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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- Born:
- Jul 17, 1902 In Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 201
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Tarnished Lady 1931-05-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie I Was a Burlesque Queen 1953-07-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | I Was a Burlesque Queen | Frankie | 1953-07-13 |
| Movie | Bedtime for Bonzo | Policeman (as Ed Gargan) | 1951-04-05 |
| Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Milt (uncredited) | 1951-04-12 |
| Movie | Father of the Bride | Moving Man with Door (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
| Movie | Key to the City | S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited) | 1950-02-02 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | Officer Murphy | 1950-08-13 |
| Movie | Hit Parade of 1951 | Garrity | 1950-10-15 |
| Movie | Spooky Wooky | 1950-12-01 | |
| Movie | So You Want a Raise | 1950-09-23 | |
| Movie | So You Want to Move | 1950-08-19 | |
| Movie | Hold That Baby! | Policeman Burton | 1949-06-06 |
| Movie | Strike It Rich | Mack | 1948-12-01 |
| Movie | Campus Honeymoon | Motorcycle Cop | 1948-02-01 |
| Movie | Daredevils of the Clouds | Tap-It Bowers | 1948-07-26 |
| Movie | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Ted (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
| Movie | Adventures of Gallant Bess | Deputy Sheriff | 1948-10-01 |
| Movie | You Gotta Stay Happy | Detective (Uncredited) | 1948-10-28 |
| Movie | Saddle Pals | Jailer | 1947-06-05 |
| Movie | So You're Going to Be a Father | Pie Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1947-05-10 |
| Movie | The Brasher Doubloon | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1947-02-06 |
| Movie | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
| Movie | That's My Gal | Mike | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | Web of Danger | Dolan, Restaurant Owner | 1947-06-10 |
| Movie | Exposed | Big Mac | 1947-09-08 |
| Movie | Linda, Be Good | Frankie | 1947-11-07 |
| Movie | Little Miss Broadway | Uncle George | 1947-06-19 |
| Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | Newsstand man | 1947-08-08 |
| Movie | Cinderella Jones | Riley | 1946-03-09 |
| Movie | Blonde Alibi | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1946-03-01 |
| Movie | Gay Blades | Bartender | 1946-01-25 |
| Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Bouncer (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
| Movie | Little Giant | Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-22 |
| Movie | Behind the Mask | Detective Dixon | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Cop in Arcade (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | The Inner Circle | Parking Ticket Cop | 1946-08-07 |
| Movie | The Dark Horse | Eustace Kelly | 1946-07-19 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited) | 1945-06-07 |
| Movie | Twice Blessed | Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited) | 1945-05-31 |
| Movie | High Powered | Cal Williams | 1945-02-27 |
| Movie | Wonder Man | Policeman in Park | 1945-06-08 |
| Movie | Earl Carroll Vanities | Policeman | 1945-04-05 |
| Movie | Sing Your Way Home | Jailer | 1945-11-14 |
| Movie | Follow That Woman | Butch | 1945-12-14 |
| Movie | Life with Blondie | Hundefänger (uncredited) | 1945-12-13 |
| Movie | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
| Movie | The Naughty Nineties | Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited) | 1945-06-20 |
| Movie | Her Highness and the Bellboy | 1st Cop | 1945-11-11 |
| Movie | The Falcon Out West | Homicide Detective Bates | 1944-03-17 |
| Movie | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Kurtz | 1944-04-25 |
| Movie | Detective Kitty O'Day | Mike Storm | 1944-05-13 |
| Movie | San Fernando Valley | Keno | 1944-09-15 |
| Movie | The Falcon in Danger | Det. Bates | 1943-07-17 |
| Movie | Hit the Ice | Bank Policeman (uncredited) | 1943-06-02 |
| Movie | Something to Shout About | Detective Stone | 1943-02-25 |
| Movie | The West Side Kid | Donovan | 1943-08-23 |
| Movie | The Falcon Strikes Back | Detective Bates | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Tahiti Honey | George, the Bartender | 1943-04-06 |
| Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Doorman (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
| Movie | In Old Oklahoma | Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter | 1943-12-06 |
| Movie | The Falcon and the Co-Eds | Detective Bates | 1943-11-10 |
| Movie | My Kingdom for a Cook | Duke | 1943-10-27 |
| Movie | Princess O'Rourke | Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
| Movie | Flying with Music | Joe | 1942-05-22 |
| Movie | Meet the Stewarts | Moving Man | 1942-05-21 |
| Movie | What's Cookin'? | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1942-02-20 |
