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William Gargan

William Gargan

Actor, Producer

Born July 17, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died February 18, 1979

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William Gargan, born William Dennis Gargan July 17, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USA and died February 17, 1979 aged 73 on a flight between New York and San Diego.

He was an American motion picture, television and radio actor. Gargan played character roles in many Hollywood productions, including two appearances as detective Ellery Queen, but was best known for his role as Detective Martin Kane in the 1949-51 radio-television series, Martin Kane, Private Eye, sponsored by U.S. Tobacco. He also appeared as a private detective in the NBC radio show Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, which ran from 1951 to 1955.

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Lindy Hop with Jean Veloz in Swing Fever, 1944

Miss Annie Rooney (1942) Shirley Temple Trailer

Sealed Lips 1942 trailer

House of Fear 1939 Mystery Thriller

The House of Fear (1939) Title Sequence

Filmography

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Year

Abbott & Costello: The Art of Chemistry Video2021

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Poster

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn Documentary2016Self

Complicated Women Poster

Complicated Women Documentary2003Self

King of Diamonds Poster

King of Diamonds TV Series1961Katô

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self

Pursuit TV Series1958Mooney

The New Adventures of Martin Kane Poster

The New Adventures of Martin Kane TV Series1957Martin Kane

Miracle in the Rain Poster

Miracle in the Rain Feature Film1956Harry Wood

The Rawhide Years Poster

The Rawhide Years Feature Film1956Marshal Sommers

Mr. Citizen Poster

Mr. Citizen TV Series1955Bill Hennessey

The 20th Century-Fox Hour Poster

The 20th Century-Fox Hour TV Series1955Officer Bragan

The George Gobel Show Poster

The George Gobel Show TV Series1954Self

The Jack Carson Show Poster

The Jack Carson Show TV Series1954Self

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Poster

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse TV Series1953

The Ford Television Theatre Poster

The Ford Television Theatre TV Series1952Father

Danger TV Series19501 episode, 1954

The Ken Murray Show Poster

The Ken Murray Show TV Series1950Self

Dynamite Poster

Dynamite Feature Film1949'Gunner' Peterson

Martin Kane Poster

Martin Kane TV Series1949Martin Kane

The Faye Emerson Show Poster

The Faye Emerson Show TV Series1949Self

Lamp Unto My Feet Poster

Lamp Unto My Feet TV Series19481 episode, 1951

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series1948Con McTaggart

The Argyle Secrets Poster

The Argyle Secrets Feature Film1948Harry Mitchell

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self - Audience Bow

Waterfront at Midnight Poster

Waterfront at Midnight Feature Film1948Mike Hanrohan

Behind Green Lights Poster

Behind Green Lights Feature Film1946Lt. Sam Carson

Hot Cargo Poster

Hot Cargo Feature Film1946Joe Harkness

Murder in the Music Hall Poster

Murder in the Music Hall Feature Film1946Inspector Wilson

Night Editor Poster

Night Editor Feature Film1946Police Lt. Tony Cochrane

Rendezvous 24 Poster

Rendezvous 24 Feature Film1946Agent Larry Cameron

Strange Impersonation Poster

Strange Impersonation Feature Film1946Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

Swell Guy Poster

Swell Guy Feature Film1946Martin Duncan

Till the End of Time Poster

Till the End of Time Feature Film1946Sgt. Gunny Watrous

Follow That Woman Poster

Follow That Woman Feature Film1945Sam Boone

Midnight Manhunt Poster

Midnight Manhunt Feature Film1945Pete Willis

She Gets Her Man Poster

She Gets Her Man Feature Film1945'Breezy' Barton

Song of the Sarong Poster

Song of the Sarong Feature Film1945Drew Allen

The Bells of St. Mary's Poster

The Bells of St. Mary's Feature Film1945Joe Gallagher

The Canterville Ghost Poster

The Canterville Ghost Feature Film1944Sergeant Benson

Harrigan's Kid Poster

Harrigan's Kid Feature Film1943Tom Harrigan

No Place for a Lady Poster

No Place for a Lady Feature Film1943Jess Arno

Swing Fever Poster

Swing Fever Feature Film1943'Waltzy' Malone

A Close Call for Ellery Queen Poster

A Close Call for Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Ellery Queen

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Poster

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Ellery Queen

Destination Unknown Poster

Destination Unknown Feature Film1942Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Poster

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Ellery Queen

Miss Annie Rooney Poster

Miss Annie Rooney Feature Film1942Tim Rooney

Sealed Lips Poster

Sealed Lips Feature Film1942Lee Davis

The Mayor of 44th Street Poster

The Mayor of 44th Street Feature Film1942Tommy Fallon

Who Done It? Poster

Who Done It? Feature Film1942Police Lt. Lou Moran

Bombay Clipper Poster

Bombay Clipper Feature Film1941James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

