William Gargan

Jul 17, 1905 - Feb 18, 1979 (73 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Studio One

Con McTaggart

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Emergency Call

Steve Brennan

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Night Flight

Brazilian Pilot

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Flying Cadets

'Trip' Hammer

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Broadway Serenade

Bill Foster

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Traveling Saleslady

Pat O'Connor

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Headline Shooter

Bill Allen

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Star Dust

Dane Wharton

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Strange Impersonation

Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

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Bright Lights

Dan Wheeler

Credits

Complicated Women 2003

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.7
The Rawhide Years 1956

Marshal Sommers

★ 5.5
Miracle in the Rain 1956

Harry Wood

★ 6.7
Man on the Ledge 1955

Officer Bragan

★ NR
The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955

Officer Bragan

★ 5.4
The George Gobel Show 1954

Self

★ 7.3
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse 1953

★ 7
Martin Kane, Private Eye 1949

★ 6
Dynamite 1949

"Gunner" Peterson

★ 2.5
Studio One 1948

Con McTaggart

★ 5
Waterfront at Midnight 1948

Mike Hanrohan

★ 4
The Argyle Secrets 1948

Harry Mitchell

★ 6
Swell Guy 1946

Martin Duncan

★ NR
Till the End of Time 1946

Sgt. Gunny Watrous

★ 6.4
Hot Cargo 1946

Joe Harkness

★ NR
Murder in the Music Hall 1946

Inspector Wilson

★ 4.6
Night Editor 1946

Tony Cochrane

★ 5.4
Strange Impersonation 1946

Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

★ 6
Behind Green Lights 1946

Lt. Sam Carson

★ 5.5
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945

Joe Gallagher

★ 6.8
Follow That Woman 1945

Sam Boone

★ 6
Midnight Manhunt 1945

Pete Willis

★ 4.5
Song of the Sarong 1945

Drew Allen

★ 5
She Gets Her Man 1945

'Breezy' Barton

★ 3.7
The Canterville Ghost 1944

Sergeant Benson

★ 6.7
Swing Fever 1943

'Waltzy' Malone

★ 5
Harrigan's Kid 1943

Tom Harrigan

★ NR
No Place for a Lady 1943

Jess Arno

★ 6
Who Done It? 1942

Detective Inspector Lou

★ 7
The Mayor of 44th Street 1942

Tommy Fallon

★ 4.3
Destination Unknown 1942

Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

★ 6
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen 1942

Ellery Queen

★ 5.5
Miss Annie Rooney 1942

Mr. Timothy Rooney

★ 6.3
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen 1942

Ellery Queen

★ 5.7
A Close Call for Ellery Queen 1942

Ellery Queen

★ 5.2
Bombay Clipper 1942

James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

★ 5.5
Sealed Lips 1942

Lee Davis

★ 5.8
Keep 'Em Flying 1941

Craig Morrison

★ 6
I Wake Up Screaming 1941

Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

★ 6.9
Flying Cadets 1941

'Trip' Hammer

★ 3
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 1941

Himself

★ NR
Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941

Sam Peters

★ 5.4
They Knew What They Wanted 1940

Joe

★ 5.8
Sporting Blood 1940

Duffy

★ 3.5
Turnabout 1940

Joel Clare

★ 5.8
Star Dust 1940

Dane Wharton

★ 4.8
Isle Of Destiny 1940

Stripes Thornton

★ 5
Double Alibi 1940

Walter Gifford

★ 4
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President 1939

Joe Turp

★ 2
The Housekeeper's Daughter 1939

Ed O'Malley

★ 3.5
Three Sons 1939

Thane Pardway

★ 2.5
The House of Fear 1939

Arthur McHugh

★ 6.5
Women in the Wind 1939

Ace Boreman

★ 6.8
Broadway Serenade 1939

Bill Foster

★ 6.2
The Adventures of Jane Arden 1939

Ed Towers

★ 5.7
Within the Law 1939

Police Sergeant Cassidy

★ 6
Personal Secretary 1938

Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

★ NR
The Crowd Roars 1938

Johnny Martin

★ 6.5
The Devil's Party 1938

Mike O'Mara

★ 4.9
The Crime of Doctor Hallet 1938

Dr. Jack Murray

★ NR
You're a Sweetheart 1937

Fred Edwards

★ 4.3
Some Blondes Are Dangerous 1937

George Regan

★ 1
Behind the Mike 1937

George Hayes

★ NR
She Asked for It 1937

Dwight Stanford

★ 6
Reported Missing 1937

Steve Browning

★ NR
Wings Over Honolulu 1937

Jack Furness

★ 5.5
Breezing Home 1937

Steve Rowan

★ NR
You Only Live Once 1937

Father Dolan

★ 7.1
Flying Hostess 1936

Hal Cunningham

★ NR
The Sky Parade 1936

Speed Robertson

★ NR
Alibi for Murder 1936

Perry Travis

★ 5.8
Fury and the Woman 1936

Bruce Corrigan

★ NR
Blackmailer 1936

Peter Cornish

★ 5
Navy Born 1936

Lt. Red Furness

★ 4.5
The Milky Way 1936

Speed McFarland

★ 6
Man Hunt 1936

Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson

★ NR
Things You Never See on the Screen 1935

Self

★ 5
Broadway Gondolier 1935

Cliff Stanley

★ 5.4
Bright Lights 1935

Dan Wheeler

★ 4.2
Don't Bet on Blondes 1935

Numbers

★ 5
Things Are Looking Up 1935

Van Gaard

★ 6
Black Fury 1935

Slim Johnson, Company Policeman

★ 6.3
Traveling Saleslady 1935

Pat O'Connor

★ 5.5
A Night at the Ritz 1935

Duke Regan

★ 3
The Hollywood Gad-About 1934

Self (uncredited)

★ 5
British Agent 1934

Bob Medill

★ 5.5
Strictly Dynamite 1934

Georgie

★ 5.3
Four Frightened People 1934

Stewart Corder

★ 5.9
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men 1933

Red Branahan

★ 7.2
Night Flight 1933

Brazilian Pilot

★ 5.6
Headline Shooter 1933

Bill Allen

★ 6.2
Emergency Call 1933

Steve Brennan

★ 5.8
The Story of Temple Drake 1933

Stephen Benbow

★ 6.4
Sweepings 1933

Gene Pardway

★ 5.1
Lucky Devils 1933

Bob Hughes

★ 6.2
The Animal Kingdom 1932

Regan

★ 5.4
The Sport Parade 1932

Johnny Baker

★ 4.8
Rain 1932

Sergeant Tim O'Hara

★ 6.6
The Misleading Lady 1932

Fitzpatrick

★ NR
Follow the Leader 1930

Gangster (uncredited)

★ 4.5