William Gargan
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Biography
William Gargan, born William Dennis Gargan July 17, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USA and died February 17, 1979 aged 73 on a flight between New York and San Diego. He was an American motion picture, television and radio actor. Gargan played character roles in many Hollywood productions, including two appearances as detective Ellery Queen, but was best known for his role as Detective Martin Kane in the 1949-51 radio-television series, Martin Kane, Private Eye, sponsored by U.S. Tobacco. He also a...
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Miracle in the Rain
1956
as Harry Wood
The Rawhide Years
1956
as Marshal Sommers
Man on the Ledge
1955
as Officer Bragan
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Officer Bragan
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Dynamite
1949
as "Gunner" Peterson
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Mike Hanrohan
The Argyle Secrets
1948
as Harry Mitchell
Studio One
1948
as Con McTaggart
Strange Impersonation
1946
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Hot Cargo
1946
as Joe Harkness
Night Editor
1946
as Tony Cochrane
Behind Green Lights
1946
as Sam Carson
Till the End of Time
1946
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Murder in the Music Hall
1946
as Inspector Wilson
Swell Guy
1946
as Martin Duncan
Rendezvous 24
1946
as Agent Larry Cameron
Midnight Manhunt
1945
as Pete Willis
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Joe Gallagher
She Gets Her Man
1945
as 'Breezy' Barton
Song of the Sarong
1945
as Drew Allen
Follow That Woman
1945
as Sam Boone
The Canterville Ghost
1944
as Sergeant Benson
Harrigan's Kid
1943
as Tom Harrigan
Swing Fever
1943
as 'Waltzy' Malone
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Jess Arno
Sealed Lips
1942
as Lee Davis
Who Done It?
1942
as Detective Inspector Lou
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
Destination Unknown
1942
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Tommy Fallon
Bombay Clipper
1942
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
as Sam Peters
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Craig Morrison
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
as Self (uncredited)
Flying Cadets
1941
as 'Trip' Hammer
Star Dust
1940
as Dane Wharton
Double Alibi
1940
as Walter Gifford
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Joe
Turnabout
1940
as Joel Clare
Isle Of Destiny
1940
as Stripes Thornton
Sporting Blood
1940
as Duffy
Within the Law
1939
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Bill Foster
The House of Fear
1939
as Arthur McHugh
Three Sons
1939
as Thane Pardway
Women in the Wind
1939
as Ace Boreman
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Ed O'Malley
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939
as Ed Towers
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Joe Turp
The Devil's Party
1938
as Mike O'Mara
Personal Secretary
1938
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Johnny Martin
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
as Dr. Jack Murray
You Only Live Once
1937
as Father Dolan
She Asked for It
1937
as Dwight Stanford
Reported Missing
1937
as Steve Browning
You're a Sweetheart
1937
as Fred Edwards
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Jack Furness
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937
as George Regan
Breezing Home
1937
as Steve Rowan
Behind the Mike
1937
as George Hayes
The Milky Way
1936
as Speed McFarland
Navy Born
1936
as Lt. Red Furness
The Sky Parade
1936
as Speed Robertson
Fury and the Woman
1936
as Bruce Corrigan
Alibi for Murder
1936
as Perry Travis
Man Hunt
1936
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
Flying Hostess
1936
as Hal Cunningham
Blackmailer
1936
as Peter Cornish
Broadway Gondolier
1935
as Cliff Stanley
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Numbers
Black Fury
1935
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Bright Lights
1935
as Dan Wheeler
Things Are Looking Up
1935
as Van Gaard
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Pat O'Connor
A Night at the Ritz
1935
as Duke Regan
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
Four Frightened People
1934
as Stewart Corder
British Agent
1934
as Bob Medill
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Georgie
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
The Line-Up
1934
as Bob Curtis
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Stephen Benbow
Lucky Devils
1933
as Bob Hughes
Night Flight
1933
as Brazilian Pilot
Emergency Call
1933
as Steve Brennan
Headline Shooter
1933
as Bill Allen
Sweepings
1933
as Gene Pardway
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
as Red Branahan
Rain
1932
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
The Animal Kingdom
1932
as Regan
The Sport Parade
1932
as Johnny Baker
The Misleading Lady
1932
as Fitzpatrick
Follow the Leader
1930
as Gangster (uncredited)