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.
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Movies (215)
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953 · Frankie
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951 · Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951 · Milt (uncredited)
Spooky Wooky
1950
Hit Parade of 1951
1950 · Garrity
So You Want a Raise
1950
So You Want to Move
1950
Triple Trouble
1950 · Officer Murphy
Father of the Bride
1950 · Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Belle of Old Mexico
1950 · Sam
Key to the City
1950 · S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Hold That Baby!
1949 · Policeman Burton
Blondie's Secret
1948 · The Butcher (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
1948 · Mack
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948 · Detective (Uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948 · Deputy Sheriff
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948 · Tap-It Bowers
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 · Ted (uncredited)
Campus Honeymoon
1948 · Motorcycle Cop
Linda, Be Good
1947 · Frankie
Exposed
1947 · Big Mac
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947 · Newsstand man
Little Miss Broadway
1947 · Uncle George
Web of Danger
1947 · Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Saddle Pals
1947 · Jailer
That's My Gal
1947 · Mike
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947 · Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · Policeman in Park (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
1947 · Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1946 · Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
The Inner Circle
1946 · Parking Ticket Cop
The Dark Horse
1946 · Eustace Kelly
Behind the Mask
1946 · Detective Dixon
Deadline at Dawn
1946 · Bouncer (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones
1946 · Riley
Blonde Alibi
1946 · Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Little Giant
1946 · Policeman (uncredited)
Gay Blades
1946 · Bartender
Follow That Woman
1945 · Butch
Life with Blondie
1945 · Hundefänger (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945 · Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
1945 · Jailer
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945 · 1st Cop
The Naughty Nineties
1945 · Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Wonder Man
1945 · Policeman in Park
Dangerous Partners
1945 · Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
1945 · Mike Ryan
Twice Blessed
1945 · Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 · Policeman
High Powered
1945 · Cal Williams
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
San Fernando Valley
1944 · Keno
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944 · Mike Storm
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944 · Kurtz
The Falcon Out West
1944 · Homicide Detective Bates
In Old Oklahoma
1943 · Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943 · Detective Bates
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943 · Duke
Princess O'Rourke
1943 · Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Doorman (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
1943 · Donovan
The Falcon in Danger
1943 · Det. Bates
Hit the Ice
1943 · Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Tahiti Honey
1943 · George, the Bartender
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943 · Detective Bates
Something to Shout About
1943 · Detective Stone
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Mr. Johnson - Detective
The Falcon's Brother
1942 · Detective Bates
My Sister Eileen
1942 · Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Between Us Girls
1942 · Cab Driver (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 · Police Lt. Foster
Blondie for Victory
1942 · Sergeant
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Bombardier (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942 · Deputy
Miss Annie Rooney
1942 · Policeman
The Falcon Takes Over
1942 · Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942 · Moving Man
Flying with Music
1942 · Joe
My Favorite Blonde
1942 · Mulrooney
What's Cookin'?
