Edward Gargan
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
211
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-07-17 (122 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Acting
1953
I Was a Burlesque Queen as Frankie1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Milt (uncredited)1951
Bedtime for Bonzo as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)1950
Father of the Bride as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)1950
Key to the City as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)1950
Triple Trouble as Officer Murphy1950
Belle of Old Mexico as Sam1950
Hit Parade of 1951 as Garrity1950
So You Want to Move as Not available1950
Spooky Wooky as Not available1950
So You Want a Raise as Not available1949
Hold That Baby! as Policeman Burton1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! as Ted (uncredited)1948
Adventures of Gallant Bess as Deputy Sheriff1948
Daredevils of the Clouds as Tap-It Bowers1948
You Gotta Stay Happy as Detective (Uncredited)1948
Strike It Rich as Mack1948
Campus Honeymoon as Motorcycle Cop1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Policeman in Park (uncredited)1947
The Brasher Doubloon as Truck Driver (uncredited)1947
Exposed as Big Mac1947
Web of Danger as Dolan, Restaurant Owner1947
The Ghost Goes Wild as Newsstand man1947
Little Miss Broadway as Uncle George1947
That's My Gal as Mike1947
Saddle Pals as Jailer1947
Linda, Be Good as Frankie1947
So You're Going to Be a Father as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)1946
Deadline at Dawn as Bouncer (uncredited)1946
Crack-Up as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)1946
Little Giant as Policeman (uncredited)1946
Blonde Alibi as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)1946
Cinderella Jones as Riley1946
Behind the Mask as Detective Dixon1946
The Dark Horse as Eustace Kelly1946
The Inner Circle as Parking Ticket Cop1946
Gay Blades as Bartender1945
Earl Carroll Vanities as Policeman1945
Dangerous Partners as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)1945
Wonder Man as Policeman in Park1945
Her Highness and the Bellboy as 1st Cop1945
Twice Blessed as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)1945
The Naughty Nineties as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)1945
Sing Your Way Home as Jailer1945
High Powered as Cal Williams1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes as Cab Driver (uncredited)1945
Life with Blondie as Hundefänger (uncredited)1945
Follow That Woman as Butch1945
A Sporting Chance as Mike Ryan1944
The Thin Man Goes Home as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)1944
San Fernando Valley as Keno1944
The Falcon Out West as Homicide Detective Bates1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery as Kurtz1944
Detective Kitty O'Day as Mike Storm1943
In Old Oklahoma as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter1943
Something to Shout About as Detective Stone1943
The Falcon Strikes Back as Detective Bates1943
The Falcon in Danger as Det. Bates1943
The Falcon and the Co-Eds as Detective Bates1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Doorman (uncredited)1943
Hit the Ice as Bank Policeman (uncredited)1943
Princess O'Rourke as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)1943
My Kingdom for a Cook as Duke1943
Tahiti Honey as George, the Bartender1943
The West Side Kid as Donovan1942
The Falcon Takes Over as Detective Bates (Uncredited)1942
My Sister Eileen as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Bombardier (uncredited)1942
The Falcon's Brother as Detective Bates1942
A Date with the Falcon as Detective Bates (uncredited)1942
Miss Annie Rooney as Policeman1942
My Favorite Blonde as Mulrooney1942
Lady in a Jam as Deputy1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory as Willie Brooks1942
Fly By Night as Officer Charlie Prescott1942
What's Cookin'? as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)1942
A-Haunting We Will Go as Police Lt. Foster1942
Over My Dead Body as Police Sergeant1942
Flying with Music as Joe1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy as Mr. Johnson - Detective1942
Meet the Stewarts as Moving Man1942
Between Us Girls as Cab Driver (uncredited)1942
Blondie for Victory as Sergeant1941
Four Mothers as Harry (uncredited)1941
Thieves Fall Out as Dudley Kane1941
Flight from Destiny as Hotel Doorman1941
Niagara Falls as Chuck1941
Ice-Capades as Joe, the Bouncer1941
Here Comes Happiness as Joe1941
Three Sons o' Guns as Sylvester1941
Tillie the Toiler as Policeman1940
Go West as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)1940
Road to Singapore as Bill - Sailor (uncredited)1940
Castle on the Hudson as Death Row Guard (uncredited)1940
City for Conquest as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)1940
Northwest Passage as Capt. Butterfield1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife as George, the Doorman (uncredited)1940
Spring Parade as Inga - the Fortune Teller1940
The Saint's Double Trouble as Police Sergeant (uncredited)1940
