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William Gargan

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William Gargan

Born July 17, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USADied February 18, 197993 films

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.

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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.

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You Only Live Once posterFirst watchYou Only Live Once19377.1as Father DolanBased partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison.View film

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Filmography

93 films as actor
  1. 1956The Rawhide YearsMarshal Sommers
  2. 1956Miracle in the RainHarry Wood
  3. 1955Man on the LedgeOfficer Bragan
  4. 1949Dynamite"Gunner" Peterson
  5. 1948Waterfront at MidnightMike Hanrohan
  6. 1948The Argyle SecretsHarry Mitchell
  7. 1946Swell GuyMartin Duncan
  8. 1946Till the End of TimeSgt. Gunny Watrous
  9. 1946Hot CargoJoe Harkness
  10. 1946Rendezvous 24Agent Larry Cameron
  11. 1946Murder in the Music HallInspector Wilson
  12. 1946Night EditorTony Cochrane
  13. 1946Strange ImpersonationDr. Stephen Lindstrom
  14. 1946Behind Green LightsSam Carson
  15. 1945The Bells of St. Mary'sJoe Gallagher
  16. 1945Follow That WomanSam Boone
  17. 1945Midnight ManhuntPete Willis
  18. 1945Song of the SarongDrew Allen
  19. 1945She Gets Her Man'Breezy' Barton
  20. 1944The Canterville GhostSergeant Benson
  21. 1943Swing Fever'Waltzy' Malone
  22. 1943Harrigan's KidTom Harrigan
  23. 1943No Place for a LadyJess Arno
  24. 1942Who Done It?Detective Inspector Lou
  25. 1942The Mayor of 44th StreetTommy Fallon
  26. 1942Destination UnknownBriggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
  27. 1942Enemy Agents Meet Ellery QueenEllery Queen
  28. 1942Miss Annie RooneyMr. Timothy Rooney
  29. 1942A Desperate Chance for Ellery QueenEllery Queen
  30. 1942A Close Call for Ellery QueenEllery Queen
  31. 1942Bombay ClipperJames Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
  32. 1942Sealed LipsLee Davis
  33. 1941Keep 'Em FlyingCraig Morrison
  34. 1941I Wake Up ScreamingJerry 'Mac' MacDonald
  35. 1941Flying Cadets'Trip' Hammer
  36. 1941Cheers for Miss BishopSam Peters
  37. 1940They Knew What They WantedJoe
  38. 1940Sporting BloodDuffy
  39. 1940TurnaboutJoel Clare
  40. 1940Star DustDane Wharton
  41. 1940Isle Of DestinyStripes Thornton
  42. 1940Double AlibiWalter Gifford
  43. 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentJoe Turp
  44. 1939The Housekeeper's DaughterEd O'Malley
  45. 1939Three SonsThane Pardway
  46. 1939The House of FearArthur McHugh
  47. 1939Women in the WindAce Boreman
  48. 1939Broadway SerenadeBill Foster
  49. 1939The Adventures of Jane ArdenEd Towers
  50. 1939Within the LawPolice Sergeant Cassidy
  51. 1938Personal SecretaryMarcus 'Mark' Farrell
  52. 1938The Crowd RoarsJohnny Martin
  53. 1938The Devil's PartyMike O'Mara
  54. 1938The Crime of Doctor HalletDr. Jack Murray
  55. 1937You're a SweetheartFred Edwards
  56. 1937Some Blondes Are DangerousGeorge Regan
  57. 1937Behind the MikeGeorge Hayes
  58. 1937She Asked for ItDwight Stanford
  59. 1937Reported MissingSteve Browning
  60. 1937Wings Over HonoluluJack Furness
  61. 1937Breezing HomeSteve Rowan
  62. 1937You Only Live OnceFather Dolan
  63. 1936Flying HostessHal Cunningham
  64. 1936The Sky ParadeSpeed Robertson
  65. 1936Alibi for MurderPerry Travis
  66. 1936Fury and the WomanBruce Corrigan
  67. 1936BlackmailerPeter Cornish
  68. 1936Navy BornLt. Red Furness
  69. 1936The Milky WaySpeed McFarland
  70. 1936Man HuntHenry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
  71. 1935Broadway GondolierCliff Stanley
  72. 1935Bright LightsDan Wheeler
  73. 1935Don't Bet on BlondesNumbers
  74. 1935Things Are Looking UpVan Gaard
  75. 1935Black FurySlim Johnson, Company Policeman
  76. 1935Traveling SalesladyPat O'Connor
  77. 1935A Night at the RitzDuke Regan
  78. 1934British AgentBob Medill
  79. 1934Strictly DynamiteGeorgie
  80. 1934The Line-UpBob Curtis
  81. 1934Four Frightened PeopleStewart Corder
  82. 1933Aggie Appleby, Maker of MenRed Branahan
  83. 1933Night FlightBrazilian Pilot
  84. 1933Headline ShooterBill Allen
  85. 1933Emergency CallSteve Brennan
  86. 1933The Story of Temple DrakeStephen Benbow
  87. 1933SweepingsGene Pardway
  88. 1933Lucky DevilsBob Hughes
  89. 1932The Animal KingdomRegan
  90. 1932The Sport ParadeJohnny Baker
  91. 1932RainSergeant Tim O'Hara
  92. 1932The Misleading LadyFitzpatrick
  93. 1930Follow the LeaderGangster (uncredited)