Edward Gargan
male
Born on July 17, 1902 (122 years old)
Passed Away on February 19, 1964
From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1953
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
as
Newsstand man
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
1947
Exposed
as
Big Mac
1947
- no image
That's My Gal
as
Mike
1947
Linda, Be Good
as
Frankie
1947
Web of Danger
as
Dolan, Restaurant Owner
1947
Saddle Pals
as
Jailer
1947
Little Miss Broadway
as
Uncle George
1947
The Brasher Doubloon
as
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
- no image
So You're Going to Be a Father
as
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
- 1946
The Inner Circle
as
Parking Ticket Cop
1946
Behind the Mask
as
Detective Dixon
1946
Cinderella Jones
as
Riley
1946
Deadline at Dawn
as
Bouncer (uncredited)
1946
The Dark Horse
as
Eustace Kelly
1946
Gay Blades
as
Bartender
1946
Blonde Alibi
as
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1946
Little Giant
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1946
Crack-Up
as
Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
1946
- 1945
Life with Blondie
as
Hundefänger (uncredited)
1945
A Sporting Chance
as
Mike Ryan
1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1945
Sing Your Way Home
as
Jailer
1945
Twice Blessed
as
Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
1945
High Powered
as
Cal Williams
1945
Dangerous Partners
as
Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
as
Policeman
1945
Wonder Man
as
Policeman in Park
1945
Follow That Woman
as
Butch
1945
The Naughty Nineties
as
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
1945
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as
1st Cop
1945
- 1944
- 1943
The Falcon in Danger
as
Det. Bates
1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
as
Detective Bates
1943
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as
Detective Bates
1943
My Kingdom for a Cook
as
Duke
1943
Tahiti Honey
as
George, the Bartender
1943
The West Side Kid
as
Donovan
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as
Doorman (uncredited)
1943
In Old Oklahoma
as
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
1943
Something to Shout About
as
Detective Stone
1943
Princess O'Rourke
as
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
1943
Hit the Ice
as
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
1943
- 1942
Blondie for Victory
as
Sergeant
1942
My Sister Eileen
as
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as
Police Lt. Foster
1942
The Falcon's Brother
as
Detective Bates
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as
Mulrooney
1942
Flying with Music
as
Joe
1942
Fly By Night
as
Officer Charlie Prescott
1942
Meet the Stewarts
as
Moving Man
1942
Lady in a Jam
as
Deputy
1942
What's Cookin'?
as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1942
Between Us Girls
as
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as
Bombardier (uncredited)
1942
A Date with the Falcon
as
Detective Bates (uncredited)
1942
Over My Dead Body
as
Police Sergeant
1942
Miss Annie Rooney
as
Policeman
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as
Willie Brooks
1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as
Mr. Johnson - Detective
1942
The Falcon Takes Over
as
Detective Bates (Uncredited)
1942
- 1941
- 1940
Go West
as
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1940
- no image
Wolf of New York
as
W. Thornton Upshaw
1940
Spring Parade
as
Inga - the Fortune Teller
1940
San Francisco Docks
as
Hank
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as
Chimp
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
as
Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
1940
Charlie Chan in Panama
as
Plant Workman
1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
as
Cab Driver
1940
- no image
Street of Memories
as
Mike Sullivan
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as
Policeman
1940
Northwest Passage
as
Capt. Butterfield
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
1940
City for Conquest
as
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
1940
Susan and God
as
Cabbie (uncredited)
1940
It All Came True
as
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
1940
This Thing Called Love
as
Police Officer
1940
An Angel from Texas
as
New York Policeman
1940
Road to Singapore
as
Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
1940
Johnny Apollo
as
Detective (uncredited)
1940
Adventure in Diamonds
as
Lou
1940
Girl from God's Country
as
Poker Player
1940
Queen of the Mob
as
Bank Guard
1940
- 1939
The Saint Strikes Back
as
Pinky Budd
1939
Lucky Night
as
Policeman
1939
They All Come Out
as
George "Bugs" Jacklin
1939
The Flying Irishman
as
J.R. Robinson
1939
Boy Trouble
as
Cop
1939
The Family Next Door
as
Cop
1939
On Your Toes
as
First 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
Another Thin Man
as
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
1939
The Spellbinder
as
Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as
Truck Driver
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
as
Sentry
1939
Fixer Dugan
as
Jake
1939
20,000 Men a Year
as
Dunk
1939
Cafe Society
as
Cop
1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as
Police Officer
1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
as
Ironmansky (uncredited)
1939
Night Work
as
Police Officer Flannigan
1939
- 1938
Bringing Up Baby
as
Zoo Official (uncredited)
1938
Annabel Takes a Tour
as
Longshoreman at dance
1938
Carefree
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris
as
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938
Crime School
as
Officer Hogan
1938
While New York Sleeps
as
Sgt. White
1938
Thanks for the Memory
as
Flanahan
1938
Give Me a Sailor
as
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
1938
Spring Madness
as
Jim - a Policeman
1938
Love on a Budget
as
Big Furniture Mover
1938
Gateway
as
Guard
1938
Straight, Place and Show
as
Detective Globe
1938
Up the River
as
Tiny
1938
- 1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as
O. R.Smith
1937
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
as
[scenes deleted]
1937
Danger Patrol
as
John Donovan
1937
High, Wide and Handsome
as
Foreman
1937
Madame X
as
Mate of Dorcas
1937
The Man Who Found Himself
as
Policeman in Park
1937
You Can't Buy Luck
as
Butch (uncredited)
1937
The Great O'Malley
as
Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
1937
A Girl with Ideas
as
Eddie
1937
Back in Circulation
as
Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
1937
We're on the Jury
as
Officer Clark
1937
The Go-Getter
as
Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
1937
- 1936
Under Your Spell
as
Detective (uncredited)
1936
Anything Goes
as
Detective
1936
Grand Jury
as
Policeman Burke
1936
Stage Struck
as
Rordan
1936
Sutter's Gold
as
Wagon Driver
1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
Boulder Dam
as
Pa's Guest (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
Dangerous Waters
as
Bosun
1936
My Man Godfrey
as
Detective (uncredited)
1936
Wives Never Know
as
Officer
1936
- 1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as
Patrolman
1935
Behind the Green Lights
as
Moran - a Cop
1935
False Pretenses
as
Mike O'Reilly
1935
We're in the Money
as
Clancy O'Rourke
1935
The Gilded Lily
as
Guard
1935
The Bride Comes Home
as
Cab Driver
1935
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
One New York Night
as
Trench
1935
Hands Across the Table
as
Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
1935
Two for Tonight
as
Taxi Driver
1935
Here Comes Cookie
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1935
- 1934
Wild Gold
as
Eddie Sparks
1934
Belle of the Nineties
as
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
1934
- no image
Radio Dough
as
Gang Leader (uncredited)
1934
Port of Lost Dreams
as
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
1934
She Had to Choose
as
Higgins
1934
The Band Plays On
as
Lumberjack
1934
Registered Nurse
as
Officer Pat O'Brien
1934
We Live Again
as
Warden's assistant
1934
David Harum
as
Bill Montague (uncredited)
1934
- 1933
Bombshell
as
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
1933
Ace of Aces
as
Whitaker (uncredited)
1933
Queen Christina
as
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
1933
Gambling Ship
as
Deputy (uncredited)
1933
Pilgrimage
1933
The Girl in 419
as
Lt. 'Babs' Riley
1933
Three Cornered Moon
as
Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
1933
- 1931
- 1930
