Edward Gargan

Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 17, 1902
Day of Death: February 19, 1964 (62 years old)
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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1951
1950
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1947

Actor Newsstand man
The Ghost Goes Wild

Actor Policeman in Park (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Actor Big Mac
Exposed
Actor Mike
That's My Gal

Actor Frankie
Linda, Be Good

Actor Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Web of Danger

Actor Jailer
Saddle Pals

Actor Uncle George
Little Miss Broadway

Actor Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
Actor Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
1946

Actor Parking Ticket Cop
The Inner Circle

Actor Detective Dixon
Behind the Mask

Actor Riley
Cinderella Jones

Actor Bouncer (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn

Actor Eustace Kelly
The Dark Horse

Actor Bartender
Gay Blades

Actor Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Blonde Alibi

Actor Policeman (uncredited)
Little Giant

Actor Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Crack-Up
1945

Actor Hundefänger (uncredited)
Life with Blondie

Actor Mike Ryan
A Sporting Chance

Actor Cab Driver
She Wouldn't Say Yes

Actor Jailer
Sing Your Way Home

Actor Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Twice Blessed

Actor Cal Williams
High Powered

Actor Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners

Actor Policeman
Earl Carroll Vanities

Actor Policeman in Park
Wonder Man

Actor Butch
Follow That Woman

Actor Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties

Actor 1st Cop
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1944
1943

Actor Det. Bates
The Falcon in Danger

Actor Detective Bates
The Falcon Strikes Back

Actor Detective Bates
The Falcon and the Co-Eds

Actor Duke
My Kingdom for a Cook

Actor George, the Bartender
Tahiti Honey

Actor Donovan
The West Side Kid

Actor Doorman (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Actor Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
In Old Oklahoma

Actor Detective Stone
Something to Shout About

Actor Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke

Actor Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
1942

Actor Sergeant
Blondie for Victory

Actor Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen

Actor Police Lt. Foster
A-Haunting We Will Go

Actor Detective Bates
The Falcon's Brother

Actor Mulrooney
My Favorite Blonde

Actor Joe
Flying with Music

Actor Officer Charlie Prescott
Fly By Night

Actor Moving Man
Meet the Stewarts

Actor Deputy
Lady in a Jam

Actor Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
What's Cookin'?

Actor Cab Driver (uncredited)
Between Us Girls

Actor Bombardier (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Actor Detective Bates (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon

Actor Police Sergeant
Over My Dead Body

Actor Policeman
Miss Annie Rooney

Actor Willie Brooks
Dr. Kildare's Victory

Actor Mr. Johnson - Detective
My Heart Belongs to Daddy

Actor Detective Bates (Uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1941
1940

Actor Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Go West
Actor W. Thornton Upshaw
Wolf of New York

Actor Inga - the Fortune Teller
Spring Parade

Actor Hank
San Francisco Docks

Actor Bartender (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her

Actor Chimp
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Actor Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway

Actor Plant Workman
Charlie Chan in Panama

Actor Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble

Actor Cab Driver
Brother Rat and a Baby
Actor Mike Sullivan
Street of Memories

Actor Policeman
Buck Benny Rides Again

Actor Capt. Butterfield
Northwest Passage

Actor George, the Doorman (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife

Actor Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
City for Conquest

Actor Cabbie (uncredited)
Susan and God

Actor Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson

Actor Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
It All Came True

Actor Police Officer
This Thing Called Love

Actor New York Policeman
An Angel from Texas

Actor Detective (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo

Actor Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
Road to Singapore

Actor Lou
Adventure in Diamonds

Actor Poker Player
Girl from God's Country

Actor Bank Guard
Queen of the Mob
1939

Actor Pinky Budd
The Saint Strikes Back

Actor Policeman
Lucky Night

Actor George "Bugs" Jacklin
They All Come Out

Actor J.R. Robinson
The Flying Irishman

Actor Cop
Boy Trouble

Actor Cop
The Family Next Door

Actor First Policeman
On Your Toes

Actor Second Detective
Honolulu

Actor Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss

Actor Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Another Thin Man

Actor Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
A Child Is Born

Actor Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
The Spellbinder

Actor Truck Driver
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Actor Sentry
Pack Up Your Troubles

Actor Jake
Fixer Dugan

Actor Dunk
20,000 Men a Year

Actor Cop
Cafe Society

Actor Police Officer
Yes, My Darling Daughter

Actor Ironmansky (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown

Actor Police Officer Flannigan
Night Work
1938

Actor Zoo Official (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby

Actor Longshoreman at dance
Annabel Takes a Tour

Actor Policeman (uncredited)
Carefree

Actor Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Actor Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris

Actor Officer Hogan
Crime School

Actor Sgt. White
While New York Sleeps

Actor Flanahan
Thanks for the Memory

Actor Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor

Actor Jim - a Policeman
Spring Madness

Actor Big Furniture Mover
Love on a Budget

Actor Guard
Gateway

Actor Detective Globe
Straight, Place and Show

Actor Tiny
Up the River
1937

Actor O. R.Smith
Jim Hanvey, Detective

Actor [scenes deleted]
Wallaby Jim of the Islands

Actor John Donovan
Danger Patrol

Actor Foreman
High, Wide and Handsome

Actor Mate of Dorcas
Madame X

Actor Policeman in Park
The Man Who Found Himself

Actor Butch (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck

Actor Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley

Actor Eddie
A Girl with Ideas

Actor Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
Back in Circulation

Actor Officer Clark
We're on the Jury

Actor Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1936

Actor Detective (uncredited)
Under Your Spell

Actor Detective
Anything Goes

Actor Policeman Burke
Grand Jury

Actor Rordan
Stage Struck

Actor Wagon Driver
Sutter's Gold

Actor
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

Actor Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Boulder Dam

Actor Bodyguard (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Actor Henchman Al
Great Guy

Actor Doc Wilson
Ceiling Zero

Actor Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
The Walking Dead

Actor Andy
Roaming Lady

Actor Bosun
Dangerous Waters

Actor Detective (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey

Actor Officer
Wives Never Know
1935

Actor Patrolman
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Actor Moran - a Cop
Behind the Green Lights

Actor Mike O'Reilly
False Pretenses

Actor Clancy O'Rourke
We're in the Money

Actor Subway Guard
The Gilded Lily

Actor Cab Driver
The Bride Comes Home

Actor
A Notorious Gentleman

Actor Trench
One New York Night

Actor Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Hands Across the Table

Actor Taxi Driver
Two for Tonight
1934

Actor Eddie Sparks
Wild Gold

Actor Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Belle of the Nineties
Actor Gang Leader (uncredited)
Radio Dough

Actor Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
Port of Lost Dreams

Actor Higgins
She Had to Choose

Actor Lumberjack
The Bands Plays On

Actor Officer Pat O'Brien
Registered Nurse

Actor Warden's assistant
We Live Again

Actor Bill Montague (uncredited)
David Harum