Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Date of Birth:

Jul 17, 1902

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

filmography:

Wonder Man Wonder Man

1945

Gay Blades Gay Blades

1946

Saddle Pals Saddle Pals

1947

Four Mothers Four Mothers

1941

Yes, My Darling Daughter Yes, My Darling Daughter

1939

The Girl in 419 The Girl in 419

1933

Thieves Fall Out Thieves Fall Out

1941

City for Conquest City for Conquest

1940

Campus Honeymoon Campus Honeymoon

1948

Web of Danger Web of Danger

1947

Earl Carroll Vanities Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

Ten Gentlemen from West Point Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

We're on the Jury We're on the Jury

1937

The Go-Getter The Go-Getter

1937

Miss Annie Rooney Miss Annie Rooney

1942

Follow That Woman Follow That Woman

1945

Dr. Kildare's Victory Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942

The Walking Dead The Walking Dead

1936

Over My Dead Body Over My Dead Body

1942

A Date with the Falcon A Date with the Falcon

1942

Little Miss Broadway Little Miss Broadway

1947

Straight, Place and Show Straight, Place and Show

1938

Niagara Falls Niagara Falls

1941

Ceiling Zero Ceiling Zero

1936

An Angel from Texas An Angel from Texas

1940

Johnny Apollo Johnny Apollo

1940

A Girl with Ideas A Girl with Ideas

1937

The Dark Horse The Dark Horse

1946

Strike It Rich Strike It Rich

1948

Queen Christina Queen Christina

1933

Northwest Passage Northwest Passage

1940

Between Us Girls Between Us Girls

1942

Buck Benny Rides Again Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

What's Cookin'? What's Cookin'?

1942

Street of Memories Street of Memories

1940

The West Side Kid The West Side Kid

1943

Hands Across the Table Hands Across the Table

1935

San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

1944

Gateway Gateway

1938

Gambling Ship Gambling Ship

1933

Road to Singapore Road to Singapore

1940

This Thing Called Love This Thing Called Love

1940

Hold That Baby! Hold That Baby!

1949

It All Came True It All Came True

1940

Castle on the Hudson Castle on the Hudson

1940

20,000 Men a Year 20,000 Men a Year

1939

The Doctor Takes a Wife The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Susan and God Susan and God

1940

Back in Circulation Back in Circulation

1937

My Heart Belongs to Daddy My Heart Belongs to Daddy

1942

In Old Oklahoma In Old Oklahoma

1943

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

A Sporting Chance A Sporting Chance

1945

Tillie the Toiler Tillie the Toiler

1941

So You Want a Raise So You Want a Raise

1950

So You Want to Move So You Want to Move

1950

Annabel Takes a Tour Annabel Takes a Tour

1938

Hit Parade of 1951 Hit Parade of 1951

1950

Queen of the Mob Queen of the Mob

1940

Daredevils of the Clouds Daredevils of the Clouds

1948

Crack-Up Crack-Up

1946

Belle of Old Mexico Belle of Old Mexico

1950

Two A.M. Two A.M.

1931

Via Express Via Express

1931

Triple Trouble Triple Trouble

1950

Bombshell Bombshell

1933

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

Under Your Spell Under Your Spell

1936

We Live Again We Live Again

1934

It's All Over It's All Over

1930

I Was a Burlesque Queen I Was a Burlesque Queen

1953

A Notorious Gentleman A Notorious Gentleman

1935

That's My Gal That's My Gal

1947

Deadline at Dawn Deadline at Dawn

1946

Linda, Be Good Linda, Be Good

1947

The Girl Habit The Girl Habit

1931

So You're Going to Be a Father So You're Going to Be a Father

1947

Adventure in Diamonds Adventure in Diamonds

1940

Ice-Capades Ice-Capades

1941

Flight from Destiny Flight from Destiny

1941

Blonde Alibi Blonde Alibi

1946

Here Comes Happiness Here Comes Happiness

1941

Night Work Night Work

1939

Something to Shout About Something to Shout About

1943

$1,000 a Touchdown $1,000 a Touchdown

1939

The Falcon Takes Over The Falcon Takes Over

1942

Roaming Lady Roaming Lady

1936

Princess O'Rourke Princess O'Rourke

1943

Father of the Bride Father of the Bride

1950

The Brasher Doubloon The Brasher Doubloon

1947

You Gotta Stay Happy You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

Bedtime for Bonzo Bedtime for Bonzo

1951

My Man Godfrey My Man Godfrey

1936

Up the River Up the River

1938

Her Highness and the Bellboy Her Highness and the Bellboy

1945

Girl from God's Country Girl from God's Country

1940

Hit the Ice Hit the Ice

1943

The Naughty Nineties The Naughty Nineties

1945

Little Giant Little Giant

1946

Dangerous Waters Dangerous Waters

1936

Love on a Budget Love on a Budget

1938

Spooky Wooky Spooky Wooky

1950

Anything Goes Anything Goes

1936

False Pretenses False Pretenses

1935

Lucky Night Lucky Night

1939

Mary Stevens, M.D. Mary Stevens, M.D.

