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