Acting
Edgar Dearing
EN cinema · 184 credits
Born
3 May 1893
Died
17 August 1974 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Ceres, California, USA
Also known as Edgar Deering · Edgard Dearing · Ed Dearing · Ed Deering
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
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pollyanna
as Mr. Gorman
No Name on the Bullet
as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
as Investor Charlie
The Long, Long Trailer
as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
Vice Squad
as Fitz (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
Glory Alley
as Man at Gym (uncredited)
Carson City
as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
As You Were
as Sgt. Monahan
Pecos River
as Henry Mahoney
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
as Pop Willard
Silver Canyon
as Colonel Middler
The Iroquois Trail
as Colonial Major (uncredited)
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
as Randolph Dike
Hunt the Man Down
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Fancy Pants
as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Union Station
as Detective (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
The Threat
as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
as Jailer (uncredited)
Out of the Storm
as Ed Purcell
Man or Mouse
as Hercules Jones
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Policeman (uncredited)
Magic Town
as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
Where There's Life
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Christmas Eve
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
as Policeman
Road to Utopia
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
Nocturne
as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
Swing Out, Sister
as Motorcycle Cop
Scarlet Street
as Policeman (uncredited)
Don't Fence Me In
as Chief of Police
Midnight Manhunt
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Al - First Studio Cop
Her Lucky Night
as Casey
Johnny Angel
as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
as Man (uncredited)
Seven Doors to Death
as Claude Burns
The Mark of the Whistler
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
as Sergeant
Strange Affair
as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
In Society
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Fired Wife
as Sullivan
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
Princess O'Rourke
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
The Hard Way
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
as Joe - Policeman
Between Us Girls
as Policeman (uncredited)
Apache Trail
as Marshal (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Policeman
My Favorite Spy
as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
Pot o' Gold
as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
as Policeman (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft
as Recruiting Sergeant
Remember the Day
as Detective
Niagara Falls
as State Trooper
Hold That Ghost
as Irondome (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
as House Detective (uncredited)
Go West
as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
as Sheriff
Cross-Country Romance
as Ed Sweeney
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Policeman
Broadway Melody of 1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
Primrose Path
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
as Policeman
Wyoming
as Capt. Evans
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Police Officer
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
as Sweeny (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
Florian
as Cop
And One Was Beautiful
as Higgins
Lucky Partners
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Wildcat Bus
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
Little Orvie
as Policeman
American Spoken Here
as Mike Fink (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
as Chief Master-of-Arms
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
Full Confession
as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
as Jim Simmons
Honolulu
as Jailer
The Jones Family in Hollywood
as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
King of the Underworld
as Police Detective (uncredited), as First Policeman (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
A Child is Born
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
Dust Be My Destiny
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Second Bartender (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
as Police Detective (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Bill (uncredited)
Border G-Man
as Smoky Joslin
Blondie
as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache
as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
as Policeman
Spring Madness
as Policeman
Listen, Darling
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
The First Hundred Years
as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
Hard to Get
as Eddie (uncredited)
The Chaser
as Policeman at End
They Gave Him a Gun
as Sgt. Meadowlark
It Happened in Hollywood
as Joe Stevens
Midnight Taxi
as Officer Murray
The Awful Truth
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
Love Is News
as Motorcycle Officer
Dangerous Number
as Policeman
Big City
as Tom Reilley
Married Before Breakfast
as Police Sergeant
You Only Live Once
as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Swing Time
as (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
as Ship's Purser (uncredited)
Border Flight
as Smugglers' Pilot
All Business
1936
All Business
as House Detective
Bunker Bean
as Policeman (uncredited)
Back to Nature
as Motorcycle Officer
After the Thin Man
as Bill (uncredited)
Helldorado
as Motorcycle Cop
Rendezvous
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Nitwits
as Police Officer Barney Riley
The Rainmakers
as Kelly
She Couldn't Take It
as Precint 5 Policeman
If You Could Only Cook
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Railroad Man
Kentucky Kernels
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ocean Swells
1934
Ocean Swells
as Captain
Cleopatra
as Convict
Thirty Day Princess
as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
as Policeman (uncredited)
Eskimo
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
The Nuisance
as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
The Lost Squadron
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
Horse Feathers
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
as Train Official (uncredited)
Consolation Marriage
as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Star Witness
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
The Painted Desert
as Buck's Partner
Estrellados
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Free and Easy
as Officer
Two Plus Fours
as Rent Collector
Live and Learn
1930
Live and Learn
as Mr. Smith
Traffic Tangle
1930
Traffic Tangle
as Motor Cop
A Man from Wyoming
as Sergeant
Abraham Lincoln
as Armstrong
Flight
as Football Coach
A Pair of Tights
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Mighty
as Doughboy
The Jazz Age
as Motor Cop
Limousine Love
as Motorcycle cop
Came the Dawn
as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Henchman
Fair and Muddy
as Motorcycle Cop
Lonesome
as Cop (uncredited)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Guest
Why Girls Love Sailors
as Amorous Sailor
On the Front Page
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)