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Edward Gargan

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 17, 1902 (Died at 62)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Career Span1931 – 1964
Known Credits204 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Edward Gargan

Also known as:Edward F. GarganEdward P. GarganEd Gargan
Total Works

204

204 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Edward Gargan was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York in 1902. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan whose July 17 birthday he shared. Edward Gargan started as a musical comedy actor on Broadway. He sang in "Good News", "Rose-Marie", and other hit musicals of the 1920s, and also in opera. One of his early shows was "Polly of Hollywood" in 1927. He portrayed Patrolman Mulligan, one of the principals of "Strictly Dishonorable", in 1930. He went to Hollywood in 1932 and the next year was in the cast of the film "David Harum". For the next 19 years he appeared in a variety of movies. Gargan was one of the most prolific bit players in the history of the movies, specializing in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. He appeared in nearly 300 feature films over a three-decade span between 1921 and 1952, and television work from 1951 to 1953. Gargan died in New York City in 1964.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
7.6
My Man Godfrey
1936•movie
as Detective (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
7.0
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 204 titles featuring Edward Gargan

Bringing Up Baby
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938•movie

as Zoo Official (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5

as Bodyguard (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
7.6
My Man Godfrey
1936•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

Father of the Bride
7.0

as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)

Another Thin Man
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939•movie

as Detective Quinn (uncredited)

Queen Christina
6.9
Queen Christina
1934•movie

as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.3
The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)

The Walking Dead
6.3
The Walking Dead
1936•movie

as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)

Go West
6.6
Go West
1940•movie

as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.1

as Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Carefree
6.7
Carefree
1938•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Northwest Passage
6.6
Northwest Passage
1940•movie

as Capt. Butterfield

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.0

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Bombshell
6.5
Bombshell
1933•movie

as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)

Road to Singapore
6.4
Road to Singapore
1940•movie

as Bill (uncredited)

In Old Oklahoma
6.2
In Old Oklahoma
1943•movie

as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter

Wonder Man
6.6
Wonder Man
1945•movie

as Policeman in Park

A-Haunting We Will Go
6.2

as Police Lt. Foster

The Brasher Doubloon
6.0

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

as Doorman (uncredited)

City for Conquest
6.9
City for Conquest
1940•movie

as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
Deadline at Dawn
1946•movie

as Bouncer (uncredited)

Crack-Up
5.8
Crack-Up
1946•movie

as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties
6.7

as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)

The Falcon Takes Over
6.3

as Detective Bates (Uncredited)

Hit the Ice
6.0
Hit the Ice
1943•movie

as Bank Policeman (uncredited)

Crime School
6.4
Crime School
1938•movie

as Officer Hogan

My Sister Eileen
6.8
My Sister Eileen
1942•movie

as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)

My Favorite Blonde
6.5
My Favorite Blonde
1942•movie

as Mulrooney

Little Giant
5.3
Little Giant
1946•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Panama
6.8

as Plant Workman

Great Guy
6.3
Great Guy
1936•movie

as Henchman Al

It All Came True
5.8
It All Came True
1940•movie

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo
6.8
Johnny Apollo
1940•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

The Saint Strikes Back
5.8

as Pinky Budd

Detective Kitty O'Day
4.6

as Mike Storm

Hands Across the Table
7.0

as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
6.5
Princess O'Rourke
1943•movie

as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)

The Rage of Paris
5.8
The Rage of Paris
1938•movie

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Falcon and the Co-Eds
6.8

as Detective Bates

Bedtime for Bonzo
6.1
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951•movie

as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)

Pilgrimage
7.1
Pilgrimage
1933•movie
Ceiling Zero
5.9
Ceiling Zero
1936•movie

as Doc Wilson

Man on the Flying Trapeze
6.3

as Patrolman

Susan and God
6.5
Susan and God
1940•movie

as Cabbie (uncredited)

A Date with the Falcon
6.5

as Detective Bates (uncredited)

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.8

as Detective (Uncredited)

The Falcon's Brother
6.4

as Detective Bates

The Falcon Strikes Back
5.7

as Detective Bates

The Saint's Double Trouble
6.0

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Belle of the Nineties
6.1

as Stogie (Ruby's agent)

Mary Stevens, M.D.
6.2
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933•movie

as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)

The Gilded Lily
6.7
The Gilded Lily
1935•movie

as Guard

Gambling Ship
5.7
Gambling Ship
1933•movie

as Deputy (uncredited)

The Falcon Out West
5.4

as Homicide Detective Bates

The Inner Circle
5.7
The Inner Circle
1946•movie

as Parking Ticket Cop

Castle on the Hudson
7.0

as Death Row Guard (uncredited)

The Falcon in Danger
6.1

as Det. Bates

The Villain Still Pursued Her
5.2

as Bartender (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam
5.6
Lady in a Jam
1942•movie

as Deputy

Spring Parade
6.9
Spring Parade
1940•movie

as Inga - the Fortune Teller

Blondie Meets the Boss
5.8

as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)

