William Gargan
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.
Known for
Studio One
Con McTaggart
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Officer Bragan
The George Gobel Show
Self
Martin Kane, Private Eye
The Milky Way
Speed McFarland
Midnight Manhunt
Pete Willis
Behind Green Lights
Lt. Sam Carson
The Animal Kingdom
Regan
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Sam Peters
You Only Live Once
Father Dolan
The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher
Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood
Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone
Night Flight
Brazilian Pilot
The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson
Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Keep 'Em Flying
Craig Morrison
Rain
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe Turp
Broadway Serenade
Bill Foster
The Crowd Roars
Johnny Martin
Isle Of Destiny
Stripes Thornton
Follow the Leader
Gangster (uncredited)
Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou
British Agent
Bob Medill
Broadway Gondolier
Cliff Stanley
Three Sons
Thane Pardway
I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
No Place for a Lady
Jess Arno
Wings Over Honolulu
Jack Furness
The Story of Temple Drake
Stephen Benbow
Black Fury
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Sealed Lips
Lee Davis
Turnabout
Joel Clare
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
Sweepings
Gene Pardway
Follow That Woman
Sam Boone
A Night at the Ritz
Duke Regan
Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. Timothy Rooney
Four Frightened People
Stewart Corder
Sporting Blood
Duffy
Women in the Wind
Ace Boreman
Double Alibi
Walter Gifford
The Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers
Strange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ed O'Malley
Blackmailer
Peter Cornish
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
Headline Shooter
Bill Allen
Bright Lights
Dan Wheeler
The Devil's Party
Mike O'Mara
The Sky Parade
Speed Robertson
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Behind the Mike
George Hayes
Star Dust
Dane Wharton
Bombay Clipper
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Himself
Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan
They Knew What They Wanted
Joe
Personal Secretary
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
Traveling Saleslady
Pat O'Connor
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
Night Editor
Tony Cochrane
Within the Law
Police Sergeant Cassidy
The Argyle Secrets
Harry Mitchell
The Sport Parade
Johnny Baker
Dynamite
"Gunner" Peterson
Lucky Devils
Bob Hughes
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
George Regan
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Ed Towers
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
Strictly Dynamite
Georgie
Song of the Sarong
Drew Allen
Destination Unknown
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
Things Are Looking Up
Van Gaard
Murder in the Music Hall
Inspector Wilson
She Gets Her Man
'Breezy' Barton
Hot Cargo
Joe Harkness
Flying Cadets
'Trip' Hammer
The House of Fear
Arthur McHugh
Don't Bet on Blondes
Numbers
The Mayor of 44th Street
Tommy Fallon
Emergency Call
Steve Brennan
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Red Branahan
Flying Hostess
Hal Cunningham
You're a Sweetheart
Fred Edwards
Alibi for Murder
Perry Travis
The Misleading Lady
Fitzpatrick
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Dr. Jack Murray
Reported Missing
Steve Browning
Navy Born
Lt. Red Furness
Waterfront at Midnight
Mike Hanrohan
She Asked for It
Dwight Stanford
Man Hunt
Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
Harrigan's Kid
Tom Harrigan
Swell Guy
Martin Duncan
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Fury and the Woman
Bruce Corrigan
Breezing Home
Steve Rowan