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Edgar Dearing
Biography:
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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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Big Parade of Comedy as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1964-09-02 |
Pollyanna as Mr. Gorman | 1960-05-19 |
The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage | 1957-12-26 |
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! as Investor Charlie | 1956-10-02 |
Vice Squad as Fitz (uncredited) | 1953-07-31 |
It Came from Outer Space as Sam, a hobo (uncredited) | 1953-06-05 |
Ruby Gentry | 1952-12-25 |
Glory Alley as Man at Gym (uncredited) | 1952-06-06 |
Rancho Notorious as Sheriff #4 (uncredited) | 1952-03-06 |
Pecos River as Henry Mahoney | 1951-12-15 |
As You Were as Sgt. Monahan | 1951-10-05 |
Silver Canyon as Colonel Middler | 1951-06-19 |
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail as Pop Willard | 1951-02-23 |
Hunt the Man Down as Deputy in Hall (uncredited) | 1950-12-26 |
Union Station as Detective (uncredited) | 1950-10-04 |
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek as Randolph Dike | 1950-09-30 |
Fancy Pants as Mr. Jones | 1950-07-19 |
The Iroquois Trail | 1950-06-15 |
The Good Humor Man as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1950-03-24 |
Sorrowful Jones as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) | 1949-07-04 |
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Reiber | 1949-03-02 |
Out of the Storm as Ed Purcell | 1948-09-11 |
My Girl Tisa as Jailer (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
Man or Mouse as Hercules Jones | 1948-01-15 |
The Bishop's Wife as Policeman | 1947-12-25 |
Where There's Life as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1947-11-21 |
Christmas Eve as Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1947-10-31 |
Magic Town as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) | 1947-10-07 |
My Brother Talks to Horses as Policeman (uncredited) | 1947-02-04 |
Nocturne as Policeman with Injured Susan | 1946-10-29 |
The Virginian | 1946-05-05 |
Road to Utopia as Official Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
Up Goes Maisie as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
Scarlet Street as Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
Don't Fence Me In as Chief of Police | 1945-10-20 |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Al - First Studio Cop | 1945-10-05 |
Midnight Manhunt as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1945-07-27 |
Swing Out, Sister as Motorcycle Cop | 1945-05-18 |
Her Lucky Night as Casey | 1945-02-09 |
The Mark of the Whistler as Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1944-10-09 |
Strange Affair as Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
Seven Doors to Death as Claude Burns | 1944-08-16 |
In Society as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited) | 1944-08-16 |
Make Your Own Bed as Sergeant | 1944-06-10 |
And the Angels Sing as Man (uncredited) | 1944-04-25 |
Princess O'Rourke as Policeman at White House (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
Swing Shift Maisie as Radio Policeman (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
Fired Wife as Sullivan | 1943-09-04 |
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard as C.P.O. Ben Cobb | 1943-04-06 |
The Hard Way as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
Between Us Girls as Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
Apache Trail as Marshal (uncredited) | 1942-09-01 |
The Affairs of Martha as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1942-06-21 |
My Favorite Spy as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car | 1942-06-12 |
Miss Annie Rooney as Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
A Gentleman After Dark as Joe | 1942-04-16 |
My Favorite Blonde as Joe - Policeman | 1942-04-02 |
Remember the Day as Detective | 1941-12-25 |
Niagara Falls as State Trooper | 1941-10-17 |
Hold That Ghost as Irondome (uncredited) | 1941-08-08 |
Caught in the Draft as Recruiting Sergeant | 1941-07-04 |
Pot o' Gold as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Policeman (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
Maisie Was a Lady as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
Go West as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
American Spoken Here as Mike Fink (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
One Night in the Tropics as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
Knute Rockne All American as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited) | 1940-10-05 |
No Time for Comedy as Sweeny (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
Wyoming as Capt. Evans | 1940-09-13 |
Wildcat Bus as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
When the Daltons Rode as Sheriff | 1940-08-23 |
Lucky Partners as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-08-02 |
We Who Are Young as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
Cross-Country Romance as Ed Sweeney | 1940-07-12 |
Manhattan Heartbeat as Policeman | 1940-07-11 |
Sailor's Lady as Chief Master-of-Arms | 1940-07-05 |
Florian as Cop | 1940-06-05 |
Buck Benny Rides Again as Police Officer | 1940-05-31 |
Edison, the Man as Policeman | 1940-05-10 |
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
And One Was Beautiful as Higgins | 1940-04-05 |
Primrose Path as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
Little Orvie as Policeman | 1940-03-11 |
