

William Gargan
ActorWilliam 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.
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ACTOR97

Complicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)

Miracle in the Rain
1956
Harry Wood

The Rawhide Years
1956
Marshal Sommers

Man on the Ledge
1955
Officer Bragan

Dynamite
1949
"Gunner" Peterson

Waterfront at Midnight
1948
Mike Hanrohan

The Argyle Secrets
1948
Harry Mitchell

Strange Impersonation
1946
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

Hot Cargo
1946
Joe Harkness

Night Editor
1946
Tony Cochrane

Behind Green Lights
1946
Sam Carson

Till the End of Time
1946
Sgt. Gunny Watrous

Murder in the Music Hall
1946
Inspector Wilson

Swell Guy
1946
Martin Duncan

Rendezvous 24
1946
Agent Larry Cameron

Midnight Manhunt
1945
Pete Willis

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Joe Gallagher

She Gets Her Man
1945
'Breezy' Barton

Song of the Sarong
1945
Drew Allen

Follow That Woman
1945
Sam Boone

The Canterville Ghost
1944
Sergeant Benson

Harrigan's Kid
1943
Tom Harrigan

Swing Fever
1943
'Waltzy' Malone

No Place for a Lady
1943
Jess Arno

Sealed Lips
1942
Lee Davis

Who Done It?
1942
Detective Inspector Lou

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
Ellery Queen

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
Ellery Queen

Destination Unknown
1942
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

Miss Annie Rooney
1942
Mr. Timothy Rooney

The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
Tommy Fallon

Bombay Clipper
1942
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

I Wake Up Screaming
1941
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
Sam Peters

Keep 'Em Flying
1941
Craig Morrison

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
Self (uncredited)

Flying Cadets
1941
'Trip' Hammer

Star Dust
1940
Dane Wharton

Double Alibi
1940
Walter Gifford

They Knew What They Wanted
1940
Joe

Turnabout
1940
Joel Clare

Isle Of Destiny
1940
Stripes Thornton

Sporting Blood
1940
Duffy

Within the Law
1939
Police Sergeant Cassidy

Broadway Serenade
1939
Bill Foster

The House of Fear
1939
Arthur McHugh

Three Sons
1939
Thane Pardway

Women in the Wind
1939
Ace Boreman

The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
Ed O'Malley

The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939
Ed Towers

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
Joe Turp

The Devil's Party
1938
Mike O'Mara

Personal Secretary
1938
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

The Crowd Roars
1938
Johnny Martin

The Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
Dr. Jack Murray

You Only Live Once
1937
Father Dolan

She Asked for It
1937
Dwight Stanford

Reported Missing
1937
Steve Browning

You're a Sweetheart
1937
Fred Edwards

Wings Over Honolulu
1937
Jack Furness

Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937
George Regan

Breezing Home
1937
Steve Rowan

Behind the Mike
1937
George Hayes

The Milky Way
1936
Speed McFarland

Navy Born
1936
Lt. Red Furness

The Sky Parade
1936
Speed Robertson

Fury and the Woman
1936
Bruce Corrigan

Alibi for Murder
1936
Perry Travis

Man Hunt
1936
Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson

Flying Hostess
1936
Hal Cunningham

Blackmailer
1936
Peter Cornish

Broadway Gondolier
1935
Cliff Stanley

Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
Numbers

Black Fury
1935
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman

Bright Lights
1935
Dan Wheeler

Things Are Looking Up
1935
Van Gaard

Traveling Saleslady
1935
Pat O'Connor

A Night at the Ritz
1935
Duke Regan

Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
Self

Four Frightened People
1934
Stewart Corder

British Agent
1934
Bob Medill

Strictly Dynamite
1934
Georgie

The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Self (uncredited)

The Line-Up
1934
Bob Curtis

The Story of Temple Drake
1933
Stephen Benbow

Lucky Devils
1933
Bob Hughes

Night Flight
1933
Brazilian Pilot

Emergency Call
1933
Steve Brennan

Headline Shooter
1933
Bill Allen

Sweepings
1933
Gene Pardway

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
Red Branahan

Rain
1932
Sergeant Tim O'Hara

The Animal Kingdom
1932
Regan

The Sport Parade
1932
Johnny Baker

The Misleading Lady
1932
Fitzpatrick

Follow the Leader
1930
Gangster (uncredited)





