Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing (4 May, 1893 - 17 August, 1974) was an 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 1940's. Dearing continued in his familiar persona until the early 1950's, when he appeared in many westerns, usually as a sheriff. He was still active in films and TV until he retired in the early 1960's; he died from lung cancer aged 81.

Selected Filmography

* "The Second Hundred Years" (1927)
* "Playin' Hookey" (1928)
* "Should Tall Men Marry?" (1928)
* "Two Tars" (1928)
* "Horse Feathers" (1932)
* "The Midnight Patrol" (1933)
* "Swing Time" (1936)
* "They Gave Him a Gun" (1937)
* "The Awful Truth" (1937)
* "A-Haunting We Will Go" (1942)
* "The Big Noise" (1944)
* "Scarlet Street" (1945)
* "The Paleface" (1948)
* "Fancy Pants" (1950)
* "Rancho Notorious" (1952)
* "It Came From Outer Space" (1953)
* "Tarantula" (1955)
* "Pollyanna" (1960)

External links

*imdb name|id=0213159|name=Edgar Dearing


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