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