Edward Gargan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1902
- Died
- February 19, 1964
- Birthplace
- 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
I Was a Burlesque Queen 1953
as Frankie
Bedtime for Bonzo 1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951
as Milt (uncredited)
Spooky Wooky 1950
Actor
Hit Parade of 1951 1950
as Garrity
- So You Want a Raise
So You Want a Raise 1950
Actor
- So You Want to Move
So You Want to Move 1950
Actor
Triple Trouble 1950
as Officer Murphy
Father of the Bride 1950
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Belle of Old Mexico 1950
as Sam
Key to the City 1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Hold That Baby! 1949
as Policeman Burton
Blondie's Secret 1948
as The Butcher (uncredited)
Strike It Rich 1948
as Mack
You Gotta Stay Happy 1948
as Detective (Uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess 1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Daredevils of the Clouds 1948
as Tap-It Bowers
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! 1948
as Ted (uncredited)
Campus Honeymoon 1948
as Motorcycle Cop
Linda, Be Good 1947
as Frankie
Exposed 1947
as Big Mac
The Ghost Goes Wild 1947
as Newsstand man
Little Miss Broadway 1947
as Uncle George
Web of Danger 1947
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Saddle Pals 1947
as Jailer
That's My Gal 1947
as Mike
So You're Going to Be a Father 1947
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue 1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon 1947
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crack-Up 1946
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
The Inner Circle 1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
The Dark Horse 1946
as Eustace Kelly
Behind the Mask 1946
as Detective Dixon
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones 1946
as Riley
Blonde Alibi 1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Little Giant 1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Gay Blades 1946
as Bartender
Follow That Woman 1945
as Butch
Life with Blondie 1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes 1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home 1945
as Jailer
Her Highness and the Bellboy 1945
as 1st Cop
The Naughty Nineties 1945
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Wonder Man 1945
as Policeman in Park
Dangerous Partners 1945
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance 1945
as Mike Ryan
Twice Blessed 1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities 1945
as Policeman
High Powered 1945
as Cal Williams
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
San Fernando Valley 1944
as Keno
Detective Kitty O'Day 1944
as Mike Storm
The Great Alaskan Mystery 1944
as Kurtz
The Falcon Out West 1944
as Homicide Detective Bates
In Old Oklahoma 1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
The Falcon and the Co-Eds 1943
as Detective Bates
My Kingdom for a Cook 1943
as Duke
Princess O'Rourke 1943
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
The West Side Kid 1943
as Donovan
The Falcon in Danger 1943
as Det. Bates
Hit the Ice 1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Tahiti Honey 1943
as George, the Bartender
The Falcon Strikes Back 1943
as Detective Bates
Something to Shout About 1943
as Detective Stone
My Heart Belongs to Daddy 1942
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
The Falcon's Brother 1942
as Detective Bates
My Sister Eileen 1942
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Between Us Girls 1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go 1942
as Police Lt. Foster
Blondie for Victory 1942
as Sergeant
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942
as Bombardier (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam 1942
as Deputy
The Falcon Takes Over 1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney 1942
as Policeman
Meet the Stewarts 1942
as Moving Man
Flying with Music 1942
as Joe
My Favorite Blonde 1942
as Mulrooney
What's Cookin'? 1942
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Dr. Kildare's Victory 1942
as Willie Brooks
Fly By Night 1942
as Officer Charlie Prescott
A Date with the Falcon 1942
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body 1942
as Police Sergeant
Niagara Falls 1941
as Chuck
Ice-Capades 1941
as Joe, the Bouncer
Tillie the Toiler 1941
as Policeman
Three Sons o' Guns 1941
as Sylvester
Million Dollar Baby 1941
Actor
Thieves Fall Out 1941
as Dudley Kane
Here Comes Happiness 1941
as Joe
Flight from Destiny 1941
as Hotel Doorman
Four Mothers 1941
as Harry (uncredited)
San Francisco Docks 1940
as Hank
This Thing Called Love 1940
as Police Officer
Go West 1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
- Street of Memories
Street of Memories 1940
as Mike Sullivan
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date 1940
as Chimp
The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940
as Bartender (uncredited)
Spring Parade 1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
City for Conquest 1940
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Girl from God's Country 1940
as Poker Player
Queen of the Mob 1940
as Bank Guard
Susan and God 1940
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Policeman
