William Gargan

Personal Info

Birthday

July 17, 1905

Day of Death

1979-02-18

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

William Dennis Gargan

Bill Gargan

William Gargan

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.

Known For

Studio One

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Night Flight

Behind Green Lights

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Animal Kingdom

You Only Live Once

Rain

Filmography

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