Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Acting

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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…

Filmography

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Laurel & Hardy: Year Two ★ 10.0 Laurel & Hardy: Year Two 2024 The Big Parade of Comedy ★ 7.2 The Big Parade of Comedy 1964 Thriller ★ 6.7 Thriller 1960 The Tall Man ★ 6.9 The Tall Man 1960 Pollyanna ★ 7.0 Pollyanna 1960 The Twilight Zone ★ 8.5 The Twilight Zone 1959 No Name on the Bullet ★ 6.6 No Name on the Bullet 1959 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 The Golden Age of Comedy ★ 7.1 The Golden Age of Comedy 1957 Trackdown ★ 6.9 Trackdown 1957 Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! ★ 9.5 Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! 1956 State Trooper ★ 5.7 State Trooper 1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon ★ 6.8 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon 1955 Buffalo Bill Jr. ★ 6.0 Buffalo Bill Jr. 1955 The Wonderful World of Disney ★ 7.9 The Wonderful World of Disney 1954 Public Defender ★ 6.3 Public Defender 1954 The Long, Long Trailer ★ 6.9 The Long, Long Trailer 1954 Vice Squad ★ 6.1 Vice Squad 1953 It Came from Outer Space ★ 6.3 It Came from Outer Space 1953 I'm the Law ★ 6.0 I'm the Law 1953 Ruby Gentry ★ 6.3 Ruby Gentry 1952 The Abbott and Costello Show ★ 7.2 The Abbott and Costello Show 1952 Cavalcade of America ★ 4.6 Cavalcade of America 1952 Hopalong Cassidy ★ 5.4 Hopalong Cassidy 1952 Carson City ★ 6.2 Carson City 1952 Glory Alley ★ 5.9 Glory Alley 1952 Rancho Notorious ★ 6.5 Rancho Notorious 1952 Pecos River ★ 7.0 Pecos River 1951 As You Were ★ 7.5 As You Were 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 Boston Blackie ★ 4.0 Boston Blackie 1951 Silver Canyon ★ 7.5 Silver Canyon 1951 Ridin' the Outlaw Trail ★ 10.0 Ridin' the Outlaw Trail 1951 Hunt the Man Down ★ 6.3 Hunt the Man Down 1950 Union Station ★ 6.5 Union Station 1950 Raiders of Tomahawk Creek ★ 9.0 Raiders of Tomahawk Creek 1950 Fancy Pants ★ 5.8 Fancy Pants 1950 The Iroquois Trail ★ 6.6 The Iroquois Trail 1950 The Good Humor Man ★ 6.3 The Good Humor Man 1950 The Threat ★ 6.0 The Threat 1949 Sorrowful Jones ★ 6.5 Sorrowful Jones 1949 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture ★ 6.2 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949 Out of the Storm ★ 7.3 Out of the Storm 1948 My Girl Tisa ★ 9.0 My Girl Tisa 1948 Man or Mouse ★ 4.0 Man or Mouse 1948 The Bishop's Wife ★ 7.1 The Bishop's Wife 1947 Where There's Life ★ 6.4 Where There's Life 1947 Christmas Eve ★ 5.4 Christmas Eve 1947 Magic Town ★ 6.7 Magic Town 1947 My Brother Talks to Horses ★ 7.5 My Brother Talks to Horses 1947 Nocturne ★ 5.9 Nocturne 1946 The Virginian ★ 6.2 The Virginian 1946 Road to Utopia ★ 6.7 Road to Utopia 1946 Up Goes Maisie ★ 6.8 Up Goes Maisie 1946 Scarlet Street ★ 7.6 Scarlet Street 1945 Johnny Angel ★ 6.0 Johnny Angel 1945 Don't Fence Me In ★ 5.8 Don't Fence Me In 1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood ★ 5.8 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood 1945 Midnight Manhunt ★ 4.6 Midnight Manhunt 1945 Swing Out, Sister ★ 4.5 Swing Out, Sister 1945 Her Lucky Night ★ 6.3 Her Lucky Night 1945 The Mark of the Whistler ★ 6.2 The Mark of the Whistler 1944 Strange Affair ★ 6.2 Strange Affair 1944 Seven Doors to Death ★ 6.0 Seven Doors to Death 1944 In Society ★ 5.9 In Society 1944 Make Your Own Bed ★ 6.0 Make Your Own Bed 1944 And the Angels Sing ★ 7.3 And the Angels Sing 1944 Princess O'Rourke ★ 6.5 Princess O'Rourke 1943 Swing Shift Maisie ★ 6.8 Swing Shift Maisie 1943 Fired Wife ★ 5.6 Fired Wife 1943 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard ★ 10.0 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard 1943 The Hard Way ★ 6.4 The Hard Way 1943 Between Us Girls ★ 7.5 Between Us Girls 1942 Apache Trail ★ 7.0 Apache Trail 1942 The Affairs of Martha ★ 6.6 The Affairs of Martha 1942 My Favorite Spy ★ 5.7 My Favorite Spy 1942 Miss Annie Rooney ★ 6.4 Miss Annie Rooney 1942 A Gentleman After Dark ★ 4.6 A Gentleman After Dark 1942 My Favorite Blonde ★ 6.4 My Favorite Blonde 1942