Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born July 17, 1905
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.
MovieComplicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieThe Rawhide Years
1956
as Marshal Sommers
MovieMiracle in the Rain
1956
as Harry Wood
MovieMan on the Ledge
1955
as Officer Bragan
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Officer Bragan
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
TVMartin Kane, Private Eye
1949
MovieDynamite
1949
as "Gunner" Peterson
TVStudio One
1948
as Con McTaggart
MovieWaterfront at Midnight
1948
as Mike Hanrohan
MovieThe Argyle Secrets
1948
as Harry Mitchell
MovieSwell Guy
1946
as Martin Duncan
MovieTill the End of Time
1946
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
MovieHot Cargo
1946
as Joe Harkness
MovieRendezvous 24
1946
as Agent Larry Cameron
MovieMurder in the Music Hall
1946
as Inspector Wilson
MovieNight Editor
1946
as Tony Cochrane
MovieStrange Impersonation
1946
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
MovieBehind Green Lights
1946
as Sam Carson
MovieThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Joe Gallagher
MovieFollow That Woman
1945
as Sam Boone
MovieMidnight Manhunt
1945
as Pete Willis
MovieSong of the Sarong
1945
as Drew Allen
MovieShe Gets Her Man
1945
as 'Breezy' Barton
MovieThe Canterville Ghost
1944
as Sergeant Benson
MovieSwing Fever
1943
as 'Waltzy' Malone
MovieHarrigan's Kid
1943
as Tom Harrigan
MovieNo Place for a Lady
1943
as Jess Arno
MovieWho Done It?
1942
as Detective Inspector Lou
MovieThe Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Tommy Fallon
MovieDestination Unknown
1942
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
MovieEnemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
MovieMiss Annie Rooney
1942
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
MovieA Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
MovieA Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
MovieBombay Clipper
1942
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
MovieSealed Lips
1942
as Lee Davis
MovieKeep 'Em Flying
1941
as Craig Morrison
MovieI Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
MovieFlying Cadets
1941
as 'Trip' Hammer
MovieHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
as Self (uncredited)
MovieCheers for Miss Bishop
1941
as Sam Peters
MovieThey Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Joe
MovieSporting Blood
1940
as Duffy
MovieTurnabout
1940
as Joel Clare
MovieStar Dust
1940
as Dane Wharton
MovieIsle Of Destiny
1940
as Stripes Thornton
MovieDouble Alibi
1940
as Walter Gifford
MovieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Joe Turp
MovieThe Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Ed O'Malley
MovieThree Sons
1939
as Thane Pardway
MovieThe House of Fear
1939
as Arthur McHugh
MovieWomen in the Wind
1939
as Ace Boreman
MovieBroadway Serenade
1939
as Bill Foster
MovieThe Adventures of Jane Arden
1939
as Ed Towers
MovieWithin the Law
1939
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
MoviePersonal Secretary
1938
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
MovieThe Crowd Roars
1938
as Johnny Martin
MovieThe Devil's Party
1938
as Mike O'Mara
MovieThe Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
as Dr. Jack Murray
MovieYou're a Sweetheart
1937
as Fred Edwards
MovieSome Blondes Are Dangerous
1937
as George Regan
MovieBehind the Mike
1937
as George Hayes
MovieShe Asked for It
1937
as Dwight Stanford
MovieReported Missing
1937
as Steve Browning
MovieWings Over Honolulu
1937
as Jack Furness
MovieBreezing Home
1937
as Steve Rowan
MovieYou Only Live Once
1937
as Father Dolan
MovieFlying Hostess
1936
as Hal Cunningham
MovieThe Sky Parade
1936
as Speed Robertson
MovieAlibi for Murder
1936
as Perry Travis
MovieFury and the Woman
1936
as Bruce Corrigan
MovieBlackmailer
1936
as Peter Cornish
MovieNavy Born
1936
as Lt. Red Furness
MovieThe Milky Way
1936
as Speed McFarland
MovieMan Hunt
1936
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
MovieThings You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
MovieBroadway Gondolier
1935
as Cliff Stanley
MovieBright Lights
1935
as Dan Wheeler
MovieDon't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Numbers
MovieThings Are Looking Up
1935
as Van Gaard
MovieBlack Fury
1935
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
MovieTraveling Saleslady
1935
as Pat O'Connor
MovieA Night at the Ritz
1935
as Duke Regan
MovieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
MovieBritish Agent
1934
as Bob Medill
MovieStrictly Dynamite
1934
as Georgie
MovieThe Line-Up
1934
as Bob Curtis
MovieFour Frightened People
1934
as Stewart Corder
MovieAggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
as Red Branahan
MovieNight Flight
1933
as Brazilian Pilot
MovieHeadline Shooter
1933
as Bill Allen
MovieEmergency Call
1933
as Steve Brennan
MovieThe Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Stephen Benbow
MovieSweepings
1933
as Gene Pardway
MovieLucky Devils
1933
as Bob Hughes
MovieThe Animal Kingdom
1932
as Regan
MovieThe Sport Parade
1932
as Johnny Baker
MovieRain
1932
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
MovieThe Misleading Lady
1932
as Fitzpatrick
MovieFollow the Leader
1930
as Gangster (uncredited)
