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.
Acted in 198
2020s
- 2024
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
No Name on the Bullet
Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Investor Charlie
- 1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
TV
- 1954
- 1953
Vice Squad
Fitz (uncredited)
I'm the Law
TV
- 1952
Ruby Gentry
Movie
Glory Alley
Man at Gym (uncredited)
- 1951
Pecos River
Henry Mahoney
As You Were
Sgt. Monahan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV
Silver Canyon
Colonel Middler
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
Pop Willard
- 1950
Hunt the Man Down
Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
Randolph Dike
The Iroquois Trail
Colonial Major (uncredited)
Riding High
Deputy (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
The Threat
Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Sorrowful Jones
Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Reiber
- 1948
Out of the Storm
Ed Purcell
My Girl Tisa
Jailer (uncredited)
Man or Mouse
Hercules Jones
- 1947
Where There's Life
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Christmas Eve
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Magic Town
Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
My Brother Talks to Horses
Policeman (uncredited)
- 1946
The Virginian
Movie
Up Goes Maisie
Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
- 1945
Johnny Angel
Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
Don't Fence Me In
Chief of Police
Midnight Manhunt
Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Swing Out, Sister
Motorcycle Cop
Her Lucky Night
Casey
- 1944
The Mark of the Whistler
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Strange Affair
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Seven Doors to Death
Claude Burns
In Society
Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
Sergeant
And the Angels Sing
Man (uncredited)
- 1943
Princess O'Rourke
Policeman at White House (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
Fired Wife
Sullivan
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
C.P.O. Ben Cobb
The Hard Way
Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
- 1942
Between Us Girls
Policeman (uncredited)
Apache Trail
Marshal (uncredited)
The Affairs of Martha
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
A Gentleman After Dark
Joe
My Favorite Blonde
Joe - Policeman
- 1941
Louisiana Purchase
House Detective (uncredited)
Remember the Day
Detective
Niagara Falls
State Trooper
Caught in the Draft
Recruiting Sergeant
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Policeman (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
- 1940
American Spoken Here
Mike Fink (uncredited)
One Night in the Tropics
Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy
Sweeny (uncredited)
Wyoming
Capt. Evans
When the Daltons Rode
Sheriff
Wildcat Bus
Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance
Ed Sweeney
Manhattan Heartbeat
Policeman
Sailor's Lady
Chief Master-of-Arms
Florian
Cop
Buck Benny Rides Again
Police Officer
Edison, the Man
Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
Higgins
Primrose Path
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Little Orvie
Policeman
Broadway Melody of 1940
Policeman (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
A Child is Born
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
Petty Officer (uncredited)
Full Confession
Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Jim Simmons
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Studio Policeman (uncredited)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
It's a Wonderful World
Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
Officer McGuire (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours
Second Bartender (uncredited)
Honolulu
Jailer
Four Girls in White
Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
- 1938
Spring Madness
Policeman
Hard to Get
Eddie (uncredited)
Listen, Darling
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
The Chaser
Policeman at End
Border G-Man
Smoky Joslin
Hold That Kiss
Policeman
The First Hundred Years
Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
Maid's Night Out
Police Detective (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache
Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
- 1937
It Happened in Hollywood
Joe Stevens
Big City
Tom Reilley
Married Before Breakfast
Police Sergeant
They Gave Him a Gun
Sgt. Meadowlark
Midnight Taxi
Officer Murray
Dangerous Number
Policeman
- 1936
That Girl from Paris
Ship's Purser (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
Bill (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Back to Nature
Motorcycle Officer
Bunker Bean
Policeman (uncredited)
Border Flight
Smugglers' Pilot
Down the Ribber
Movie
- 1935
If You Could Only Cook
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
Precint 5 Policeman
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Railroad Man
The Nitwits
Police Officer Barney Riley
Stolen Harmony
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Helldorado
Motorcycle Cop
- 1934
Kentucky Kernels
Policeman (uncredited)
Cleopatra
Convict
Thirty Day Princess
Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
- 1933
Eskimo
Constable Balk (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
Policeman (uncredited)
The Nuisance
Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
- 1932
Million Dollar Legs
Train Official (uncredited)
The Lost Squadron
Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
- 1931
Consolation Marriage
Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Star Witness
Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
Next Door Neighbors
Cop
- 1930
Two Plus Fours
Rent Collector
A Man from Wyoming
Sergeant
Estrellados
Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Free and Easy
Officer
1920s
- 1929
The Mighty
Doughboy
The Locked Door
Cop
Flight
Football Coach
A Pair of Tights
Policeman (uncredited)
Clunked on the Corner
Cop
The Jazz Age
Motor Cop
- 1928
Fair and Muddy
Motorcycle Cop
Limousine Love
Motorcycle cop
Came the Dawn
Big Moving Man (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry?
Henchman
- 1927
Call of the Cuckoo
Guest
Why Girls Love Sailors
Amorous Sailor
Should Men Walk Home?
Movie
- 1926
On the Front Page
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