| Movie | A Date with the Falcon | Detective Bates (uncredited) | 1942-01-16 |
| Movie | Miss Annie Rooney | Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Over My Dead Body | Police Sergeant | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | Fly-By-Night | Officer Charlie Prescott | 1942-01-19 |
| Movie | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Willie Brooks | 1942-02-04 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Mulrooney | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | The Falcon's Brother | Detective Bates | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Mr. Johnson - Detective | 1942-11-07 |
| Movie | The Falcon Takes Over | Detective Bates (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | My Sister Eileen | Murphy - Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-09-24 |
| Movie | Between Us Girls | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Lady in a Jam | Deputy | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Blondie for Victory | Sergeant | 1942-08-06 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Bombardier (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | A-Haunting We Will Go | Police Lt. Foster | 1942-08-07 |
| Movie | Flight from Destiny | Hotel Doorman | 1941-02-08 |
| Movie | Four Mothers | Harry (uncredited) | 1941-01-04 |
| Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Dudley Kane | 1941-05-03 |
| Movie | Here Comes Happiness | Joe | 1941-03-15 |
| Movie | Niagara Falls | Chuck | 1941-10-17 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Sylvester | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Ice-Capades | Joe, the Bouncer | 1941-08-19 |
| Movie | Tillie the Toiler | Policeman | 1941-08-07 |
| Movie | It All Came True | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-04-06 |
| Movie | Road to Singapore | Bill - Sailor (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | George, the Doorman (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | Adventure in Diamonds | Lou | 1940-03-08 |
| Movie | Johnny Apollo | Detective (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Two Girls on Broadway | Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Death Row Guard (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
| Movie | Brother Rat and a Baby | Cab Driver | 1940-01-13 |
| Movie | Wolf of New York | W. Thornton Upshaw | 1940-01-23 |
| Movie | The Saint's Double Trouble | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
| Movie | Northwest Passage | Capt. Butterfield | 1940-02-23 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Panama | Plant Workman | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | An Angel from Texas | New York Policeman | 1940-04-27 |
| Movie | Street of Memories | Mike Sullivan | 1940-11-15 |
| Movie | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Chimp | 1940-11-02 |
| Movie | Go West | Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
| Movie | San Francisco Docks | Hank | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | Buck Benny Rides Again | Policeman | 1940-05-31 |
| Movie | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Bartender (uncredited) | 1940-10-11 |
| Movie | This Thing Called Love | Police Officer | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Spring Parade | Inga - the Fortune Teller | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Susan and God | Cabbie (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | Queen of the Mob | Bank Guard | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | City for Conquest | Joe - Foreman (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
| Movie | Girl from God's Country | Poker Player | 1940-07-30 |
| Movie | The Saint Strikes Back | Pinky Budd | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | The Flying Irishman | J.R. Robinson | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Blondie Meets the Boss | Garden Café Doorman (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Fixer Dugan | Jake | 1939-04-21 |
| Movie | Boy Trouble | Cop | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | Lucky Night | Policeman | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Honolulu | Second Detective | 1939-02-03 |
| Movie | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Police Officer | 1939-02-25 |
| Movie | Cafe Society | Cop | 1939-03-03 |
| Movie | The Family Next Door | Cop | 1939-03-30 |
| Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Sentry | 1939-10-24 |
| Movie | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Truck Driver | 1939-11-03 |
| Movie | Another Thin Man | Detective Quinn (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
| Movie | The Spellbinder | Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited) | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | On Your Toes | First Policeman | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | Dunk | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | $1,000 a Touchdown | Ironmansky (uncredited) | 1939-10-04 |
