From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. On leaving school, Gargan became a salesman of bootleg whiskey to New York speakeasies and then joined a detective agency. While visiting his brother on a musical comedy stage, he was offered a stage job which he accepted. He began his stage career in Aloma of the South Seas and later his film career in Misleading Lady. He was cast in a number of stereotypical Irish parts in films playing policemen, priests, reporters, and blustering adventurers. Gargan's career came to an end in 1958 when he developed throat cancer, and doctors were forced to remove his larynx. Speaking through an artificial voice box, Gargan became an activist and spokesman for the American Cancer Society, often warning about the dangers of smoking. Gargan was the younger brother of actor Edward Gargan. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Gargan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
Movie | Miracle in the Rain | Harry Wood | 1956-03-31 |
Movie | The Rawhide Years | Marshal Sommers | 1956-07-01 |
Series | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Unknown | 1955-10-05 |
Movie | Dynamite | "Gunner" Peterson | 1949-01-18 |
Series | Martin Kane, Private Eye | 1949-09-01 | |
Movie | Waterfront at Midnight | Mike Hanrohan | 1948-06-25 |
Movie | The Argyle Secrets | Harry Mitchell | 1948-05-07 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
Movie | Strange Impersonation | Dr. Stephen Lindstrom | 1946-03-16 |
Movie | Behind Green Lights | Lt. Sam Carson | 1946-02-15 |
Movie | Night Editor | Tony Cochrane | 1946-03-29 |
Movie | Till the End of Time | Sgt. Gunny Watrous | 1946-07-23 |
Movie | Murder in the Music Hall | Inspector Wilson | 1946-04-10 |
Movie | Swell Guy | Martin Duncan | 1946-12-05 |
Movie | Song of the Sarong | Drew Allen | 1945-04-01 |
Movie | She Gets Her Man | 'Breezy' Barton | 1945-01-12 |
Movie | Midnight Manhunt | Pete Willis | 1945-07-27 |
Movie | Follow That Woman | Sam Boone | 1945-12-14 |
Movie | The Bells of St. Mary's | Joe Gallagher | 1945-12-27 |
Movie | The Canterville Ghost | Sergeant Benson | 1944-07-20 |
Movie | Harrigan's Kid | Tom Harrigan | 1943-03-01 |
Movie | No Place for a Lady | Jess Arno | 1943-02-11 |
Movie | Swing Fever | 'Waltzy' Malone | 1943-11-01 |
Movie | A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen | 1942-01-29 |
Movie | Bombay Clipper | James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson | 1942-01-11 |
Movie | Sealed Lips | Lee Davis | 1942-01-02 |
Movie | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen | 1942-05-07 |
Movie | Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Timothy Rooney | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | Who Done It? | Detective Inspector Lou | 1942-10-30 |
Movie | The Mayor of 44th Street | Tommy Fallon | 1942-10-15 |
Movie | Destination Unknown | Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan | 1942-10-09 |
Movie | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen | 1942-07-30 |
Movie | Cheers for Miss Bishop | Sam Peters | 1941-02-21 |
Movie | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 | Himself | 1941-10-02 |
Movie | Flying Cadets | 'Trip' Hammer | 1941-10-24 |
Movie | Keep 'Em Flying | Craig Morrison | 1941-11-27 |
Movie | I Wake Up Screaming | Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | Double Alibi | Walter Gifford | 1940-03-01 |
Movie | Isle Of Destiny | Stripes Thornton | 1940-03-08 |
Movie | Star Dust | Dane Wharton | 1940-04-06 |
Movie | Sporting Blood | Duffy | 1940-07-11 |
Movie | Turnabout | Joel Clare | 1940-05-17 |
Movie | They Knew What They Wanted | Joe | 1940-10-19 |
Movie | Broadway Serenade | Bill Foster | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Within the Law | Police Sergeant Cassidy | 1939-03-17 |
Movie | Women in the Wind | Ace Boreman | 1939-04-15 |
Movie | The Adventures of Jane Arden | Ed Towers | 1939-03-18 |
Movie | Three Sons | Thane Pardway | 1939-10-13 |
Movie | The House of Fear | Arthur McHugh | 1939-06-30 |
Movie | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Joe Turp | 1939-12-01 |
Movie | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Ed O'Malley | 1939-10-26 |
Movie | The Crime of Doctor Hallet | Dr. Jack Murray | 1938-03-12 |
Movie | The Devil's Party | Mike O'Mara | 1938-06-02 |
Movie | The Crowd Roars | Johnny Martin | 1938-08-06 |
Movie | Personal Secretary | Marcus 'Mark' Farrell | 1938-09-09 |
Movie | Breezing Home | Steve Rowan | 1937-02-01 |
Movie | You Only Live Once | Father Dolan | 1937-01-23 |
Movie | Reported Missing | Steve Browning | 1937-08-15 |
Movie | Wings Over Honolulu | Jack Furness | 1937-05-16 |
Movie | She Asked for It | Dwight Stanford | 1937-09-17 |
Movie | Behind the Mike | George Hayes | 1937-09-26 |
Movie | Some Blondes Are Dangerous | George Regan | 1937-10-31 |
Movie | You're a Sweetheart | Fred Edwards | 1937-12-26 |
Movie | The Milky Way | Speed McFarland | 1936-02-07 |
Movie | Man Hunt | Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson | 1936-01-29 |
Movie | Navy Born | Lt. Red Furness | 1936-06-02 |
Movie | Fury and the Woman | Bruce Corrigan | 1936-09-22 |
Movie | Alibi for Murder | Perry Travis | 1936-09-23 |
Movie | Flying Hostess | Hal Cunningham | 1936-12-01 |
Movie | Black Fury | Slim Johnson, Company Policeman | 1935-05-18 |
Movie | Traveling Saleslady | Pat O'Connor | 1935-03-28 |
Movie | A Night at the Ritz | Duke Regan | 1935-03-23 |
Movie | Things Are Looking Up | Van Gaard | 1935-06-09 |
Movie | Bright Lights | Dan Wheeler | 1935-07-27 |
Movie | Don't Bet on Blondes | Numbers | 1935-07-13 |
Movie | Things You Never See on the Screen | Self | 1935-12-01 |
Movie | Broadway Gondolier | Cliff Stanley | 1935-07-27 |
Movie | Four Frightened People | Stewart Corder | 1934-01-26 |
Movie | Strictly Dynamite | Georgie | 1934-05-11 |
Movie | British Agent | Bob Medill | 1934-09-15 |
Movie | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | 1934-10-04 |
Movie | Sweepings | Gene Pardway | 1933-04-14 |
Movie | Lucky Devils | Bob Hughes | 1933-02-03 |
Movie | The Story of Temple Drake | Stephen Benbow | 1933-05-06 |
Movie | Headline Shooter | Bill Allen | 1933-07-28 |
Movie | Emergency Call | Steve Brennan | 1933-06-24 |
Movie | Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men | Red Branahan | 1933-10-18 |
Movie | Night Flight | Brazilian Pilot | 1933-10-06 |
Movie | The Misleading Lady | Fitzpatrick | 1932-04-15 |
Movie | Rain | Sergeant Tim O'Hara | 1932-10-12 |
Movie | The Animal Kingdom | Regan | 1932-12-28 |
Movie | The Sport Parade | Johnny Baker | 1932-11-11 |
Movie | Follow the Leader | A Gangster | 1930-12-06 |