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Edgar Dearing

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 3, 1893 (Died at 81)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthCeres, California, USA
Career Span1926 – 1974
Known Credits195 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Edgar Dearing

Also known as:Edgar DeeringEdgard DearingEd DearingEd Deering
Total Works

195

178 movies • 17 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Twilight Zone
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959•series
as First Resurrected Man
You Can't Take It with You
7.5
as Bill (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945•movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Awful Truth
7.2
The Awful Truth
1937•movie
as Motor Cop (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 195 titles featuring Edgar Dearing

The Twilight Zone
8.5
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1959•series

as First Resurrected Man

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

as Bill (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Awful Truth
7.2
The Awful Truth
1937•movie

as Motor Cop (uncredited)

The Bishop's Wife
7.1
The Bishop's Wife
1947•movie

as Policeman

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as Lewis

It Came from Outer Space
6.3

as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)

Horse Feathers
6.9
Horse Feathers
1932•movie

as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)

Swing Time
6.8
Swing Time
1936•movie

as (uncredited)

Pollyanna
6.9
Pollyanna
1960•movie

as Mr. Gorman

After the Thin Man
7.3
After the Thin Man
1936•movie

as Bill (uncredited)

You Only Live Once
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937•movie

as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952•movie

as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)

Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
1934•movie

as Convict

Go West
6.6
Go West
1940•movie

as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)

No Name on the Bullet
6.6

as Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited)

Lonesome
7.5
Lonesome
1928•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Hold That Ghost
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941•movie

as Irondome (uncredited)

The Long, Long Trailer
7.0

as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)

Made for Each Other
6.1

as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)

The Rifleman
7.1
1 eps
The Rifleman
1958•series
The Midnight Patrol
6.6

as Policeman (uncredited)

Union Station
6.5
Union Station
1950•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
6.5

as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)

Road to Utopia
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946•movie

as Official Policeman (uncredited)

Abraham Lincoln
5.5
Abraham Lincoln
1930•movie

as Armstrong

Broadway Melody of 1940
6.9

as Policeman (uncredited)

Ruby Gentry
6.4
Ruby Gentry
1952•movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
3 eps

as Mr. Gorman

Magic Town
6.7
Magic Town
1947•movie

as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
5.8

as Al - First Studio Cop

Nocturne
5.9
Nocturne
1946•movie

as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)

Johnny Angel
6.0
Johnny Angel
1945•movie

as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)

Pot o' Gold
5.7
Pot o' Gold
1941•movie

as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)

The Virginian
6.0
The Virginian
1946•movie
King of the Underworld
6.4

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Vice Squad
6.1
Vice Squad
1953•movie

as Fitz (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
6.8
Edison, the Man
1940•movie

as Policeman

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

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

Primrose Path
6.7
Primrose Path
1940•movie

as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

In Society
5.8
In Society
1944•movie

as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)

Call of the Cuckoo
5.8
Call of the Cuckoo
1927•movie

as Guest

Why Girls Love Sailors
5.5

as Amorous Sailor

The Threat
6.0
The Threat
1949•movie

as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode
6.2

as Sheriff

My Favorite Blonde
6.5
My Favorite Blonde
1942•movie

as Joe - Policeman

One Night in the Tropics
5.8

as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)

The Hard Way
6.5
The Hard Way
1943•movie

as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs
6.8

as Train Official (uncredited)

If You Could Only Cook
7.4

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Thirty Day Princess
6.8

as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)

The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2
1 eps

as Police Lt. Ryan

The Painted Desert
5.2
The Painted Desert
1931•movie

as Buck's Partner

Princess O'Rourke
6.5
Princess O'Rourke
1943•movie

as Policeman at White House (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
6.5
Dust Be My Destiny
1939•movie

as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)

Carson City
6.2
Carson City
1952•movie

as Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

Thriller
6.7
1 eps
Thriller
1960•series

as The Police Sergeant

The Lost Squadron
6.5
The Lost Squadron
1932•movie

as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)

Caught in the Draft
5.9

as Recruiting Sergeant

Fancy Pants
5.8
Fancy Pants
1950•movie

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Hunt the Man Down
6.3
Hunt the Man Down
1950•movie

as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)

The Star Witness
6.9
The Star Witness
1931•movie

as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)

The Mark of the Whistler
6.2

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

The Locked Door
6.1
The Locked Door
1929•movie

as Cop

Eskimo
6.6
Eskimo
1933•movie

as Constable Balk (uncredited)