Broadway Melody of 1940 as Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
Nick Carter, Master Detective as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny | 1939-12-13 |
A Child Is Born as Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
Dust Be My Destiny as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
Thunder Afloat as Petty Officer (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
Full Confession as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited) | 1939-09-08 |
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite as Jim Simmons | 1939-08-12 |
The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan | 1939-06-02 |
The Jones Family in Hollywood as Studio Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-06-02 |
It's a Wonderful World as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
Rose of Washington Square as Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
Blondie Meets the Boss as Officer McGuire (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
Twelve Crowded Hours as Second Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-02-23 |
Made for Each Other as Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
Honolulu as Jailer | 1939-02-03 |
Four Girls in White as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident | 1939-01-27 |
King of the Underworld as First Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-01-14 |
King of the Underworld as Police Detective (uncredited) | 1939-01-14 |
Blondie as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited) | 1938-11-30 |
Spring Madness as Policeman | 1938-11-11 |
Hard to Get as Eddie (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
Listen, Darling as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
Three Loves Has Nancy as Bus Conductor (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
You Can't Take It with You as Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
The Chaser as Policeman at End | 1938-07-29 |
Border G-Man as Smoky Joslin | 1938-06-24 |
Hold That Kiss as Policeman | 1938-05-13 |
The First Hundred Years as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited) | 1938-03-12 |
Maid's Night Out as Police Detective (uncredited) | 1938-03-03 |
Love Is a Headache as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
The Awful Truth as Motor Cop (uncredited) | 1937-10-21 |
It Happened in Hollywood as Joe Stevens | 1937-09-07 |
Big City as Tom Reilley | 1937-09-03 |
Married Before Breakfast as Police Sergeant | 1937-06-18 |
They Gave Him a Gun as Sgt. Meadowlark | 1937-05-07 |
Midnight Taxi as Officer Murray | 1937-04-04 |
Love Is News as Motorcycle Officer | 1937-02-26 |
You Only Live Once as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited) | 1937-01-23 |
Dangerous Number as Policeman | 1937-01-22 |
That Girl from Paris as Ship's Purser (uncredited) | 1936-12-31 |
Swing Time | 1936-08-28 |
Hollywood Boulevard as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1936-08-20 |
Back to Nature as Motorcycle Officer | 1936-08-14 |
Bunker Bean as Policeman (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
Border Flight as Smugglers' Pilot | 1936-05-29 |
Down the Ribber | 1936-03-27 |
All Business as House Detective | 1936-02-14 |
If You Could Only Cook as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1935-12-30 |
The Rainmakers as Kelly | 1935-10-25 |
Rendezvous as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
She Couldn't Take It as Precint 5 Policeman | 1935-10-08 |
A Quiet Fourth | 1935-08-08 |
The Nitwits as Police Officer Barney Riley | 1935-06-07 |
Stolen Harmony as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
Helldorado as Motorcycle Cop | 1935-01-05 |
Kentucky Kernels as Policeman | 1934-11-02 |
Cleopatra as Convict | 1934-10-05 |
Ocean Swells as Captain | 1934-08-08 |
Eskimo as Constable Balk (uncredited) | 1933-11-14 |
The Midnight Patrol as Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-08-03 |
The Nuisance as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited) | 1933-06-03 |
Horse Feathers as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited) | 1932-08-19 |
Million Dollar Legs as Train Official (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
The Lost Squadron as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited) | 1932-03-12 |
Consolation Marriage as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
The Star Witness as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited) | 1931-08-22 |
Next Door Neighbors as Cop | 1931-01-28 |
The Painted Desert as Buck's Partner | 1931-01-18 |
Abraham Lincoln as Armstrong | 1930-11-08 |
Traffic Tangle as Motor Cop | 1930-11-02 |
Two Plus Fours as Rent Collector | 1930-08-10 |
A Man from Wyoming as Sergeant | 1930-07-12 |
Estrellados as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) | 1930-07-07 |
Live and Learn as Mr. Smith | 1930-06-15 |
Rich Uncles | 1930-05-11 |
Free and Easy as Officer | 1930-03-22 |
The Mighty as Doughboy | 1929-11-16 |
The Locked Door as Cop | 1929-11-16 |
Flight as Football Coach | 1929-09-14 |
A Pair of Tights as Policeman | 1929-02-03 |
Clunked on the Corner as Cop | 1929-01-06 |
Limousine Love as Motorcycle cop | 1928-04-13 |
Came the Dawn as Big Moving Man (uncredited) | 1928-03-03 |
Should Tall Men Marry? as Henchman | 1928-01-15 |
Call of the Cuckoo as Guest | 1927-10-15 |
Why Girls Love Sailors as Amorous Sailor | 1927-07-17 |
Should Men Walk Home? | 1927-01-29 |
On the Front Page as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1926-11-28 |