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William Gargan
Born · July 17, 1905
Died · February 18, 1979 (73 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2003
The Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers
5.5
1956
Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood
6.7
1956
Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan
0.0
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Officer Bragan · (1 episode)
5.2
1955
The George Gobel Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
(1 episode)
0.0
1953
Martin Kane, Private Eye
(4 episodes)
5.0
1949
Dynamite
"Gunner" Peterson
4.0
1949
Studio One
Con McTaggart · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Waterfront at Midnight
Mike Hanrohan
4.0
1948
The Argyle Secrets
Harry Mitchell
6.0
1948
Swell Guy
Martin Duncan
0.0
1946
Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
6.7
1946
Hot Cargo
Joe Harkness
0.0
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
Inspector Wilson
4.6
1946
Night Editor
Tony Cochrane
5.5
1946
Strange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
6.0
1946
Behind Green Lights
Lt. Sam Carson
5.6
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher
6.8
1945
Follow That Woman
Sam Boone
6.0
1945
Midnight Manhunt
Pete Willis
4.5
1945
Song of the Sarong
Drew Allen
5.0
1945
She Gets Her Man
'Breezy' Barton
3.7
1945
The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson
6.6
1944
Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone
5.0
1943
Harrigan's Kid
Tom Harrigan
0.0
1943
No Place for a Lady
Jess Arno
6.0
1943
Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou
6.9
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
Tommy Fallon
4.0
1942
Destination Unknown
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
6.0
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
5.5
1942
Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. Timothy Rooney
6.3
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
5.7
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
5.2
1942
Bombay Clipper
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
5.5
1942
Sealed Lips
Lee Davis
5.8
1942
Keep 'Em Flying
Craig Morrison
5.9
1941
I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
6.8
1941
Flying Cadets
'Trip' Hammer
3.0
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Himself
0.0
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Sam Peters
5.9
1941
They Knew What They Wanted
Joe
5.6
1940
Sporting Blood
Duffy
4.3
1940
Turnabout
Joel Clare
6.0
1940
Star Dust
Dane Wharton
4.7
1940
Isle Of Destiny
Stripes Thornton
5.0
1940
Double Alibi
Walter Gifford
4.5
1940
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe Turp
2.0
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ed O'Malley
3.5
1939
Three Sons
Thane Pardway
3.2
1939
The House of Fear
Arthur McHugh
6.5
1939
Women in the Wind
Ace Boreman
6.8
1939
Broadway Serenade
Bill Foster
6.2
1939
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Ed Towers
5.7
1939
Within the Law
Police Sergeant Cassidy
6.0
1939
Personal Secretary
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
0.0
1938
The Crowd Roars
Johnny Martin
6.5
1938
The Devil's Party
Mike O'Mara
5.5
1938
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Dr. Jack Murray
0.0
1938
You're a Sweetheart
Fred Edwards
4.0
1937
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
George Regan
1.0
1937
Behind the Mike
George Hayes
0.0
1937
She Asked for It
Dwight Stanford
6.0
1937
Reported Missing
Steve Browning
0.0
1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Jack Furness
5.5
1937
Breezing Home
Steve Rowan
0.0
1937
You Only Live Once
Father Dolan
7.1
1937
Flying Hostess
Hal Cunningham
0.0
1936
The Sky Parade
Speed Robertson
0.0
1936
Alibi for Murder
Perry Travis
5.5
1936
Fury and the Woman
Bruce Corrigan
0.0
1936
Blackmailer
Peter Cornish
5.0
1936
Navy Born
Lt. Red Furness
4.5
1936
The Milky Way
Speed McFarland
6.3
1936
Man Hunt
Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
0.0
1936
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
5.0
1935
Broadway Gondolier
Cliff Stanley
5.4
1935
Bright Lights
Dan Wheeler
4.5
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes
Numbers
5.0
1935
Things Are Looking Up
Van Gaard
6.0
1935
Black Fury
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
6.4
1935
Traveling Saleslady
Pat O'Connor
5.9
1935
A Night at the Ritz
Duke Regan
3.0
1935
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
4.0
1934
British Agent
Bob Medill
5.6
1934
Strictly Dynamite
Georgie
5.3
1934
Four Frightened People
Stewart Corder
5.9
1934
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Red Branahan
7.0
1933
Night Flight
Brazilian Pilot
5.8
1933
Headline Shooter
Bill Allen
5.8
1933
Emergency Call
Steve Brennan
5.8
1933
The Story of Temple Drake
Stephen Benbow
6.5
1933
Sweepings
Gene Pardway
5.8
1933
Lucky Devils
Bob Hughes
6.3
1933
The Animal Kingdom
Regan
5.7
1932
The Sport Parade
Johnny Baker
5.3
1932
Rain
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
6.8
1932
The Misleading Lady
Fitzpatrick
0.0
1932
Follow the Leader
A Gangster
5.4
1930