William Gargan
Acting
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.
TV Shows(6)
Movies(97)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers
1956
Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood
1956
Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan
1955
Dynamite
"Gunner" Peterson
1949
Waterfront at Midnight
Mike Hanrohan
1948
The Argyle Secrets
Harry Mitchell
1948
Swell Guy
Martin Duncan
1946
Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
1946
Hot Cargo
Joe Harkness
1946
Rendezvous 24
Agent Larry Cameron
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
Inspector Wilson
1946
Night Editor
Tony Cochrane
1946
Strange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
1946
Behind Green Lights
Lt. Sam Carson
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher
1945
Follow That Woman
Sam Boone
1945
Midnight Manhunt
Pete Willis
1945
Song of the Sarong
Drew Allen
1945
She Gets Her Man
'Breezy' Barton
1945
The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson
1944
Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone
1943
Harrigan's Kid
Tom Harrigan
1943
No Place for a Lady
Jess Arno
1943
Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
Tommy Fallon
1942
Destination Unknown
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
1942
Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. Timothy Rooney
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
1942
Bombay Clipper
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
1942
Sealed Lips
Lee Davis
1942
Keep 'Em Flying
Craig Morrison
1941
I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
1941
Flying Cadets
'Trip' Hammer
1941
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Sam Peters
1941
They Knew What They Wanted
Joe
1940
Sporting Blood
Duffy
1940
Turnabout
Joel Clare
1940
Star Dust
Dane Wharton
1940
Isle Of Destiny
Stripes Thornton
1940
Double Alibi
Walter Gifford
1940
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe Turp
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ed O'Malley
1939
Three Sons
Thane Pardway
1939
The House of Fear
Arthur McHugh
1939
Women in the Wind
Ace Boreman
1939
Broadway Serenade
Bill Foster
1939
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Ed Towers
1939
Within the Law
Police Sergeant Cassidy
1939
Personal Secretary
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
1938
The Crowd Roars
Johnny Martin
1938
The Devil's Party
Mike O'Mara
1938
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Dr. Jack Murray
1938
You're a Sweetheart
Fred Edwards
1937
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
George Regan
1937
Behind the Mike
George Hayes
1937
She Asked for It
Dwight Stanford
1937
Reported Missing
Steve Browning
1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Jack Furness
1937
Breezing Home
Steve Rowan
1937
You Only Live Once
Father Dolan
1937
Flying Hostess
Hal Cunningham
1936
The Sky Parade
Speed Robertson
1936
Alibi for Murder
Perry Travis
1936
Fury and the Woman
Bruce Corrigan
1936
Blackmailer
Peter Cornish
1936
Navy Born
Lt. Red Furness
1936
The Milky Way
Speed McFarland
1936
Man Hunt
Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
1936
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
1935
Broadway Gondolier
Cliff Stanley
1935
Bright Lights
Dan Wheeler
1935
Don't Bet on Blondes
Numbers
1935
Things Are Looking Up
Van Gaard
1935
Black Fury
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
1935
Traveling Saleslady
Pat O'Connor
1935
A Night at the Ritz
Duke Regan
1935
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
British Agent
Bob Medill
1934
Strictly Dynamite
Georgie
1934
The Line-Up
Bob Curtis
1934
Four Frightened People
Stewart Corder
1934
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Red Branahan
1933
Night Flight
Brazilian Pilot
1933
Headline Shooter
Bill Allen
1933
Emergency Call
Steve Brennan
1933
The Story of Temple Drake
Stephen Benbow
1933
Sweepings
Gene Pardway
1933
Lucky Devils
Bob Hughes
1933
The Animal Kingdom
Regan
1932
The Sport Parade
Johnny Baker
1932
Rain
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
1932
The Misleading Lady
Fitzpatrick
1932
Follow the Leader
Gangster (uncredited)
1930