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