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{{short description|American actor (1893–1974)}}
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| name = Edgar Dearing
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| image = Edgar Dearing.gif
| caption = Dearing in ''[[Abraham Lincoln (1930 film)|Abraham Lincoln]]'' (1930)
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| caption = Playing a condemned murdered in [[1934 in film|1934]]'s ''[[Cleopatra (1934 film)|Cleopatra]]''
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1893|5|4}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1893|5|4}}
| birth_place = [[Ceres, California|Ceres]], [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus County]],<br>[[California]], [[U.S.]]
| birth_place = [[Ceres, California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|8|17|1893|5|4}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|8|17|1893|5|4}}
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
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| resting_place = [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]] in Los Angeles, California
| death_cause = Lung cancer
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| resting_place = [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], California
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
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| years_active = 1924-1964
| years_active = 1924–1964
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'''Edgar Dearing''' (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in [[Hollywood]] [[films]]. He 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.
'''Edgar Dearing''' (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films.
==Biography==
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 [[Western (genre)|westerns]], usually as a sheriff. One of his guest roles was on the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[television series]], ''[[The Range Rider]]'', starring [[Jock Mahoney]] and [[Dick Jones (actor)|Dick Jones]].
Dearing continued in his familiar persona until the early 1950s, when he appeared in many film and television [[Western (genre)|westerns]], usually as a sheriff. One of his guest roles was on the [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[television series]], ''[[The Range Rider]]'', starring [[Jock Mahoney]] and [[Dick Jones (actor)|Dick Jones]].


He was still active in films and television until he retired in the early 1960s; he died from [[lung cancer]].
He was still active in films and television until he retired in the early 1960s.
==Death==
He died from [[lung cancer]].


