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.
Movie | Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Milt (uncredited) | 1951-04-12 |
Movie | Bedtime for Bonzo | Policeman (as Ed Gargan) | 1951-04-05 |
Movie | Key to the City | S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited) | 1950-02-02 |
Movie | Father of the Bride | Moving Man with Door (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
Movie | So You Want to Move | 1950-08-19 | |
Movie | Hit Parade of 1951 | Garrity | 1950-10-15 |
Movie | So You Want a Raise | 1950-09-23 | |
Movie | Spooky Wooky | 1950-12-01 | |
Movie | Hold That Baby! | Policeman Burton | 1949-06-06 |
Movie | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Ted (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
Movie | Campus Honeymoon | Motorcycle Cop | 1948-02-01 |
Movie | Daredevils of the Clouds | Tap-It Bowers | 1948-07-26 |
Movie | Strike It Rich | Mack | 1948-12-01 |
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 | That's My Gal | Mike | 1947-05-15 |
Movie | Web of Danger | Dolan, Restaurant Owner | 1947-06-10 |
Movie | The Brasher Doubloon | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1947-02-06 |
Movie | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
Movie | Little Miss Broadway | Uncle George | 1947-06-19 |
Movie | Linda, Be Good | Frankie | 1947-11-07 |
Movie | Exposed | Big Mac | 1947-09-08 |
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 | Little Giant | Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-22 |
Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Bouncer (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
Movie | Gay Blades | Bartender | 1946-01-25 |
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 Prospect 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 Great Alaskan Mystery | Kurtz | 1944-04-25 |
Movie | The Falcon Out West | Homicide Detective Bates | 1944-03-17 |
Movie | San Fernando Valley | Keno | 1944-09-15 |
Movie | Detective Kitty O'Day | Mike Storm | 1944-05-13 |
Movie | Hit the Ice | Bank Policeman (uncredited) | 1943-06-02 |
Movie | The Falcon Strikes Back | Detective Bates | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | Something to Shout About | Detective Stone | 1943-02-25 |
Movie | The Falcon in Danger | Det. Bates | 1943-07-17 |
Movie | Tahiti Honey | George, the Bartender | 1943-04-06 |
Movie | The West Side Kid | Donovan | 1943-08-23 |
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 | Cabbie | 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 - Doorman | 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 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | O. R.Smith | 1937-04-05 |
Movie | You Can't Buy Luck | Butch (uncredited) | 1937-04-30 |
Movie | The Man Who Found Himself | Policeman in Park | 1937-04-02 |
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 Go-Getter | Police officer Riley (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
Movie | A Girl with Ideas | Eddie | 1937-11-01 |
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 | Madame X | Mate of Dorcas | 1937-10-01 |
Movie | Back in Circulation | Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
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 | Under Your Spell | Detective (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
Movie | Great Guy | Henchman Al | 1936-12-01 |
Movie | Stage Struck | Rordan | 1936-09-12 |
Movie | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | 1936-10-06 | |
Movie | Grand Jury | Policeman Burke | 1936-08-07 |
Movie | My Man Godfrey | Detective (uncredited) | 1936-09-02 |
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 | One New York Night | Trench | 1935-03-08 |
Movie | Hands Across the Table | Pinky Kelly (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
Movie | We're in the Money | Clancy O'Rourke | 1935-08-17 |
Movie | The Bride Comes Home | Cab Driver | 1935-12-25 |
Movie | False Pretenses | Mike O'Reilly | 1935-10-21 |
Movie | Wild Gold | Eddie Sparks | 1934-06-08 |
Movie | Radio Dough | Gang Leader (uncredited) | 1934-02-05 |
Movie | Belle of the Nineties | Stogie (Ruby's agent) | 1934-09-21 |
Movie | Registered Nurse | Officer Pat O'Brien | 1934-04-06 |
Movie | The Bands Plays On | Lumberjack | 1934-12-21 |
Movie | She Had to Choose | Higgins | 1934-10-01 |
Movie | We Live Again | Warden's assistant | 1934-11-01 |
Movie | Port of Lost Dreams | Porky the Freda's 'Crew' | 1934-10-14 |
Movie | Gambling Ship | Deputy (uncredited) | 1933-06-23 |
Movie | The Girl in 419 | Lt. 'Babs' Riley | 1933-05-26 |
Movie | Mary Stevens, M.D. | 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-07-22 |
Movie | Ace of Aces | Whitaker (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
Movie | Queen Christina | Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited) | 1933-12-26 |
Movie | Tarnished Lady | Al - Man in Bar | 1931-05-01 |
Movie | The African Dodger | Unknown | 1931-05-04 |
Movie | The Door Knocker | Man | 1931-11-07 |
Movie | The Girl Habit | Detective | 1931-06-27 |