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William Gargan

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 17, 1905 (Died at 74)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Career Span1930 – 1979
Known Credits101 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

William Gargan

Also known as:William Dennis GarganBill Gargan
Total Works

101

97 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

You Only Live Once
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937•movie
as Father Dolan
The Bells of St. Mary's
6.8
as Joe Gallagher
I Wake Up Screaming
6.9
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Rain
6.6
Rain
1932•movie
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 101 titles featuring William Gargan

You Only Live Once
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937•movie

as Father Dolan

The Bells of St. Mary's
6.8

as Joe Gallagher

I Wake Up Screaming
6.9

as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

Rain
6.6
Rain
1932•movie

as Sergeant Tim O'Hara

Who Done It?
7.0
Who Done It?
1942•movie

as Detective Inspector Lou

The Canterville Ghost
6.9

as Sergeant Benson

The Story of Temple Drake
6.5

as Stephen Benbow

Behind Green Lights
5.6

as Sam Carson

Black Fury
6.3
Black Fury
1935•movie

as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman

The Animal Kingdom
5.6
The Animal Kingdom
1932•movie

as Regan

Night Editor
5.5
Night Editor
1946•movie

as Tony Cochrane

Keep 'Em Flying
6.2
Keep 'Em Flying
1941•movie

as Craig Morrison

The Milky Way
6.1
The Milky Way
1936•movie

as Speed McFarland

Night Flight
5.6
Night Flight
1933•movie

as Brazilian Pilot

Strange Impersonation
6.1

as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

Till the End of Time
6.4

as Sgt. Gunny Watrous

Cheers for Miss Bishop
5.8

as Sam Peters

British Agent
5.8
British Agent
1934•movie

as Bob Medill

Four Frightened People
5.9

as Stewart Corder

Midnight Manhunt
4.6
Midnight Manhunt
1945•movie

as Pete Willis

You're a Sweetheart
4.6

as Fred Edwards

Turnabout
6.0
Turnabout
1940•movie

as Joel Clare

The Argyle Secrets
6.2
The Argyle Secrets
1948•movie

as Harry Mitchell

The Rawhide Years
5.6
The Rawhide Years
1956•movie

as Marshal Sommers

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Con McTaggart

They Knew What They Wanted
6.0

as Joe

Miracle in the Rain
6.9

as Harry Wood

Complicated Women
6.9
Complicated Women
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Miss Annie Rooney
6.3
Miss Annie Rooney
1942•movie

as Mr. Timothy Rooney

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Officer Bragan

The Sport Parade
5.3
The Sport Parade
1932•movie

as Johnny Baker

Sweepings
5.8
Sweepings
1933•movie

as Gene Pardway

Traveling Saleslady
6.1

as Pat O'Connor

The Devil's Party
5.4
The Devil's Party
1938•movie

as Mike O'Mara

Follow the Leader
4.9
Follow the Leader
1930•movie

as Gangster (uncredited)

