Edward Gargan
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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.
Known for
Credits
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Father of the Bride (1950)
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Go West (1940)
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
as Detective (uncredited)
Queen Christina (1934)
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties (1945)
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Road to Singapore (1940)
as Bill (uncredited)
Northwest Passage (1940)
as Capt. Butterfield
Another Thin Man (1939)
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
as Milt (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
The Walking Dead (1936)
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
False Pretenses (1935)
as Mike O'Reilly
Carefree (1938)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Hit the Ice (1943)
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Detective (uncredited)
Little Giant (1946)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Key to the City (1950)
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
as Police Lt. Foster
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
as 1st Cop
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
as Detective (Uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
as Tap-It Bowers
Exposed (1947)
as Big Mac
Wonder Man (1945)
as Policeman in Park
Hands Across the Table (1935)
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love (1940)
as Police Officer
Four Mothers (1941)
as Harry (uncredited)
Triple Trouble (1950)
as Officer Murphy
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
as Bartender (uncredited)
It All Came True (1940)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Gambling Ship (1933)
as Deputy (uncredited)
City for Conquest (1940)
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as O. R.Smith
Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
as Police Officer
Blonde Alibi (1946)
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Bombshell (1933)
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Gay Blades (1946)
as Bartender
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Behind the Mask (1946)
as Detective Dixon
Crack-Up (1946)
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Actor
The Great O'Malley (1937)
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
Saddle Pals (1947)
as Jailer
The Gilded Lily (1935)
as Guard
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Falcon Out West (1944)
as Homicide Detective Bates
Lucky Night (1939)
as Policeman
Up the River (1938)
as Tiny
Madame X (1937)
as Mate of Dorcas
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
as Policeman in Park
Lady in a Jam (1942)
as Deputy
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
as Deputy Sheriff
Susan and God (1940)
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Great Guy (1936)
as Henchman Al
The Rage of Paris (1938)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
We Live Again (1934)
as Warden's assistant
The Brasher Doubloon (1947)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Wives Never Know (1936)
as Officer
An Angel from Texas (1940)
as New York Policeman
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home (1945)
as Jailer
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as Policeman
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Bombardier (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness (1941)
as Joe
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
as Pinky Budd
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
as Plant Workman
The Falcon's Brother (1942)
as Detective Bates
Ace of Aces (1933)
as Whitaker (uncredited)
They All Come Out (1939)
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
Crime School (1938)
as Officer Hogan
The Inner Circle (1946)
as Parking Ticket Cop
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
as Moving Man
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
Actor
Wolf of New York (1940)
as W. Thornton Upshaw
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Back in Circulation (1937)
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
The Go-Getter (1937)
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953)
as Frankie
Spooky Wooky (1950)
Actor
Spring Parade (1940)
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
The Girl Habit (1931)
as Detective
Three Cornered Moon (1933)
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Mulrooney
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
as Policeman
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
as Dunk
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
as Cab Driver
On Your Toes (1939)
as First Policeman
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
as Chimp
Queen of the Mob (1940)
as Bank Guard
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Dudley Kane
Cinderella Jones (1946)
as Riley
High Powered (1945)
as Cal Williams
Sutter's Gold (1936)
as Wagon Driver
Fly By Night (1942)
as Officer Charlie Prescott
The Falcon in Danger (1943)
as Det. Bates
Gateway (1938)
as Guard
Ceiling Zero (1936)
as Doc Wilson
Spring Madness (1938)
as Jim - a Policeman
San Francisco Docks (1940)
as Hank
What's Cookin'? (1942)
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Honolulu (1939)
as Second Detective
My Sister Eileen (1942)
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)
as Ted (uncredited)
One New York Night (1935)
as Trench
The Door Knocker (1931)
as Man
Niagara Falls (1941)
as Chuck
Thanks for the Memory (1938)
as Flanahan
Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
as [scenes deleted]
The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
as Detective Bates
Tarnished Lady (1931)
as Al - Man in Bar
Between Us Girls (1942)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Pilgrimage (1933)
Actor
Dangerous Partners (1945)
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
as Willie Brooks
That’s My Story (1937)
as John
The Flying Irishman (1939)
as J.R. Robinson
A Child is Born (1939)
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Boy Trouble (1939)
as Cop
You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
as Butch (uncredited)
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
as Detective
Roaming Lady (1936)
as Andy
Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
as Garrity
Flight from Destiny (1941)
as Hotel Doorman
The West Side Kid (1943)
as Donovan
We're on the Jury (1937)
as Officer Clark
Stage Struck (1936)
as Rordan
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942)
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory (1942)
as Sergeant
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
as Sam
Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)
as Sentry
High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
as Foreman
Street of Memories (1940)
as Mike Sullivan
Flying with Music (1942)
as Joe
Dangerous Waters (1936)
as Bosun
Life with Blondie (1945)
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
The Girl in 419 (1933)
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Two for Tonight (1935)
as Taxi Driver
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
as Longshoreman at dance
Under Your Spell (1936)
as Detective (uncredited)
Boulder Dam (1936)
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan (1939)
as Jake
Here Comes Cookie (1935)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
as Patrolman
Ice-Capades (1941)
as Joe, the Bouncer
Twice Blessed (1945)
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
We're in the Money (1935)
as Clancy O'Rourke
Little Miss Broadway (1947)
as Uncle George
Danger Patrol (1937)
as John Donovan
Strike It Rich (1948)
as Mack
The Family Next Door (1939)
as Cop
The Bride Comes Home (1935)
as Cab Driver
The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
as Newsstand man
Grand Jury (1936)
as Policeman Burke
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
as Sylvester
Anything Goes (1936)
as Detective #1
Hold That Baby! (1949)
as Policeman Burton
Tillie the Toiler (1941)
as Policeman
Over My Dead Body (1942)
as Police Sergeant
Something to Shout About (1943)
as Detective Stone
The Dark Horse (1946)
as Eustace Kelly
That's My Gal (1947)
as Mike
Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
as Policeman
Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
as Mike Storm
Night Work (1939)
as Officer Flannigan
She Had to Choose (1934)
as Higgins
Love on a Budget (1938)
as Big Furniture Mover
The Spellbinder (1939)
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)
as Kurtz
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Registered Nurse (1934)
as Officer Pat O'Brien
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Detective Globe
$1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)
as Duke
The Falcon and the Co-Eds (1943)
as Detective Bates
Wild Gold (1934)
as Eddie Sparks
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
as Truck Driver
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
as Lou
A Sporting Chance (1945)
as Mike Ryan
A Girl with Ideas (1937)
as Eddie
Follow That Woman (1945)
as Butch
Tahiti Honey (1943)
as George, the Bartender
It's All Over (1930)
as Jerry
While New York Sleeps (1938)
as Sgt. White
Web of Danger (1947)
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Girl from God's Country (1940)
as Poker Player
Behind the Green Lights (1935)
as Moran - a Cop
Cafe Society (1939)
as Cop
David Harum (1934)
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams (1934)
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
The Band Plays On (1934)
as Lumberjack
So You Want to Move (1950)
Actor
San Fernando Valley (1944)
as Keno
So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Radio Dough (1934)
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Actor
The African Dodger (1931)
Actor
Linda, Be Good (1947)
as Frankie
Campus Honeymoon (1948)
as Motorcycle Cop
Two A.M. (1931)
Actor
Via Express (1931)
Actor