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William Gargan

William Gargan

Acting July 17, 1905 (73 years old) February 18, 1979 Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Movies 97

You Only Live Once 7.1

You Only Live Once

as Father Dolan

1937
The Bells of St. Mary's 6.8

The Bells of St. Mary's

as Joe Gallagher

1945
The Story of Temple Drake 6.5

The Story of Temple Drake

as Stephen Benbow

1933
I Wake Up Screaming 6.9

I Wake Up Screaming

as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

1941
British Agent 5.7

British Agent

as Bob Medill

1934
Miracle in the Rain 6.8

Miracle in the Rain

as Harry Wood

1956
Till the End of Time 6.4

Till the End of Time

as Sgt. Gunny Watrous

1946
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 5.0

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

as Joe Turp

1939
Who Done It? 6.9

Who Done It?

as Detective Inspector Lou

1942
Song of the Sarong 7.0

Song of the Sarong

as Drew Allen

1945
Strange Impersonation 6.1

Strange Impersonation

as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

1946
Sealed Lips 6.0

Sealed Lips

as Lee Davis

1942
Swing Fever 6.0

Swing Fever

as 'Waltzy' Malone

1943
The Canterville Ghost 6.9

The Canterville Ghost

as Sergeant Benson

1944
Women in the Wind 6.8

Women in the Wind

as Ace Boreman

1939
The House of Fear 7.7

The House of Fear

as Arthur McHugh

1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter 4.7

The Housekeeper's Daughter

as Ed O'Malley

1939
Night Flight 5.6

Night Flight

as Brazilian Pilot

1933
Complicated Women 6.9

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Rain 6.6

Rain

as Sergeant Tim O'Hara

1932
Keep 'Em Flying 6.2

Keep 'Em Flying

as Craig Morrison

1941
Strictly Dynamite 6.5

Strictly Dynamite

as Georgie

1934
Turnabout 6.0

Turnabout

as Joel Clare

1940
The Animal Kingdom 5.6

The Animal Kingdom

as Regan

1932
Some Blondes Are Dangerous 4.0

Some Blondes Are Dangerous

as George Regan

1937
The Rawhide Years 5.6

The Rawhide Years

as Marshal Sommers

1956
Things Are Looking Up 6.5

Things Are Looking Up

as Van Gaard

1935
Cheers for Miss Bishop 5.9

Cheers for Miss Bishop

as Sam Peters

1941
You're a Sweetheart 4.6

You're a Sweetheart

as Fred Edwards

1937
She Gets Her Man 5.2

She Gets Her Man

as 'Breezy' Barton

1945
The Adventures of Jane Arden 6.2

The Adventures of Jane Arden

as Ed Towers

1939
Things You Never See on the Screen 5.2

Things You Never See on the Screen

as Self

1935
The Hollywood Gad-About 6.0

The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

1934
Broadway Gondolier 6.0

Broadway Gondolier

as Cliff Stanley

1935
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen 6.2

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

as Ellery Queen

1942
Man on the Ledge 7.0

Man on the Ledge

as Officer Bragan

1955
A Close Call for Ellery Queen 6.1

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as Ellery Queen

1942
The Devil's Party 5.4

The Devil's Party

as Mike O'Mara

1938
She Asked for It 8.0

She Asked for It

as Dwight Stanford

1937
The Milky Way 6.1

The Milky Way

as Speed McFarland

1936
Three Sons 4.5

Three Sons

as Thane Pardway

1939
They Knew What They Wanted 6.0

They Knew What They Wanted

as Joe

1940
The Crowd Roars 7.0

The Crowd Roars

as Johnny Martin

1938
Murder in the Music Hall 5.3

Murder in the Music Hall

as Inspector Wilson

1946
Don't Bet on Blondes 5.8

Don't Bet on Blondes

as Numbers

1935
Midnight Manhunt 4.6

Midnight Manhunt

as Pete Willis

1945
Wings Over Honolulu 6.4

