Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 17, 1905
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain | Harry Wood |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Marshal Sommers |
| 1955 | Man on the Ledge | Officer Bragan |
| 1949 | Dynamite | "Gunner" Peterson |
| 1948 | Waterfront at Midnight | Mike Hanrohan |
| 1948 | The Argyle Secrets | Harry Mitchell |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonation | Dr. Stephen Lindstrom |
| 1946 | Hot Cargo | Joe Harkness |
| 1946 | Night Editor | Tony Cochrane |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights | Lt. Sam Carson |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | Sgt. Gunny Watrous |
| 1946 | Murder in the Music Hall | Inspector Wilson |
| 1946 | Swell Guy | Martin Duncan |
| 1945 | Midnight Manhunt | Pete Willis |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's | Joe Gallagher |
| 1945 | She Gets Her Man | 'Breezy' Barton |
| 1945 | Song of the Sarong | Drew Allen |
| 1945 | Follow That Woman | Sam Boone |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Sergeant Benson |
| 1943 | Harrigan's Kid | Tom Harrigan |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | 'Waltzy' Malone |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady | Jess Arno |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips | Lee Davis |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Detective Inspector Lou |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen |
| 1942 | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen |
| 1942 | Destination Unknown | Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Timothy Rooney |
| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th Street | Tommy Fallon |
| 1942 | Bombay Clipper | James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishop | Sam Peters |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Craig Morrison |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 | Himself |
| 1941 | Flying Cadets | 'Trip' Hammer |
| 1940 | Star Dust | Dane Wharton |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Walter Gifford |
| 1940 | They Knew What They Wanted | Joe |
| 1940 | Turnabout | Joel Clare |
| 1940 | Isle Of Destiny | Stripes Thornton |
| 1940 | Sporting Blood | Duffy |
| 1939 | Within the Law | Police Sergeant Cassidy |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | Bill Foster |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | Arthur McHugh |
| 1939 | Three Sons | Thane Pardway |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Ace Boreman |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Ed O'Malley |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Arden | Ed Towers |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Joe Turp |
| 1938 | The Devil's Party | Mike O'Mara |
| 1938 | Personal Secretary | Marcus 'Mark' Farrell |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars | Johnny Martin |
| 1938 | The Crime of Doctor Hallet | Dr. Jack Murray |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Father Dolan |
| 1937 | She Asked for It | Dwight Stanford |
| 1937 | Reported Missing | Steve Browning |
| 1937 | You're a Sweetheart | Fred Edwards |
| 1937 | Wings Over Honolulu | Jack Furness |
| 1937 | Some Blondes Are Dangerous | George Regan |
| 1937 | Breezing Home | Steve Rowan |
| 1937 | Behind the Mike | George Hayes |
| 1936 | The Milky Way | Speed McFarland |
| 1936 | Navy Born | Lt. Red Furness |
| 1936 | The Sky Parade | Speed Robertson |
| 1936 | Fury and the Woman | Bruce Corrigan |
| 1936 | Alibi for Murder | Perry Travis |
| 1936 | Man Hunt | Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson |
| 1936 | Flying Hostess | Hal Cunningham |
| 1936 | Blackmailer | Peter Cornish |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Cliff Stanley |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Numbers |
| 1935 | Black Fury | Slim Johnson, Company Policeman |
| 1935 | Bright Lights | Dan Wheeler |
| 1935 | Things Are Looking Up | Van Gaard |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Pat O'Connor |
| 1935 | A Night at the Ritz | Duke Regan |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screen | Self |
| 1934 | Four Frightened People | Stewart Corder |
| 1934 | British Agent | Bob Medill |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamite | Georgie |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drake | Stephen Benbow |
| 1933 | Lucky Devils | Bob Hughes |
| 1933 | Night Flight | Brazilian Pilot |
| 1933 | Emergency Call | Steve Brennan |
| 1933 | Headline Shooter | Bill Allen |
| 1933 | Sweepings | Gene Pardway |
| 1933 | Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men | Red Branahan |
| 1932 | Rain | Sergeant Tim O'Hara |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdom | Regan |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Johnny Baker |
| 1932 | The Misleading Lady | Fitzpatrick |
| 1930 | Follow the Leader | A Gangster |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Officer Bragan |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Con McTaggart |