Cheers for Miss Bishop Poster

Cheers for Miss Bishop Feature Film1941Sam Peters

Flying Cadets Poster

Flying Cadets Feature Film1941'Trip' Hammer

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Poster

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Short Film1941Self

I Wake Up Screaming Poster

I Wake Up Screaming Feature Film1941Jerry MacDonald

Keep 'Em Flying Poster

Keep 'Em Flying Feature Film1941Craig Morrison

Breakdowns of 1939 Poster

Breakdowns of 1939 Short Film1940

Double Alibi Poster

Double Alibi Feature Film1940Walter Gifford

Isle of Destiny Poster

Isle of Destiny Feature Film1940'Stripes' Thornton

Sporting Blood Poster

Sporting Blood Feature Film1940Duffy

Star Dust Poster

Star Dust Feature Film1940Dane Wharton

They Knew What They Wanted Poster

They Knew What They Wanted Feature Film1940Joe

Turnabout Poster

Turnabout Feature Film1940Joel Clare

Broadway Serenade Poster

Broadway Serenade Feature Film1939Bill

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Poster

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Feature Film1939Joe Turp

The Adventures of Jane Arden Poster

The Adventures of Jane Arden Feature Film1939Ed Towers

The House of Fear Poster

The House of Fear Feature Film1939Arthur McHugh

The Housekeeper's Daughter Poster

The Housekeeper's Daughter Feature Film1939Ed O'Malley

Three Sons Poster

Three Sons Feature Film1939Thane Pardway

Within the Law Poster

Within the Law Feature Film1939Cassidy

Women in the Wind Poster

Women in the Wind Feature Film1939Ace Boreman

Personal Secretary Poster

Personal Secretary Feature Film1938Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

The Crime of Doctor Hallet Poster

The Crime of Doctor Hallet Feature Film1938Dr. Jack Murray

The Crowd Roars Poster

The Crowd Roars Feature Film1938Johnny Martin

The Devil's Party Poster

The Devil's Party Feature Film1938Mike O'Mara

Behind the Mike Poster

Behind the Mike Feature Film1937George Hayes

Breezing Home Poster

Breezing Home Feature Film1937Steve Rowan

Reported Missing! Poster

Reported Missing! Feature Film1937Steve Browning

She Asked for It Poster

She Asked for It Feature Film1937Dwight Stanford

Some Blondes Are Dangerous Poster

Some Blondes Are Dangerous Feature Film1937George Regan

Wings Over Honolulu Poster

Wings Over Honolulu Feature Film1937Lieutenant Jack Furness

You Only Live Once Poster

You Only Live Once Feature Film1937Father Dolan

You're a Sweetheart Poster

You're a Sweetheart Feature Film1937Fred Edwards

Alibi for Murder Poster

Alibi for Murder Feature Film1936Perry Travis

Blackmailer Poster

Blackmailer Feature Film1936Peter Cornish

Flying Hostess Poster

Flying Hostess Feature Film1936Hal Cunningham

Fury and the Woman Poster

Fury and the Woman Feature Film1936Bruce Corrigan

Man Hunt Poster

Man Hunt Feature Film1936Hank Dawson

Navy Born Poster

Navy Born Feature Film1936Lt. Red Furness

Sky Parade Poster

Sky Parade Feature Film1936Speed Robertson

The Milky Way Poster

The Milky Way Feature Film1936Speed McFarland

A Night at the Ritz Poster

A Night at the Ritz Feature Film1935Duke Regan

Black Fury Poster

Black Fury Feature Film1935Slim

Bright Lights Poster

Bright Lights Feature Film1935Dan Wheeler

Broadway Gondolier Poster

Broadway Gondolier Feature Film1935Cliff Stanley

Don't Bet on Blondes Poster

Don't Bet on Blondes Feature Film1935Numbers

Things Are Looking Up Poster

Things Are Looking Up Feature Film1935Van Gaard

Things You Never See on the Screen Poster

Things You Never See on the Screen Short Film1935Self

Traveling Saleslady Poster

Traveling Saleslady Feature Film1935Pat O'Connor

British Agent Poster

British Agent Feature Film1934Bob Medill

Four Frightened People Poster

Four Frightened People Feature Film1934Stewart Corder

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 Poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 Short Film1934Self

Strictly Dynamite Poster

Strictly Dynamite Feature Film1934George Ross

The Hollywood Gad-About Poster

The Hollywood Gad-About Documentary1934Self

The Line-Up Poster

The Line-Up Feature Film1934Bob Curtis

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men Poster

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men Feature Film1933Red Branahan

Emergency Call Poster

Emergency Call Feature Film1933Steve Brennan

Headline Shooter Poster

Headline Shooter Feature Film1933Bill Allen

Lucky Devils Poster

Lucky Devils Feature Film1933Bob Hughes

Night Flight Poster

Night Flight Feature Film1933Brazilian Pilot

Sweepings Poster

Sweepings Feature Film1933Gene Pardway

The Story of Temple Drake Poster

The Story of Temple Drake Feature Film1933Stephen Benbow

Rain Feature Film1932Sergeant O'Hara

The Animal Kingdom Poster

The Animal Kingdom Feature Film1932Regan

The Misleading Lady Poster

The Misleading Lady Feature Film1932Fitzpatrick

The Sport Parade Poster

The Sport Parade Feature Film1932Johnny Baker

His Woman Poster

His Woman Feature Film1931

Partners Short Film1931

Follow the Leader Poster

Follow the Leader Feature Film1930A Gangster

Lucky Boy Poster

Lucky Boy Feature Film1929Actor in Outer Office

Producer

1

Martin Kane Poster

Martin Kane TV Series1949

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