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