William Gargan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 17, 1905
- Died
- Feb 18, 1979 (aged 73)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Credits
- 103
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.
Known for
You Only Live Once
1937Movie
Father Dolan
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945Movie
Joe Gallagher
I Wake Up Screaming
1941Movie
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Rain
1932Movie
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
The Canterville Ghost
1944Movie
Sergeant Benson
Who Done It?
1942Movie
Detective Inspector Lou
Filmography
Complicated Women
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
The Rawhide Years
1956Movie
Marshal Sommers
Miracle in the Rain
1956Movie
Harry Wood
Man on the Ledge
1955Movie
Officer Bragan
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Officer Bragan
The George Gobel Show
1954TV
Self
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953TV
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949TV
Dynamite
1949Movie
"Gunner" Peterson
Studio One
1948TV
Con McTaggart
Waterfront at Midnight
1948Movie
Mike Hanrohan
The Argyle Secrets
1948Movie
Harry Mitchell
Swell Guy
1946Movie
Martin Duncan
Till the End of Time
1946Movie
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Hot Cargo
1946Movie
Joe Harkness
Rendezvous 24
1946Movie
Agent Larry Cameron
Murder in the Music Hall
1946Movie
Inspector Wilson
Night Editor
1946Movie
Tony Cochrane
Strange Impersonation
1946Movie
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Behind Green Lights
1946Movie
Sam Carson
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945Movie
Joe Gallagher
Follow That Woman
1945Movie
Sam Boone
Midnight Manhunt
1945Movie
Pete Willis
Song of the Sarong
1945Movie
Drew Allen
She Gets Her Man
1945Movie
'Breezy' Barton
The Canterville Ghost
1944Movie
Sergeant Benson
Swing Fever
1943Movie
'Waltzy' Malone
Harrigan's Kid
1943Movie
Tom Harrigan
No Place for a Lady
1943Movie
Jess Arno
Who Done It?
1942Movie
Detective Inspector Lou
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942Movie
Tommy Fallon
Destination Unknown
1942Movie
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942Movie
Ellery Queen
Miss Annie Rooney
1942Movie
Mr. Timothy Rooney
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942Movie
Ellery Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942Movie
Ellery Queen
Bombay Clipper
1942Movie
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
Sealed Lips
1942Movie
Lee Davis
Keep 'Em Flying
1941Movie
Craig Morrison
I Wake Up Screaming
1941Movie
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Flying Cadets
1941Movie
'Trip' Hammer
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941Movie
Self (uncredited)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941Movie
Sam Peters
They Knew What They Wanted
1940Movie
Joe
Sporting Blood
1940Movie
Duffy
Turnabout
1940Movie
Joel Clare
Star Dust
1940Movie
Dane Wharton
Isle Of Destiny
1940Movie
Stripes Thornton
Double Alibi
1940Movie
Walter Gifford
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939Movie
Joe Turp
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939Movie
Ed O'Malley
Three Sons
1939Movie
Thane Pardway
The House of Fear
1939Movie
Arthur McHugh
Women in the Wind
1939Movie
Ace Boreman
Broadway Serenade
1939Movie
Bill Foster
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939Movie
Ed Towers
Within the Law
1939Movie
Police Sergeant Cassidy
Personal Secretary
1938Movie
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
The Crowd Roars
1938Movie
Johnny Martin
The Devil's Party
1938Movie
Mike O'Mara
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938Movie
Dr. Jack Murray
You're a Sweetheart
1937Movie
Fred Edwards
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937Movie
George Regan
Behind the Mike
1937Movie
George Hayes
She Asked for It
1937Movie
Dwight Stanford
Reported Missing
1937Movie
Steve Browning
Wings Over Honolulu
1937Movie
Jack Furness
Breezing Home
1937Movie
Steve Rowan
You Only Live Once
1937Movie
Father Dolan
Flying Hostess
1936Movie
Hal Cunningham
The Sky Parade
1936Movie
Speed Robertson
Alibi for Murder
1936Movie
Perry Travis
Fury and the Woman
1936Movie
Bruce Corrigan
Blackmailer
1936Movie
Peter Cornish
Navy Born
1936Movie
Lt. Red Furness
The Milky Way
1936Movie
Speed McFarland
Man Hunt
1936Movie
Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935Movie
Self
Broadway Gondolier
1935Movie
Cliff Stanley
Bright Lights
1935Movie
Dan Wheeler
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935Movie
Numbers
Things Are Looking Up
1935Movie
Van Gaard
Black Fury
1935Movie
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Traveling Saleslady
1935Movie
Pat O'Connor
A Night at the Ritz
1935Movie
Duke Regan
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934Movie
Self (uncredited)
British Agent
1934Movie
Bob Medill
Strictly Dynamite
1934Movie
Georgie
The Line-Up
1934Movie
Bob Curtis
Four Frightened People
1934Movie
Stewart Corder
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933Movie
Red Branahan
Night Flight
1933Movie
Brazilian Pilot
Headline Shooter
1933Movie
Bill Allen
Emergency Call
1933Movie
Steve Brennan
The Story of Temple Drake
1933Movie
Stephen Benbow
Sweepings
1933Movie
Gene Pardway
Lucky Devils
1933Movie
Bob Hughes
The Animal Kingdom
1932Movie
Regan
The Sport Parade
1932Movie
Johnny Baker
Rain
1932Movie
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
The Misleading Lady
1932Movie
Fitzpatrick
Follow the Leader
1930Movie
Gangster (uncredited)