Cast
Edward Gargan
Acting
Cast
Edward Gargan
Known for
Acting
Born
1902-07-17
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
1964-02-19
Also known as Edward F. Gargan, Edward P. Gargan, Ed Gargan
Biography
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.
★7.3
MOVIE1935
False Pretenses
as Mike O'Reilly
★7.5
MOVIE1938
Bringing Up Baby
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Go West
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1950
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1934
Queen Christina
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1943
In Old Oklahoma
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
★7.6
MOVIE1936
My Man Godfrey
as Detective (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1945
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as 1st Cop
★7.1
MOVIE1939
Another Thin Man
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1934
Belle of the Nineties
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
★4.8
MOVIE1946
Blonde Alibi
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1933
Ace of Aces
as Whitaker (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1947
Exposed
as Big Mac
★6.7
MOVIE1945
The Naughty Nineties
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1943
Hit the Ice
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
★5.2
MOVIE1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1943
Princess O'Rourke
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1935
The Gilded Lily
as Guard
★7.1
MOVIE1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1937
That’s My Story
as John
★7.0
MOVIE1950
Triple Trouble
as Officer Murphy
★6.2
MOVIE1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Police Lt. Foster
★6.3
MOVIE1936
The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
★8.4
MOVIE1940
This Thing Called Love
as Police Officer
★7.1
MOVIE1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
★4.7
MOVIE1948
Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Deputy Sheriff
★5.7
MOVIE1946
The Inner Circle
as Parking Ticket Cop
★4.5
MOVIE1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Police Officer
★6.6
MOVIE1940
Northwest Passage
as Capt. Butterfield
★6.6
MOVIE1945
Wonder Man
as Policeman in Park
MOVIE1931
The Door Knocker
as Man
★6.2
MOVIE1937
The Go-Getter
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Johnny Apollo
as Detective (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as O. R.Smith
★8.0
MOVIE1946
Gay Blades
as Bartender
★6.4
MOVIE1942
The Falcon's Brother
as Detective Bates
★6.2
MOVIE1940
Queen of the Mob
as Bank Guard
★10.0
MOVIE1950
Spooky Wooky
★5.9
MOVIE1939
They All Come Out
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
★4.5
MOVIE1939
On Your Toes
as First Policeman
★6.5
MOVIE1947
Saddle Pals
as Jailer
★6.8
MOVIE1940
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Plant Workman
★10.0
MOVIE1938
Up the River
as Tiny
★6.7
MOVIE1945
Life with Blondie
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1938
While New York Sleeps
as Sgt. White
★6.8
MOVIE1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Detective (Uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Doorman (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1942
Over My Dead Body
as Police Sergeant
★6.9
MOVIE1940
City for Conquest
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1938
Carefree
as Policeman (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1938
Give Me a Sailor
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1941
Million Dollar Baby
★6.5
MOVIE1950
Key to the City
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
★7.6
MOVIE1942
Blondie for Victory
as Sergeant
★3.0
MOVIE1953
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Frankie
★5.0
MOVIE1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Policeman
★5.8
MOVIE1940
It All Came True
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
★6.8
MOVIE1942
My Sister Eileen
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1948
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Tap-It Bowers
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Susan and God
as Cabbie (uncredited)
★8.5
MOVIE1937
The Man Who Found Himself
as Policeman in Park
★6.3
MOVIE1942
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Honolulu
as Second Detective
