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.
Known for
The Spellbinder
Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Honolulu
Second Detective
Twice Blessed
Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Madame X
Mate of Dorcas
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Carefree
Policeman (uncredited)
Gateway
Guard
Stage Struck
Rordan
Four Mothers
Harry (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
Crime School
Officer Hogan
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Key to the City
S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
Capt. Butterfield
We're on the Jury
Officer Clark
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A Child Is Born
Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Bombardier (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
Tarnished Lady
Al - Man in Bar
Lady in a Jam
Deputy
Boy Trouble
Cop
Bedtime for Bonzo
Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
The Falcon Takes Over
Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
Bosun
The Gilded Lily
Guard
The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Three Cornered Moon
Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Thanks for the Memory
Flanahan
Hit the Ice
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Great Guy
Henchman Al
Johnny Apollo
Detective (uncredited)
Flying with Music
Joe
Spooky Wooky
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Two for Tonight
Taxi Driver
Grand Jury
Policeman Burke
The Man Who Found Himself
Policeman in Park
Anything Goes
Detective
Cinderella Jones
Riley
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Ted (uncredited)
Bombshell
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Saddle Pals
Jailer
Wild Gold
Eddie Sparks
Blonde Alibi
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
A Date with the Falcon
Detective Bates (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners
Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck
Butch (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
Officer
Deadline at Dawn
Bouncer (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero
Doc Wilson
It All Came True
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Kurtz
Spring Madness
Jim - a Policeman
Little Giant
Policeman (uncredited)
We Live Again
Warden's assistant
High Powered
Cal Williams
Over My Dead Body
Police Sergeant
Campus Honeymoon
Motorcycle Cop
The Great O'Malley
Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
Here Comes Cookie
Policeman (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory
Sergeant
On Your Toes
First Policeman
Triple Trouble
Officer Murphy
The Bride Comes Home
Cab Driver
You Gotta Stay Happy
Detective (Uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
Moving Man
Ice-Capades
Joe, the Bouncer
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Spring Parade
Inga - the Fortune Teller
Flight from Destiny
Hotel Doorman
$1,000 a Touchdown
Ironmansky (uncredited)
Susan and God
Cabbie (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
Truck Driver (uncredited)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mr. Johnson - Detective
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Frankie
Jim Hanvey, Detective
O. R.Smith
Exposed
Big Mac
Girl from God's Country
Poker Player
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Bartender (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
Joe
The Saint's Double Trouble
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Willie Brooks
The Falcon's Brother
Detective Bates
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Cab Driver (uncredited)
They All Come Out
George "Bugs" Jacklin
Charlie Chan in Panama
Plant Workman
The Girl in 419
Lt. 'Babs' Riley
The Band Plays On
Lumberjack
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Chimp
My Favorite Blonde
Mulrooney
Web of Danger
Dolan, Restaurant Owner
The Falcon in Danger
Det. Bates
The Saint Strikes Back
Pinky Budd
Hands Across the Table
Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
Dunk
Sing Your Way Home
Jailer
The Rage of Paris
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Danger Patrol
John Donovan
An Angel from Texas
New York Policeman
Wolf of New York
W. Thornton Upshaw
Night Work
Police Officer Flannigan
Love on a Budget
Big Furniture Mover
Lucky Night
Policeman
Straight, Place and Show
Detective Globe
Between Us Girls
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Girl Habit
Detective
Little Miss Broadway
Uncle George
The Family Next Door
Cop
A Notorious Gentleman
Detective
A Girl with Ideas
Eddie
The Dark Horse
Eustace Kelly
A-Haunting We Will Go
Police Lt. Foster
This Thing Called Love
Police Officer
She Had to Choose
Higgins
Under Your Spell
Detective (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
Wagon Driver
Fly By Night
Officer Charlie Prescott
Brother Rat and a Baby
Cab Driver
Ace of Aces
Whitaker (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
Donovan
Hold That Baby!
Policeman Burton
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Police Officer
Fixer Dugan
Jake
Three Sons o' Guns
Sylvester
My Kingdom for a Cook
Duke
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Detective Bates
San Francisco Docks
Hank
Niagara Falls
Chuck
Annabel Takes a Tour
Longshoreman at dance
My Sister Eileen
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Move
Hit Parade of 1951
Garrity
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1st Cop
Detective Kitty O'Day
Mike Storm
Blondie Meets the Boss
Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Patrolman
Miss Annie Rooney
Policeman
Life with Blondie
Hundefänger (uncredited)
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
[scenes deleted]
The Falcon Out West
Homicide Detective Bates
Earl Carroll Vanities
Policeman
High, Wide and Handsome
Foreman
Up the River
Tiny
The Ghost Goes Wild
Newsstand man
So You Want a Raise
Gambling Ship
Deputy (uncredited)
Behind the Green Lights
Moran - a Cop
The Inner Circle
Parking Ticket Cop
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
San Fernando Valley
Keno
Queen of the Mob
Bank Guard
The Falcon Strikes Back
Detective Bates
Thieves Fall Out
Dudley Kane
Strike It Rich
Mack
Linda, Be Good
Frankie
The Go-Getter
Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
False Pretenses
Mike O'Reilly
While New York Sleeps
Sgt. White
Belle of the Nineties
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
One New York Night
Trench
Behind the Mask
Detective Dixon
Something to Shout About
Detective Stone
Daredevils of the Clouds
Tap-It Bowers
Tillie the Toiler
Policeman
The Door Knocker
Man
Belle of Old Mexico
Sam
Follow That Woman
Butch
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
Street of Memories
Mike Sullivan
The African Dodger
Adventures of Gallant Bess
Deputy Sheriff
City for Conquest
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Via Express
Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Wonder Man
Policeman in Park
Gay Blades
Bartender
Cafe Society
Cop
The Flying Irishman
J.R. Robinson
Back in Circulation
Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Sentry
Buck Benny Rides Again
Policeman
What's Cookin'?
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Tahiti Honey
George, the Bartender
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Doorman (uncredited)
Registered Nurse
Officer Pat O'Brien
We're in the Money
Clancy O'Rourke
Two Girls on Broadway
Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
Lou
David Harum
Bill Montague (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
That's My Gal
Mike
Roaming Lady
Andy
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Truck Driver
Radio Dough
Gang Leader (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
Mike Ryan
Two A.M.
It's All Over
Jerry