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