People
William Gargan
- Name: William Gargan
- Birthday: 1905-07-17
- Also known as: William Dennis Gargan,Bill Gargan
- Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Popularity: 2.978
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Complicated Women as Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
| The Rawhide Years as Marshal Sommers | 1956-07-01 |
| Miracle in the Rain as Harry Wood | 1956-03-31 |
| Man on the Ledge as Officer Bragan | 1955-12-28 |
| Dynamite as "Gunner" Peterson | 1949-01-18 |
| Waterfront at Midnight as Mike Hanrohan | 1948-06-25 |
| The Argyle Secrets as Harry Mitchell | 1948-05-07 |
| Swell Guy as Martin Duncan | 1946-12-05 |
| Till the End of Time as Sgt. Gunny Watrous | 1946-07-23 |
| Hot Cargo as Joe Harkness | 1946-06-28 |
| Murder in the Music Hall as Inspector Wilson | 1946-04-10 |
| Night Editor as Tony Cochrane | 1946-03-29 |
| Strange Impersonation as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom | 1946-03-16 |
| Behind Green Lights as Lt. Sam Carson | 1946-02-15 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's as Joe Gallagher | 1945-12-27 |
| Follow That Woman as Sam Boone | 1945-12-14 |
| Midnight Manhunt as Pete Willis | 1945-07-27 |
| Song of the Sarong as Drew Allen | 1945-04-01 |
| She Gets Her Man as 'Breezy' Barton | 1945-01-12 |
| The Canterville Ghost as Sergeant Benson | 1944-07-20 |
| Swing Fever as 'Waltzy' Malone | 1943-11-01 |
| Harrigan's Kid as Tom Harrigan | 1943-03-01 |
| No Place for a Lady as Jess Arno | 1943-02-11 |
| Who Done It? as Detective Inspector Lou | 1942-10-30 |
| The Mayor of 44th Street as Tommy Fallon | 1942-10-15 |
| Destination Unknown as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan | 1942-10-09 |
| Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen as Ellery Queen | 1942-07-30 |
| Miss Annie Rooney as Mr. Timothy Rooney | 1942-05-29 |
| A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen as Ellery Queen | 1942-05-07 |
| A Close Call for Ellery Queen as Ellery Queen | 1942-01-29 |
| Bombay Clipper as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson | 1942-01-11 |
| Sealed Lips as Lee Davis | 1942-01-02 |
| Keep 'Em Flying as Craig Morrison | 1941-11-27 |
| I Wake Up Screaming as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald | 1941-10-31 |
| Flying Cadets as 'Trip' Hammer | 1941-10-24 |
| Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 as Himself | 1941-10-02 |
| Cheers for Miss Bishop as Sam Peters | 1941-02-21 |
| They Knew What They Wanted as Joe | 1940-10-19 |
| Sporting Blood as Duffy | 1940-07-11 |
| Turnabout as Joel Clare | 1940-05-17 |
| Star Dust as Dane Wharton | 1940-04-06 |
| Isle Of Destiny as Stripes Thornton | 1940-03-08 |
| Double Alibi as Walter Gifford | 1940-03-01 |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Joe Turp | 1939-12-01 |
| The Housekeeper's Daughter as Ed O'Malley | 1939-10-26 |
| Three Sons as Thane Pardway | 1939-10-13 |
| The House of Fear as Arthur McHugh | 1939-06-30 |
| Women in the Wind as Ace Boreman | 1939-04-15 |
| Broadway Serenade as Bill Foster | 1939-04-07 |
| The Adventures of Jane Arden as Ed Towers | 1939-03-18 |
| Within the Law as Police Sergeant Cassidy | 1939-03-17 |
| Personal Secretary as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell | 1938-09-09 |
| The Crowd Roars as Johnny Martin | 1938-08-06 |
| The Devil's Party as Mike O'Mara | 1938-06-02 |
| The Crime of Doctor Hallet as Dr. Jack Murray | 1938-03-12 |
| You're a Sweetheart as Fred Edwards | 1937-12-26 |
| Some Blondes Are Dangerous as George Regan | 1937-10-31 |
| Behind the Mike as George Hayes | 1937-09-26 |
| She Asked for It as Dwight Stanford | 1937-09-17 |
| Reported Missing as Steve Browning | 1937-08-15 |
| Wings Over Honolulu as Jack Furness | 1937-05-16 |
| Breezing Home as Steve Rowan | 1937-02-01 |
| You Only Live Once as Father Dolan | 1937-01-23 |
| Flying Hostess as Hal Cunningham | 1936-12-01 |
| The Sky Parade as Speed Robertson | 1936-10-09 |
| Alibi for Murder as Perry Travis | 1936-09-23 |
| Fury and the Woman as Bruce Corrigan | 1936-09-22 |
| Blackmailer as Peter Cornish | 1936-07-23 |
| Navy Born as Lt. Red Furness | 1936-06-02 |
| The Milky Way as Speed McFarland | 1936-02-07 |
| Man Hunt as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson | 1936-01-29 |
| Things You Never See on the Screen as Self | 1935-12-01 |
| Bright Lights as Dan Wheeler | 1935-07-27 |
| Broadway Gondolier as Cliff Stanley | 1935-07-27 |
| Don't Bet on Blondes as Numbers | 1935-07-13 |
| Things Are Looking Up as Van Gaard | 1935-06-09 |
| Black Fury as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman | 1935-05-18 |
| Traveling Saleslady as Pat O'Connor | 1935-03-28 |
| A Night at the Ritz as Duke Regan | 1935-03-23 |
| The Hollywood Gad-About as Self (uncredited) | 1934-10-04 |
| British Agent as Bob Medill | 1934-09-15 |
| Strictly Dynamite as Georgie | 1934-05-11 |
| Four Frightened People as Stewart Corder | 1934-01-26 |
| Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men as Red Branahan | 1933-10-18 |
| Night Flight as Brazilian Pilot | 1933-10-06 |
| Headline Shooter as Bill Allen | 1933-07-28 |
| Emergency Call as Steve Brennan | 1933-06-24 |
| The Story of Temple Drake as Stephen Benbow | 1933-05-06 |
| Sweepings as Gene Pardway | 1933-04-14 |
| Lucky Devils as Bob Hughes | 1933-02-03 |
| The Animal Kingdom as Regan | 1932-12-28 |
| The Sport Parade as Johnny Baker | 1932-11-11 |
| Rain as Sergeant Tim O'Hara | 1932-10-12 |
| The Misleading Lady as Fitzpatrick | 1932-04-15 |
| Follow the Leader as A Gangster | 1930-12-06 |
