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William Gargan
Actor
Died February 18, 1979 (73 years)
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
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain · as Harry Wood |
| 1949 | Dynamite · as 'Gunner' Peterson |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Con McTaggart |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonation · as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights · as Lt. Sam Carson |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time · as Sgt. Gunny Watrous |
| 1945 | Midnight Manhunt · as Pete Willis |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's · as Joe Gallagher |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost · as Sergeant Benson |
| 1942 | Who Done It? · as Police Lt. Lou Moran |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney · as Mr. Timothy Rooney |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishop · as Sam Peters |
| 1941 | Flying Cadets · as 'Trip' Hammer |
| 1940 | Turnabout · as Joel Clare |
| 1940 | Isle of Destiny · as Stripes Thornton |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade · as Bill Foster |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter · as Ed O'Malley |
| 1938 | The Devil's Party · as Mike O'Mara |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once · as Father Dolan |
| 1936 | The Milky Way · as Speed McFarland |
| 1935 | Black Fury · as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman |
| 1935 | Things Are Looking Up · as Van Gaard |
| 1934 | British Agent · as Bob Medill |
| 1933 | Lucky Devils · as Bob Hughes |
| 1933 | Night Flight · as Brazilian Pilot |
| 1933 | Sweepings · as Gene Pardway |
| 1932 | Rain · as Sergeant Tim O'Hara |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade · as Johnny Baker |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdom · as Regan, Le majordome |