Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1902-07-17
- Day of Death1964-02-19 (61 years)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsEdward F. GarganEdward P. GarganEd Gargan
Edward Gargan
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1953
I Was a Burlesque Queen
As: Frankie
- 1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
As: Milt (uncredited)
- 1951
Bedtime for Bonzo
As: Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
- 1950
Hit Parade of 1951
As: Garrity
- 1950
Triple Trouble
As: Officer Murphy
- 1950
Father of the Bride
As: Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
- 1950
Belle of Old Mexico
As: Sam
- 1950
Key to the City
As: S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
1949Hold That Baby!
As: Policeman Burton
1948Strike It Rich
As: Mack
1948You Gotta Stay Happy
As: Detective (Uncredited)
1948Adventures of Gallant Bess
As: Deputy Sheriff
1948Daredevils of the Clouds
As: Tap-It Bowers
1948Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
As: Ted (uncredited)
1947Linda, Be Good
As: Frankie
1947Exposed
As: Big Mac
1947The Ghost Goes Wild
As: Newsstand man
1947Little Miss Broadway
As: Uncle George
1947Web of Danger
As: Dolan, Restaurant Owner
1947Saddle Pals
As: Jailer
1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue
As: Policeman in Park (uncredited)
1947The Brasher Doubloon
As: Truck Driver (uncredited)
1946Crack-Up
As: Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
1946The Inner Circle
As: Parking Ticket Cop
1946The Dark Horse
As: Eustace Kelly
1946Behind the Mask
As: Detective Dixon
1946Deadline at Dawn
As: Bouncer (uncredited)
1946Cinderella Jones
As: Riley
1946Blonde Alibi
As: Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1946Little Giant
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1946Gay Blades
As: Bartender
1945Follow That Woman
As: Butch
1945Life with Blondie
As: Hundefänger (uncredited)
1945She Wouldn't Say Yes
As: Cab Driver
1945Sing Your Way Home
As: Jailer
1945Her Highness and the Bellboy
As: 1st Cop
1945The Naughty Nineties
As: Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
1945Wonder Man
As: Policeman in Park
1945Dangerous Partners
As: Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
1945A Sporting Chance
As: Mike Ryan
1945Twice Blessed
As: Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
1945Earl Carroll Vanities
As: Policeman
1945High Powered
As: Cal Williams
1944San Fernando Valley
As: Keno
1944Detective Kitty O'Day
As: Mike Storm
1944The Great Alaskan Mystery
As: Kurtz
1944The Falcon Out West
As: Homicide Detective Bates
1943In Old Oklahoma
As: Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
1943The Falcon and the Co-Eds
As: Detective Bates
1943My Kingdom for a Cook
As: Duke
1943Princess O'Rourke
As: Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
1943Thank Your Lucky Stars
As: Doorman (uncredited)
1943The West Side Kid
As: Donovan
1943The Falcon in Danger
As: Det. Bates
1943Hit the Ice
As: Bank Policeman (uncredited)
1943Tahiti Honey
As: George, the Bartender
1943The Falcon Strikes Back
As: Detective Bates
1943Something to Shout About
As: Detective Stone
1942My Heart Belongs to Daddy
As: Mr. Johnson - Detective
1942The Falcon's Brother
As: Detective Bates
1942My Sister Eileen
As: Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
1942Between Us Girls
As: Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942A-Haunting We Will Go
As: Police Lt. Foster
1942Blondie for Victory
As: Sergeant
1942Ten Gentlemen from West Point
As: Bombardier (uncredited)
1942Lady in a Jam
As: Deputy
1942Miss Annie Rooney
As: Policeman
1942The Falcon Takes Over
As: Detective Bates (Uncredited)
1942Flying with Music
As: Joe
1942Meet the Stewarts
As: Moving Man
1942My Favorite Blonde
As: Mulrooney
1942What's Cookin'?
