
Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born July 17, 1902
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.
MovieI Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Frankie
MovieBedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Milt (uncredited)
MovieSpooky Wooky
1950
MovieHit Parade of 1951
1950
as Garrity
So You Want a Raise
1950
So You Want to Move
1950
MovieTriple Trouble
1950
as Officer Murphy
MovieFather of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
MovieBelle of Old Mexico
1950
as Sam
MovieKey to the City
1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
MovieHold That Baby!
1949
as Policeman Burton
MovieStrike It Rich
1948
as Mack
MovieYou Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Detective (Uncredited)
MovieAdventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
MovieDaredevils of the Clouds
1948
as Tap-It Bowers
MovieScudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Ted (uncredited)
Campus Honeymoon
1948
as Motorcycle Cop
MovieLinda, Be Good
1947
as Frankie
MovieExposed
1947
as Big Mac
MovieThe Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Newsstand man
MovieLittle Miss Broadway
1947
as Uncle George
MovieWeb of Danger
1947
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
MovieSaddle Pals
1947
as Jailer
That's My Gal
1947
as Mike
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
MovieIt Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
MovieThe Brasher Doubloon
1947
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
MovieCrack-Up
1946
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
MovieThe Inner Circle
1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
MovieThe Dark Horse
1946
as Eustace Kelly
MovieBehind the Mask
1946
as Detective Dixon
MovieDeadline at Dawn
1946
as Bouncer (uncredited)
MovieCinderella Jones
1946
as Riley
MovieBlonde Alibi
1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
MovieLittle Giant
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieGay Blades
1946
as Bartender
MovieFollow That Woman
1945
as Butch
MovieLife with Blondie
1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
MovieShe Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MovieSing Your Way Home
1945
as Jailer
MovieHer Highness and the Bellboy
1945
as 1st Cop
MovieThe Naughty Nineties
1945
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
MovieWonder Man
1945
as Policeman in Park
MovieDangerous Partners
1945
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
MovieA Sporting Chance
1945
as Mike Ryan
MovieTwice Blessed
1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
MovieEarl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Policeman
MovieHigh Powered
1945
as Cal Williams
MovieThe Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
MovieSan Fernando Valley
1944
as Keno
MovieDetective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Mike Storm
MovieThe Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Kurtz
MovieThe Falcon Out West
1944
as Homicide Detective Bates
MovieIn Old Oklahoma
1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
MovieThe Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Detective Bates
MovieMy Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Duke
MoviePrincess O'Rourke
1943
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
MovieThe West Side Kid
1943
as Donovan
MovieThe Falcon in Danger
1943
as Det. Bates
MovieHit the Ice
1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
MovieTahiti Honey
1943
as George, the Bartender
MovieThe Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Detective Bates
MovieSomething to Shout About
1943
as Detective Stone
MovieMy Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
MovieThe Falcon's Brother
1942
as Detective Bates
MovieMy Sister Eileen
1942
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
MovieBetween Us Girls
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MovieA-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Police Lt. Foster
MovieBlondie for Victory
1942
as Sergeant
MovieTen Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Bombardier (uncredited)
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Deputy
MovieMiss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
MovieThe Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
MovieMeet the Stewarts
1942
as Moving Man
MovieFlying with Music
1942
as Joe
MovieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
as Mulrooney
MovieWhat's Cookin'?
