William Gargan
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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Movies (44)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Rawhide Years
as Marshal Sommers
1956
Miracle in the Rain
as Harry Wood
1956
Man on the Ledge
as Officer Bragan
1955
Dynamite
as "Gunner" Peterson
1949
Waterfront at Midnight
as Mike Hanrohan
1948
The Argyle Secrets
as Harry Mitchell
1948
Swell Guy
as Martin Duncan
1946
Till the End of Time
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
1946
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
as Inspector Wilson
1946
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane
1946
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
1946
Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam Carson
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher
1945
Follow That Woman
as Sam Boone
1945
Midnight Manhunt
as Pete Willis
1945
Song of the Sarong
as Drew Allen
1945
She Gets Her Man
as 'Breezy' Barton
1945
The Canterville Ghost
as Sergeant Benson
1944
Swing Fever
as 'Waltzy' Malone
1943
Harrigan's Kid
as Tom Harrigan
1943
No Place for a Lady
as Jess Arno
1943
Who Done It?
as Detective Inspector Lou
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Tommy Fallon
1942
Destination Unknown
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
1942
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
1942
Bombay Clipper
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
1942
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis
1942
Keep 'Em Flying
as Craig Morrison
1941
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
1941
Flying Cadets
as 'Trip' Hammer
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Self (uncredited)
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam Peters
1941
They Knew What They Wanted
as Joe
1940
Sporting Blood
as Duffy
1940
Turnabout
as Joel Clare
1940
Star Dust
as Dane Wharton
1940
Isle Of Destiny
as Stripes Thornton
1940
Double Alibi
as Walter Gifford
1940
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Joe Turp
1939
