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Edward Gargan
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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 i…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Edward Gargan's Filmography
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I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Frankie
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
Spooky Wooky
Hit Parade of 1951
as Garrity
No Poster
So You Want a Raise
No Poster
So You Want to Move
Triple Trouble
as Officer Murphy
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Belle of Old Mexico
as Sam
Key to the City
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Hold That Baby!
as Policeman Burton
Strike It Rich
as Mack
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Detective (Uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Deputy Sheriff
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Tap-It Bowers
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Ted (uncredited)
Campus Honeymoon
as Motorcycle Cop
Linda, Be Good
as Frankie
Exposed
as Big Mac
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Newsstand man
Little Miss Broadway
as Uncle George
Web of Danger
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Saddle Pals
as Jailer
That's My Gal
as Mike
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crack-Up
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
The Inner Circle
as Parking Ticket Cop
The Dark Horse
as Eustace Kelly
Behind the Mask
as Detective Dixon
Deadline at Dawn
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones
as Riley
Blonde Alibi
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Little Giant
as Policeman (uncredited)
Gay Blades
as Bartender
Follow That Woman
as Butch
Life with Blondie
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
as Jailer
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as 1st Cop
The Naughty Nineties
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Wonder Man
as Policeman in Park
Dangerous Partners
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
as Mike Ryan
Twice Blessed
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
High Powered
as Cal Williams
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
San Fernando Valley
as Keno
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Mike Storm
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Kurtz
The Falcon Out West
as Homicide Detective Bates
In Old Oklahoma
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Detective Bates
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Duke
Princess O'Rourke
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Doorman (uncredited)
The West Side Kid
as Donovan
The Falcon in Danger
as Det. Bates
Hit the Ice
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Tahiti Honey
as George, the Bartender
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Detective Bates
Something to Shout About
as Detective Stone
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
The Falcon's Brother
as Detective Bates
My Sister Eileen
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Between Us Girls
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Police Lt. Foster
Blondie for Victory
as Sergeant
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bombardier (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Deputy
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Policeman
Meet the Stewarts
as Moving Man
Flying with Music
as Joe
My Favorite Blonde
as Mulrooney
What's Cookin'?
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Willie Brooks
Fly By Night
as Officer Charlie Prescott
A Date with the Falcon
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
as Police Sergeant
Niagara Falls
as Chuck
Ice-Capades
as Joe, the Bouncer
Tillie the Toiler
as Policeman
Three Sons o' Guns
as Sylvester
Million Dollar Baby
Thieves Fall Out
as Dudley Kane
Here Comes Happiness
as Joe
Flight from Destiny
as Hotel Doorman
Four Mothers
as Harry (uncredited)
San Francisco Docks
as Hank
This Thing Called Love
as Police Officer
Go West
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
No Poster
Street of Memories
as Mike Sullivan
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Chimp
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
Spring Parade
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
City for Conquest
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Girl from God's Country
as Poker Player
Queen of the Mob
as Bank Guard
Susan and God
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Policeman
An Angel from Texas
as New York Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Detective (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
It All Came True
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
as Bill (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
as Lou
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Plant Workman
Northwest Passage
as Capt. Butterfield
Castle on the Hudson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
No Poster
Wolf of New York
as W. Thornton Upshaw
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cab Driver
A Child is Born
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Truck Driver
20,000 Men a Year
as Dunk
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Sentry
On Your Toes
as First Policeman
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
They All Come Out
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
Night Work
as Officer Flannigan
The Spellbinder
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lucky Night
as Policeman
Fixer Dugan
as Jake
The Flying Irishman
as J.R. Robinson
The Family Next Door
as Cop
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Pinky Budd
Cafe Society
as Cop
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Police Officer
Honolulu
as Second Detective
Boy Trouble
as Cop
While New York Sleeps
as Sgt. White
Up the River
as Tiny
Thanks for the Memory
as Flanahan
Spring Madness
as Jim - a Policeman
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Longshoreman at dance
Straight, Place and Show
as Detective Globe
Carefree
as Policeman (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Gateway
as Guard
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crime School
as Officer Hogan
Love on a Budget
as Big Furniture Mover
Bringing Up Baby
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
as [scenes deleted]
Danger Patrol
as John Donovan
A Girl with Ideas
as Eddie
That’s My Story
as John
Madame X
as Mate of Dorcas
Back in Circulation
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
High, Wide and Handsome
as Foreman
The Go-Getter
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Butch (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as O. R.Smith
The Man Who Found Himself
as Policeman in Park
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
as Officer Clark
Great Guy
as Henchman Al
Under Your Spell
as Detective (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Wives Never Know
as Officer
Stage Struck
as Rordan
My Man Godfrey
as Detective (uncredited)
Grand Jury
as Policeman Burke
Roaming Lady
as Andy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
as Wagon Driver
The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
as Bosun
Anything Goes
as Detective #1
Ceiling Zero
as Doc Wilson
The Bride Comes Home
as Cab Driver
False Pretenses
as Mike O'Reilly
Hands Across the Table
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Two for Tonight
as Taxi Driver
Here Comes Cookie
as Policeman (uncredited)
We're in the Money
as Clancy O'Rourke
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
Behind the Green Lights
as Moran - a Cop
One New York Night
as Trench
The Gilded Lily
as Guard
A Notorious Gentleman
as Detective
The Band Plays On
as Lumberjack
We Live Again
as Warden's assistant
Port of Lost Dreams
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
She Had to Choose
as Higgins
Belle of the Nineties
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Wild Gold
as Eddie Sparks
Registered Nurse
as Officer Pat O'Brien
David Harum
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Queen Christina
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
No Poster
Radio Dough
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Three Cornered Moon
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
Gambling Ship
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
No Poster
The Door Knocker
as Man
No Poster
Via Express
The Girl Habit
as Detective
No Poster
The African Dodger
No Poster
Two A.M.
Tarnished Lady
as Al - Man in Bar
No Poster
It's All Over
as Jerry