1893-05-03 Ceres, California, USA
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 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; he died from lung cancer.
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Laurel & Hardy: Year Two | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2024-10-29 |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1964-09-02 |
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Pollyanna | Mr. Gorman | 1960-05-19 |
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No Name on the Bullet | Charlie - Chess Player (uncredited) | 1959-02-01 |
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The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | 1957-12-26 |
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Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! | Investor Charlie | 1956-10-02 |
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The Long, Long Trailer | Trailer Park Manager (uncredited) | 1954-02-19 |
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It Came from Outer Space | Sam, a hobo (uncredited) | 1953-06-05 |
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Vice Squad | Fitz (uncredited) | 1953-07-31 |
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Glory Alley | Man at Gym (uncredited) | 1952-06-06 |
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Ruby Gentry | 1952-12-25 | |
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Rancho Notorious | Sheriff #4 (uncredited) | 1952-04-10 |
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Carson City | Daly - Railroad Conductor (uncredited) | 1952-06-13 |
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Silver Canyon | Colonel Middler | 1951-06-19 |
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As You Were | Sgt. Monahan | 1951-10-05 |
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Pecos River | Henry Mahoney | 1951-12-15 |
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Ridin' the Outlaw Trail | Pop Willard | 1951-02-23 |
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Hunt the Man Down | Deputy in Hall (uncredited) | 1950-12-26 |
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Raiders of Tomahawk Creek | Randolph Dike | 1950-09-30 |
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The Good Humor Man | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1950-03-24 |
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Fancy Pants | Mr. Jones | 1950-07-19 |
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The Iroquois Trail | 1950-06-15 | |
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Union Station | Detective (uncredited) | 1950-10-04 |
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The Threat | Roadblock Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1949-12-01 |
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Sorrowful Jones | Police Lt. Ed Mitchell (uncredited) | 1949-07-04 |
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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Reiber | 1949-03-02 |
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Man or Mouse | Hercules Jones | 1948-01-15 |
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My Girl Tisa | Jailer (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
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Out of the Storm | Ed Purcell | 1948-09-11 |
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Where There's Life | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1947-11-21 |
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My Brother Talks to Horses | Policeman (uncredited) | 1947-02-04 |
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Magic Town | Questioning Grandview Citizen (uncredited) | 1947-10-07 |
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Christmas Eve | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1947-10-31 |
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The Bishop's Wife | Policeman | 1947-12-25 |
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Up Goes Maisie | Motorcycle Cop (Uncredited) | 1946-02-01 |
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The Virginian | 1946-05-05 | |
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Road to Utopia | Official Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
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Nocturne | Policeman with Injured Susan (uncredited) | 1946-10-29 |
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Johnny Angel | Jim, a Cop (uncredited) | 1945-10-25 |
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Midnight Manhunt | Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1945-07-27 |
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Al - First Studio Cop | 1945-10-05 |
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Her Lucky Night | Casey | 1945-02-09 |
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Scarlet Street | Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
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Don't Fence Me In | Chief of Police | 1945-10-20 |
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Swing Out, Sister | Motorcycle Cop | 1945-05-18 |
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In Society | Policeman in Taxi Garage (uncredited) | 1944-08-16 |
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Strange Affair | Motorcycle Officer (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
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Make Your Own Bed | Sergeant | 1944-06-10 |
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The Mark of the Whistler | Bank Guard (uncredited) | 1944-10-09 |
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And the Angels Sing | Man (uncredited) | 1944-04-25 |
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Seven Doors to Death | Claude Burns | 1944-08-16 |
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Princess O'Rourke | Policeman at White House (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
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Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | C.P.O. Ben Cobb | 1943-04-06 |
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Fired Wife | Sullivan | 1943-09-04 |
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The Hard Way | Policeman at Hospital (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
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Swing Shift Maisie | Radio Policeman (Uncredited) | 1943-10-01 |
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My Favorite Spy | Police Sergeant in Bumped Car | 1942-06-12 |
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Apache Trail | Marshal (uncredited) | 1942-09-01 |
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The Affairs of Martha | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1942-06-21 |
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Between Us Girls | Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
