Portrait of William Gargan

William Gargan

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.

Born: July 17, 1905

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Filmography

2003
Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

1956
The Rawhide Years

as Marshal Sommers

1956
Miracle in the Rain

as Harry Wood

1955
Man on the Ledge

as Officer Bragan

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Officer Bragan

1949
Dynamite

as "Gunner" Peterson

1948
Studio One

as Con McTaggart

1948
Waterfront at Midnight

as Mike Hanrohan

1948
The Argyle Secrets

as Harry Mitchell

1946
Swell Guy

as Martin Duncan

1946
Till the End of Time

as Sgt. Gunny Watrous

1946
Hot Cargo

as Joe Harkness

1946
Murder in the Music Hall

as Inspector Wilson

1946
Night Editor

as Tony Cochrane

1946
Strange Impersonation

as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

1946
Behind Green Lights

as Lt. Sam Carson

1945
The Bells of St. Mary's

as Joe Gallagher

1945
Follow That Woman

as Sam Boone

1945
Midnight Manhunt

as Pete Willis

1945
Song of the Sarong

as Drew Allen

1945
She Gets Her Man

as 'Breezy' Barton

1944
The Canterville Ghost

as Sergeant Benson

1943
Swing Fever

as 'Waltzy' Malone

1943
Harrigan's Kid

as Tom Harrigan

1943
1942
Who Done It?

as Detective Inspector Lou

1942
1942
Destination Unknown

as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

1942
Miss Annie Rooney

as Mr. Timothy Rooney

1942
Bombay Clipper

as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

1942
Sealed Lips

as Lee Davis

1941
Keep 'Em Flying

as Craig Morrison

1941
I Wake Up Screaming

as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

1941
Flying Cadets

as 'Trip' Hammer

1941
1940
1940
Turnabout

as Joel Clare

1940
Star Dust

as Dane Wharton

1940
Isle Of Destiny

as Stripes Thornton

1940
Double Alibi

as Walter Gifford

1939
1939
Three Sons

as Thane Pardway

1939
The House of Fear

as Arthur McHugh

1939
Women in the Wind

as Ace Boreman

1939
Broadway Serenade

as Bill Foster

1939
Within the Law

as Police Sergeant Cassidy

1938
Personal Secretary

as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

1938
The Crowd Roars

as Johnny Martin

1938
The Devil's Party

as Mike O'Mara

1938
The Crime of Doctor Hallet

as Dr. Jack Murray

1937
You're a Sweetheart

as Fred Edwards

1937
1937
Behind the Mike

as George Hayes

1937
She Asked for It

as Dwight Stanford

1937
Reported Missing

as Steve Browning

1937
Wings Over Honolulu

as Jack Furness

1937
Breezing Home

as Steve Rowan

1937
You Only Live Once

as Father Dolan

1936
Flying Hostess

as Hal Cunningham

1936
The Sky Parade

as Speed Robertson

1936
Alibi for Murder

as Perry Travis

1936
Fury and the Woman

as Bruce Corrigan

1936
Blackmailer

as Peter Cornish

1936
Navy Born

as Lt. Red Furness

1936
The Milky Way

as Speed McFarland

1936
Man Hunt

as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson

1935
Broadway Gondolier

as Cliff Stanley

1935
Bright Lights

as Dan Wheeler

1935
1935
1935
Black Fury

as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman

1935
Traveling Saleslady

as Pat O'Connor

1935
A Night at the Ritz

as Duke Regan

1934
The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

1934
British Agent

as Bob Medill

1934
1934
Four Frightened People

as Stewart Corder

1933
1933
Night Flight

as Brazilian Pilot

1933
Headline Shooter

as Bill Allen

1933
Emergency Call

as Steve Brennan

1933
The Story of Temple Drake

as Stephen Benbow

1933
Sweepings

as Gene Pardway

1933
Lucky Devils

as Bob Hughes

1932
1932
The Sport Parade

as Johnny Baker

1932
Rain

as Sergeant Tim O'Hara

1932
The Misleading Lady

as Fitzpatrick

1930
Follow the Leader

as Gangster (uncredited)