Edward Gargan
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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.
Known for
Credits
False Pretenses (1935)
as Mike O'Reilly
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Go West (1940)
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Queen Christina (1934)
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
My Man Godfrey (1936)
as Detective (uncredited)
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
as 1st Cop
Another Thin Man (1939)
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Blonde Alibi (1946)
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Ace of Aces (1933)
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Exposed (1947)
as Big Mac
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Hit the Ice (1943)
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily (1935)
as Guard
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
That’s My Story (1937)
as John
Triple Trouble (1950)
as Officer Murphy
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
as Police Lt. Foster
The Walking Dead (1936)
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love (1940)
as Police Officer
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
as Deputy Sheriff
The Inner Circle (1946)
as Parking Ticket Cop
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
as Police Officer
Northwest Passage (1940)
as Capt. Butterfield
Wonder Man (1945)
as Policeman in Park
The Door Knocker (1931)
as Man
The Go-Getter (1937)
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
as Milt (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Detective (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as O. R.Smith
Gay Blades (1946)
as Bartender
The Falcon's Brother (1942)
as Detective Bates
Queen of the Mob (1940)
as Bank Guard
Spooky Wooky (1950)
Actor
They All Come Out (1939)
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
On Your Toes (1939)
as First Policeman
Saddle Pals (1947)
as Jailer
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
as Plant Workman
Up the River (1938)
as Tiny
Life with Blondie (1945)
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps (1938)
as Sgt. White
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
as Detective (Uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
as Doorman (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body (1942)
as Police Sergeant
City for Conquest (1940)
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Carefree (1938)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Actor
Key to the City (1950)
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory (1942)
as Sergeant
I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953)
as Frankie
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as Policeman
It All Came True (1940)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
as Patrolman
My Sister Eileen (1942)
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
as Tap-It Bowers
Susan and God (1940)
as Cabbie (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
as Policeman in Park
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Honolulu (1939)
as Second Detective
Pilgrimage (1933)
Actor
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
as Foreman
The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
as Detective Bates
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
as Longshoreman at dance
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
as Ted (uncredited)
Madame X (1937)
as Mate of Dorcas
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Little Giant (1946)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
as Cab Driver
Sing Your Way Home (1945)
as Jailer
Crime School (1938)
as Officer Hogan
The Flying Irishman (1939)
as J.R. Robinson
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
as Mike Storm
The Great O'Malley (1937)
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
The Girl Habit (1931)
as Detective
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Mulrooney
Three Cornered Moon (1933)
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
Actor
Street of Memories (1940)
as Mike Sullivan
Flight from Destiny (1941)
as Hotel Doorman
It's All Over (1930)
as Jerry
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
as Moving Man
Something to Shout About (1943)
as Detective Stone
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Behind the Green Lights (1935)
as Moran - a Cop
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Lucky Night (1939)
as Policeman
The Falcon in Danger (1943)
as Det. Bates
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
as Flanahan
The Girl in 419 (1933)
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
San Fernando Valley (1944)
as Keno
Flying with Music (1942)
as Joe
Four Mothers (1941)
as Harry (uncredited)
San Francisco Docks (1940)
as Hank
The Rage of Paris (1938)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crack-Up (1946)
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
What's Cookin'? (1942)
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
We're in the Money (1935)
as Clancy O'Rourke
Dangerous Partners (1945)
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Hands Across the Table (1935)
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
The African Dodger (1931)
Actor
The Dark Horse (1946)
as Eustace Kelly
Road to Singapore (1940)
as Bill (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero (1936)
as Doc Wilson
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Bombardier (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
as Pinky Budd
Gateway (1938)
as Guard
The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
as Newsstand man
A Child is Born (1939)
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Fly By Night (1942)
as Officer Charlie Prescott
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Here Comes Cookie (1935)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Falcon Out West (1944)
as Homicide Detective Bates
Gambling Ship (1933)
as Deputy (uncredited)
Under Your Spell (1936)
as Detective (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness (1941)
as Joe
Bombshell (1933)
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Great Guy (1936)
as Henchman Al
David Harum (1934)
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Twice Blessed (1945)
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Anything Goes (1936)
as Detective #1
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Dudley Kane
The Falcon and the Co-Eds (1943)
as Detective Bates
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
as Lou
Two for Tonight (1935)
as Taxi Driver
We Live Again (1934)
as Warden's assistant
Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
as Policeman
Sutter's Gold (1936)
as Wagon Driver
Spring Parade (1940)
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
Two A.M. (1931)
Actor
Lady in a Jam (1942)
as Deputy
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
as Willie Brooks
Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)
as Sentry
Wild Gold (1934)
as Eddie Sparks
Cinderella Jones (1946)
as Riley
One New York Night (1935)
as Trench
Behind the Mask (1946)
as Detective Dixon
Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
as [scenes deleted]
A Girl with Ideas (1937)
as Eddie
Registered Nurse (1934)
as Officer Pat O'Brien
My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
as Duke
Spring Madness (1938)
as Jim - a Policeman
An Angel from Texas (1940)
as New York Policeman
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
as Truck Driver
The Spellbinder (1939)
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters (1936)
as Bosun
The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)
as Kurtz
Love on a Budget (1938)
as Big Furniture Mover
The Bride Comes Home (1935)
as Cab Driver
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
as Sam
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Detective Globe
Wives Never Know (1936)
as Officer
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Between Us Girls (1942)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan (1939)
as Jake
Niagara Falls (1941)
as Chuck
Danger Patrol (1937)
as John Donovan
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
as Policeman
Boy Trouble (1939)
as Cop
Wolf of New York (1940)
as W. Thornton Upshaw
We're on the Jury (1937)
as Officer Clark
Cafe Society (1939)
as Cop
Tillie the Toiler (1941)
as Policeman
Ice-Capades (1941)
as Joe, the Bouncer
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
as Bouncer (uncredited)
The West Side Kid (1943)
as Donovan
Strike It Rich (1948)
as Mack
Tarnished Lady (1931)
as Al - Man in Bar
Tahiti Honey (1943)
as George, the Bartender
Boulder Dam (1936)
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
as Chimp
Grand Jury (1936)
as Policeman Burke
You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
as Butch (uncredited)
The Band Plays On (1934)
as Lumberjack
Stage Struck (1936)
as Rordan
Follow That Woman (1945)
as Butch
Hold That Baby! (1949)
as Policeman Burton
Roaming Lady (1936)
as Andy
High Powered (1945)
as Cal Williams
Back in Circulation (1937)
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
The Family Next Door (1939)
as Cop
Campus Honeymoon (1948)
as Motorcycle Cop
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
as Detective
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942)
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
as Garrity
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway (1947)
as Uncle George
Port of Lost Dreams (1934)
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
She Had to Choose (1934)
as Higgins
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
as Sylvester
Radio Dough (1934)
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Web of Danger (1947)
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
That's My Gal (1947)
as Mike
Night Work (1939)
as Officer Flannigan
Girl from God's Country (1940)
as Poker Player
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Actor
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
as Dunk
So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Linda, Be Good (1947)
as Frankie
A Sporting Chance (1945)
as Mike Ryan
So You Want to Move (1950)
Actor
Via Express (1931)
Actor