Key to the City
6.5
Key to the City
1950•movie

as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)

The Great O'Malley
6.9
The Great O'Malley
1937•movie

as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)

Her Highness and the Bellboy
6.5

as 1st Cop

Anything Goes
5.8
Anything Goes
1936•movie

as Detective #1

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2

as Chimp

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

as George, the Doorman (uncredited)

Miss Annie Rooney
6.3
Miss Annie Rooney
1942•movie

as Policeman

Madame X
6.1
Madame X
1937•movie

as Mate of Dorcas

Ace of Aces
5.9
Ace of Aces
1933•movie

as Whitaker (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Victory
6.2

as Willie Brooks

Flight from Destiny
5.8

as Hotel Doorman

Here Comes Cookie
7.2
Here Comes Cookie
1935•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Three Cornered Moon
6.0

as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)

Flying with Music
4.5
Flying with Music
1942•movie

as Joe

Behind the Mask
5.5
Behind the Mask
1946•movie

as Detective Dixon

Thanks for the Memory
5.8

as Flanahan

They All Come Out
5.9
They All Come Out
1939•movie

as George "Bugs" Jacklin

Registered Nurse
4.8
Registered Nurse
1934•movie

as Officer Pat O'Brien

Honolulu
6.5
Honolulu
1939•movie

as Second Detective

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
6.4

as Bombardier (uncredited)

Adventures of Gallant Bess
4.7

as Deputy Sheriff

Lucky Night
6.8
Lucky Night
1939•movie

as Policeman

We're in the Money
5.9
We're in the Money
1935•movie

as Clancy O'Rourke

The Bride Comes Home
5.1

as Cab Driver

Give Me a Sailor
6.1
Give Me a Sailor
1938•movie

as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

Spring Madness
4.9
Spring Madness
1938•movie

as Jim - a Policeman

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
6.6

as Truck Driver

You Can't Buy Luck
4.7
You Can't Buy Luck
1937•movie

as Butch (uncredited)

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
5.0

as Mr. Johnson - Detective

Ice-Capades
5.9
Ice-Capades
1941•movie

as Joe, the Bouncer

She Wouldn't Say Yes
6.4

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Flying Irishman
5.0

as J.R. Robinson

Tarnished Lady
4.9
Tarnished Lady
1931•movie

as Al - Man in Bar

We Live Again
6.8
We Live Again
1934•movie

as Warden's assistant

Two Girls on Broadway
7.0

as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)

Fly By Night
6.7
Fly By Night
1942•movie

as Officer Charlie Prescott

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
6.5

as Ted (uncredited)

An Angel from Texas
5.3

as New York Policeman

Four Mothers
6.8
Four Mothers
1941•movie

as Harry (uncredited)

We're on the Jury
6.2
We're on the Jury
1937•movie

as Officer Clark

Niagara Falls
6.7
Niagara Falls
1941•movie

as Chuck

Something to Shout About
6.5

as Detective Stone

Blonde Alibi
4.8
Blonde Alibi
1946•movie

as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby
6.3
Blondie for Victory
7.6

as Sergeant

Triple Trouble
7.0
Triple Trouble
1950•movie

as Officer Murphy

Exposed
6.2
Exposed
1947•movie

as Big Mac

Sing Your Way Home
5.6
Sing Your Way Home
1945•movie

as Jailer

Jim Hanvey, Detective
6.5

as O. R.Smith

Danger Patrol
6.4
Danger Patrol
1937•movie

as John Donovan

High, Wide and Handsome
6.2

as Foreman

Boy Trouble
6.0
Boy Trouble
1939•movie

as Cop

The Family Next Door
5.8

as Cop

Cinderella Jones
3.8
Cinderella Jones
1946•movie

as Riley

On Your Toes
4.5
On Your Toes
1939•movie

as First Policeman

Fixer Dugan
6.5
Fixer Dugan
1939•movie

as Jake

Dangerous Partners
6.8
Dangerous Partners
1945•movie

as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)

20,000 Men a Year
6.2
20,000 Men a Year
1939•movie

as Dunk

This Thing Called Love
8.4

as Police Officer

Earl Carroll Vanities
5.4

as Policeman

The Girl in 419
4.2
The Girl in 419
1933•movie

as Lt. 'Babs' Riley

The Go-Getter
6.2
The Go-Getter
1937•movie

as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)

Adventure in Diamonds
6.0

as Lou

So You're Going to Be a Father
5.8

as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)

Queen of the Mob
6.2
Queen of the Mob
1940•movie

as Bank Guard

The Great Alaskan Mystery
6.0

as Kurtz

She Had to Choose
6.0
She Had to Choose
1934•movie

as Higgins

A Child is Born
7.1
A Child is Born
1939•movie

as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)

The Spellbinder
6.2
The Spellbinder
1939•movie

as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)

