William Gargan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-07-17
Day of Death
1979-02-18 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
William Gargan
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 appeared as a private detective in the NBC radio show Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, which ran from 1951 to 1955.
Known For
Acting
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1956)
Miracle in the Rain
as Harry Wood
(1956)
The Rawhide Years
as Marshal Sommers
(1955)
Man on the Ledge
as Officer Bragan
(1949)
Dynamite
as "Gunner" Peterson
(1948)
The Argyle Secrets
as Harry Mitchell
(1948)
Waterfront at Midnight
as Mike Hanrohan
(1946)
Till the End of Time
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
(1946)
Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam Carson
(1946)
Murder in the Music Hall
as Inspector Wilson
(1946)
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
(1946)
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness
(1946)
Swell Guy
as Martin Duncan
(1945)
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher
(1945)
Midnight Manhunt
as Pete Willis
(1945)
She Gets Her Man
as 'Breezy' Barton
(1945)
Follow That Woman
as Sam Boone
(1945)
Song of the Sarong
as Drew Allen
(1944)
The Canterville Ghost
as Sergeant Benson
(1943)
Swing Fever
as 'Waltzy' Malone
(1943)
No Place for a Lady
as Jess Arno
(1943)
Harrigan's Kid
as Tom Harrigan
(1942)
Who Done It?
as Detective Inspector Lou
(1942)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
(1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Tommy Fallon
(1942)
Destination Unknown
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
(1942)
Bombay Clipper
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis
(1942)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam Peters
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
(1941)
Keep 'Em Flying
as Craig Morrison
(1941)
Flying Cadets
as 'Trip' Hammer
(1941)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Himself
(1940)
(1940)
Star Dust
as Dane Wharton
(1940)
Turnabout
as Joel Clare
(1940)
Double Alibi
as Walter Gifford
(1940)
Sporting Blood
as Duffy
(1940)
Isle Of Destiny
as Stripes Thornton
(1939)
Broadway Serenade
as Bill Foster
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Arthur McHugh
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Ace Boreman
(1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Ed Towers
(1939)
Three Sons
as Thane Pardway
(1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Ed O'Malley
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Joe Turp
(1939)
Within the Law
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Johnny Martin
(1938)
The Devil's Party
as Mike O'Mara
(1938)
Personal Secretary
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
(1938)
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Jack Murray
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Father Dolan
(1937)
Behind the Mike
as George Hayes
(1937)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Jack Furness
(1937)
You're a Sweetheart
as Fred Edwards
(1937)
She Asked for It
as Dwight Stanford
(1937)
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
as George Regan
(1937)
Reported Missing
as Steve Browning
(1937)
Breezing Home
as Steve Rowan
(1936)
The Milky Way
as Speed McFarland
(1936)
Blackmailer
as Peter Cornish
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Speed Robertson
(1936)
Man Hunt
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
(1936)
Navy Born
as Lt. Red Furness
(1936)
Flying Hostess
as Hal Cunningham
(1936)
Alibi for Murder
as Perry Travis
(1936)
Fury and the Woman
as Bruce Corrigan
(1935)
Black Fury
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Numbers
(1935)
Broadway Gondolier
as Cliff Stanley
(1935)
Things Are Looking Up
as Van Gaard
(1935)
Traveling Saleslady
as Pat O'Connor
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Duke Regan
(1935)
Bright Lights
as Dan Wheeler
(1935)
(1934)
British Agent
as Bob Medill
(1934)
Four Frightened People
as Stewart Corder
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1934)
Strictly Dynamite
as Georgie
(1933)
The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen Benbow
(1933)
Sweepings
as Gene Pardway
(1933)
Emergency Call
as Steve Brennan
(1933)
Night Flight
as Brazilian Pilot
(1933)
Headline Shooter
as Bill Allen
(1933)
Lucky Devils
as Bob Hughes
(1933)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Red Branahan
(1932)
The Animal Kingdom
as Regan
(1932)
Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Johnny Baker
(1932)
The Misleading Lady
as Fitzpatrick
(1930)
Follow the Leader
as Gangster (uncredited)