1942 · Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 · Willie Brooks
Fly By Night
1942 · Officer Charlie Prescott
A Date with the Falcon
1942 · Detective Bates (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942 · Police Sergeant
Niagara Falls
1941 · Chuck
Ice-Capades
1941 · Joe, the Bouncer
Tillie the Toiler
1941 · Policeman
Three Sons o' Guns
1941 · Sylvester
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Thieves Fall Out
1941 · Dudley Kane
Here Comes Happiness
1941 · Joe
Flight from Destiny
1941 · Hotel Doorman
Four Mothers
1941 · Harry (uncredited)
San Francisco Docks
1940 · Hank
This Thing Called Love
1940 · Police Officer
Go West
1940 · Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Street of Memories
1940 · Mike Sullivan
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 · Chimp
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Bartender (uncredited)
Spring Parade
1940 · Inga - the Fortune Teller
City for Conquest
1940 · Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Girl from God's Country
1940 · Poker Player
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Bank Guard
Susan and God
1940 · Cabbie (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Policeman
An Angel from Texas
1940 · New York Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 · Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Detective (uncredited)
It All Came True
1940 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
1940 · Bill (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
1940 · Lou
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 · Plant Workman
Northwest Passage
1940 · Capt. Butterfield
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Wolf of New York
1940 · W. Thornton Upshaw
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940 · Cab Driver
A Child is Born
1939 · Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939 · Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939 · Truck Driver
20,000 Men a Year
1939 · Dunk
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939 · Sentry
On Your Toes
1939 · First Policeman
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939 · Ironmansky (uncredited)
They All Come Out
1939 · George "Bugs" Jacklin
Night Work
1939 · Officer Flannigan
The Spellbinder
1939 · Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lucky Night
1939 · Policeman
Fixer Dugan
1939 · Jake
The Flying Irishman
1939 · J.R. Robinson
The Family Next Door
1939 · Cop
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Pinky Budd
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939 · Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Cafe Society
1939 · Cop
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939 · Police Officer
Honolulu
1939 · Second Detective
Boy Trouble
1939 · Cop
While New York Sleeps
1938 · Sgt. White
Up the River
1938 · Tiny
Thanks for the Memory
1938 · Flanahan
Spring Madness
1938 · Jim - a Policeman
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938 · Longshoreman at dance
Straight, Place and Show
1938 · Detective Globe
Carefree
1938 · Policeman (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
1938 · Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Gateway
1938 · Guard
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938 · Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crime School
1938 · Officer Hogan
Love on a Budget
1938 · Big Furniture Mover
Bringing Up Baby
1938 · Zoo Official (uncredited)
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937 · [scenes deleted]
Danger Patrol
1937 · John Donovan
A Girl with Ideas
1937 · Eddie
That’s My Story
1937 · John
Madame X
1937 · Mate of Dorcas
Back in Circulation
1937 · Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
High, Wide and Handsome
1937 · Foreman
The Go-Getter
1937 · Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck
1937 · Butch (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937 · O. R.Smith
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 · Policeman in Park
The Great O'Malley
1937 · Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
1937 · Officer Clark
Great Guy
1936 · Henchman Al
Under Your Spell
1936 · Detective (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
Wives Never Know
1936 · Officer
Stage Struck
1936 · Rordan
My Man Godfrey
1936 · Detective (uncredited)
Grand Jury
1936 · Policeman Burke
Roaming Lady
1936 · Andy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Bodyguard (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
1936 · Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
1936 · Wagon Driver
The Walking Dead
1936 · Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
1936 · Bosun
Anything Goes
1936 · Detective #1
Ceiling Zero
1936 · Doc Wilson
The Bride Comes Home
1935 · Cab Driver
False Pretenses
1935 · Mike O'Reilly
Hands Across the Table
1935 · Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Two for Tonight
1935 · Taxi Driver
Here Comes Cookie
1935 · Policeman (uncredited)
We're in the Money
1935 · Clancy O'Rourke
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 · Patrolman
Behind the Green Lights
1935 · Moran - a Cop
One New York Night
1935 · Trench
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Guard
A Notorious Gentleman
1935 · Detective
The Band Plays On
1934 · Lumberjack
We Live Again
1934 · Warden's assistant
Port of Lost Dreams
1934 · Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
She Had to Choose
1934 · Higgins
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Wild Gold
1934 · Eddie Sparks
Registered Nurse
1934 · Officer Pat O'Brien
David Harum
1934 · Bill Montague (uncredited)
Queen Christina
1934 · Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Radio Dough
1934 · Gang Leader (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
1933 · Whitaker (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933 · Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Three Cornered Moon
1933 · Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933 · 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
1933
Gambling Ship
1933 · Deputy (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
1933 · Lt. 'Babs' Riley
The Door Knocker
1931 · Man
Via Express
1931
The Girl Habit
1931 · Detective
The African Dodger
1931
Two A.M.
1931
Tarnished Lady
1931 · Al - Man in Bar
It's All Over
1930 · Jerry
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