William Gargan

male

Born on July 17, 1905 (119 years old)

Passed Away on February 18, 1979

From Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

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

William Gargan

Biography

Cast Credits

Complicated Women

The Mike Douglas Show

Miracle in the Rain

The Rawhide Years

Man on the Ledge

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The George Gobel Show

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Dynamite

Martin Kane, Private Eye

Waterfront at Midnight

The Argyle Secrets

Studio One

Strange Impersonation

Hot Cargo

Night Editor

Behind Green Lights

Till the End of Time

Murder in the Music Hall

Swell Guy

Midnight Manhunt

The Bells of St. Mary's

She Gets Her Man

Song of the Sarong

Follow That Woman

The Canterville Ghost

Harrigan's Kid

Swing Fever

No Place for a Lady

Sealed Lips

Who Done It?

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Destination Unknown

Miss Annie Rooney

The Mayor of 44th Street

Bombay Clipper

I Wake Up Screaming

Cheers for Miss Bishop

Keep 'Em Flying

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Flying Cadets

Star Dust

Double Alibi

They Knew What They Wanted

Turnabout

Isle Of Destiny

Sporting Blood

Within the Law

Broadway Serenade

The House of Fear

Three Sons

Women in the Wind

The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Adventures of Jane Arden

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

The Devil's Party

Personal Secretary

The Crowd Roars

The Crime of Doctor Hallet

You Only Live Once

She Asked for It

Reported Missing

You're a Sweetheart

Wings Over Honolulu

Some Blondes Are Dangerous

Breezing Home

Behind the Mike

The Milky Way

Navy Born

The Sky Parade

Fury and the Woman

Alibi for Murder

Man Hunt

Flying Hostess

Blackmailer