An Angel from Texas 1940
as New York Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo 1940
as Detective (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway 1940
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
It All Came True 1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Road to Singapore 1940
as Bill (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds 1940
as Lou
Charlie Chan in Panama 1940
as Plant Workman
Northwest Passage 1940
as Capt. Butterfield
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble 1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Wolf of New York
Wolf of New York 1940
as W. Thornton Upshaw
Brother Rat and a Baby 1940
as Cab Driver
A Child is Born 1939
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Another Thin Man 1939
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 1939
as Truck Driver
20,000 Men a Year 1939
as Dunk
Pack Up Your Troubles 1939
as Sentry
On Your Toes 1939
as First Policeman
$1,000 a Touchdown 1939
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
Night Work 1939
as Officer Flannigan
They All Come Out 1939
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
The Spellbinder 1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lucky Night 1939
as Policeman
Fixer Dugan 1939
as Jake
The Flying Irishman 1939
as J.R. Robinson
The Family Next Door 1939
as Cop
Blondie Meets the Boss 1939
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back 1939
as Pinky Budd
Cafe Society 1939
as Cop
Yes, My Darling Daughter 1939
as Police Officer
Honolulu 1939
as Second Detective
Boy Trouble 1939
as Cop
While New York Sleeps 1938
as Sgt. White
Up the River 1938
as Tiny
Spring Madness 1938
as Jim - a Policeman
Thanks for the Memory 1938
as Flanahan
Annabel Takes a Tour 1938
as Longshoreman at dance
Straight, Place and Show 1938
as Detective Globe
Carefree 1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor 1938
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Gateway 1938
as Guard
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris 1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crime School 1938
as Officer Hogan
Love on a Budget 1938
as Big Furniture Mover
Bringing Up Baby 1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Wallaby Jim of the Islands 1937
as [scenes deleted]
Danger Patrol 1937
as John Donovan
A Girl with Ideas 1937
as Eddie
That’s My Story 1937
as John
Madame X 1937
as Mate of Dorcas
Back in Circulation 1937
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
High, Wide and Handsome 1937
as Foreman
The Go-Getter 1937
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck 1937
as Butch (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective 1937
as O. R.Smith
The Man Who Found Himself 1937
as Policeman in Park
The Great O'Malley 1937
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
We're on the Jury 1937
as Officer Clark
Great Guy 1936
as Henchman Al
Under Your Spell 1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1936
Actor
Wives Never Know 1936
as Officer
Stage Struck 1936
as Rordan
My Man Godfrey 1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Grand Jury 1936
as Policeman Burke
Roaming Lady 1936
as Andy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Boulder Dam 1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold 1936
as Wagon Driver
The Walking Dead 1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters 1936
as Bosun
Anything Goes 1936
as Detective #1
Ceiling Zero 1936
as Doc Wilson
The Bride Comes Home 1935
as Cab Driver
False Pretenses 1935
as Mike O'Reilly
Hands Across the Table 1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Two for Tonight 1935
as Taxi Driver
Here Comes Cookie 1935
as Policeman (uncredited)
We're in the Money 1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935
as Patrolman
Behind the Green Lights 1935
as Moran - a Cop
One New York Night 1935
as Trench
The Gilded Lily 1935
as Guard
A Notorious Gentleman 1935
as Detective
The Band Plays On 1934
as Lumberjack
We Live Again 1934
as Warden's assistant
Port of Lost Dreams 1934
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
She Had to Choose 1934
as Higgins
Belle of the Nineties 1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Wild Gold 1934
as Eddie Sparks
Registered Nurse 1934
as Officer Pat O'Brien
David Harum 1934
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Queen Christina 1934
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
- Radio Dough
Radio Dough 1934
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Ace of Aces 1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Bombshell 1933
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Three Cornered Moon 1933
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D. 1933
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Pilgrimage 1933
Actor
Gambling Ship 1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Girl in 419 1933
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
- The Door Knocker
The Door Knocker 1931
as Man
- Via Express
Via Express 1931
Actor
The Girl Habit 1931
as Detective
- The African Dodger
The African Dodger 1931
Actor
- Two A.M.
Two A.M. 1931
Actor
Tarnished Lady 1931
as Al - Man in Bar
- It's All Over
It's All Over 1930
as Jerry
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