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Edward Gargan
Actor
Born July 17, 1902Died February 19, 1964 (61 years)
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 next 19 years he appeared in a variety of movies. Gargan was one of the most prolific bit players in the history of the movies, specializing in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. He appeared in nearly 300 feature films over a three-decade span between 1921 and 1952, and television work from 1951 to 1953.
Gargan died in New York City in 1964.
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 next 19 years he appeared in a variety of movies. Gargan was one of the most prolific bit players in the history of the movies, specializing in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. He appeared in nearly 300 feature films over a three-decade span between 1921 and 1952, and television work from 1951 to 1953.
Gargan died in New York City in 1964.
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Known For
Filmography
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Officer Jack Hurley |
| 1951 | Little Egypt · as Police Sergeant |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo · as Policeman (as Ed Gargan) |
| 1951 | Valentino · as Cop In Central Park |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man · as Milt (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Dolan |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble · as Officer Murphy |
| 1950 | Key to the City · as S.f. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride · as Moving Man With Door (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Kid from Texas · as Blacksmith |
| 1950 | So You Want to Throw a Party · as Joe Frisbie |
| 1949 | Two Knights from Brooklyn · as Cab Driver |
| 1949 | Feudin' Rhythm · as Fire Chief |
| 1949 | Love Happy · as Cop Who Captures Harpo |
| 1949 | That Midnight Kiss · as Traffic Cop |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young · as Bar Patron |
| 1949 | Hold That Baby! · as Policeman Burton |
| 1948 | Blondie's Secret · as The Butcher |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Adventures of Gallant Bess · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1948 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! · as Ted (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth Story · as Policeman |
| 1948 | A Southern Yankee · as Male Nurse |
| 1948 | The Dude Goes West · as Train Conductor |
| 1948 | Smart Woman · as Interrogator At Police Line-Up |
| 1948 | Are You with It? · as Spectator |
| 1948 | Campus Honeymoon · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1947 | Exposed · as Big Mac |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women · as Mr. Fogarty |
| 1947 | Web of Danger · as Dolan, Restaurant Owner |
| 1947 | Saddle Pals · as Jailer |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue · as Policeman In Park (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild · as Newsstand Man |
| 1947 | The Brasher Doubloon · as Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Crack-Up · as Cop In Arcade (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion · as Cop |
| 1946 | The Inner Circle · as Parking Ticket Cop |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1946 | Behind the Mask · as Detective Dixon |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn · as Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as Riley |
| 1946 | Little Giant · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Pardon My Past · as Policeman At Pemberton Home |
| 1945 | Life with Blondie · as Hundefänger (uncredited) |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Great John L. · as Cast |
| 1945 | Sing Your Way Home · as Jailer |
| 1945 | Her Highness and the Bellboy · as 1st Cop |
| 1945 | Guest Wife · as Waiter |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties · as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Wonder Man · as Policeman In Park |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners · as Police Sgt. At Kempen's Apartment (uncredited) |
| 1945 | That's the Spirit · as Cop |
| 1945 | Twice Blessed · as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Diamond Horseshoe · as Grogan - Stagehand |
| 1945 | The Bullfighters · as Vasso |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! · as Chair Delivery Man |
| 1945 | Earl Carroll Vanities · as Policeman |
| 1945 | See My Lawyer · as Furniture Mover |
| 1945 | High Powered · as Cal Williams |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home · as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Music for Millions · as Detective |
| 1944 | Once Upon a Time · as Cop Outside Flynn Theatrer |
| 1944 | San Diego I Love You · as Policeman |
| 1944 | San Fernando Valley · as Keno |
| 1944 | Song of the Open Road · as Poultry Truck Driver |
| 1944 | Detective Kitty O'Day · as Mike Storm |
| 1944 | The Great Alaskan Mystery · as Kurtz |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West · as Homicide Detective Bates |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma · as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter |
| 1943 | The Falcon and the Co-eds · as Detective Bates |
| 1943 | My Kingdom for a Cook · as Duke |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke · as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Falcon in Danger · as Det. Bates |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice · as Bank Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Prairie Chickens · as Bus Driver |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back · as Detective Bates |