High Powered
5.2
High Powered
1945•movie

as Cal Williams

Meet the Stewarts
5.5
Meet the Stewarts
1942•movie

as Moving Man

Tahiti Honey
5.4
Tahiti Honey
1943•movie

as George, the Bartender

Brother Rat and a Baby
6.1

as Cab Driver

Gateway
7.4
Gateway
1938•movie

as Guard

Back in Circulation
6.5

as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)

Hold That Baby!
5.8
Hold That Baby!
1949•movie

as Policeman Burton

Thieves Fall Out
6.0
Thieves Fall Out
1941•movie

as Dudley Kane

Yes, My Darling Daughter
4.5

as Police Officer

Life with Blondie
6.7
Life with Blondie
1945•movie

as Hundefänger (uncredited)

Annabel Takes a Tour
5.7

as Longshoreman at dance

The Ghost Goes Wild
6.0

as Newsstand man

Behind the Green Lights
8.0

as Moran - a Cop

Under Your Spell
7.3
Under Your Spell
1936•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

False Pretenses
7.3
False Pretenses
1935•movie

as Mike O'Reilly

Wallaby Jim of the Islands
5.3

as [scenes deleted]

Port of Lost Dreams
7.3

as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'

Stage Struck
5.3
Stage Struck
1936•movie

as Rordan

San Francisco Docks
7.3

as Hank

The Band Plays On
8.3
The Band Plays On
1934•movie

as Lumberjack

Boulder Dam
5.7
Boulder Dam
1936•movie

as Pa's Guest (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

as Sentry

I Was a Burlesque Queen
3.0

as Frankie

Linda, Be Good
6.7
Linda, Be Good
1947•movie

as Frankie

What's Cookin'?
7.0
What's Cookin'?
1942•movie

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Web of Danger
5.5
Web of Danger
1947•movie

as Dolan, Restaurant Owner

Straight, Place and Show
7.0

as Detective Globe

$1,000 a Touchdown
3.7
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939•movie

as Ironmansky (uncredited)

Roaming Lady
7.0
Roaming Lady
1936•movie

as Andy

Here Comes Happiness
6.0

as Joe

Dangerous Waters
6.0
Dangerous Waters
1936•movie

as Bosun

Two for Tonight
7.7
Two for Tonight
1935•movie

as Taxi Driver

Hit Parade of 1951
6.5
Hit Parade of 1951
1950•movie

as Garrity

Wild Gold
6.5
Wild Gold
1934•movie

as Eddie Sparks

Grand Jury
7.5
Grand Jury
1936•movie

as Policeman Burke

Twice Blessed
7.5
Twice Blessed
1945•movie

as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)

A Notorious Gentleman
6.5

as Detective

One New York Night
7.5
One New York Night
1935•movie

as Trench

The Man Who Found Himself
8.5

as Policeman in Park

Three Sons o' Guns
7.0
Three Sons o' Guns
1941•movie

as Sylvester

Buck Benny Rides Again
5.0

as Policeman

Between Us Girls
7.5
Between Us Girls
1942•movie

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Cafe Society
7.5
Cafe Society
1939•movie

as Cop

Saddle Pals
6.5
Saddle Pals
1947•movie

as Jailer

Follow That Woman
6.5
Follow That Woman
1945•movie

as Butch

Night Work
8.5
Night Work
1939•movie

as Officer Flannigan

Daredevils of the Clouds
6.5

as Tap-It Bowers

David Harum
7.5
David Harum
1934•movie

as Bill Montague (uncredited)

Belle of Old Mexico
9.0

as Sam

A Sporting Chance
10.0
A Sporting Chance
1945•movie

as Mike Ryan

Tillie the Toiler
8.0
Tillie the Toiler
1941•movie

as Policeman

While New York Sleeps
7.0

as Sgt. White

That's My Gal
10.0
That's My Gal
1947•movie

as Mike

Sutter's Gold
7.0
Sutter's Gold
1936•movie

as Wagon Driver

My Kingdom for a Cook
8.0

as Duke

Love on a Budget
8.0
Love on a Budget
1938•movie

as Big Furniture Mover

The Dark Horse
7.0
The Dark Horse
1946•movie

as Eustace Kelly

Strike It Rich
8.0
Strike It Rich
1948•movie

as Mack

A Girl with Ideas
9.0
A Girl with Ideas
1937•movie

as Eddie

San Fernando Valley
8.0

as Keno

Campus Honeymoon
7.0
Campus Honeymoon
1948•movie

as Motorcycle Cop

Gay Blades
8.0
Gay Blades
1946•movie

as Bartender

Spooky Wooky
10.0
Spooky Wooky
1950•movie
Little Miss Broadway
8.0

as Uncle George

Over My Dead Body
8.0
Over My Dead Body
1942•movie

as Police Sergeant

Girl from God's Country
9.0

as Poker Player

Up the River
10.0
Up the River
1938•movie

as Tiny

The Girl Habit
8.0
The Girl Habit
1931•movie

as Detective

Wives Never Know
9.0
Wives Never Know
1936•movie

as Officer

That’s My Story
8.0
That’s My Story
1937•movie

as John

The West Side Kid
The West Side Kid
1943•movie

as Donovan