Edgar Dearing
Acting
Born May 3, 1893 · Ceres, California, USA
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 o…
Known For · 40 titles
The Rifleman
The Twilight Zone
Thriller
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Trackdown
State Trooper
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Tall Man
The Wonderful World of Disney
Public Defender
Hopalong Cassidy
Boston Blackie
Cavalcade of America
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Buffalo Bill Jr.
I'm the Law
You Can't Take It with You
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Awful Truth
The Bishop's Wife
No Name on the Bullet
Knute Rockne All American
Scarlet Street
It's a Wonderful World
Pollyanna
After the Thin Man
Cleopatra
All Business
Remember the Day
Abraham Lincoln
Rancho Notorious
Limousine Love
Swing Time
The Long, Long Trailer
It Came from Outer Space
Horse Feathers
Go West
Hold That Ghost
Magic Town
Blondie