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Miss Annie Rooney | Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
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My Favorite Blonde | Joe - Policeman | 1942-04-02 |
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A Gentleman After Dark | Joe | 1942-04-16 |
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Louisiana Purchase | House Detective (uncredited) | 1941-12-31 |
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Caught in the Draft | Recruiting Sergeant | 1941-07-04 |
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Policeman (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
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Remember the Day | Detective | 1941-12-25 |
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Hold That Ghost | Irondome (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
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Pot o' Gold | Police Officer McGinty (uncredited) | 1941-04-03 |
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Niagara Falls | State Trooper | 1941-10-17 |
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Maisie Was a Lady | Motorcycle Policeman (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
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The Doctor Takes a Wife | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
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We Who Are Young | 1st Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
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Wyoming | Capt. Evans | 1940-09-13 |
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Sailor's Lady | Chief Master-of-Arms | 1940-07-05 |
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When the Daltons Rode | Sheriff | 1940-08-23 |
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Buck Benny Rides Again | Police Officer | 1940-05-31 |
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No Time for Comedy | Sweeny (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
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Wildcat Bus | Policeman Giving Ticket (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
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Cross-Country Romance | Ed Sweeney | 1940-07-12 |
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Little Orvie | Policeman | 1940-03-11 |
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Lucky Partners | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-08-02 |
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And One Was Beautiful | Higgins | 1940-04-05 |
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Edison, the Man | Policeman | 1940-05-10 |
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One Night in the Tropics | Cop with Black Eye (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
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Knute Rockne All American | Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport (uncredited) | 1940-10-05 |
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American Spoken Here | Mike Fink (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
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Florian | Cop | 1940-06-05 |
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Broadway Melody of 1940 | Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-02-09 |
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Primrose Path | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
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Manhattan Heartbeat | Policeman | 1940-07-11 |
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Go West | Bill - Train Engineer (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
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Rose of Washington Square | Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
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Blondie Meets the Boss | Officer McGuire (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
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It's a Wonderful World | Actor as 'Captain Flagg' (uncredited) | 1939-05-19 |
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A Child Is Born | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
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Thunder Afloat | Petty Officer (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
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Twelve Crowded Hours | Second Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-02-23 |
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Made for Each Other | Mounted Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite | Jim Simmons | 1939-08-12 |
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Full Confession | Lieutenant Thatcher (uncredited) | 1939-09-08 |
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The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Motorcycle Officer Corrigan | 1939-06-02 |
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King of the Underworld | First Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-01-14 |
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Four Girls in White | Motorcycle Cop Going to Accident | 1939-01-27 |
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King of the Underworld | Police Detective (uncredited) | 1939-01-14 |
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Honolulu | Jailer | 1939-02-03 |
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Dust Be My Destiny | Second Railroad Cop (uncredited) | 1939-09-16 |
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The Jones Family in Hollywood | Studio Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-06-02 |
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Nick Carter, Master Detective | Harbor Patrol Sgt. Denny | 1939-12-13 |
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The Chaser | Policeman at End | 1938-07-29 |
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Hold That Kiss | Policeman | 1938-05-13 |
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Hard to Get | Eddie (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
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Three Loves Has Nancy | Bus Conductor (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
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Love Is a Headache | Detective 'Pinch' Reardon (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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Border G-Man | Smoky Joslin | 1938-06-24 |
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Spring Madness | Policeman | 1938-11-11 |
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Maid's Night Out | Police Detective (uncredited) | 1938-03-03 |
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Listen, Darling | Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-10-21 |
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You Can't Take It with You | Bill - Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
