Edward Gargan
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Edward Gargan was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York in 1902. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan whose July 17 birthday he shared. Edward Gargan started as a musical comedy actor on Broadway. He sang in "Good News", "Rose-Marie", and other hit musicals of the 1920s, and also in opera. One of his early shows was "Polly of Hollywood" in 1927. He portrayed Patrolman Mulligan, one of the principals of "Strictly Dishonorable", in 1930. He went to Hollywood in 1932 and the nex...
Known For
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Filmography
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Frankie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Milt (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Belle of Old Mexico
1950
as Sam
Hit Parade of 1951
1950
as Garrity
Triple Trouble
1950
as Officer Murphy
So You Want a Raise
1950
So You Want to Move
1950
Key to the City
1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Spooky Wooky
1950
Father of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Hold That Baby!
1949
as Policeman Burton
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Ted (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
1948
as Mack
Campus Honeymoon
1948
as Motorcycle Cop
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Detective (Uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948
as Tap-It Bowers
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Newsstand man
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Exposed
1947
as Big Mac
That's My Gal
1947
as Mike
Linda, Be Good
1947
as Frankie
Web of Danger
1947
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Saddle Pals
1947
as Jailer
Little Miss Broadway
1947
as Uncle George
The Brasher Doubloon
1947
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
Behind the Mask
1946
as Detective Dixon
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Riley
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Bouncer (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
1946
as Eustace Kelly
Gay Blades
1946
as Bartender
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1946
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Life with Blondie
1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
1945
as Mike Ryan
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Jailer
Twice Blessed
1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
High Powered
1945
as Cal Williams
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Policeman
Wonder Man
1945
as Policeman in Park
Follow That Woman
1945
as Butch
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
as 1st Cop
The Falcon Out West
1944
as Homicide Detective Bates
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Mike Storm
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Kurtz
San Fernando Valley
1944
as Keno
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
The Falcon in Danger
1943
as Det. Bates
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Detective Bates
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Detective Bates
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Duke
Tahiti Honey
1943
as George, the Bartender
The West Side Kid
1943
as Donovan
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Something to Shout About
1943
as Detective Stone
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory
1942
as Sergeant
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Police Lt. Foster
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Detective Bates
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Mulrooney
Flying with Music
1942
as Joe
Fly By Night
1942
as Officer Charlie Prescott
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Moving Man
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Deputy
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Between Us Girls
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Bombardier (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
1942
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Police Sergeant
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Willie Brooks
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Tillie the Toiler
1941
as Policeman
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Sylvester
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Dudley Kane
Four Mothers
1941
as Harry (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
1941
as Chuck
Ice-Capades
1941
as Joe, the Bouncer
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Hotel Doorman
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Joe
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Go West
1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Wolf of New York
1940
as W. Thornton Upshaw
Spring Parade
1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Hank
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Chimp
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Plant Workman
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Cab Driver
Street of Memories
1940
as Mike Sullivan
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Policeman
Northwest Passage
1940
as Capt. Butterfield
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Susan and God
1940
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
It All Came True
1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
1940
as Police Officer
An Angel from Texas
1940
as New York Policeman
Road to Singapore
1940
as Bill (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Lou
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Poker Player
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Bank Guard
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Pinky Budd
Lucky Night
1939
as Policeman
They All Come Out
1939
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
The Flying Irishman
1939
as J.R. Robinson
Boy Trouble
1939
as Cop
The Family Next Door
1939
as Cop
On Your Toes
1939
as First Policeman
Honolulu
1939
as Second Detective
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
A Child is Born
1939
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Truck Driver
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Sentry
Fixer Dugan
1939
as Jake
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dunk
Cafe Society
1939
as Cop
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Police Officer
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
Night Work
1939
as Officer Flannigan
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Longshoreman at dance
Carefree
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crime School
1938
as Officer Hogan
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Sgt. White
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Flanahan
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Spring Madness
1938
as Jim - a Policeman
Love on a Budget
1938
as Big Furniture Mover
Gateway
1938
as Guard
Straight, Place and Show
1938
as Detective Globe
Up the River
1938
as Tiny
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as O. R.Smith
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
as [scenes deleted]
Danger Patrol
1937
as John Donovan
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Foreman
Madame X
1937
as Mate of Dorcas
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Policeman in Park
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Butch (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
A Girl with Ideas
1937
as Eddie
Back in Circulation
1937
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
1937
as Officer Clark
The Go-Getter
1937
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
That’s My Story
1937
as John
Under Your Spell
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Anything Goes
1936
as Detective #1
Grand Jury
1936
as Policeman Burke
Stage Struck
1936
as Rordan
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Wagon Driver
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
Boulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Great Guy
1936
as Henchman Al
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Doc Wilson
The Walking Dead
1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Roaming Lady
1936
as Andy
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bosun
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
1936
as Officer
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Patrolman
Behind the Green Lights
1935
as Moran - a Cop
False Pretenses
1935
as Mike O'Reilly
We're in the Money
1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Guard
The Bride Comes Home
1935
as Cab Driver
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Detective
One New York Night
1935
as Trench
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Two for Tonight
1935
as Taxi Driver
Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wild Gold
1934
as Eddie Sparks
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Radio Dough
1934
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams
1934
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
She Had to Choose
1934
as Higgins
The Band Plays On
1934
as Lumberjack
Registered Nurse
1934
as Officer Pat O'Brien
We Live Again
1934
as Warden's assistant
Queen Christina
1934
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
David Harum
1934
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
1933
The Girl in 419
1933
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Two A.M.
1931
The Door Knocker
1931
as Man
The African Dodger
1931
Via Express
1931
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Al - Man in Bar
The Girl Habit
1931
as Detective
It's All Over
1930
as Jerry