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Second Hundred Years (film)|The Second Hundred Years]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Hot Water (1924 film)|Hot Water]]'' (1924) as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
* ''[[Playin' Hookey]]'' (1928)
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* ''[[The Second Hundred Years (film)|The Second Hundred Years]]'' (1927) as Police Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[Should Tall Men Marry?]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Two Tars]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Should Men Walk Home?]]'' (1927) as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
* ''[[Why Girls Love Sailors]]'' (1927) as Amorous Sailor (uncredited)
* ''[[The Jazz Age (film)|The Jazz Age]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Horse Feathers]]'' (1932)
* ''[[Playin' Hookey]]'' (1928) as Herr Dun der Blitzen
* ''[[The Midnight Patrol]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Should Tall Men Marry?]]'' (1928) as Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[Cleopatra (1934 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Finders Keepers (1928 film)|Finders Keepers]]'' (1928) as Sergeant
* ''[[Eskimo (film)|Eskimo]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Lonesome (1928 film)|Lonesome]]'' (1928) as Cop (uncredited)
* ''[[Swing Time]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Two Tars]]'' (1928) as Motorcycle Policeman
* ''[[They Gave Him a Gun]]'' (1937)
* ''[[The Jazz Age (film)|The Jazz Age]]'' (1929) as Motor Cop
* ''[[The Awful Truth]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Big Money (film)|Big Money]]'' (1930) as Detective (uncredited)
* ''[[When the Daltons Rode]] (1940)
* ''[[Two Plus Fours]]'' (1930) as Rent Collector
* ''[[Consolation Marriage]]'' (1931) as Policeman Mulligan (uncredited)
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* ''[[Cross-Country Romance]]'' (1940)
* ''[[Horse Feathers]]'' (1932) as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
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* ''[[A-Haunting We Will Go (1942 film)|A-Haunting We Will Go]]'' (1942)
* ''[[The Big Noise]]'' (1944)
* ''[[The Midnight Patrol]]'' (1933) as Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[Scarlet Street]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Cleopatra (1934 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (1934) as Convict
* ''[[Don't Fence Me In (film)|Don't Fence Me In]]'' (1945)
* ''[[Eskimo (1933 film)|Eskimo]]'' (1934) as Constable Balk (uncredited)
* ''[[The Bishop's Wife]]'' (1947)
* ''[[The Rainmakers (film)|The Rainmakers]]'' (1935) as Kelly
* ''[[The Paleface (1948 film)|The Paleface]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]'' (1936) as Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[Samson and Delilah (1949 film)|Samson and Delilah]]'' (1949)
* ''[[China Passage]]'' (1937) as Bill (uncredited)
* ''[[Fancy Pants (film)|Fancy Pants]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Nancy Steele Is Missing!]]'' (1937) as Detective Flynn
* ''[[Rancho Notorious]]'' (1952)
* ''[[They Gave Him a Gun]]'' (1937) as Sergeant Meadowlark
* ''[[It Came From Outer Space]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Big City (1937 film)|Big City]]'' (1937) as Tom Reilley
* ''[[Tarantula]]'' (1955)
* ''[[The Awful Truth]]'' (1937) as Motor Cop (uncredited)
* ''[[Pollyanna (1960 film)|Pollyanna]]'' (1960)
* ''[[When the Daltons Rode]]'' (1940) as Sheriff
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* ''[[Cross-Country Romance]]'' (1940) as Ed Sweeney, Motorcycle Cop
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* ''[[A-Haunting We Will Go (1942 film)|A-Haunting We Will Go]]'' (1942) as Officer (uncredited)
* ''[[The Big Noise (1944 film)|The Big Noise]]'' (1944) as Motor Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[Scarlet Street]]'' (1945) as Policeman (uncredited)
* ''[[Her Lucky Night]]'' (1945) as Casey
* ''[[Don't Fence Me In (film)|Don't Fence Me In]]'' (1945) as Chief of Police
* ''[[The Bishop's Wife]]'' (1947) as Policeman
* ''[[The Paleface (1948 film)|The Paleface]]'' (1948) as Sheriff (uncredited)
* ''[[Samson and Delilah (1949 film)|Samson and Delilah]]'' (1949) as Tax Collector (uncredited)
* ''[[Fancy Pants (film)|Fancy Pants]]'' (1950) as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
* ''[[Lightning Guns]]'' (1950) as Captain Dan Saunders
* ''[[Pecos River (film)|Pecos River]]'' (1951) as Henry Mahoney
* ''[[Ridin' the Outlaw Trail]]'' (1951) as Pop Willard
* ''[[Rancho Notorious]]'' (1952) as Sheriff
* ''[[It Came From Outer Space]]'' (1953) as Sam (uncredited)
* ''[[The Long, Long Trailer]]'' (1954) as Trailer Park Manager (uncredited)
* ''[[Ma and Pa Kettle at Home]]'' (1954) as Perkins (uncredited)
* ''[[The Long Wait]]'' (1954) as Foreman (uncredited)
* ''[[Her Twelve Men]]'' (1954) as Fire Chief (uncredited)
* ''[[Tarantula (film)|Tarantula]]'' (1955) as Second Tramp (uncredited)
* ''[[Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!]]'' (1956) as Investor Charlie (uncredited)
* ''[[God Is My Partner]]'' (1957) as Mike Malone, Cop (uncredited)
* ''[[The Hired Gun (1957 film)|The Hired Gun]]'' (1957) as Sheriff Jenner (uncredited)
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1959) (Season 4 Episode 33: "The Dusty Drawer") as Lewis
* ''[[No Name on the Bullet]]'' (1959) as Charlie the Chess Player (uncredited)
* ''[[Pollyanna (1960 film)|Pollyanna]]'' (1960) as Mr. Gorman
* ''[[Ada (1961 film)|Ada]]'' (1961) as Politician (uncredited)
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0213159|name=Edgar Dearing}}
{{commons category|Edgar Dearing}}
*{{IMDb name|0213159}}


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Latest revision as of 16:59, 9 April 2024

Edgar Dearing
Dearing in Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Born(1893-05-04)May 4, 1893
Ceres, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1974(1974-08-17) (aged 81)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeChapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active1924–1964

Edgar Dearing (May 4, 1893 – August 17, 1974) was an American actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films.

Biography[edit]

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.

Death[edit]

He died from lung cancer.

Selected filmography[edit]

External links[edit]

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