William Gargan
Biography
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.
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Studio One
1948
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The George Gobel Show
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
You Only Live Once
1937
The Rawhide Years
1956
British Agent
1934
Swing Fever
1943
Till the End of Time
1946
Filmography
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Studio One
as Con McTaggart · 1948
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Officer Bragan · 1955
The George Gobel Show
as Self · 1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
· 1953
Martin Kane, Private Eye
· 1949
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher · 1945
You Only Live Once
as Father Dolan · 1937
The Rawhide Years
as Marshal Sommers · 1956
British Agent
as Bob Medill · 1934
Swing Fever
as 'Waltzy' Malone · 1943
Till the End of Time
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous · 1946
The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen Benbow · 1933
Miracle in the Rain
as Harry Wood · 1956
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald · 1941
They Knew What They Wanted
as Joe · 1940
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom · 1946
Man on the Ledge
as Officer Bragan · 1955
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis · 1942
The Canterville Ghost
as Sergeant Benson · 1944
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam Peters · 1941
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Timothy Rooney · 1942
The Animal Kingdom
as Regan · 1932
Rendezvous 24
as Agent Larry Cameron · 1946
Who Done It?
as Detective Inspector Lou · 1942
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Red Branahan · 1933
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Joe Turp · 1939
Murder in the Music Hall
as Inspector Wilson · 1946
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Numbers · 1935
You're a Sweetheart
as Fred Edwards · 1937
She Gets Her Man
as 'Breezy' Barton · 1945
The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Ed O'Malley · 1939
Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara · 1932
The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Ed Towers · 1939
Keep 'Em Flying
as Craig Morrison · 1941
The Devil's Party
as Mike O'Mara · 1938
Song of the Sarong
as Drew Allen · 1945
The Crowd Roars
as Johnny Martin · 1938
Black Fury
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman · 1935
Women in the Wind
as Ace Boreman · 1939
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Jack Murray · 1938
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
as George Regan · 1937
Isle Of Destiny
as Stripes Thornton · 1940
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited) · 1934
A Night at the Ritz
as Duke Regan · 1935
The House of Fear
as Arthur McHugh · 1939
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Midnight Manhunt
as Pete Willis · 1945
Night Flight
as Brazilian Pilot · 1933
No Place for a Lady
as Jess Arno · 1943
Headline Shooter
as Bill Allen · 1933
Broadway Gondolier
as Cliff Stanley · 1935
Things Are Looking Up
as Van Gaard · 1935
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane · 1946
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as Self (uncredited) · 1941
Emergency Call
as Steve Brennan · 1933
Things You Never See on the Screen
as Self · 1935
Broadway Serenade
as Bill Foster · 1939
Behind Green Lights
as Sam Carson · 1946
The Milky Way
as Speed McFarland · 1936
The Argyle Secrets
as Harry Mitchell · 1948
Fury and the Woman
as Bruce Corrigan · 1936
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen · 1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen · 1942
The Misleading Lady
as Fitzpatrick · 1932
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen · 1942
Man Hunt
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson · 1936
Wings Over Honolulu
as Jack Furness · 1937
Turnabout
as Joel Clare · 1940
Sweepings
as Gene Pardway · 1933
Four Frightened People
as Stewart Corder · 1934
Alibi for Murder
as Perry Travis · 1936
Star Dust
as Dane Wharton · 1940
Behind the Mike
as George Hayes · 1937
Waterfront at Midnight
as Mike Hanrohan · 1948
Bombay Clipper
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson · 1942
Blackmailer
as Peter Cornish · 1936
The Line-Up
as Bob Curtis · 1934
Within the Law
as Police Sergeant Cassidy · 1939
Sporting Blood
as Duffy · 1940
She Asked for It
as Dwight Stanford · 1937
Traveling Saleslady
as Pat O'Connor · 1935
Breezing Home
as Steve Rowan · 1937
Swell Guy
as Martin Duncan · 1946
Double Alibi
as Walter Gifford · 1940
Reported Missing
as Steve Browning · 1937
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Tommy Fallon · 1942
Follow That Woman
as Sam Boone · 1945
Bright Lights
as Dan Wheeler · 1935
Lucky Devils
as Bob Hughes · 1933
The Sky Parade
as Speed Robertson · 1936
Three Sons
as Thane Pardway · 1939
Follow the Leader
as Gangster (uncredited) · 1930
Destination Unknown
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan · 1942
Flying Cadets
as 'Trip' Hammer · 1941
Flying Hostess
as Hal Cunningham · 1936
Dynamite
as "Gunner" Peterson · 1949
Strictly Dynamite
as Georgie · 1934
Harrigan's Kid
as Tom Harrigan · 1943
The Sport Parade
as Johnny Baker · 1932
Personal Secretary
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell · 1938
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness · 1946
Navy Born
as Lt. Red Furness · 1936