1942
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
MovieDr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Willie Brooks
MovieFly By Night
1942
as Officer Charlie Prescott
MovieA Date with the Falcon
1942
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
MovieOver My Dead Body
1942
as Police Sergeant
MovieNiagara Falls
1941
as Chuck
MovieIce-Capades
1941
as Joe, the Bouncer
MovieTillie the Toiler
1941
as Policeman
MovieThree Sons o' Guns
1941
as Sylvester
MovieMillion Dollar Baby
1941
MovieThieves Fall Out
1941
as Dudley Kane
MovieHere Comes Happiness
1941
as Joe
MovieFlight from Destiny
1941
as Hotel Doorman
MovieFour Mothers
1941
as Harry (uncredited)
MovieSan Francisco Docks
1940
as Hank
MovieThis Thing Called Love
1940
as Police Officer
MovieGo West
1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Street of Memories
1940
as Mike Sullivan
MovieThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Chimp
MovieThe Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieSpring Parade
1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
MovieCity for Conquest
1940
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
MovieGirl from God's Country
1940
as Poker Player
MovieQueen of the Mob
1940
as Bank Guard
MovieSusan and God
1940
as Cabbie (uncredited)
MovieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Policeman
MovieAn Angel from Texas
1940
as New York Policeman
MovieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
MovieTwo Girls on Broadway
1940
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
MovieJohnny Apollo
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieIt All Came True
1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Singapore
1940
as Bill (uncredited)
MovieAdventure in Diamonds
1940
as Lou
MovieCharlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Plant Workman
MovieNorthwest Passage
1940
as Capt. Butterfield
MovieCastle on the Hudson
1940
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
MovieThe Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Wolf of New York
1940
as W. Thornton Upshaw
MovieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Cab Driver
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
MovieAnother Thin Man
1939
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
MovieHeaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Truck Driver
Movie20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dunk
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Sentry
MovieOn Your Toes
1939
as First Policeman
Movie$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
MovieThey All Come Out
1939
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
MovieNight Work
1939
as Officer Flannigan
MovieThe Spellbinder
1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieLucky Night
1939
as Policeman
MovieFixer Dugan
1939
as Jake
MovieThe Flying Irishman
1939
as J.R. Robinson
MovieThe Family Next Door
1939
as Cop
MovieThe Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Pinky Budd
MovieBlondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
MovieCafe Society
1939
as Cop
MovieYes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Police Officer
MovieHonolulu
1939
as Second Detective
MovieBoy Trouble
1939
as Cop
MovieWhile New York Sleeps
1938
as Sgt. White
MovieUp the River
1938
as Tiny
MovieThanks for the Memory
1938
as Flanahan
MovieSpring Madness
1938
as Jim - a Policeman
MovieAnnabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Longshoreman at dance
MovieStraight, Place and Show
1938
as Detective Globe
MovieCarefree
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieGive Me a Sailor
1938
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
MovieGateway
1938
as Guard
MovieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe Rage of Paris
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
MovieCrime School
1938
as Officer Hogan
MovieLove on a Budget
1938
as Big Furniture Mover
MovieBringing Up Baby
1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
MovieWallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
as [scenes deleted]
MovieDanger Patrol
1937
as John Donovan
MovieA Girl with Ideas
1937
as Eddie
MovieThat’s My Story
1937
as John
MovieMadame X
1937
as Mate of Dorcas
MovieBack in Circulation
1937
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
MovieHigh, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Foreman
MovieThe Go-Getter
1937
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Butch (uncredited)
MovieJim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as O. R.Smith
MovieThe Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Policeman in Park
MovieThe Great O'Malley
1937
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
MovieWe're on the Jury
1937
as Officer Clark
MovieGreat Guy
1936
as Henchman Al
MovieUnder Your Spell
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieValiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
MovieWives Never Know
1936
as Officer
MovieStage Struck
1936
as Rordan
MovieMy Man Godfrey
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieGrand Jury
1936
as Policeman Burke
MovieRoaming Lady
1936
as Andy
MovieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
MovieBoulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
MovieSutter's Gold
1936
as Wagon Driver
MovieThe Walking Dead
1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
MovieDangerous Waters
1936
as Bosun
MovieAnything Goes
1936
as Detective #1
MovieCeiling Zero
1936
as Doc Wilson
MovieThe Bride Comes Home
1935
as Cab Driver
MovieFalse Pretenses
1935
as Mike O'Reilly
MovieHands Across the Table
1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
MovieTwo for Tonight
1935
as Taxi Driver
MovieHere Comes Cookie
1935
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieWe're in the Money
1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
MovieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Patrolman
MovieBehind the Green Lights
1935
as Moran - a Cop
MovieOne New York Night
1935
as Trench
MovieThe Gilded Lily
1935
as Guard
MovieA Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Detective
MovieThe Band Plays On
1934
as Lumberjack
MovieWe Live Again
1934
as Warden's assistant
MoviePort of Lost Dreams
1934
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
MovieShe Had to Choose
1934
as Higgins
MovieBelle of the Nineties
1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
MovieWild Gold
1934
as Eddie Sparks
MovieRegistered Nurse
1934
as Officer Pat O'Brien
MovieDavid Harum
1934
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
MovieQueen Christina
1934
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Radio Dough
1934
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
MovieAce of Aces
1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
MovieBombshell
1933
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
MovieThree Cornered Moon
1933
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
MovieMary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
MoviePilgrimage
1933
MovieGambling Ship
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
MovieThe Girl in 419
1933
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
The Door Knocker
1931
as Man
Via Express
1931
MovieThe Girl Habit
1931
as Detective
The African Dodger
1931
Two A.M.
1931
MovieTarnished Lady
1931
as Al - Man in Bar
It's All Over
1930
as Jerry