William Gargan

William Gargan

Acting
Born 1905-07-17 Died 1979-02-18 Brooklyn, New York, USA 103 credits Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award 1 won

  • Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award Won

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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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Filmography — top 60 of 103
Acting 58 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Studio One
Studio One
1948 · Con McTaggart
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Officer Bragan
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show
1954 · Self
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips
1942 · Lee Davis
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once
1937 · ★ 7.1 · Father Dolan
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · ★ 6.8 · Joe Gallagher
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1942 · Detective Inspector Lou
Till the End of Time
Till the End of Time
1946 · Sgt. Gunny Watrous
British Agent
British Agent
1934 · Bob Medill
Rain
Rain
1932 · ★ 6.6 · Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Swing Fever
Swing Fever
1943 · 'Waltzy' Malone
Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake
1933 · Stephen Benbow
The Sky Parade
The Sky Parade
1936 · Speed Robertson
Isle Of Destiny
Isle Of Destiny
1940 · Stripes Thornton
I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · ★ 6.9 · Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
The Animal Kingdom
The Animal Kingdom
1932 · Regan
Black Fury
Black Fury
1935 · Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Strange Impersonation
Strange Impersonation
1946 · Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade
1939 · Bill Foster
The Rawhide Years
The Rawhide Years
1956 · Marshal Sommers
Traveling Saleslady
Traveling Saleslady
1935 · Pat O'Connor
Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 · Craig Morrison
Rendezvous 24
Rendezvous 24
1946 · Agent Larry Cameron
Miracle in the Rain
Miracle in the Rain
1956 · Harry Wood
Don't Bet on Blondes
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935 · Numbers
Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind
1939 · Ace Boreman
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942 · Ellery Queen
Turnabout
Turnabout
1940 · Joel Clare
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike
1937 · George Hayes
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
1944 · Sergeant Benson
Night Flight
Night Flight
1933 · Brazilian Pilot
Four Frightened People
Four Frightened People
1934 · Stewart Corder
Within the Law
Within the Law
1939 · Police Sergeant Cassidy
Behind Green Lights
Behind Green Lights
1946 · Sam Carson
Midnight Manhunt
Midnight Manhunt
1945 · Pete Willis
The Milky Way
The Milky Way
1936 · Speed McFarland
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939 · Joe Turp
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier
1935 · Cliff Stanley
You're a Sweetheart
You're a Sweetheart
1937 · Fred Edwards
Miss Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney
1942 · Mr. Timothy Rooney
Murder in the Music Hall
Murder in the Music Hall
1946 · Inspector Wilson
The Line-Up
The Line-Up
1934 · Bob Curtis
The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 · Ed Towers
Lucky Devils
Lucky Devils
1933 · Bob Hughes
Things You Never See on the Screen
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935 · Self
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937 · George Regan
Wings Over Honolulu
Wings Over Honolulu
1937 · Jack Furness
The Misleading Lady
The Misleading Lady
1932 · Fitzpatrick
Navy Born
Navy Born
1936 · Lt. Red Furness
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
1936 · Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
Swell Guy
Swell Guy
1946 · Martin Duncan
Song of the Sarong
Song of the Sarong
1945 · Drew Allen
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941 · Self (uncredited)
Man on the Ledge
Man on the Ledge
1955 · Officer Bragan
They Knew What They Wanted
They Knew What They Wanted
1940 · Joe
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942 · Ellery Queen
Other credits 2 credits
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