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