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Blondie | Policeman at Hotel (uncredited) | 1938-11-30 |
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The First Hundred Years | Policeman giving ticket (uncredited) | 1938-03-12 |
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It Happened in Hollywood | Joe Stevens | 1937-09-07 |
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They Gave Him a Gun | Sgt. Meadowlark | 1937-05-07 |
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Dangerous Number | Policeman | 1937-01-22 |
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Big City | Tom Reilley | 1937-09-03 |
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The Awful Truth | Motor Cop (uncredited) | 1937-10-21 |
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Love Is News | Motorcycle Officer | 1937-02-26 |
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Midnight Taxi | Officer Murray | 1937-04-04 |
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You Only Live Once | State Trooper Firing Machine Gun (uncredited) | 1937-01-23 |
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Married Before Breakfast | Police Sergeant | 1937-06-18 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1936-08-20 |
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Bunker Bean | Policeman (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
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Swing Time | (uncredited) | 1936-08-28 |
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That Girl from Paris | Ship's Purser (uncredited) | 1936-12-31 |
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Back to Nature | Motorcycle Officer | 1936-08-14 |
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Down the Ribber | 1936-03-27 | |
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After the Thin Man | Bill (uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
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All Business | House Detective | 1936-02-14 |
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Border Flight | Smugglers' Pilot | 1936-05-29 |
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A Quiet Fourth | 1935-08-08 | |
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The Farmer Takes a Wife | Railroad Man | 1935-07-05 |
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Rendezvous | 1st Military Policeman (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
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If You Could Only Cook | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1935-12-30 |
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She Couldn't Take It | Precint 5 Policeman | 1935-10-08 |
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Stolen Harmony | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
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Helldorado | Motorcycle Cop | 1935-01-05 |
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The Rainmakers | Kelly | 1935-10-25 |
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The Nitwits | Police Officer Barney Riley | 1935-06-07 |
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Ocean Swells | Captain | 1934-08-08 |
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Cleopatra | Convict | 1934-10-05 |
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Thirty Day Princess | Tim - Policeman at Mrs. Schmidt's (uncredited) | 1934-05-18 |
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Kentucky Kernels | Policeman (uncredited) | 1934-11-02 |
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Eskimo | Constable Balk (uncredited) | 1933-11-14 |
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The Nuisance | Policeman at Streetcar (uncredited) | 1933-06-03 |
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The Midnight Patrol | Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-08-03 |
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Million Dollar Legs | Train Official (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
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Horse Feathers | Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited) | 1932-08-19 |
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The Lost Squadron | Policeman Wanting Report (uncredited) | 1932-03-12 |
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The Star Witness | Henchman Jim Sockett (uncredited) | 1931-08-22 |
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Consolation Marriage | Mulligan - a Policeman (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
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The Painted Desert | Buck's Partner | 1931-01-18 |
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Next Door Neighbors | Cop | 1931-01-28 |
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Abraham Lincoln | Armstrong | 1930-11-08 |
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Estrellados | Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) | 1930-07-07 |
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Two Plus Fours | Rent Collector | 1930-08-10 |
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Live and Learn | Mr. Smith | 1930-06-15 |
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A Man from Wyoming | Sergeant | 1930-07-12 |
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Traffic Tangle | Motor Cop | 1930-11-02 |
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Rich Uncles | 1930-05-11 | |
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Free and Easy | Officer | 1930-03-22 |
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The Jazz Age | Motor Cop | 1929-01-06 |
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The Mighty | Doughboy | 1929-11-16 |
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A Pair of Tights | Policeman (uncredited) | 1929-02-03 |
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Clunked on the Corner | Cop | 1929-01-06 |
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The Locked Door | Cop | 1929-11-16 |
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Flight | Football Coach | 1929-09-14 |
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Lonesome | Cop (uncredited) | 1928-06-20 |
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Fair and Muddy | Motorcycle Cop | 1928-05-05 |
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Limousine Love | Motorcycle cop | 1928-04-13 |
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Came the Dawn | Big Moving Man (uncredited) | 1928-03-03 |
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Should Tall Men Marry? | Henchman | 1928-01-15 |
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Should Men Walk Home? | 1927-01-29 | |
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Why Girls Love Sailors | Amorous Sailor | 1927-07-17 |
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Call of the Cuckoo | Guest | 1927-10-15 |
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On the Front Page | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1926-11-28 |
