Edward Gargan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-07-17
Day of Death
1964-02-19 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Edward Gargan
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 next year was in the cast of the film "David Harum". For the next 19 years he appeared in a variety of movies. Gargan was one of the most prolific bit players in the history of the movies, specializing in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. He appeared in nearly 300 feature films over a three-decade span between 1921 and 1952, and television work from 1951 to 1953.
Gargan died in New York City in 1964.
Known For
Acting
(1953)
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Frankie
(1951)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
(1951)
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
(1950)
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
(1950)
Key to the City
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as Officer Murphy
(1950)
Hit Parade of 1951
as Garrity
(1950)
(1950)
(1950)
Belle of Old Mexico
as Sam
(1950)
(1949)
Hold That Baby!
as Policeman Burton
(1948)
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1948)
Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Deputy Sheriff
(1948)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Ted (uncredited)
(1948)
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Tap-It Bowers
(1948)
Strike It Rich
as Mack
(1948)
Campus Honeymoon
as Motorcycle Cop
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
(1947)
Exposed
as Big Mac
(1947)
The Brasher Doubloon
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as Jailer
(1947)
Web of Danger
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Newsstand man
(1947)
Little Miss Broadway
as Uncle George
(1947)
Linda, Be Good
as Frankie
(1947)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1947)
That's My Gal
as Mike
(1946)
Crack-Up
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Bouncer (uncredited)
(1946)
Little Giant
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1946)
Blonde Alibi
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
(1946)
Behind the Mask
as Detective Dixon
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
as Riley
(1946)
The Inner Circle
as Parking Ticket Cop
(1946)
The Dark Horse
as Eustace Kelly
(1946)
Gay Blades
as Bartender
(1945)
Wonder Man
as Policeman in Park
(1945)
The Naughty Nineties
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
(1945)
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as 1st Cop
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1945)
High Powered
as Cal Williams
(1945)
Dangerous Partners
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
(1945)
Twice Blessed
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
(1945)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
(1945)
Follow That Woman
as Butch
(1945)
Life with Blondie
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
(1945)
A Sporting Chance
as Mike Ryan
(1945)
Sing Your Way Home
as Jailer
(1944)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Kurtz
(1944)
The Falcon Out West
as Homicide Detective Bates
(1944)
San Fernando Valley
as Keno
(1944)
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Mike Storm
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
(1943)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Detective Bates
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
(1943)
The Falcon in Danger
as Det. Bates
(1943)
Something to Shout About
as Detective Stone
(1943)
Hit the Ice
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
(1943)
Tahiti Honey
as George, the Bartender
(1943)
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Detective Bates
(1943)
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Duke
(1943)
The West Side Kid
as Donovan
(1942)
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
(1942)
The Falcon's Brother
as Detective Bates
(1942)
My Favorite Blonde
as Mulrooney
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Moving Man
(1942)
A Date with the Falcon
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
(1942)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Police Lt. Foster
(1942)
Lady in a Jam
as Deputy
(1942)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Policeman
(1942)
Between Us Girls
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1942)
Over My Dead Body
as Police Sergeant
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bombardier (uncredited)
(1942)
Fly By Night
as Officer Charlie Prescott
(1942)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
(1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Willie Brooks
(1942)
My Sister Eileen
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
(1942)
Flying with Music
as Joe
(1942)
Blondie for Victory
as Sergeant
(1941)
Niagara Falls
as Chuck
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Harry (uncredited)
(1941)
Ice-Capades
as Joe, the Bouncer
(1941)
Here Comes Happiness
as Joe
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Dudley Kane
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Hotel Doorman
(1941)
Three Sons o' Guns
as Sylvester
(1941)
Tillie the Toiler
as Policeman
(1940)
Northwest Passage
as Capt. Butterfield
(1940)
Go West
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
(1940)
Road to Singapore
as Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Detective (uncredited)
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cab Driver