It Happened in Hollywood
6.3

as Joe Stevens

Christmas Eve
5.4
Christmas Eve
1947•movie

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Midnight Manhunt
4.6
Midnight Manhunt
1945•movie

as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Free and Easy
6.1
Free and Easy
1930•movie

as Officer

Glory Alley
5.9
Glory Alley
1952•movie

as Man at Gym (uncredited)

Listen, Darling
6.7
Listen, Darling
1938•movie

as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

The Golden Age of Comedy
7.1

as archive footage

Nick Carter, Master Detective
6.0

as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny

Sorrowful Jones
6.6
Sorrowful Jones
1949•movie

as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)

Louisiana Purchase
6.3
Louisiana Purchase
1941•movie

as House Detective (uncredited)

Rendezvous
4.9
Rendezvous
1935•movie

as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)

Should Men Walk Home?
7.1
Blondie Meets the Boss
5.8

as Officer McGuire (uncredited)

Love Is News
6.3
Love Is News
1937•movie

as Motorcycle Officer

No Time for Comedy
5.3
No Time for Comedy
1940•movie

as Sweeny (uncredited)

Consolation Marriage
6.4

as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)

Blondie
7.0
Blondie
1938•movie

as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)

Lucky Partners
6.1
Lucky Partners
1940•movie

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Nitwits
6.7
The Nitwits
1935•movie

as Police Officer Barney Riley

Kentucky Kernels
6.4
Kentucky Kernels
1934•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Miss Annie Rooney
6.3
Miss Annie Rooney
1942•movie

as Policeman

The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.2

as Railroad Man

Hopalong Cassidy
5.3
2 eps
Hopalong Cassidy
1952•series
Flight
6.6
Flight
1929•movie

as Football Coach

Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2

as Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Honolulu
6.5
Honolulu
1939•movie

as Jailer

A Pair of Tights
7.8
A Pair of Tights
1929•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Wildcat Bus
5.4
Wildcat Bus
1940•movie

as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)

Bunker Bean
5.2
Bunker Bean
1936•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
6.8
4 eps
Trackdown
6.9
1 eps
Trackdown
1957•series

as Doctor (uncredited)

Two Plus Fours
5.1
Two Plus Fours
1930•movie

as Rent Collector

Where There's Life
6.4
Where There's Life
1947•movie

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing
7.3

as Man (uncredited)

Should Tall Men Marry?
6.5

as Henchman

Spring Madness
4.9
Spring Madness
1938•movie

as Policeman

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
6.3

as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
6.1
And One Was Beautiful
6.7

as Higgins

That Girl from Paris
6.9

as Ship's Purser (uncredited)

Apache Trail
6.9
Apache Trail
1942•movie

as Marshal (uncredited)

Remember the Day
7.3
Remember the Day
1941•movie

as Detective

The Affairs of Martha
6.6

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Dangerous Number
4.9
Dangerous Number
1937•movie

as Policeman

The Good Humor Man
6.3
The Good Humor Man
1950•movie

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Tall Man
6.9
1 eps
The Tall Man
1960•series
State Trooper
5.7
1 eps
State Trooper
1956•series
Full Confession
5.6
Full Confession
1939•movie

as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun
6.7

as Sgt. Meadowlark

Cross-Country Romance
6.7

as Ed Sweeney

Rose of Washington Square
6.7

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat
6.1
Thunder Afloat
1939•movie

as Petty Officer (uncredited)

On the Front Page
6.4
On the Front Page
1926•movie

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
5.5

as Policeman (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy
5.7
My Favorite Spy
1942•movie

as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car

Niagara Falls
6.7
Niagara Falls
1941•movie

as State Trooper

Big City
7.7
Big City
1937•movie

as Tom Reilley

Hard to Get
6.3
Hard to Get
1938•movie

as Eddie (uncredited)

Make Your Own Bed
6.0
Make Your Own Bed
1944•movie

as Sergeant

Strange Affair
6.2
Strange Affair
1944•movie

as Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

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

We Who Are Young
6.3
We Who Are Young
1940•movie

as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

The Iroquois Trail
6.6
The Iroquois Trail
1950•movie

as Colonial Major (uncredited)

A Gentleman After Dark
4.6

as Joe

Maid's Night Out
5.9
Maid's Night Out
1938•movie

as Police Detective (uncredited)

