Edward Gargan
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — Jul 17 1902• Died Feb 19 1964
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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 ne…
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Edward Gargan's Credits
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Deputy
Johnny Apollo
Detective (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Doorman (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
Policeman in Park
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Fly By Night
Officer Charlie Prescott
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
Deputy (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Key to the City
S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob
Bank Guard
Hit the Ice
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Madame X
Mate of Dorcas
The Gilded Lily
Guard
The Rage of Paris
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Roaming Lady
Andy
The Flying Irishman
J.R. Robinson
My Sister Eileen
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Bombshell
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
That's My Gal
Mike
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
Plant Workman
Bedtime for Bonzo
Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Great Guy
Henchman Al
Up the River
Tiny
Ice-Capades
Joe, the Bouncer
The Great O'Malley
Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
Policeman
The Go-Getter
Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
The Bride Comes Home
Cab Driver
Thieves Fall Out
Dudley Kane
The Dark Horse
Eustace Kelly
One New York Night
Trench
Three Cornered Moon
Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Kurtz
Wonder Man
Policeman in Park
Flight from Destiny
Hotel Doorman
The Ghost Goes Wild
Newsstand man
Mary Stevens, M.D.
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Bombardier (uncredited)
Susan and God
Cabbie (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
Detective Kitty O'Day
Mike Storm
On Your Toes
First Policeman
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Here Comes Cookie
Policeman (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
Whitaker (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
Detective (Uncredited)
The Inner Circle
Parking Ticket Cop
The Falcon Strikes Back
Detective Bates
Northwest Passage
Capt. Butterfield
Dangerous Waters
Bosun
Tarnished Lady
Al - Man in Bar
A-Haunting We Will Go
Police Lt. Foster
Cafe Society
Cop
Miss Annie Rooney
Policeman
Girl from God's Country
Poker Player
Spring Parade
Inga - the Fortune Teller
High, Wide and Handsome
Foreman
Dangerous Partners
Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Linda, Be Good
Frankie
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Truck Driver
Honolulu
Second Detective
The Falcon Takes Over
Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Spring Madness
Jim - a Policeman
A Child is Born
Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
Grand Jury
Policeman Burke
The Naughty Nineties
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
Policeman
Deadline at Dawn
Bouncer (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
The Girl Habit
Detective
Back in Circulation
Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
Dunk
Love on a Budget
Big Furniture Mover
Carefree
Policeman (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps
Sgt. White
David Harum
Bill Montague (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Night Work
Police Officer Flannigan
Here Comes Happiness
Joe
This Thing Called Love
Police Officer
Web of Danger
Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Hands Across the Table
Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds
Tap-It Bowers
Lucky Night
Policeman
Life with Blondie
Hundefänger (uncredited)
The Falcon's Brother
Detective Bates
Over My Dead Body
Police Sergeant
My Favorite Blonde
Mulrooney
The Girl in 419
Lt. 'Babs' Riley
Blonde Alibi
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Bartender (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck
Butch (uncredited)
Gateway
Guard
Danger Patrol
John Donovan
Follow That Woman
Butch
Meet the Stewarts
Moving Man
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Chimp
Triple Trouble
Officer Murphy
Straight, Place and Show
Detective Globe
Pack Up Your Troubles
Sentry
Crime School
Officer Hogan
Wives Never Know
Officer
Stage Struck
Rordan
Cinderella Jones
Riley
Gay Blades
Bartender
Little Giant
Policeman (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
Chuck
False Pretenses
Mike O'Reilly
Wild Gold
Eddie Sparks
Belle of the Nineties
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Four Mothers
Harry (uncredited)
Thanks for the Memory
Flanahan
The Saint's Double Trouble
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tahiti Honey
George, the Bartender
The Spellbinder
Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Saddle Pals
Jailer
High Powered
Cal Williams
Fixer Dugan
Jake
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Ted (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
Detective Bates (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown
Ironmansky (uncredited)
My Kingdom for a Cook
Duke
The Falcon Out West
Homicide Detective Bates
Exposed
Big Mac
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Patrolman
We're in the Money
Clancy O'Rourke
Jim Hanvey, Detective
O. R.Smith
We Live Again
Warden's assistant
Between Us Girls
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back
Pinky Budd
The Thin Man Goes Home
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Boy Trouble
Cop
The Family Next Door
Cop
San Francisco Docks
Hank
It All Came True
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
They All Come Out
George "Bugs" Jacklin
Belle of Old Mexico
Sam
Give Me a Sailor
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Police Officer
Two for Tonight
Taxi Driver
Behind the Mask
Detective Dixon
Flying with Music
Joe
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1st Cop
Hold That Baby!
Policeman Burton
Ceiling Zero
Doc Wilson
A Girl with Ideas
Eddie
Princess O'Rourke
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
Lou
Adventures of Gallant Bess
Deputy Sheriff
Blondie for Victory
Sergeant
The West Side Kid
Donovan
Anything Goes
Detective
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Detective Bates
Something to Shout About
Detective Stone
Sutter's Gold
Wagon Driver
Under Your Spell
Detective (uncredited)
What's Cookin'?
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
A Notorious Gentleman
Detective
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Frankie
An Angel from Texas
New York Policeman
Wolf of New York
W. Thornton Upshaw
Street of Memories
Mike Sullivan
Tillie the Toiler
Policeman
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Willie Brooks
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Band Plays On
Lumberjack
Annabel Takes a Tour
Longshoreman at dance
Hit Parade of 1951
Garrity
Strike It Rich
Mack
Three Sons o' Guns
Sylvester
Spooky Wooky
Behind the Green Lights
Moran - a Cop
We're on the Jury
Officer Clark
Registered Nurse
Officer Pat O'Brien
Little Miss Broadway
Uncle George
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
[scenes deleted]
Radio Dough
Gang Leader (uncredited)
The Falcon in Danger
Det. Bates
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mr. Johnson - Detective
Port of Lost Dreams
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
A Sporting Chance
Mike Ryan
Sing Your Way Home
Jailer
Brother Rat and a Baby
Cab Driver
San Fernando Valley
Keno
She Had to Choose
Higgins
Campus Honeymoon
Motorcycle Cop
So You Want to Move
The Door Knocker
Man
So You Want a Raise
So You're Going to Be a Father
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
The African Dodger
That’s My Story
John
Via Express
Two A.M.
It's All Over
Jerry