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
(1940)
Wolf of New York
as W. Thornton Upshaw
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
(1940)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
(1940)
It All Came True
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
(1940)
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Plant Workman
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Policeman
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Bank Guard
(1940)
Spring Parade
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Chimp
(1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
Adventure in Diamonds
as Lou
(1940)
Susan and God
as Cabbie (uncredited)
(1940)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as New York Policeman
(1940)
San Francisco Docks
as Hank
(1940)
Street of Memories
as Mike Sullivan
(1940)
This Thing Called Love
as Police Officer
(1940)
Girl from God's Country
as Poker Player
(1939)
Another Thin Man
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
(1939)
Honolulu
as Second Detective
(1939)
Lucky Night
as Policeman
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Pinky Budd
(1939)
Cafe Society
as Cop
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Sentry
(1939)
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
(1939)
The Flying Irishman
as J.R. Robinson
(1939)
On Your Toes
as First Policeman
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Spellbinder
as Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Cop
(1939)
Fixer Dugan
as Jake
(1939)
20,000 Men a Year
as Dunk
(1939)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Police Officer
(1939)
They All Come Out
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
(1939)
Night Work
as Police Officer Flannigan
(1939)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Truck Driver
(1939)
The Family Next Door
as Cop
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
(1938)
Carefree
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1938)
Gateway
as Guard
(1938)
The Rage of Paris
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime School
as Officer Hogan
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
(1938)
Spring Madness
as Jim - a Policeman
(1938)
Straight, Place and Show
as Detective Globe
(1938)
Love on a Budget
as Big Furniture Mover
(1938)
While New York Sleeps
as Sgt. White
(1938)
Thanks for the Memory
as Flanahan
(1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Longshoreman at dance
(1938)
Up the River
as Tiny
(1938)
Give Me a Sailor
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
(1937)
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
as [scenes deleted]
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Butch (uncredited)
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
(1937)
Madame X
as Mate of Dorcas
(1937)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Policeman in Park
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
(1937)
Danger Patrol
as John Donovan
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
(1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as O. R.Smith
(1937)
High, Wide and Handsome
as Foreman
(1937)
A Girl with Ideas
as Eddie
(1937)
We're on the Jury
as Officer Clark
(1936)
My Man Godfrey
as Detective (uncredited)
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
(1936)
Great Guy
as Henchman Al
(1936)
The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
(1936)
Anything Goes
as Detective
(1936)
Ceiling Zero
as Doc Wilson
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Officer
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Wagon Driver
(1936)
Grand Jury
as Policeman Burke
(1936)
Stage Struck
as Rordan
(1936)
Under Your Spell
as Detective (uncredited)
(1936)
Roaming Lady
as Andy
(1936)
Dangerous Waters
as Bosun
(1936)
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
(1936)
(1935)
Hands Across the Table
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
(1935)
The Gilded Lily
as Subway Guard
(1935)
Here Comes Cookie
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1935)
One New York Night
as Trench
(1935)
False Pretenses
as Mike O'Reilly
(1935)
Behind the Green Lights
as Moran - a Cop
(1935)
We're in the Money
as Clancy O'Rourke
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
(1935)
The Bride Comes Home
as Cab Driver
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Taxi Driver
(1935)
(1934)
David Harum
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
(1934)
The Band Plays On
as Lumberjack
(1934)
Registered Nurse
as Officer Pat O'Brien
(1934)
Wild Gold
as Eddie Sparks
(1934)
We Live Again
as Warden's assistant
(1934)
She Had to Choose
as Higgins
(1934)
Belle of the Nineties
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
(1934)
Port of Lost Dreams
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
(1934)
Radio Dough
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
(1933)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
(1933)
Queen Christina
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
(1933)
Bombshell
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
(1933)
(1933)
Ace of Aces
as Whitaker (uncredited)
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
(1933)
Gambling Ship
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1931)
The Girl Habit
as Detective
(1931)
Tarnished Lady
as Al - Man in Bar
(1931)
The Door Knocker
as Man
(1931)
(1931)
(1931)
(1930)
It's All Over
as Jerry