Edward Gargan
Known for Acting · 214 credits
- Born
- 1902-07-17
- Died
- 1964-02-19
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Edward F. Gargan · Edward P. Gargan · Ed 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 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.
Known For
Movies (214)
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Boy Trouble
1939
as Cop
Anything Goes
1936
as Detective
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Bouncer (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Roaming Lady
1936
as Andy
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
1940
as Capt. Butterfield
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Milt (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
1933
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bosun
Cafe Society
1939
as Cop
Night Work
1939
as Police Officer Flannigan
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Cab Driver
Tahiti Honey
1943
as George, the Bartender
Wonder Man
1945
as Policeman in Park
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Gambling Ship
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
Crime School
1938
as Officer Hogan
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1946
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Go West
1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
as 1st Cop
The Walking Dead
1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Carefree
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Doc Wilson
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Joe
City for Conquest
1940
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Key to the City
1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Street of Memories
1940
as Mike Sullivan
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Patrolman
Gateway
1938
as Guard
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Madame X
1937
as Mate of Dorcas
Spring Parade
1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Guard
Spring Madness
1938
as Jim - a Policeman
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Police Lt. Foster
Life with Blondie
1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
Queen Christina
1934
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
1940
as Bill (uncredited)
She Had to Choose
1934
as Higgins
David Harum
1934
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Gay Blades
1946
as Bartender
Hit the Ice
1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Foreman
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
We're in the Money
1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Bombardier (uncredited)
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Lou
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Police Officer
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Detective Bates
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Al - Man in Bar
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Honolulu
1939
as Second Detective
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Wagon Driver
Great Guy
1936
as Henchman Al
Triple Trouble
1950
as Officer Murphy
Blondie for Victory
1942
as Sergeant
Little Giant
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
It All Came True
1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
High Powered
1945
as Cal Williams
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Mulrooney
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Detective Bates
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Flanahan
The Spellbinder
1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Moving Man
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Bank Guard
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Deputy
Four Mothers
1941
as Harry (uncredited)
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Pinky Budd
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Policeman in Park
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
1940
as Police Officer
Two for Tonight
1935
as Taxi Driver
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Detective (Uncredited)
Niagara Falls
1941
as Chuck
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
They All Come Out
1939
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
Love on a Budget
1938
as Big Furniture Mover
A Date with the Falcon
1942
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Hotel Doorman
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Detective Bates
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Hank
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Ted (uncredited)
Exposed
1947
as Big Mac
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
as Plant Workman
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Dudley Kane
The Falcon in Danger
1943
as Det. Bates
Lucky Night
1939
as Policeman
The Band Plays On
1934
as Lumberjack
The Brasher Doubloon
1947
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Jailer
Saddle Pals
1947
as Jailer
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Truck Driver
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dunk
On Your Toes
1939
as First Policeman
About Edward Gargan
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". F… With 214 credits spanning from 1930 to 1953, Edward Gargan has appeared in 214 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Bringing Up Baby (1938) — as Zoo Official (uncredited)
- The Go-Getter (1937) — as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
- Ace of Aces (1933) — as Whitaker (uncredited)
- Boy Trouble (1939) — as Cop
- Anything Goes (1936) — as Detective
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