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