Edgar Dearing
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-05-03 (81 years old)
Deathday
1974-08-17
Place of Birth
Ceres, California, USA
Also known As
Edgar Deering
Edgard Dearing
Ed Dearing
Ed Deering
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...
Acting
1930
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
1948
as Jailer (uncredited)
1930
1945
as Motorcycle Cop
1960
as Mr. Gorman
1940
as Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)
1938
as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
1930
as Officer
1952
as Sheriff #4 (uncredited)
1951
as Sgt. Monahan
1939
as Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny
1933
as Policeman (uncredited)
1927
as Guest
1930
as Rent Collector
1935
as Motorcycle Cop
1942
as Joe
1935
as 1st Military Policeman (uncredited)
1939
as Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)
1952
1947
as Policeman (uncredited)
1938
as Police Detective (uncredited)
1937
as Sgt. Meadowlark
1933
as Constable Balk (uncredited)
1933
as Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)
1940
as Sheriff
1931
as Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)
1939
as Jim Simmons
1929
as Football Coach
1931
as Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)
1932
as Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)
1930
as Mr. Smith
1930
as Motor Cop
1943
as Sullivan
1938
as Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
1939
as Jailer
1947
as Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)
1928
as Motorcycle cop
1947
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1942
as Joe - Policeman
1944
as Man (uncredited)
1939
as Studio Policeman (uncredited)
1929
as Policeman
1930
as Sergeant
1940
as Ed Sweeney
1930
as Armstrong
1931
as Buck's Partner
1928
as Big Moving Man (uncredited)
1928
as Henchman
1938
as Smoky Joslin
1937
as Joe Stevens
1941
as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)
1937
as Officer Murray
1938
as Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)
1929
as Cop
1938
as Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)
1938
as Policeman
1939
as Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident
1946
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1938
as Policeman
1948
as Ed Purcell
1935
as Police Officer Barney Riley
1934
as Policeman
1940
as Policeman
1939
as Police Detective (uncredited)
1939
as First Policeman (uncredited)
1939
as Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
1939
as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
1939
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
1939
as Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)
1939
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1939
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
1939
as Motorcycle Officer Corrigan
1934
as Captain
1939
as Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)
1951
as Henry Mahoney
1953
as Fitz (uncredited)
1947
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1956
as Investor Charlie
1953
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
1936
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1952
as Man at Gym (uncredited)
1945
as Policeman (uncredited)
1949
as Reiber
1940
as Policeman (uncredited)
1940
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
1937
as Motor Cop (uncredited)
1932
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
1940
as Policeman
1927
as Amorous Sailor
1945
as Chief of Police
1944
as Claude Burns
1944
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
1940
as Capt. Evans
1940
as Police Officer
1937
as Motorcycle Officer
1926
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1945
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
1951
as Pop Willard
1941
as Policeman (uncredited)
1940
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1940
as Sweeny (uncredited)
1940
as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
1940
as Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)
1931
as Cop
1940
as Cop
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
1940
as Higgins
1940
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1938
as Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
1940
as Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)
1936
1929
as Doughboy
1951
as Colonel Middler
1935
1950
as Randolph Dike
1936
as Ship's Purser (uncredited)
1940
as Policeman
1942
as Marshal (uncredited)
1941
as Recruiting Sergeant
1941
as Detective
1936
as Smugglers' Pilot
1942
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1937
as Policeman
1942
as Policeman
1942
as Police Sergeant in Bumped Car
1941
as State Trooper
1932
as Train Official (uncredited)
1938
as Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)
1934
as Convict
1940
as Mike Fink (uncredited)
1936
as House Detective
1936
1937
as Tom Reilley
1943
as C.P.O. Ben Cobb
1947
as Policeman
1936
as Policeman (uncredited)
1935
as Kelly
1936
as Motorcycle Officer
1943
as Policeman at White House (uncredited)
1938
as Eddie (uncredited)
1944
as Sergeant
1935
as Precint 5 Policeman
1938
as Policeman at End
1944
as Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited)
1964
as Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
as archive footage
1940
as 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
1946
as Official Policeman (uncredited)
1949
as Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)
1935
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1950
as Deputy in Hall (uncredited)
1950
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1941
as Irondome (uncredited)
1944
as Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)
1945
as Al - First Studio Cop
1939
as Second Bartender (uncredited)
1946
as Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)
1945
as Casey
1940
as Chief Master-of-Arms
1943
as Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)
1937
as Police Sergeant
1937
as State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)
1950
as Mr. Jones
1943
as Radio Policeman (Uncredited)
1941
as Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)
1946
as Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)
1950
as Detective (uncredited)
1948
as Hercules Jones
1929
as Cop
1935
as Railroad Man
1928
as Motorcycle Cop
1928
as Cop (uncredited)
1949
as Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1934
as Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)
1945
as Jim, a Cop (uncredited)
1941
as House Detective (uncredited)
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