Edgar Dearing

actor

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 th...

Born: May 3, 1893 in Ceres, California, USA

Died: August 17, 1974 (age 81)

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Known For

7.8

You Can't Take It with You

Movies & TV Credits

194 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Big Parade of Comedy Movie	5.6	Actor	Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)	1964
Pollyanna Movie	7.5	Actor	Mr. Gorman	1960
The Tall Man TV Show	7.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1960
Thriller TV Show	8.0	Actor	The Police Sergeant(1 Episode)	1960
The Twilight Zone TV Show	8.8	Actor	First Resurrected Man(1 Episode)	1959
The Rifleman TV Show	8.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1958
The Golden Age of Comedy Movie	6.9	Actor	archive footage	1957
Trackdown TV Show	7.6	Actor	Doctor (uncredited)(1 Episode)	1957
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! Movie	5.4	Actor	Investor Charlie	1956
State Trooper TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1956
Buffalo Bill, Jr. TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(3 Episodes)	1955
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(4 Episodes)	1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	8.4	Actor	Lewis(1 Episode)	1955
Public Defender TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1954
It Came from Outer Space Movie	6.3	Actor	Sam, a hobo (uncredited)	1953
Vice Squad Movie	6.5	Actor	Fitz (uncredited)	1953
I'm the Law TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1953
Ruby Gentry Movie	6.8	Actor	—	1952
Glory Alley Movie	5.4	Actor	Man at Gym (uncredited)	1952
Rancho Notorious Movie	6.6	Actor	Sheriff #4 (uncredited)	1952
Cavalcade of America TV Show	6.9	Actor	Fitz(1 Episode)	1952
Hopalong Cassidy TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1952
The Abbott and Costello Show TV Show	7.9	Actor	Police Lt. Ryan(1 Episode)	1952
Pecos River Movie	6.9	Actor	Henry Mahoney	1951
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail Movie	6.8	Actor	Pop Willard	1951
Silver Canyon Movie	6.1	Actor	Colonel Middler	1951
As You Were Movie	5.3	Actor	Sgt. Monahan	1951
Schlitz Playhouse TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1951
The Adventures of Boston Blackie TV Show	—	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1951
The Good Humor Man Movie	6.1	Actor	Desk Sergeant (uncredited)	1950
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek Movie	7.1	Actor	Randolph Dike	1950
Fancy Pants Movie	6.2	Actor	Mr. Jones	1950
Hunt the Man Down Movie	6.3	Actor	Deputy in Hall (uncredited)	1950
Union Station Movie	6.7	Actor	Detective (uncredited)	1950
The Iroquois Trail Movie	5.9	Actor	—	1950
Sorrowful Jones Movie	6.6	Actor	Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited)	1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture Movie	5.9	Actor	Reiber	1949
The Threat Movie	6.5	Actor	Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited)	1949
My Girl Tisa Movie	6.4	Actor	Jailer (uncredited)	1948
Out of the Storm Movie	6.0	Actor	Ed Purcell	1948
Man or Mouse Short Film	5.4	Actor	Hercules Jones	1948
Christmas Eve Movie	5.5	Actor	Police Sergeant (uncredited)	1947
The Bishop's Wife Movie	7.7	Actor	Policeman	1947
Where There's Life Movie	6.3	Actor	Desk Sergeant (uncredited)	1947
Magic Town Movie	6.6	Actor	Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited)	1947
My Brother Talks to Horses Movie	5.9	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1947
Road to Utopia Movie	7.0	Actor	Official Policeman (uncredited)	1946
Nocturne Movie	6.3	Actor	Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited)	1946
Up Goes Maisie Movie	6.0	Actor	Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited)	1946
The Virginian Movie	6.6	Actor	—	1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Movie	6.4	Actor	Al - First Studio Cop	1945
Midnight Manhunt Movie	5.1	Actor	Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)	1945
Don't Fence Me In Movie	6.4	Actor	Chief of Police	1945
Her Lucky Night Movie	6.2	Actor	Casey	1945
Scarlet Street Movie	7.8	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1945
Swing Out, Sister Movie	6.1	Actor	Motorcycle Cop	1945
Johnny Angel Movie	6.0	Actor	Jim, a Cop (uncredited)	1945
Strange Affair Movie	5.9	Actor	Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited)	1944
And the Angels Sing Movie	6.0	Actor	Man (uncredited)	1944
The Mark of the Whistler Movie	6.3	Actor	Bank Guard (uncredited)	1944
Make Your Own Bed Movie	5.3	Actor	Sergeant	1944
