William Gargan

Actor

1905-07-17 – 1979-02-18 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

• You Only Live Once (1937) — Father Dolan
• The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) — Joe Gallagher
• I Wake Up Screaming (1941) — Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
• Rain (1932) — Sergeant Tim O'Hara
• The Canterville Ghost (1944) — Sergeant Benson
• Who Done It? (1942) — Detective Inspector Lou
• The Story of Temple Drake (1933) — Stephen Benbow
• Behind Green Lights (1946) — Sam Carson
• Black Fury (1935) — Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
• The Animal Kingdom (1932) — Regan
• Night Editor (1946) — Tony Cochrane
• Keep 'Em Flying (1941) — Craig Morrison
• The Milky Way (1936) — Speed McFarland
• Night Flight (1933) — Brazilian Pilot
• Strange Impersonation (1946) — Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
• Till the End of Time (1946) — Sgt. Gunny Watrous
• Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) — Sam Peters
• British Agent (1934) — Bob Medill
• Four Frightened People (1934) — Stewart Corder
• Midnight Manhunt (1945) — Pete Willis
• You're a Sweetheart (1937) — Fred Edwards
• Turnabout (1940) — Joel Clare
• The Argyle Secrets (1948) — Harry Mitchell
• The Rawhide Years (1956) — Marshal Sommers