Edward Gargan
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.
Acted in
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Frankie
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Milt (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Spooky Wooky
1950
Hit Parade of 1951
1950
as Garrity
So You Want a Raise
1950
So You Want to Move
1950
Triple Trouble
1950
as Officer Murphy
Father of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Belle of Old Mexico
1950
as Sam
Key to the City
1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Hold That Baby!
1949
as Policeman Burton
Strike It Rich
1948
as Mack
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Detective (Uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948
as Tap-It Bowers
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Ted (uncredited)
Campus Honeymoon
1948
as Motorcycle Cop
Linda, Be Good
1947
as Frankie
Exposed
1947
as Big Mac
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Newsstand man
Little Miss Broadway
1947
as Uncle George
Web of Danger
1947
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Saddle Pals
1947
as Jailer
That's My Gal
1947
as Mike
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
1947
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1946
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
The Inner Circle
1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
The Dark Horse
1946
as Eustace Kelly
Behind the Mask
1946
as Detective Dixon
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Riley
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Gay Blades
1946
as Bartender
Follow That Woman
1945
as Butch
Life with Blondie
1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Jailer
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
as 1st Cop
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Wonder Man
1945
as Policeman in Park
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
1945
as Mike Ryan
Twice Blessed
1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Policeman
High Powered
1945
as Cal Williams
San Fernando Valley
1944
as Keno
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Mike Storm
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Kurtz
The Falcon Out West
1944
as Homicide Detective Bates
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Detective Bates
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Duke
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
1943
as Donovan
The Falcon in Danger
1943
as Det. Bates
Hit the Ice
1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Tahiti Honey
1943
as George, the Bartender
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Detective Bates
Something to Shout About
1943
as Detective Stone
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Detective Bates
My Sister Eileen
1942
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Between Us Girls
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Police Lt. Foster
Blondie for Victory
1942
as Sergeant
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Bombardier (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Deputy
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Flying with Music
1942
as Joe
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Moving Man
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Mulrooney
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Willie Brooks
Fly-By-Night
1942
as Officer Charlie Prescott
A Date with the Falcon
1942
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Police Sergeant
Niagara Falls
1941
as Chuck
Ice-Capades
1941
as Joe, the Bouncer
Tillie the Toiler
1941
as Policeman
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Sylvester
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Dudley Kane
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Joe
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Hotel Doorman
Four Mothers
1941
as Harry (uncredited)
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Hank
This Thing Called Love
1940
as Police Officer
Go West
1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Street of Memories
1940
as Mike Sullivan
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Chimp
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Bartender (uncredited)
Spring Parade
1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
City for Conquest
1940
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Poker Player
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Bank Guard
Susan and God
1940
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Policeman
An Angel from Texas
1940
as New York Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
It All Came True
1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
1940
as Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Lou
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Plant Workman
Northwest Passage
1940
as Capt. Butterfield
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Wolf of New York
1940
as W. Thornton Upshaw
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Cab Driver
A Child Is Born
1939
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Truck Driver
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dunk
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Sentry
On Your Toes
1939
as First Policeman
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
They All Come Out
1939
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
Night Work
1939
as Police Officer Flannigan
The Spellbinder
1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Lucky Night
1939
as Policeman
Fixer Dugan
1939
as Jake
The Flying Irishman
1939
as J.R. Robinson
The Family Next Door
1939
as Cop
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Pinky Budd
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Cafe Society
1939
as Cop
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Police Officer
Honolulu
1939
as Second Detective
Boy Trouble
1939
as Cop
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Sgt. White
Up the River
1938
as Tiny
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Flanahan
Spring Madness
1938
as Jim - a Policeman
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Longshoreman at dance
Straight, Place and Show
1938
as Detective Globe
Carefree
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Guard
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crime School
1938
as Officer Hogan
Love on a Budget
1938
as Big Furniture Mover
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
as [scenes deleted]
Danger Patrol
1937
as John Donovan
A Girl with Ideas
1937
as Eddie
Madame X
1937
as Mate of Dorcas
Back in Circulation
1937
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Foreman
The Go-Getter
1937
as Police officer Riley (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Butch (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as O. R.Smith
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Policeman in Park
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
1937
as Officer Clark
Great Guy
1936
as Henchman Al
Under Your Spell
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
Stage Struck
1936
as Rordan
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Grand Jury
1936
as Policeman Burke
Roaming Lady
1936
as Andy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Wagon Driver
The Walking Dead
1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bosun
Anything Goes
1936
as Detective
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Doc Wilson
The Bride Comes Home
1935
as Cab Driver
False Pretenses
1935
as Mike O'Reilly
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
We're in the Money
1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Patrolman
Behind the Green Lights
1935
as Moran - a Cop
One New York Night
1935
as Trench
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Subway Guard
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
The Bands Plays On
1934
as Lumberjack
We Live Again
1934
as Warden's assistant
Port of Lost Dreams
1934
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
She Had to Choose
1934
as Higgins
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Wild Gold
1934
as Eddie Sparks
Registered Nurse
1934
as Officer Pat O'Brien
Radio Dough
1934
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Queen Christina
1933
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
1933
Gambling Ship
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
1933
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
The Door Knocker
1931
as Man
Via Express
1931
The Girl Habit
1931
as Detective
The African Dodger
1931
Two A.M.
1931
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Al - Man in Bar
It's All Over
1930
as Jerry