Edward Gargan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 July 1902 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 19 February 1964
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
Acting 214
- 1953I Was a Burlesque Queen as Frankie
- 1951Bedtime for Bonzo as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
- 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Milt (uncredited)
- 1950Spooky Wooky
- 1950Hit Parade of 1951 as Garrity
- 1950So You Want a Raise
- 1950So You Want to Move
- 1950Triple Trouble as Officer Murphy
- 1950Father of the Bride as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
- 1950Belle of Old Mexico as Sam
- 1950Key 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)
- 1948Campus Honeymoon as Motorcycle Cop
- 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
- 1947That's My Gal as Mike
- 1947So You're Going to Be a Father as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 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 (uncredited)
- 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
- 1944The Thin Man Goes Home as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
- 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
- 1942The Falcon Takes Over as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
- 1942Miss Annie Rooney as Policeman
- 1942Meet the Stewarts as Moving Man
- 1942Flying with Music as Joe
- 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
- 1941Million Dollar Baby
- 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)
- 1940Street of Memories as Mike Sullivan
- 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)
- 1940Johnny Apollo as Detective (uncredited)
- 1940Two Girls on Broadway as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
- 1940It All Came True as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1940Road to Singapore as Bill (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)
- 1940Wolf of New York as W. Thornton Upshaw
- 1940Brother Rat and a Baby as Cab Driver
- 1939A Child is Born as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
- 1939Another 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)
- 1939Night Work as Officer Flannigan
- 1939They All Come Out as George "Bugs" Jacklin
- 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
- 1938Spring Madness as Jim - a Policeman
- 1938Thanks for the Memory as Flanahan
- 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
- 1938Bringing 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
- 1937That’s My Story as John
- 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)
- 1936Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
- 1936Wives Never Know as Officer
- 1936Stage Struck as Rordan
- 1936My Man Godfrey as Detective (uncredited)
- 1936Grand Jury as Policeman Burke
- 1936Roaming Lady as Andy
- 1936Mr. 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 #1
- 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
- 1935Here Comes Cookie as Policeman (uncredited)
- 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 Guard
- 1935A Notorious Gentleman as Detective
- 1934The Band 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)
- 1934Queen Christina as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
- 1934Radio Dough as Gang Leader (uncredited)
- 1933Ace of Aces as Whitaker (uncredited)
- 1933Bombshell as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
- 1933Three Cornered Moon as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
- 1933Mary Stevens, M.D. as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
- 1933Pilgrimage
- 1933Gambling Ship as Deputy (uncredited)
- 1933The Girl in 419 as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
- 1931The Door Knocker as Man
- 1931Via Express
- 1931The Girl Habit as Detective
- 1931The African Dodger
- 1931Two A.M.
- 1931Tarnished Lady as Al - Man in Bar
- 1930It's All Over as Jerry