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