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)
The Rawhide Years
as Marshal Sommers
(1956)
Miracle in the Rain
as Harry Wood
(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)
Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam Carson
(1946)
Till the End of Time
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
(1946)
Murder in the Music Hall
as Inspector Wilson
(1946)
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane
(1946)
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
(1946)
Swell Guy
as Martin Duncan
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness
(1945)
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher
(1945)
Midnight Manhunt
as Pete Willis
(1945)
Song of the Sarong
as Drew Allen
(1945)
Follow That Woman
as Sam Boone
(1945)
She Gets Her Man
as 'Breezy' Barton
(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)
Destination Unknown
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
(1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis
(1942)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
(1942)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
Bombay Clipper
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
(1942)
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Tommy Fallon
(1941)
Keep 'Em Flying
as Craig Morrison
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
(1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam Peters
(1941)
Flying Cadets
as 'Trip' Hammer
(1941)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Himself
(1940)
Isle Of Destiny
as Stripes Thornton
(1940)
Turnabout
as Joel Clare
(1940)
Sporting Blood
as Duffy
(1940)
Star Dust
as Dane Wharton
(1940)
Double Alibi
as Walter Gifford
(1940)
(1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Ed O'Malley
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Joe Turp
(1939)
Broadway Serenade
as Bill Foster
(1939)
Within the Law
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
(1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Ed Towers
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Arthur McHugh
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Ace Boreman
(1939)
Three Sons
as Thane Pardway
(1938)
Personal Secretary
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
(1938)
The Devil's Party
as Mike O'Mara
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Johnny Martin
(1938)
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Jack Murray
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Father Dolan
(1937)
You're a Sweetheart
as Fred Edwards
(1937)
Breezing Home
as Steve Rowan
(1937)
Behind the Mike
as George Hayes
(1937)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Jack Furness
(1937)
She Asked for It
as Dwight Stanford
(1937)
Reported Missing
as Steve Browning
(1937)
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
as George Regan
(1936)
The Milky Way
as Speed McFarland
(1936)
Man Hunt
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
(1936)
Alibi for Murder
as Perry Travis
(1936)
Flying Hostess
as Hal Cunningham
(1936)
Navy Born
as Lt. Red Furness
(1936)
Fury and the Woman
as Bruce Corrigan
(1936)
Blackmailer
as Peter Cornish
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Speed Robertson
(1935)
Black Fury
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
(1935)
Broadway Gondolier
as Cliff Stanley
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Duke Regan
(1935)
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Numbers
(1935)
Traveling Saleslady
as Pat O'Connor
(1935)
Things Are Looking Up
as Van Gaard
(1935)
Bright Lights
as Dan Wheeler
(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)
Night Flight
as Brazilian Pilot
(1933)
Emergency Call
as Steve Brennan
(1933)
Headline Shooter
as Bill Allen
(1933)
Sweepings
as Gene Pardway
(1933)
Lucky Devils
as Bob Hughes
(1933)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Red Branahan
(1932)
Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
(1932)
The Animal Kingdom
as Regan
(1932)
The Sport Parade
as Johnny Baker
(1932)
The Misleading Lady
as Fitzpatrick
(1930)
Follow the Leader
as A Gangster