| 1943 | Taxi, Mister · as Willie, Court Bailiff |
| 1943 | Tahiti Honey · as George, The Bartender |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered · as Cop At Bridge |
| 1943 | Something to Shout About · as Detective Stone |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World · as Hotel Detective |
| 1942 | Andy Hardy's Double Life · as Motorcycle Policeman |
| 1942 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy · as Mr. Johnson - Detective |
| 1942 | The Falcon's Brother · as Detective Bates |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde · as Mulrooney |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts · as Moving Man |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · as Doorman |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen · as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Between Us Girls · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go · as Police Lt. Foster |
| 1942 | Blondie for Victory · as Sergeant |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point · as Bombardier (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory · as Willie Brooks |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam · as Deputy |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride · as Private Policeman |
| 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over · as Detective Bates (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney · as Policeman |
| 1942 | Flying with Music · as Joe |
| 1942 | What's Cookin' · as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| 1942 | Fly-By-Night · as Officer Charlie Prescott |
| 1942 | A Date with the Falcon · as Detective Bates (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Over My Dead Body · as Police Sergeant |
| 1941 | The Night of January 16th · as Cop Who Helps The Drunk |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring · as Dumb Henchman |
| 1941 | Lady Be Good · as Policeman |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls · as Chuck |
| 1941 | Navy Blues · as Hawaii Club Proprietor |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades · as Joe, The Bouncer |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns · as Sylvester |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby · as Customs Officer |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours · as Traffic Policeman |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out · as Dudley Kane |
| 1941 | Men of Boys Town · as Detective Arresting Whitey |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness · as Joe |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny · as Hotel Doorman |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome · as Store Detective |
| 1941 | Four Mothers · as Harry (uncredited) |
| 1940 | This Thing Called Love · as Police Officer |
| 1940 | Go West · as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date · as Chimp |
| 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again · as Policeman |
| 1940 | Slightly Tempted · as Gottlieb, Policeman |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Spring Parade · as Inga - The Fortune Teller |
| 1940 | City for Conquest · as Joe - Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as George, The Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob · as Bank Guard |
| 1940 | Susan and God · as Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again · as Policeman |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas · as New York Policeman |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway · as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited) |
| 1940 | It All Came True · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore · as Bill - Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1940 | 3 Cheers for the Irish · as Policeman O'brien |
| 1940 | Adventure in Diamonds · as Lou |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan in Panama · as Plant Workman |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage · as Capt. Butterfield |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson · as Death Row Guard (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Saint's Double Trouble · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Wolf of New York · as W. Thornton Upshaw |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby · as Cab Driver |
| 1939 | A Child Is Born · as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man · as Detective Quinn (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence · as Truck Driver |
| 1939 | 20,000 Men a Year · as Dunk |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles · as Sentry |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as First Policeman |
| 1939 | $1000 a Touchdown · as Ironmansky (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They All Come Out · as George "bugs" Jacklin |
| 1939 | The Spellbinder · as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1939 | It Could Happen to You · as Bartender |
| 1939 | Lucky Night · as Policeman |
| 1939 | Fixer Dugan · as Jake |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman · as J.r. Robinson |
| 1939 | The Family Next Door · as Cop |
| 1939 | The Saint Strikes Back · as Pinky Budd |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss · as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Cafe Society · as Cop |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter · as Police Officer |
