

Listen, Darling

Listen, Darling

1938

as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years

1938

as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)

Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

as Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Blondie

Blondie

1938

as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1938

as Eddie (uncredited)

Spring Madness

Spring Madness

1938

as Policeman

Maid's Night Out

Maid's Night Out

1938

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Love Is a Headache

Love Is a Headache

1938

as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)

Hold That Kiss

Hold That Kiss

1938

as Policeman

The Chaser

The Chaser

1938

as Policeman at End

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

as Sgt. Meadowlark

It Happened in Hollywood

It Happened in Hollywood

1937

as Joe Stevens

Married Before Breakfast

Married Before Breakfast

1937

as Police Sergeant

Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

1937

as Officer Murray

Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number

1937

as Policeman

Big City

Big City

1937

as Tom Reilley

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

1937

as Motor Cop (uncredited)

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

as Motorcycle Officer

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)

All Business

All Business

1936

as House Detective

Border Flight

Border Flight

1936

as Smugglers' Pilot

Back to Nature

Back to Nature

1936

as Motorcycle Officer

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

1936

as Policeman (uncredited)

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

1936

as Ship's Purser (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Rainmakers

The Rainmakers

1935

as Kelly

Stolen Harmony

Stolen Harmony

1935

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Nitwits

The Nitwits

1935

as Police Officer Barney Riley

Helldorado

Helldorado

1935

as Motorcycle Cop

Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935

as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

as Precint 5 Policeman

If You Could Only Cook

If You Could Only Cook

1935

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Ocean Swells

Ocean Swells

1934

as Captain

Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels

1934

as Policeman

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934

as Convict

Eskimo

Eskimo

1933

as Constable Balk (uncredited)

The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1933

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Nuisance

The Nuisance

1933

as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)

Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers

1932

as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)

The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

1932

as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Train Official (uncredited)

Next Door Neighbors

Next Door Neighbors

1931

as Cop

Consolation Marriage

Consolation Marriage

1931

as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

1931

as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)

The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

as Buck's Partner

Live and Learn

Live and Learn

1930

as Mr. Smith

Two Plus Fours

Two Plus Fours

1930

as Rent Collector

Free and Easy

Free and Easy

1930

as Officer

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930

as Armstrong

A Man from Wyoming

A Man from Wyoming

1930

as Sergeant

Estrellados

Estrellados

1930

as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

Clunked on the Corner

Clunked on the Corner

1929

as Cop

A Pair of Tights

A Pair of Tights

1929

as Policeman

Flight

Flight

1929

as Football Coach

The Mighty

The Mighty

1929

as Doughboy

Limousine Love

Limousine Love

1928

as Motorcycle cop

Came the Dawn

Came the Dawn

1928

as Big Moving Man (uncredited)

Should Tall Men Marry?

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

as Henchman

Why Girls Love Sailors

Why Girls Love Sailors

1927

as Amorous Sailor

Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Guest

On the Front Page

On the Front Page

1926

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Twilight Zone

as First Resurrected Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Thriller

as The Police Sergeant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Cavalcade of America

as Fitz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lewis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 29, 1955

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 01, 1955

Hopalong Cassidy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

The Tall Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The Rifleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Public Defender

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 11, 1954

I'm the Law

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 1953

State Trooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1956

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1951

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