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