Charlie Chan in Panama as Plant Workman1940
Buck Benny Rides Again as Policeman1940
It All Came True as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her as Bartender (uncredited)1940
Johnny Apollo as Detective (uncredited)1940
Susan and God as Cabbie (uncredited)1940
Brother Rat and a Baby as Cab Driver1940
Two Girls on Broadway as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)1940
Queen of the Mob as Bank Guard1940
Adventure in Diamonds as Lou1940
This Thing Called Love as Police Officer1940
An Angel from Texas as New York Policeman1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Chimp1940
San Francisco Docks as Hank1940
Wolf of New York as W. Thornton Upshaw1940
Girl from God's Country as Poker Player1940
Street of Memories as Mike Sullivan1939
Another Thin Man as Detective Quinn (uncredited)1939
The Saint Strikes Back as Pinky Budd1939
The Flying Irishman as J.R. Robinson1939
Blondie Meets the Boss as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)1939
On Your Toes as First Policeman1939
20,000 Men a Year as Dunk1939
Lucky Night as Policeman1939
$1,000 a Touchdown as Ironmansky (uncredited)1939
Honolulu as Second Detective1939
Fixer Dugan as Jake1939
Pack Up Your Troubles as Sentry1939
The Spellbinder as Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)1939
A Child Is Born as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)1939
The Family Next Door as Cop1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Truck Driver1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter as Police Officer1939
They All Come Out as George "Bugs" Jacklin1939
Cafe Society as Cop1939
Boy Trouble as Cop1939
Night Work as Police Officer Flannigan1938
Bringing Up Baby as Zoo Official (uncredited)1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Police Sergeant (uncredited)1938
The Rage of Paris as Truck Driver (uncredited)1938
Carefree as Policeman (uncredited)1938
Gateway as Guard1938
Crime School as Officer Hogan1938
Spring Madness as Jim - a Policeman1938
Annabel Takes a Tour as Longshoreman at dance1938
Give Me a Sailor as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)1938
Thanks for the Memory as Flanahan1938
Straight, Place and Show as Detective Globe1938
While New York Sleeps as Sgt. White1938
Up the River as Tiny1938
Love on a Budget as Big Furniture Mover1937
Madame X as Mate of Dorcas1937
The Great O'Malley as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)1937
The Man Who Found Himself as Policeman in Park1937
Back in Circulation as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)1937
High, Wide and Handsome as Foreman1937
Danger Patrol as John Donovan1937
The Go-Getter as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)1937
Wallaby Jim of the Islands as [scenes deleted]1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective as O. R.Smith1937
You Can't Buy Luck as Butch (uncredited)1937
We're on the Jury as Officer Clark1937
A Girl with Ideas as Eddie1936
My Man Godfrey as Detective (uncredited)1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Bodyguard (uncredited)1936
The Walking Dead as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)1936
Great Guy as Henchman Al1936
Sutter's Gold as Wagon Driver1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as Not available1936
Anything Goes as Detective1936
Ceiling Zero as Doc Wilson1936
Under Your Spell as Detective (uncredited)1936
Wives Never Know as Officer1936
Roaming Lady as Andy1936
Dangerous Waters as Bosun1936
Grand Jury as Policeman Burke1936
Boulder Dam as Pa's Guest (uncredited)1936
Stage Struck as Rordan1935
The Gilded Lily as Subway Guard1935
Hands Across the Table as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze as Patrolman1935
Here Comes Cookie as Policeman (uncredited)1935
One New York Night as Trench1935
False Pretenses as Mike O'Reilly1935
Two for Tonight as Taxi Driver1935
We're in the Money as Clancy O'Rourke1935
A Notorious Gentleman as Not available1935
Behind the Green Lights as Moran - a Cop1935
The Bride Comes Home as Cab Driver1934
Wild Gold as Eddie Sparks1934
We Live Again as Warden's assistant1934
Registered Nurse as Officer Pat O'Brien1934
The Band Plays On as Lumberjack1934
David Harum as Bill Montague (uncredited)1934
Belle of the Nineties as Stogie (Ruby's agent)1934
She Had to Choose as Higgins1934
Radio Dough as Gang Leader (uncredited)1934
Port of Lost Dreams as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'1933
Mary Stevens, M.D. as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)1933
Queen Christina as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)1933
Bombshell as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)1933
The Girl in 419 as Lt. 'Babs' Riley1933
Pilgrimage as Not available1933
Gambling Ship as Deputy (uncredited)1933
Ace of Aces as Whitaker (uncredited)1931
Tarnished Lady as Al - Man in Bar1931
The Girl Habit as Detective1931
Via Express as Not available1931
The Door Knocker as Man1931
Two A.M. as Not available1931
The African Dodger as Not available1930
It's All Over as Jerry