| Movie | Night Work | Police Officer Flannigan | 1939-08-04 |
| Movie | They All Come Out | George "Bugs" Jacklin | 1939-08-04 |
| Movie | A Child Is Born | Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
| Movie | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1938-07-20 |
| Movie | The Rage of Paris | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
| Movie | Bringing Up Baby | Zoo Official (uncredited) | 1938-02-18 |
| Movie | Gateway | Guard | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | Love on a Budget | Big Furniture Mover | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | Crime School | Officer Hogan | 1938-05-10 |
| Movie | Straight, Place and Show | Detective Globe | 1938-09-30 |
| Movie | Spring Madness | Jim - a Policeman | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | Give Me a Sailor | Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) | 1938-08-19 |
| Movie | Thanks for the Memory | Flanahan | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | While New York Sleeps | Sgt. White | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | Annabel Takes a Tour | Longshoreman at dance | 1938-11-10 |
| Movie | Carefree | Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Police officer Riley (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | You Can't Buy Luck | Butch (uncredited) | 1937-04-30 |
| Movie | Jim Hanvey, Detective | O. R.Smith | 1937-04-05 |
| Movie | The Great O'Malley | Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
| Movie | We're on the Jury | Officer Clark | 1937-02-12 |
| Movie | The Man Who Found Himself | Policeman in Park | 1937-04-02 |
| Movie | Back in Circulation | Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
| Movie | Wallaby Jim of the Islands | [scenes deleted] | 1937-12-17 |
| Movie | Danger Patrol | John Donovan | 1937-11-18 |
| Movie | High, Wide and Handsome | Foreman | 1937-07-21 |
| Movie | A Girl with Ideas | Eddie | 1937-11-01 |
| Movie | Madame X | Mate of Dorcas | 1937-10-01 |
| Movie | The Walking Dead | Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited) | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Boulder Dam | Pa's Guest (uncredited) | 1936-03-07 |
| Movie | Sutter's Gold | Wagon Driver | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Anything Goes | Detective | 1936-01-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Bodyguard (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
| Movie | Ceiling Zero | Doc Wilson | 1936-01-16 |
| Movie | Dangerous Waters | Bosun | 1936-02-10 |
| Movie | Roaming Lady | Andy | 1936-05-02 |
| Movie | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | 1936-10-06 | |
| Movie | Great Guy | Henchman Al | 1936-12-01 |
| Movie | Stage Struck | Rordan | 1936-09-12 |
| Movie | Under Your Spell | Detective (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
| Movie | My Man Godfrey | Detective (uncredited) | 1936-09-02 |
| Movie | Grand Jury | Policeman Burke | 1936-08-07 |
| Movie | One New York Night | Trench | 1935-03-08 |
| Movie | Behind the Green Lights | Moran - a Cop | 1935-03-11 |
| Movie | The Gilded Lily | Subway Guard | 1935-01-25 |
| Movie | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Patrolman | 1935-08-03 |
| Movie | A Notorious Gentleman | 1935-01-21 | |
| Movie | We're in the Money | Clancy O'Rourke | 1935-08-17 |
| Movie | Two for Tonight | Taxi Driver | 1935-09-12 |
| Movie | False Pretenses | Mike O'Reilly | 1935-10-21 |
| Movie | The Bride Comes Home | Cab Driver | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | Hands Across the Table | Pinky Kelly (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
| Movie | Wild Gold | Eddie Sparks | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | Registered Nurse | Officer Pat O'Brien | 1934-04-06 |
| Movie | Belle of the Nineties | Stogie (Ruby's agent) | 1934-09-21 |
| Movie | Radio Dough | Gang Leader (uncredited) | 1934-02-05 |
| Movie | She Had to Choose | Higgins | 1934-10-01 |
| Movie | We Live Again | Warden's assistant | 1934-11-01 |
| Movie | The Bands Plays On | Lumberjack | 1934-12-21 |
| Movie | Port of Lost Dreams | Porky the Freda's 'Crew' | 1934-10-14 |
| Movie | Pilgrimage | 1933-07-12 | |
| Movie | The Girl in 419 | Lt. 'Babs' Riley | 1933-05-26 |
| Movie | Gambling Ship | Deputy (uncredited) | 1933-06-23 |
| Movie | Mary Stevens, M.D. | 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-07-22 |
| Movie | Bombshell | Second Immigration Officer (uncredited) | 1933-10-13 |
| Movie | Queen Christina | Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited) | 1933-12-26 |
| Movie | Ace of Aces | Whitaker (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
| Movie | Tarnished Lady | Al - Man in Bar | 1931-05-01 |
| Movie | The African Dodger | 1931-05-04 | |
| Movie | The Door Knocker | Man | 1931-11-07 |
| Movie | The Girl Habit | Detective | 1931-06-27 |