★7.1
MOVIE1933
Pilgrimage
★6.2
MOVIE1937
High, Wide and Handsome
as Foreman
★5.6
MOVIE1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Detective Bates
★5.7
MOVIE1938
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Longshoreman at dance
★6.6
MOVIE1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Ted (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1937
Madame X
as Mate of Dorcas
★6.8
MOVIE1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1946
Little Giant
as Policeman (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cab Driver
★5.6
MOVIE1945
Sing Your Way Home
as Jailer
★6.4
MOVIE1938
Crime School
as Officer Hogan
★5.0
MOVIE1939
The Flying Irishman
as J.R. Robinson
★6.1
MOVIE1951
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
★7.0
MOVIE1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
★4.6
MOVIE1944
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Mike Storm
★7.0
MOVIE1937
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1931
The Girl Habit
as Detective
★6.4
MOVIE1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Mulrooney
★6.0
MOVIE1933
Three Cornered Moon
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
★8.0
MOVIE1940
Street of Memories
as Mike Sullivan
★5.8
MOVIE1941
Flight from Destiny
as Hotel Doorman
MOVIE1930
It's All Over
as Jerry
★5.5
MOVIE1942
Meet the Stewarts
as Moving Man
★6.5
MOVIE1943
Something to Shout About
as Detective Stone
★7.0
MOVIE1940
Two Girls on Broadway
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1935
Behind the Green Lights
as Moran - a Cop
★6.0
MOVIE1947
The Brasher Doubloon
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1939
Lucky Night
as Policeman
★6.0
MOVIE1943
The Falcon in Danger
as Det. Bates
★5.8
MOVIE1938
Thanks for the Memory
as Flanahan
★4.2
MOVIE1933
The Girl in 419
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
★8.0
MOVIE1944
San Fernando Valley
as Keno
★4.4
MOVIE1942
Flying with Music
as Joe
★6.8
MOVIE1941
Four Mothers
as Harry (uncredited)
★7.3
MOVIE1940
San Francisco Docks
as Hank
★5.8
MOVIE1938
The Rage of Paris
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1946
Crack-Up
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1942
What's Cookin'?
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
★5.9
MOVIE1935
We're in the Money
as Clancy O'Rourke
★6.8
MOVIE1945
Dangerous Partners
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Hands Across the Table
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1931
The African Dodger
★7.0
MOVIE1946
The Dark Horse
as Eustace Kelly
★6.4
MOVIE1940
Road to Singapore
as Bill (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1936
Ceiling Zero
as Doc Wilson
★6.4
MOVIE1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
★6.4
MOVIE1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bombardier (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1939
The Saint Strikes Back
as Pinky Budd
★7.4
MOVIE1938
Gateway
as Guard
★6.0
MOVIE1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Newsstand man
★7.1
MOVIE1939
A Child is Born
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1942
Fly By Night
as Officer Charlie Prescott
★6.0
MOVIE1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
★7.2
MOVIE1935
Here Comes Cookie
as Policeman (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1944
The Falcon Out West
as Homicide Detective Bates
★5.8
MOVIE1933
Gambling Ship
as Deputy (uncredited)
★7.3
MOVIE1936
Under Your Spell
as Detective (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1941
Here Comes Happiness
as Joe
★6.5
MOVIE1933
Bombshell
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1936
Great Guy
as Henchman Al
★7.5
MOVIE1934
David Harum
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1945
Twice Blessed
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1936
Anything Goes
as Detective #1
★6.0
MOVIE1941
Thieves Fall Out
as Dudley Kane
★6.7
MOVIE1943
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Detective Bates
★6.0
MOVIE1940
Adventure in Diamonds
as Lou
★7.7
MOVIE1935
Two for Tonight
as Taxi Driver
★6.8
MOVIE1934
We Live Again
as Warden's assistant
★5.4
MOVIE1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Sutter's Gold
as Wagon Driver
★6.9
MOVIE1940
Spring Parade
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
MOVIE1931
Two A.M.