As: Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1942Dr. Kildare's Victory
As: Willie Brooks
1942Fly By Night
As: Officer Charlie Prescott
1942A Date with the Falcon
As: Detective Bates (uncredited)
1942Over My Dead Body
As: Police Sergeant
1941Niagara Falls
As: Chuck
1941Ice-Capades
As: Joe, the Bouncer
1941Tillie the Toiler
As: Policeman
1941Three Sons o' Guns
As: Sylvester
1941Thieves Fall Out
As: Dudley Kane
1941Here Comes Happiness
As: Joe
1941Flight from Destiny
As: Hotel Doorman
1941Four Mothers
As: Harry (uncredited)
1940San Francisco Docks
As: Hank
1940This Thing Called Love
As: Police Officer
1940Go West
As: Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
As: Chimp
1940The Villain Still Pursued Her
As: Bartender (uncredited)
1940Spring Parade
As: Inga - the Fortune Teller
1940City for Conquest
As: Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
1940Girl from God's Country
As: Poker Player
1940Queen of the Mob
As: Bank Guard
1940Susan and God
As: Cabbie (uncredited)
1940Buck Benny Rides Again
As: Policeman
1940An Angel from Texas
As: New York Policeman
1940The Doctor Takes a Wife
As: George, the Doorman (uncredited)
1940Two Girls on Broadway
As: Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
1940Johnny Apollo
As: Detective (uncredited)
1940It All Came True
As: Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940Road to Singapore
As: Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
1940Adventure in Diamonds
As: Lou
1940Charlie Chan in Panama
As: Plant Workman
1940Northwest Passage
As: Capt. Butterfield
1940Castle on the Hudson
As: Death Row Guard (uncredited)
1940The Saint's Double Trouble
As: Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940Brother Rat and a Baby
As: Cab Driver
1939A Child Is Born
As: Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
- 1939
Another Thin Man
As: Detective Quinn (uncredited)
1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
As: Truck Driver
193920,000 Men a Year
As: Dunk
1939Pack Up Your Troubles
As: Sentry
1939On Your Toes
As: First Policeman
1939$1,000 a Touchdown
As: Ironmansky (uncredited)
1939They All Come Out
As: George "Bugs" Jacklin
1939Night Work
As: Police Officer Flannigan
1939The Spellbinder
As: Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
1939Lucky Night
As: Policeman
1939Fixer Dugan
As: Jake
1939The Flying Irishman
As: J.R. Robinson
1939The Family Next Door
As: Cop
1939The Saint Strikes Back
As: Pinky Budd
1939Blondie Meets the Boss
As: Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
1939Cafe Society
As: Cop
1939Yes, My Darling Daughter
As: Police Officer
1939Honolulu
As: Second Detective
1939Boy Trouble
As: Cop
1938While New York Sleeps
As: Sgt. White
1938Up the River
As: Tiny
1938Thanks for the Memory
As: Flanahan
1938Spring Madness
As: Jim - a Policeman
1938Annabel Takes a Tour
As: Longshoreman at dance
1938Straight, Place and Show
As: Detective Globe
1938Carefree
As: Policeman (uncredited)
1938Give Me a Sailor
As: Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
1938Gateway
As: Guard
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
As: Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1938The Rage of Paris
As: Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938Crime School
As: Officer Hogan
1938Love on a Budget
As: Big Furniture Mover
- 1938
Bringing Up Baby
As: Zoo Official (uncredited)
1937Wallaby Jim of the Islands
As: [scenes deleted]
1937Danger Patrol
As: John Donovan
1937A Girl with Ideas
As: Eddie
1937Madame X
As: Mate of Dorcas
1937Back in Circulation
As: Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
1937High, Wide and Handsome
As: Foreman
1937The Go-Getter
As: Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
1937You Can't Buy Luck
As: Butch (uncredited)
1937Jim Hanvey, Detective
As: O. R.Smith
1937The Man Who Found Himself
As: Policeman in Park
1937The Great O'Malley
As: Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
1937We're on the Jury
As: Officer Clark
1936Great Guy
As: Henchman Al
1936Under Your Spell
As: Detective (uncredited)
1936Wives Never Know
As: Officer
1936Stage Struck
As: Rordan
- 1936
My Man Godfrey
As: Detective (uncredited)
1936Grand Jury
As: Policeman Burke
1936Roaming Lady
As: Andy
- 1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
As: Bodyguard (uncredited)
1936Boulder Dam
As: Pa's Guest (uncredited)
1936Sutter's Gold
As: Wagon Driver
1936The Walking Dead
As: Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
1936Dangerous Waters
As: Bosun
1936Anything Goes
As: Detective
1936Ceiling Zero
As: Doc Wilson
1935The Bride Comes Home
As: Cab Driver
1935False Pretenses
As: Mike O'Reilly
1935Hands Across the Table
As: Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
1935Two for Tonight
As: Taxi Driver
1935We're in the Money
As: Clancy O'Rourke
1935Man on the Flying Trapeze
As: Patrolman
1935Behind the Green Lights
As: Moran - a Cop
1935One New York Night
As: Trench
1935The Gilded Lily
As: Subway Guard
1934The Bands Plays On
As: Lumberjack
1934We Live Again
As: Warden's assistant
1934Port of Lost Dreams
As: Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
1934She Had to Choose
As: Higgins
1934Belle of the Nineties
As: Stogie (Ruby's agent)
1934Wild Gold
As: Eddie Sparks
1934Registered Nurse
As: Officer Pat O'Brien
1934David Harum
As: Bill Montague (uncredited)
1933Queen Christina
As: Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
1933Ace of Aces
As: Whitaker (uncredited)
1933Bombshell
As: Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1933Mary Stevens, M.D.
As: 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
1933Gambling Ship
As: Deputy (uncredited)
1933The Girl in 419
As: Lt. 'Babs' Riley
1931The Girl Habit
As: Detective
1931Tarnished Lady
As: Al - Man in Bar