Seven Doors to Death Movie	4.2	Actor	Claude Burns	1944
In Society Movie	6.3	Actor	Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited)	1944
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard Movie	6.6	Actor	C.P.O. Ben Cobb	1943
The Hard Way Movie	6.9	Actor	Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited)	1943
Fired Wife Movie	5.8	Actor	Sullivan	1943
Princess O'Rourke Movie	6.5	Actor	Policeman at White House (uncredited)	1943
Swing Shift Maisie Movie	6.0	Actor	Radio Policeman (Uncredited)	1943
A Gentleman After Dark Movie	6.4	Actor	Joe	1942
Miss Annie Rooney Movie	6.0	Actor	Policeman	1942
My Favorite Blonde Movie	6.9	Actor	Joe - Policeman	1942
Apache Trail Movie	5.6	Actor	Marshal (uncredited)	1942
The Affairs of Martha Movie	6.3	Actor	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1942
My Favorite Spy Movie	5.4	Actor	Police Sergeant in Bumped Car	1942
Between Us Girls Movie	6.1	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1942
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob Movie	6.3	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1941
Caught in the Draft Movie	6.3	Actor	Recruiting Sergeant	1941
Remember the Day Movie	6.9	Actor	Detective	1941
Niagara Falls Short Film	5.7	Actor	State Trooper	1941
Hold That Ghost Movie	7.4	Actor	Irondome (uncredited)	1941
Maisie Was a Lady Movie	6.5	Actor	Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited)	1941
Pot o' Gold Movie	6.2	Actor	Police Officer McGinty (uncredited)	1941
Louisiana Purchase Movie	5.9	Actor	House Detective (uncredited)	1941
Florian Movie	7.1	Actor	Cop	1940
Sailor's Lady Movie	5.2	Actor	Chief Master-of-Arms	1940
Buck Benny Rides Again Movie	6.7	Actor	Police Officer	1940
Edison, the Man Movie	6.9	Actor	Policeman	1940
Primrose Path Movie	6.6	Actor	Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)	1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife Movie	6.6	Actor	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1940
When the Daltons Rode Movie	6.2	Actor	Sheriff	1940
Go West Movie	6.7	Actor	Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited)	1940
No Time for Comedy Movie	6.0	Actor	Sweeny (uncredited)	1940
Knute Rockne All American Movie	6.9	Actor	Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited)	1940
Cross-Country Romance Movie	5.6	Actor	Ed Sweeney	1940
Little Orvie Movie	5.5	Actor	Policeman	1940
Wildcat Bus Movie	5.0	Actor	Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited)	1940
Lucky Partners Movie	6.3	Actor	Desk Sergeant (uncredited)	1940
Wyoming Movie	6.3	Actor	Capt. Evans	1940
One Night in the Tropics Movie	6.5	Actor	Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)	1940
And One Was Beautiful Movie	6.3	Actor	Higgins	1940
We Who Are Young Movie	5.8	Actor	1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)	1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 Movie	7.1	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1940
Manhattan Heartbeat Movie	—	Actor	Policeman	1940
American Spoken Here Short Film	7.0	Actor	Mike Fink (uncredited)	1940
Honolulu Movie	6.3	Actor	Jailer	1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case Movie	6.1	Actor	Motorcycle Officer Corrigan	1939
A Child Is Born Movie	5.9	Actor	Police Sergeant (uncredited)	1939
King of the Underworld Movie	6.2	Actor	Police Detective (uncredited)	1939
Twelve Crowded Hours Movie	5.3	Actor	Second Bartender (uncredited)	1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective Movie	6.0	Actor	Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny	1939
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite Movie	5.9	Actor	Jim Simmons	1939
Four Girls in White Movie	5.8	Actor	Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident	1939
Made for Each Other Movie	6.3	Actor	Mounted Policeman (uncredited)	1939
Blondie Meets the Boss Movie	6.5	Actor	Officer McGuire (uncredited)	1939
It's a Wonderful World Movie	6.7	Actor	Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited)	1939
Rose of Washington Square Movie	6.5	Actor	Lieutenant (uncredited)	1939
Thunder Afloat Movie	6.1	Actor	Petty Officer (uncredited)	1939
Dust Be My Destiny Movie	6.6	Actor	Second Railroad Cop (uncredited)	1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood Movie	6.1	Actor	Studio Policeman (uncredited)	1939
Full Confession Movie	5.9	Actor	Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited)	1939
Spring Madness Movie	4.9	Actor	Policeman	1938
The First Hundred Years Movie	5.9	Actor	Policeman giving ticket (uncredited)	1938
Listen, Darling Movie	6.3	Actor	Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)	1938