★5.6
MOVIE1942
Lady in a Jam
as Deputy
★6.2
MOVIE1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Willie Brooks
★6.8
MOVIE1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Sentry
★6.5
MOVIE1934
Wild Gold
as Eddie Sparks
★3.8
MOVIE1946
Cinderella Jones
as Riley
★7.5
MOVIE1935
One New York Night
as Trench
★5.5
MOVIE1946
Behind the Mask
as Detective Dixon
★5.3
MOVIE1937
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
as [scenes deleted]
★9.0
MOVIE1937
A Girl with Ideas
as Eddie
★4.8
MOVIE1934
Registered Nurse
as Officer Pat O'Brien
★8.0
MOVIE1943
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Duke
★4.9
MOVIE1938
Spring Madness
as Jim - a Policeman
★5.3
MOVIE1940
An Angel from Texas
as New York Policeman
★6.6
MOVIE1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Truck Driver
★6.3
MOVIE1939
The Spellbinder
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1936
Dangerous Waters
as Bosun
★6.0
MOVIE1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Kurtz
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Love on a Budget
as Big Furniture Mover
★5.1
MOVIE1935
The Bride Comes Home
as Cab Driver
★9.0
MOVIE1950
Belle of Old Mexico
as Sam
★7.0
MOVIE1938
Straight, Place and Show
as Detective Globe
★9.0
MOVIE1936
Wives Never Know
as Officer
★6.2
MOVIE1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1942
Between Us Girls
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Fixer Dugan
as Jake
★6.7
MOVIE1941
Niagara Falls
as Chuck
★6.4
MOVIE1937
Danger Patrol
as John Donovan
★6.5
MOVIE1942
A Date with the Falcon
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1942
Miss Annie Rooney
as Policeman
★6.0
MOVIE1939
Boy Trouble
as Cop
★7.5
MOVIE1940
Wolf of New York
as W. Thornton Upshaw
★6.2
MOVIE1937
We're on the Jury
as Officer Clark
★7.5
MOVIE1939
Cafe Society
as Cop
★8.0
MOVIE1941
Tillie the Toiler
as Policeman
★5.9
MOVIE1941
Ice-Capades
as Joe, the Bouncer
★6.2
MOVIE1946
Deadline at Dawn
as Bouncer (uncredited)
MOVIE1943
The West Side Kid
as Donovan
★8.0
MOVIE1948
Strike It Rich
as Mack
★4.9
MOVIE1931
Tarnished Lady
as Al - Man in Bar
★5.4
MOVIE1943
Tahiti Honey
as George, the Bartender
★5.7
MOVIE1936
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Chimp
★7.5
MOVIE1936
Grand Jury
as Policeman Burke
★4.7
MOVIE1937
You Can't Buy Luck
as Butch (uncredited)
★8.3
MOVIE1934
The Band Plays On
as Lumberjack
★5.3
MOVIE1936
Stage Struck
as Rordan
★6.5
MOVIE1945
Follow That Woman
as Butch
★5.8
MOVIE1949
Hold That Baby!
as Policeman Burton
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Roaming Lady
as Andy
★5.3
MOVIE1945
High Powered
as Cal Williams
★6.5
MOVIE1937
Back in Circulation
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1939
The Family Next Door
as Cop
★7.0
MOVIE1948
Campus Honeymoon
as Motorcycle Cop
★6.5
MOVIE1935
A Notorious Gentleman
as Detective
★5.0
MOVIE1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
★6.5
MOVIE1950
Hit Parade of 1951
as Garrity
★3.7
MOVIE1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1947
Little Miss Broadway
as Uncle George
★7.3
MOVIE1934
Port of Lost Dreams
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
★6.0
MOVIE1934
She Had to Choose
as Higgins
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Three Sons o' Guns
as Sylvester
★7.0
MOVIE1934
Radio Dough
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1947
Web of Danger
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
★10.0
MOVIE1947
That's My Gal
as Mike
★8.5
MOVIE1939
Night Work
as Officer Flannigan
★9.0
MOVIE1940
Girl from God's Country
as Poker Player
★7.0
MOVIE1950
So You Want a Raise
★6.2
MOVIE1939
20,000 Men a Year
as Dunk
★5.8
MOVIE1947
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1947
Linda, Be Good
as Frankie
★10.0
MOVIE1945
A Sporting Chance
as Mike Ryan
★8.0
MOVIE1950
So You Want to Move
MOVIE1931