The Nuisance
6.0
The Nuisance
1933•movie

as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
6.8

as Jim Simmons

Border G-Man
5.6
Border G-Man
1938•movie

as Smoky Joslin

Don't Fence Me In
5.8
Don't Fence Me In
1945•movie

as Chief of Police

Wyoming
6.7
Wyoming
1940•movie

as Capt. Evans

Twelve Crowded Hours
5.7

as Second Bartender (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie
6.8
Swing Shift Maisie
1943•movie

as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady
7.0
Maisie Was a Lady
1941•movie

as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps
Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps

as Fitz

Swing Out, Sister
4.5
Swing Out, Sister
1945•movie

as Motorcycle Cop

Fired Wife
5.6
Fired Wife
1943•movie

as Sullivan

Limousine Love
6.0
Limousine Love
1928•movie

as Motorcycle cop

Midnight Taxi
6.2
Midnight Taxi
1937•movie

as Officer Murray

Love Is a Headache
6.5
Love Is a Headache
1938•movie

as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)

Four Girls in White
7.2

as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident

A Child is Born
7.1
A Child is Born
1939•movie

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard
4.5

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Rainmakers
7.0
The Rainmakers
1935•movie

as Kelly

Up Goes Maisie
6.8
Up Goes Maisie
1946•movie

as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)

Public Defender
6.2
1 eps
Public Defender
1954•series
I'm the Law
6.0
1 eps
I'm the Law
1953•series
Hold That Kiss
7.0
Hold That Kiss
1938•movie

as Policeman

Out of the Storm
7.3
Out of the Storm
1948•movie

as Ed Purcell

Seven Doors to Death
6.0

as Claude Burns

The Mighty
6.0
The Mighty
1929•movie

as Doughboy

The First Hundred Years
7.3

as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)

She Couldn't Take It
5.3

as Precint 5 Policeman

Her Lucky Night
6.3
Her Lucky Night
1945•movie

as Casey

Man or Mouse
4.0
Man or Mouse
1948•movie

as Hercules Jones

As You Were
7.5
As You Were
1951•movie

as Sgt. Monahan

My Brother Talks to Horses
7.5

as Policeman (uncredited)

A Man from Wyoming
8.0
A Man from Wyoming
1930•movie

as Sergeant

Came the Dawn
7.8
Came the Dawn
1928•movie

as Big Moving Man (uncredited)

Stolen Harmony
8.0
Stolen Harmony
1935•movie

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Pecos River
7.0
Pecos River
1951•movie

as Henry Mahoney

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
9.5
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
1956•movie

as Investor Charlie

Buck Benny Rides Again
5.0

as Police Officer

Florian
4.5
Florian
1940•movie

as Cop

Between Us Girls
7.5
Between Us Girls
1942•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Silver Canyon
7.5
Silver Canyon
1951•movie

as Colonel Middler

Little Orvie
8.5
Little Orvie
1940•movie

as Policeman

Border Flight
6.5
Border Flight
1936•movie

as Smugglers' Pilot

The Chaser
8.0
The Chaser
1938•movie

as Policeman at End

Sailor's Lady
6.5
Sailor's Lady
1940•movie

as Chief Master-of-Arms

Married Before Breakfast
7.0

as Police Sergeant

Buffalo Bill Jr.
6.0
3 eps
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955•series
Boston Blackie
4.0
0
Boston Blackie
1951•series
Estrellados
7.0
Estrellados
1930•movie

as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

My Girl Tisa
9.0
My Girl Tisa
1948•movie

as Jailer (uncredited)

Helldorado
9.0
Helldorado
1935•movie

as Motorcycle Cop

The Jones Family in Hollywood
10.0

as Studio Policeman (uncredited)

Clunked on the Corner
7.0

as Cop

Manhattan Heartbeat
8.0

as Policeman

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
10.0

as Pop Willard

Next Door Neighbors
10.0

as Cop

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
9.0

as Randolph Dike

American Spoken Here
9.0

as Mike Fink (uncredited)

Down the Ribber
10.0
Down the Ribber
1936•movie
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
10.0

as C.P.O. Ben Cobb

Back to Nature
9.0
Back to Nature
1936•movie

as Motorcycle Officer

Fair and Muddy
8.0
Fair and Muddy
1928•movie

as Motorcycle Cop

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
10.0

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Jazz Age
8.0
The Jazz Age
1929•movie

as Motor Cop