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