Edgar Dearing

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

The Rifleman

The Twilight Zone

Thriller

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Trackdown

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Tall Man

Cavalcade of America

All Movies (185)

• Laurel & Hardy: Year Two2024 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Pollyanna1960 · as Mr. Gorman
• No Name on the Bullet1959 · as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
• The Golden Age of Comedy1957 · as archive footage
• Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!1956 · as Investor Charlie
• The Long, Long Trailer1954 · as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
• Vice Squad1953 · as Fitz (uncredited)
• It Came from Outer Space1953 · as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
• Ruby Gentry1952
• Carson City1952 · as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
• Glory Alley1952 · as Man at Gym (uncredited)
• Rancho Notorious1952 · as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
• Pecos River1951 · as Henry Mahoney
• As You Were1951 · as Sgt. Monahan
• Silver Canyon1951 · as Colonel Middler
• Ridin' the Outlaw Trail1951 · as Pop Willard
• Hunt the Man Down1950 · as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
• Union Station1950 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Raiders of Tomahawk Creek1950 · as Randolph Dike
• Fancy Pants1950 · as Mr. Jones
• The Iroquois Trail1950 · as Colonial Major (uncredited)
• The Good Humor Man1950 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• The Threat1949 · as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Sorrowful Jones1949 · as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
• Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture1949 · as Reiber
• Out of the Storm1948 · as Ed Purcell
• My Girl Tisa1948 · as Jailer (uncredited)
• Man or Mouse1948 · as Hercules Jones
• The Bishop's Wife1947 · as Policeman
• Where There's Life1947 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Christmas Eve1947 · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Magic Town1947 · as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
• My Brother Talks to Horses1947 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Nocturne1946 · as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
• The Virginian1946
• Road to Utopia1946 · as Official Policeman (uncredited)
• Up Goes Maisie1946 · as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
• Scarlet Street1945 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Johnny Angel1945 · as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
• Don't Fence Me In1945 · as Chief of Police
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · as Al - First Studio Cop
• Midnight Manhunt1945 · as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
• Swing Out, Sister1945 · as Motorcycle Cop
• Her Lucky Night1945 · as Casey
• The Mark of the Whistler1944 · as Bank Guard (uncredited)
• Strange Affair1944 · as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
• Seven Doors to Death1944 · as Claude Burns
• In Society1944 · as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
• Make Your Own Bed1944 · as Sergeant
• And the Angels Sing1944 · as Man (uncredited)
• Princess O'Rourke1943 · as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
• Swing Shift Maisie1943 · as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
• Fired Wife1943 · as Sullivan
• Don Winslow of the Coast Guard1943 · as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
• The Hard Way1943 · as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
• Between Us Girls1942 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Apache Trail1942 · as Marshal (uncredited)
• The Affairs of Martha1942 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• My Favorite Spy1942 · as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
• Miss Annie Rooney1942 · as Policeman
• A Gentleman After Dark1942 · as Joe
• My Favorite Blonde1942 · as Joe - Policeman
• Louisiana Purchase1941 · as House Detective (uncredited)
• Remember the Day1941 · as Detective
• Niagara Falls1941 · as State Trooper
• Hold That Ghost1941 · as Irondome (uncredited)
• Caught in the Draft1941 · as Recruiting Sergeant
• Pot o' Gold1941 · as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
• A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob1941 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Maisie Was a Lady1941 · as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
• Go West1940 · as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
• American Spoken Here1940 · as Mike Fink (uncredited)
• One Night in the Tropics1940 · as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
• Knute Rockne All American1940 · as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
• No Time for Comedy1940 · as Sweeny (uncredited)
• Wyoming1940 · as Capt. Evans
• When the Daltons Rode1940 · as Sheriff
• Wildcat Bus1940 · as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
• Lucky Partners1940 · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• We Who Are Young1940 · as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
• Cross-Country Romance1940 · as Ed Sweeney
• Manhattan Heartbeat1940 · as Policeman
• Sailor's Lady1940 · as Chief Master-of-Arms
• Florian1940 · as Cop
• Buck Benny Rides Again1940 · as Police Officer
• Edison, the Man1940 · as Policeman
• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• And One Was Beautiful1940 · as Higgins
• Primrose Path1940 · as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
• Little Orvie1940 · as Policeman
• Broadway Melody of 19401940 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Nick Carter, Master Detective1939 · as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