| 1939 | Honolulu · as Second Detective |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble · as Cop |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps · as Sgt. White |
| 1938 | Annabel Takes a Tour · as Longshoreman At Dance |
| 1938 | Thanks for the Memory · as Flanahan |
| 1938 | Spring Madness · as Jim - A Policeman |
| 1938 | Five of a Kind · as Tim Kelly - Bartender |
| 1938 | Straight Place and Show · as Detective Globe |
| 1938 | Time Out for Murder · as Apartment Doorman |
| 1938 | Carefree · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor · as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Texans · as Sgt. Grady |
| 1938 | Keep Smiling · as First Electrician |
| 1938 | Gateway · as Guard |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Men Are Such Fools · as 2nd Policeman |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris · as Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Devil's Party · as Police Sgt. Enders |
| 1938 | Crime School · as Officer Hogan |
| 1938 | Rascals · as Police Officer |
| 1938 | Love on a Budget · as Big Furniture Mover |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby · as Zoo Official (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wallaby Jim of the Islands · as [scenes Deleted] |
| 1937 | Thoroughbreds Don't Cry · as Park Policeman |
| 1937 | Danger Patrol · as John Donovan |
| 1937 | Madame X · as Mate Of Dorcas |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation · as Policeman At Train Wreck (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Big City · as Policeman With Banana |
| 1937 | San Quentin · as 'captain' Road Gang Guard |
| 1937 | High, Wide and Handsome · as Foreman |
| 1937 | Wake Up and Live · as Murphy, Tour Guide Supervisor |
| 1937 | The Go Getter · as Police Officer Riley (uncredited) |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck · as Butch (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective · as O. R.smith |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself · as Policeman In Park |
| 1937 | Nancy Steele Is Missing! · as Guard |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited) |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury · as Officer Clark |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Wild Brian Kent · as Joe - Waiter |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd · as Policeman |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know · as Officer |
| 1936 | Stage Struck · as Rordan |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Grand Jury · as Policeman Burke |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage · as 'mac' Mcpherson |
| 1936 | Roaming Lady · as Andy |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead · as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Boulder Dam · as Pa's Guest (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold · as Wagon Driver |
| 1936 | Anything Goes · as Detective |
| 1936 | Ceiling Zero · as Doc Wilson |
| 1935 | Barbary Coast · as Bill - Henchman |
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home · as Cab Driver |
| 1935 | So Red the Rose · as Cavalryman |
| 1935 | Miss Pacific Fleet · as Shore Patrol Chief With Telephone |
| 1935 | False Pretenses · as Mike O'reilly |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table · as Pinky Kelly (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Two for Tonight · as Taxi Driver |
| 1935 | Here Comes Cookie · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | We're in the Money · as Clancy O'rourke |
| 1935 | The Irish in Us · as Tough Guy Slugged By Danny |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying Trapeze · as Patrolman |
| 1935 | Ginger · as Detective |
| 1935 | Behind the Green Lights · as Moran - A Cop |
| 1935 | One New York Night · as Trench |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily · as Guard |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On · as Lumberjack |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife! · as Det. Connolly |
| 1934 | We Live Again · as Warden's Assistant |
| 1934 | Port of Lost Dreams · as Porky The Freda's 'crew' |
| 1934 | She Had to Choose · as Higgins |
| 1934 | The Lemon Drop Kid · as Sullivan |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties · as Stogie (ruby's Agent) |
| 1934 | The Girl from Missouri · as Cop |
| 1934 | Side Streets · as Cop |
| 1934 | Wild Gold · as Eddie Sparks |
| 1934 | Registered Nurse · as Officer Pat O'brien |
| 1934 | Good Dame · as House Detective |
| 1934 | David Harum · as Bill Montague (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Fugitive Lovers · as Policeman |
| 1933 | Queen Christina · as Drinker Betting On 9 (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Gallant Lady · as Policeman On Street |
| 1933 | Jimmy and Sally · as Married Meatpacker |
| 1933 | Ace of Aces · as Whitaker (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Bombshell · as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Turn Back the Clock · as Pete - Checkers Player |
| 1933 | |
| 1933 | Three Cornered Moon · as Mike, The Landlord (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. · as 'captain' The Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Gambling Ship · as Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 · as Lt. 'babs' Riley |
| 1932 | The Naggers in Four Wheels - No Brakes · as Cast |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | Tarnished Lady · as Al - Man In Bar |