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