William Gargan

William Gargan

1905-07-17 – 1979-02-18 (age 73) Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

Complicated Women
Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Night Editor
Night Editor

1946

as Tony Cochrane

Rain
Rain

1932

as Sergeant Tim O'Hara

Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier

1935

as Cliff Stanley

Swell Guy
Swell Guy

1946

as Martin Duncan

Sweepings
Sweepings

1933

as Gene Pardway

Lucky Devils
Lucky Devils

1933

as Bob Hughes

Turnabout
Turnabout

1940

as Joel Clare

Bombay Clipper
Bombay Clipper

1942

as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as Stephen Benbow

Broadway Serenade
Broadway Serenade

1939

as Bill Foster

British Agent
British Agent

1934

as Bob Medill

Blackmailer
Blackmailer

1936

as Peter Cornish

Emergency Call
Emergency Call

1933

as Steve Brennan

Isle Of Destiny
Isle Of Destiny

1940

as Stripes Thornton

You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once

1937

as Father Dolan

The Rawhide Years
The Rawhide Years

1956

as Marshal Sommers

I Wake Up Screaming
I Wake Up Screaming

1941

as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

Night Flight
Night Flight

1933

as Brazilian Pilot

Swing Fever
Swing Fever

1943

as 'Waltzy' Malone