• A Child is Born1939 · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Dust Be My Destiny1939 · as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
• Thunder Afloat1939 · as Petty Officer (uncredited)
• Full Confession1939 · as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
• Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite1939 · as Jim Simmons
• The Jones Family in Hollywood1939 · as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
• The Gracie Allen Murder Case1939 · as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
• It's a Wonderful World1939 · as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
• Rose of Washington Square1939 · as Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Blondie Meets the Boss1939 · as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
• Twelve Crowded Hours1939 · as Second Bartender (uncredited)
• Made for Each Other1939 · as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
• Honolulu1939 · as Jailer
• Four Girls in White1939 · as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
• King of the Underworld1939 · as Police Detective (uncredited)
• King of the Underworld1939 · as First Policeman (uncredited)
• Blondie1938 · as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
• Spring Madness1938 · as Policeman
• Hard to Get1938 · as Eddie (uncredited)
• Listen, Darling1938 · as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
• Three Loves Has Nancy1938 · as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Bill (uncredited)
• The Chaser1938 · as Policeman at End
• Border G-Man1938 · as Smoky Joslin
• Hold That Kiss1938 · as Policeman
• The First Hundred Years1938 · as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
• Maid's Night Out1938 · as Police Detective (uncredited)
• Love Is a Headache1938 · as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
• The Awful Truth1937 · as Motor Cop (uncredited)
• It Happened in Hollywood1937 · as Joe Stevens
• Big City1937 · as Tom Reilley
• Married Before Breakfast1937 · as Police Sergeant
• They Gave Him a Gun1937 · as Sgt. Meadowlark
• Midnight Taxi1937 · as Officer Murray
• Love Is News1937 · as Motorcycle Officer
• You Only Live Once1937 · as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
• Dangerous Number1937 · as Policeman
• That Girl from Paris1936 · as Ship's Purser (uncredited)
• After the Thin Man1936 · as Bill (uncredited)
• Swing Time1936 · as (uncredited)
• Hollywood Boulevard1936 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• Back to Nature1936 · as Motorcycle Officer
• Bunker Bean1936 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Border Flight1936 · as Smugglers' Pilot
• Down the Ribber1936
• All Business1936 · as House Detective
• If You Could Only Cook1935 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• Rendezvous1935 · as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
• The Rainmakers1935 · as Kelly
• She Couldn't Take It1935 · as Precint 5 Policeman
• A Quiet Fourth1935
• The Farmer Takes a Wife1935 · as Railroad Man
• The Nitwits1935 · as Police Officer Barney Riley
• Stolen Harmony1935 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• Helldorado1935 · as Motorcycle Cop
• Kentucky Kernels1934 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Cleopatra1934 · as Convict
• Ocean Swells1934 · as Captain
• Thirty Day Princess1934 · as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
• Eskimo1933 · as Constable Balk (uncredited)
• The Midnight Patrol1933 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Nuisance1933 · as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
• Horse Feathers1932 · as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
• Million Dollar Legs1932 · as Train Official (uncredited)
• The Lost Squadron1932 · as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
• Consolation Marriage1931 · as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
• The Star Witness1931 · as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
• Next Door Neighbors1931 · as Cop
• The Painted Desert1931 · as Buck's Partner
• Abraham Lincoln1930 · as Armstrong
• Traffic Tangle1930 · as Motor Cop
• Two Plus Fours1930 · as Rent Collector
• A Man from Wyoming1930 · as Sergeant
• Estrellados1930 · as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
• Live and Learn1930 · as Mr. Smith
• Rich Uncles1930
• Free and Easy1930 · as Officer
• The Mighty1929 · as Doughboy
• The Locked Door1929 · as Cop
• Flight1929 · as Football Coach
• A Pair of Tights1929 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Clunked on the Corner1929 · as Cop
• The Jazz Age1929 · as Motor Cop
• Lonesome1928 · as Cop (uncredited)
• Fair and Muddy1928 · as Motorcycle Cop
• Limousine Love1928 · as Motorcycle cop
• Came the Dawn1928 · as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
• Should Tall Men Marry?1928 · as Henchman
• Call of the Cuckoo1927 · as Guest
• Why Girls Love Sailors1927 · as Amorous Sailor
• Should Men Walk Home?1927
• On the Front Page1926 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

All TV Shows (17)

• Thriller1960 · as The Police Sergeant
• The Tall Man1960
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as First Resurrected Man
• The Rifleman1958
• Trackdown1957 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• State Trooper1956
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Lewis
• Sergeant Preston of the Yukon1955
• Buffalo Bill Jr.1955
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Mr. Gorman
• Public Defender1954
• I'm the Law1953
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Police Lt. Ryan
• Cavalcade of America1952 · as Fitz
• Hopalong Cassidy1952
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• Boston Blackie1951