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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.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Pollyanna | Mr. Gorman | Film |
| 1959 | No Name on the Bullet | Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | Film |
| 1953 | It Came from Outer Space | Sam, a hobo (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | Vice Squad | Fitz (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry | Film | |
| 1952 | Carson City | Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Deputy in Hall (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Union Station | Detective (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Good Humor Man | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Iroquois Trail | Colonial Major (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Fancy Pants | Mr. Jones | Film |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Reiber | Film |
| 1949 | Sorrowful Jones | Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | The Threat | Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Out of the Storm | Ed Purcell | Film |
| 1947 | Where There's Life | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | The Bishop's Wife | Policeman | Film |
| 1947 | Magic Town | Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Nocturne | Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Official Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Film | |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Jim, a Cop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Midnight Manhunt | Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me In | Chief of Police | Film |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Al - First Studio Cop | Film |
| 1944 | In Society | Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | The Mark of the Whistler | Bank Guard (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed | Sergeant | Film |
| 1944 | Seven Doors to Death | Claude Burns | Film |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Policeman at White House (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Martha | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Joe - Policeman | Film |
| 1942 | A Gentleman After Dark | Joe | Film |
| 1942 | Apache Trail | Marshal (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Policeman | Film |
| 1941 | Pot o' Gold | Police Officer McGinty (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Irondome (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady | Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Caught in the Draft | Recruiting Sergeant | Film |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls | State Trooper | Film |
| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Wildcat Bus | Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode | Sheriff | Film |
| 1940 | One Night in the Tropics | Cop with Black Eye (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Primrose Path | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | No Time for Comedy | Sweeny (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Police Officer | Film |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Go West | Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | Higgins | Film |
| 1940 | Wyoming | Capt. Evans | Film |
| 1939 | Nick Carter, Master Detective | Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny | Film |
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | Officer McGuire (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Honolulu | Jailer | Film |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White | Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident | Film |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Second Railroad Cop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Motorcycle Officer Corrigan | Film |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld | First Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Petty Officer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Jim Simmons | Film |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Maid's Night Out | Police Detective (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Love Is a Headache | Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Bus Conductor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Blondie | Policeman at Hotel (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Listen, Darling | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Bill (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | Sgt. Meadowlark | Film |
| 1937 | Love Is News | Motorcycle Officer | Film |
| 1937 | Married Before Breakfast | Police Sergeant | Film |
| 1937 | Big City | Tom Reilley | Film |
| 1937 | It Happened in Hollywood | Joe Stevens | Film |
| 1937 | The Awful Truth | Motor Cop (uncredited) | Film |
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