Hard to Get Movie	6.4	Actor	Eddie (uncredited)	1938
Blondie Movie	7.0	Actor	Policeman at Hotel (uncredited)	1938
Love Is a Headache Movie	5.9	Actor	Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited)	1938
Hold That Kiss Movie	6.0	Actor	Policeman	1938
The Chaser Movie	5.7	Actor	Policeman at End	1938
You Can't Take It with You Movie	7.9	Actor	Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)	1938
Three Loves Has Nancy Movie	6.2	Actor	Bus Conductor (uncredited)	1938
Border G-Man Movie	5.2	Actor	Smoky Joslin	1938
Maid's Night Out Movie	5.8	Actor	Police Detective (uncredited)	1938
Midnight Taxi Movie	6.5	Actor	Officer Murray	1937
The Awful Truth Movie	7.6	Actor	Motor Cop (uncredited)	1937
They Gave Him a Gun Movie	6.1	Actor	Sgt. Meadowlark	1937
It Happened in Hollywood Movie	6.1	Actor	Joe Stevens	1937
Big City Movie	6.2	Actor	Tom Reilley	1937
Dangerous Number Movie	4.9	Actor	Policeman	1937
Love Is News Movie	6.7	Actor	Motorcycle Officer	1937
You Only Live Once Movie	7.3	Actor	State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited)	1937
Married Before Breakfast Movie	5.9	Actor	Police Sergeant	1937
Hollywood Boulevard Movie	6.1	Actor	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1936
Bunker Bean Movie	5.7	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1936
Border Flight Movie	6.7	Actor	Smugglers' Pilot	1936
That Girl from Paris Movie	5.5	Actor	Ship's Purser (uncredited)	1936
Back to Nature Movie	5.9	Actor	Motorcycle Officer	1936
Swing Time Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1936
All Business Short Film	—	Actor	House Detective	1936
Down the Ribber Short Film	6.2	Actor	—	1936
If You Could Only Cook Movie	6.8	Actor	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1935
She Couldn't Take It Movie	6.1	Actor	Precint 5 Policeman	1935
The Nitwits Movie	5.7	Actor	Police Officer Barney Riley	1935
Stolen Harmony Movie	6.2	Actor	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1935
The Rainmakers Movie	5.7	Actor	Kelly	1935
Helldorado Movie	7.2	Actor	Motorcycle Cop	1935
Rendezvous Movie	6.4	Actor	1st Military Policeman (uncredited)	1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife Movie	6.2	Actor	Railroad Man	1935
A Quiet Fourth Short Film	6.2	Actor	—	1935
Cleopatra Movie	6.6	Actor	Convict	1934
Kentucky Kernels Movie	5.8	Actor	Policeman	1934
Thirty Day Princess Movie	6.5	Actor	Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited)	1934
Ocean Swells Short Film	6.4	Actor	Captain	1934
Eskimo Movie	6.8	Actor	Constable Balk (uncredited)	1933
The Nuisance Movie	6.5	Actor	Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited)	1933
The Midnight Patrol Short Film	6.9	Actor	Policeman (uncredited)	1933
Horse Feathers Movie	7.6	Actor	Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)	1932
Million Dollar Legs Movie	6.6	Actor	Train Official (uncredited)	1932
The Lost Squadron Movie	6.2	Actor	Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited)	1932
Consolation Marriage Movie	5.8	Actor	Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited)	1931
The Star Witness Movie	6.0	Actor	Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited)	1931
The Painted Desert Movie	5.0	Actor	Buck's Partner	1931
Next Door Neighbors Short Film	6.8	Actor	Cop	1931
Free and Easy Movie	5.3	Actor	Officer	1930
Abraham Lincoln Movie	5.6	Actor	Armstrong	1930
A Man from Wyoming Movie	6.1	Actor	Sergeant	1930
Estrellados Movie	6.8	Actor	Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)	1930
Traffic Tangle Short Film	4.7	Actor	Motor Cop	1930
Live and Learn Short Film	5.7	Actor	Mr. Smith	1930
Rich Uncles Short Film	—	Actor	—	1930
Two Plus Fours Short Film	5.4	Actor	Rent Collector	1930
Flight Movie	5.8	Actor	Football Coach	1929
The Mighty Movie	6.6	Actor	Doughboy	1929
The Locked Door Movie	5.8	Actor	Cop	1929
Clunked on the Corner Short Film	5.8	Actor	Cop	1929
A Pair of Tights Short Film	7.4	Actor	Policeman	1929
Lonesome Movie	7.5	Actor	Cop (uncredited)	1928
Came the Dawn Short Film	5.7	Actor	Big Moving Man (uncredited)	1928
Limousine Love Short Film	6.9	Actor	Motorcycle cop	1928
Should Tall Men Marry? Short Film	5.9	Actor	Henchman	1928
Fair and Muddy Short Film	6.9	Actor	Motorcycle Cop	1928
Call of the Cuckoo Short Film	5.7	Actor	Guest	1927
Why Girls Love Sailors Short Film	5.8	Actor	Amorous Sailor	1927
Should Men Walk Home? Short Film	6.5	Actor	—	1927
On the Front Page Short Film	5.6	Actor	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)	1926

Edgar Dearing

Known For

Scarlet Street

The Awful Truth

The Bishop's Wife

You Can't Take It with You

Movies & TV Credits