Cast
William Gargan
Acting
Cast
William Gargan
Known for
Acting
Born
1905-07-17
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
1979-02-18
Also known as William Dennis Gargan, Bill Gargan
Biography
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.
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane
Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Broadway Gondolier
as Cliff Stanley
Swell Guy
as Martin Duncan
Sweepings
as Gene Pardway
Lucky Devils
as Bob Hughes
Turnabout
as Joel Clare
Bombay Clipper
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen Benbow
Broadway Serenade
as Bill Foster
British Agent
as Bob Medill
Blackmailer
as Peter Cornish
Emergency Call
as Steve Brennan
Isle Of Destiny
as Stripes Thornton
You Only Live Once
as Father Dolan
The Rawhide Years
as Marshal Sommers
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Night Flight
as Brazilian Pilot
Swing Fever
as 'Waltzy' Malone
Till the End of Time
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Headline Shooter
as Bill Allen
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis
Song of the Sarong
as Drew Allen
Wings Over Honolulu
as Jack Furness
The Canterville Ghost
as Sergeant Benson
Traveling Saleslady
as Pat O'Connor
Who Done It?
as Detective Inspector Lou
The Argyle Secrets
as Harry Mitchell
Black Fury
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher
The Animal Kingdom
as Regan
The House of Fear
as Arthur McHugh
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Numbers
Miracle in the Rain
as Harry Wood
Keep 'Em Flying
as Craig Morrison
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
Sporting Blood
as Duffy
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam Peters
The Milky Way
as Speed McFarland
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self
Star Dust
as Dane Wharton
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Joe Turp
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
Within the Law
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
Destination Unknown
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
No Place for a Lady
as Jess Arno
Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam Carson
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Ed O'Malley
The Crowd Roars
as Johnny Martin
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
The Devil's Party
as Mike O'Mara
Navy Born
as Lt. Red Furness
Man on the Ledge
as Officer Bragan
Strictly Dynamite
as Georgie
Double Alibi
as Walter Gifford
A Night at the Ritz
as Duke Regan
Women in the Wind
as Ace Boreman
Four Frightened People
as Stewart Corder
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
as George Regan
Alibi for Murder
as Perry Travis
They Knew What They Wanted
as Joe
Midnight Manhunt
as Pete Willis
Flying Hostess
as Hal Cunningham
Three Sons
as Thane Pardway
She Gets Her Man
as 'Breezy' Barton
Reported Missing
as Steve Browning
Follow the Leader
as Gangster (uncredited)
Behind the Mike
as George Hayes
Murder in the Music Hall
as Inspector Wilson
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
The Sky Parade
as Speed Robertson
The Line-Up
as Bob Curtis
Man Hunt
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
Dynamite
as "Gunner" Peterson
Flying Cadets
as 'Trip' Hammer
The Sport Parade
as Johnny Baker
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Jack Murray
The Misleading Lady
as Fitzpatrick
Bright Lights
as Dan Wheeler
Breezing Home
as Steve Rowan
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
She Asked for It
as Dwight Stanford
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Self (uncredited)
Harrigan's Kid
as Tom Harrigan
Waterfront at Midnight
as Mike Hanrohan
You're a Sweetheart
as Fred Edwards
Personal Secretary
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
Things Are Looking Up
as Van Gaard
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Red Branahan
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Tommy Fallon
Rendezvous 24
as Agent Larry Cameron
Fury and the Woman
as Bruce Corrigan
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Ed Towers
Follow That Woman
as Sam Boone