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)
Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam Carson
(1946)
Till the End of Time
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
(1946)
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness
(1946)
Murder in the Music Hall
as Inspector Wilson
(1946)
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane
(1946)
Swell Guy
as Martin Duncan
(1945)
Midnight Manhunt
as Pete Willis
(1945)
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher
(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)
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Tommy Fallon
(1942)
Destination Unknown
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
(1942)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
Bombay Clipper
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
(1942)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
(1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
(1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam Peters
(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)
Sporting Blood
as Duffy
(1940)
Double Alibi
as Walter Gifford
(1940)
Isle Of Destiny
as Stripes Thornton
(1940)
Turnabout
as Joel Clare
(1939)
Broadway Serenade
as Bill Foster
(1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Ed Towers
(1939)
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Ed O'Malley
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Joe Turp
(1939)
Three Sons
as Thane Pardway
(1939)
Women in the Wind
as Ace Boreman
(1939)
The House of Fear
as Arthur McHugh
(1939)
Within the Law
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
(1938)
Personal Secretary
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
(1938)
The Devil's Party
as Mike O'Mara
(1938)
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Jack Murray
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Johnny Martin
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Father Dolan
(1937)
You're a Sweetheart
as Fred Edwards
(1937)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Jack Furness
(1937)
She Asked for It
as Dwight Stanford
(1937)
Behind the Mike
as George Hayes
(1937)
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
as George Regan
(1937)
Breezing Home
as Steve Rowan
(1937)
Reported Missing
as Steve Browning
(1936)
The Milky Way
as Speed McFarland
(1936)
Navy Born
as Lt. Red Furness
(1936)
Alibi for Murder
as Perry Travis
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Speed Robertson
(1936)
Man Hunt
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
(1936)
Flying Hostess
as Hal Cunningham
(1936)
Fury and the Woman
as Bruce Corrigan
(1936)
Blackmailer
as Peter Cornish
(1935)
Traveling Saleslady
as Pat O'Connor
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Numbers
(1935)
Things Are Looking Up
as Van Gaard
(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)
Bright Lights
as Dan Wheeler
(1934)
Four Frightened People
as Stewart Corder
(1934)
British Agent
as Bob Medill
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1934)
Strictly Dynamite
as Georgie
(1933)
Night Flight
as Brazilian Pilot
(1933)
The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen Benbow
(1933)
Sweepings
as Gene Pardway
(1933)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Red Branahan
(1933)
Lucky Devils
as Bob Hughes
(1933)
Emergency Call
as Steve Brennan
(1933)
Headline Shooter
as Bill Allen
(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 Gangster (uncredited)