Bright Lights
5.1
Bright Lights
1935•movie

as Dan Wheeler

Isle Of Destiny
5.7
Isle Of Destiny
1940•movie

as Stripes Thornton

The Crowd Roars
7.0
The Crowd Roars
1938•movie

as Johnny Martin

Sealed Lips
6.0
Sealed Lips
1942•movie

as Lee Davis

Within the Law
6.5
Within the Law
1939•movie

as Police Sergeant Cassidy

Broadway Gondolier
6.0
Broadway Gondolier
1935•movie

as Cliff Stanley

Star Dust
5.7
Star Dust
1940•movie

as Dane Wharton

Emergency Call
6.3
Emergency Call
1933•movie

as Steve Brennan

Headline Shooter
6.3
Headline Shooter
1933•movie

as Bill Allen

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
6.5

as Ellery Queen

Lucky Devils
6.4
Lucky Devils
1933•movie

as Bob Hughes

Don't Bet on Blondes
5.8

as Numbers

Murder in the Music Hall
5.3

as Inspector Wilson

Broadway Serenade
6.6
Broadway Serenade
1939•movie

as Bill Foster

Three Sons
4.5
Three Sons
1939•movie

as Thane Pardway

Women in the Wind
6.8
Women in the Wind
1939•movie

as Ace Boreman

The Housekeeper's Daughter
4.6

as Ed O'Malley

The Mayor of 44th Street
5.0

as Tommy Fallon

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
7.8

as Red Branahan

Sporting Blood
4.2
Sporting Blood
1940•movie

as Duffy

Wings Over Honolulu
6.4

as Jack Furness

A Close Call for Ellery Queen
6.1

as Ellery Queen

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
6.2

as Ellery Queen

Double Alibi
5.2
Double Alibi
1940•movie

as Walter Gifford

Strictly Dynamite
6.5
Strictly Dynamite
1934•movie

as Georgie

Swing Fever
6.0
Swing Fever
1943•movie

as 'Waltzy' Malone

She Gets Her Man
5.2
She Gets Her Man
1945•movie

as 'Breezy' Barton

The Adventures of Jane Arden
6.2

as Ed Towers

Flying Cadets
4.5
Flying Cadets
1941•movie

as 'Trip' Hammer

The Line-Up
3.5
The Line-Up
1934•movie

as Bob Curtis

The House of Fear
7.7
The House of Fear
1939•movie

as Arthur McHugh

Navy Born
6.0
Navy Born
1936•movie

as Lt. Red Furness

Dynamite
4.7
Dynamite
1949•movie

as "Gunner" Peterson

Alibi for Murder
6.5
Alibi for Murder
1936•movie

as Perry Travis

No Place for a Lady
6.0

as Jess Arno

Bombay Clipper
6.0
Bombay Clipper
1942•movie

as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

The Hollywood Gad-About
6.0

as Self (uncredited)

Martin Kane, Private Eye
7.3
4 eps
Waterfront at Midnight
7.0

as Mike Hanrohan

Destination Unknown
7.0

as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

Things Are Looking Up
6.5

as Van Gaard

A Night at the Ritz
6.5

as Duke Regan

She Asked for It
8.0
She Asked for It
1937•movie

as Dwight Stanford

Some Blondes Are Dangerous
4.0

as George Regan

Song of the Sarong
7.0
Song of the Sarong
1945•movie

as Drew Allen

Swell Guy
8.0
Swell Guy
1946•movie

as Martin Duncan

Breezing Home
6.0
Breezing Home
1937•movie

as Steve Rowan

Follow That Woman
6.5
Follow That Woman
1945•movie

as Sam Boone

Blackmailer
6.5
Blackmailer
1936•movie

as Peter Cornish

Man on the Ledge
7.0
Man on the Ledge
1955•movie

as Officer Bragan

Hot Cargo
8.0
Hot Cargo
1946•movie

as Joe Harkness

Harrigan's Kid
7.0
Harrigan's Kid
1943•movie

as Tom Harrigan

Personal Secretary
8.0
Personal Secretary
1938•movie

as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

The Crime of Doctor Hallet
10.0

as Dr. Jack Murray

The Sky Parade
8.0
The Sky Parade
1936•movie

as Speed Robertson

Reported Missing
10.0
Reported Missing
1937•movie

as Steve Browning

Fury and the Woman
7.0
Fury and the Woman
1936•movie

as Bruce Corrigan

The Misleading Lady
7.0

as Fitzpatrick

Man Hunt
10.0
Man Hunt
1936•movie

as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
7.0

as Self (uncredited)

Flying Hostess
10.0
Flying Hostess
1936•movie

as Hal Cunningham

Behind the Mike
8.0
Behind the Mike
1937•movie

as George Hayes

Rendezvous 24
9.0
Rendezvous 24
1946•movie

as Agent Larry Cameron