Wings Over Honolulu

as Jack Furness

1937
Behind Green Lights 5.6

Behind Green Lights

as Sam Carson

1946
Miss Annie Rooney 6.3

Miss Annie Rooney

as Mr. Timothy Rooney

1942
The Mayor of 44th Street 5.0

The Mayor of 44th Street

as Tommy Fallon

1942
Harrigan's Kid 7.0

Harrigan's Kid

as Tom Harrigan

1943
The Crime of Doctor Hallet 10.0

The Crime of Doctor Hallet

as Dr. Jack Murray

1938
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen 6.5

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

as Ellery Queen

1942
Broadway Serenade 6.6

Broadway Serenade

as Bill Foster

1939
No Place for a Lady 6.0

No Place for a Lady

as Jess Arno

1943
Star Dust 5.7

Star Dust

as Dane Wharton

1940
Breezing Home 6.0

Breezing Home

as Steve Rowan

1937
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men 7.8

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

as Red Branahan

1933
A Night at the Ritz 6.5

A Night at the Ritz

as Duke Regan

1935
Sweepings 5.8

Sweepings

as Gene Pardway

1933
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 7.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

as Self (uncredited)

1941
Follow That Woman 6.5

Follow That Woman

as Sam Boone

1945
The Misleading Lady 7.0

The Misleading Lady

as Fitzpatrick

1932
Night Editor 5.5

Night Editor

as Tony Cochrane

1946
Personal Secretary 8.0

Personal Secretary

as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

1938
Traveling Saleslady 6.2

Traveling Saleslady

as Pat O'Connor

1935
Blackmailer 6.5

Blackmailer

as Peter Cornish

1936
Isle Of Destiny 5.7

Isle Of Destiny

as Stripes Thornton

1940
Follow the Leader 4.9

Follow the Leader

as Gangster (uncredited)

1930
Emergency Call 6.3

Emergency Call

as Steve Brennan

1933
Four Frightened People 5.9

Four Frightened People

as Stewart Corder

1934
The Sky Parade 8.0

The Sky Parade

as Speed Robertson

1936
Within the Law 6.5

Within the Law

as Police Sergeant Cassidy

1939
The Sport Parade 5.4

The Sport Parade

as Johnny Baker

1932
Double Alibi 5.2

Double Alibi

as Walter Gifford

1940
Black Fury 6.3

Black Fury

as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman

1935
Waterfront at Midnight 7.0

Waterfront at Midnight

as Mike Hanrohan

1948
Man Hunt 10.0

Man Hunt

as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson

1936
Bombay Clipper 6.0

Bombay Clipper

as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

1942
Behind the Mike 8.0

Behind the Mike

as George Hayes

1937
Fury and the Woman 7.0

Fury and the Woman

as Bruce Corrigan

1936
Dynamite 4.7

Dynamite

as "Gunner" Peterson

1949
Navy Born 6.0

Navy Born

as Lt. Red Furness

1936
Sporting Blood 4.2

Sporting Blood

as Duffy

1940
Headline Shooter 6.3

Headline Shooter

as Bill Allen

1933
Rendezvous 24 9.0

Rendezvous 24

as Agent Larry Cameron

1946
Bright Lights 5.1

Bright Lights

as Dan Wheeler

1935
Destination Unknown 7.0

Destination Unknown

as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

1942
Flying Hostess 10.0

Flying Hostess

as Hal Cunningham

1936
Lucky Devils 6.4

Lucky Devils

as Bob Hughes

1933
The Argyle Secrets 6.2

The Argyle Secrets

as Harry Mitchell

1948
Hot Cargo 8.0

Hot Cargo

as Joe Harkness

1946
The Line-Up 3.5

The Line-Up

as Bob Curtis

1934
Flying Cadets 4.5

Flying Cadets

as 'Trip' Hammer

1941
Reported Missing 10.0

Reported Missing

as Steve Browning

1937
Swell Guy 8.0

Swell Guy

as Martin Duncan

1946
Alibi for Murder 6.5

Alibi for Murder

as Perry Travis

1936

TV Shows 6

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