1933

Grand Jury Grand Jury

1936

Wolf of New York Wolf of New York

1940

Behind the Mask Behind the Mask

1946

While New York Sleeps While New York Sleeps

1938

Exposed Exposed

1947

She Wouldn't Say Yes She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945

Flying with Music Flying with Music

1942

Thanks for the Memory Thanks for the Memory

1938

The Door Knocker The Door Knocker

1931

Key to the City Key to the City

1950

The African Dodger The African Dodger

1931

The Flying Irishman The Flying Irishman

1939

We're in the Money We're in the Money

1935

Twice Blessed Twice Blessed

1945

Wallaby Jim of the Islands Wallaby Jim of the Islands

1937

They All Come Out They All Come Out

1939

Sing Your Way Home Sing Your Way Home

1945

Radio Dough Radio Dough

1934

The Great Alaskan Mystery The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944

Jim Hanvey, Detective Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937

Behind the Green Lights Behind the Green Lights

1935

My Favorite Blonde My Favorite Blonde

1942

Adventures of Gallant Bess Adventures of Gallant Bess

1948

A-Haunting We Will Go A-Haunting We Will Go

1942

The Rage of Paris The Rage of Paris

1938

The Falcon in Danger The Falcon in Danger

1943

The Falcon Strikes Back The Falcon Strikes Back

1943

Carefree Carefree

1938

Wild Gold Wild Gold

1934

Blondie for Victory Blondie for Victory

1942

Life with Blondie Life with Blondie

1945

Go West Go West

1940

My Sister Eileen My Sister Eileen

1942

The Falcon Out West The Falcon Out West

1944

The Falcon's Brother The Falcon's Brother

1942

Man on the Flying Trapeze Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

Detective Kitty O'Day Detective Kitty O'Day

1944

Belle of the Nineties Belle of the Nineties

1934

Crime School Crime School

1938

It Happened on Fifth Avenue It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

The Inner Circle The Inner Circle

1946

The Falcon and the Co-Eds The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943

The Gilded Lily The Gilded Lily

1935

The Saint Strikes Back The Saint Strikes Back

1939

The Ghost Goes Wild The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

The Bride Comes Home The Bride Comes Home

1935

Spring Parade Spring Parade

1940

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

High Powered High Powered

1945

Fixer Dugan Fixer Dugan

1939

You Can't Buy Luck You Can't Buy Luck

1937

Pack Up Your Troubles Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

The Spellbinder The Spellbinder

1939

A Child Is Born A Child Is Born

1939

Blondie Meets the Boss Blondie Meets the Boss

1939

Three Sons o' Guns Three Sons o' Guns

1941

Boulder Dam Boulder Dam

1936

Another Thin Man Another Thin Man

1939

Two Girls on Broadway Two Girls on Broadway

1940

The Great O'Malley The Great O'Malley

1937

Tahiti Honey Tahiti Honey

1943

The Saint's Double Trouble The Saint's Double Trouble

1940

Lady in a Jam Lady in a Jam

1942

Charlie Chan in Panama Charlie Chan in Panama

1940

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

My Kingdom for a Cook My Kingdom for a Cook

1943

Brother Rat and a Baby Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

Fly-By-Night Fly-By-Night

1942

Meet the Stewarts Meet the Stewarts

1942

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!

1948

Great Guy Great Guy

1936

Cinderella Jones Cinderella Jones

1946

On Your Toes On Your Toes

1939

She Had to Choose She Had to Choose

1934

Tarnished Lady Tarnished Lady

1931

One New York Night One New York Night

1935

High, Wide and Handsome High, Wide and Handsome

1937

Stage Struck Stage Struck

1936

Port of Lost Dreams Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Danger Patrol Danger Patrol

1937

Honolulu Honolulu

1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

Cafe Society Cafe Society

1939

Give Me a Sailor Give Me a Sailor

1938

San Francisco Docks San Francisco Docks

1940

Registered Nurse Registered Nurse

1934

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936

Ace of Aces Ace of Aces

1933

The Villain Still Pursued Her The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

Spring Madness Spring Madness

1938

The Family Next Door The Family Next Door

1939

Boy Trouble Boy Trouble

1939

Sutter's Gold Sutter's Gold

1936

The Bands Plays On The Bands Plays On

1934

Madame X Madame X

1937

The Man Who Found Himself The Man Who Found Himself

1937

Bringing Up Baby Bringing Up Baby

1938

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