William Gargan

William Gargan

Birthday: 1905-07-17

Deathday: 1979-02-18

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also known as: William Dennis Gargan, Bill Gargan

imdb_id: nm0307326

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Score: 7.2

You Only Live Once

Score: 7.1

Who Done It?

Score: 7.0

I Wake Up Screaming

Score: 6.9

Women in the Wind

Score: 6.8

The Bells of St. Mary's

Score: 6.8

Complicated Women

Score: 6.7

Till the End of Time

Score: 6.7

Miracle in the Rain

Score: 6.7

The Canterville Ghost

Score: 6.7

Rain

Score: 6.7

The Crowd Roars

Score: 6.5

The House of Fear

Score: 6.5

The Story of Temple Drake

Score: 6.5

Black Fury

Score: 6.3

Miss Annie Rooney

Score: 6.3

Lucky Devils

Score: 6.3

Broadway Serenade

Score: 6.2

Four Frightened People

Score: 6.2

Follow That Woman

Score: 6.0

Keep 'Em Flying

Score: 6.0

No Place for a Lady

Score: 6.0

She Asked for It

Score: 6.0

Things Are Looking Up

Score: 6.0

Destination Unknown

Score: 6.0

Turnabout

Score: 6.0

The Milky Way

Score: 6.0

Within the Law

Score: 6.0

Strange Impersonation

Score: 6.0

The Argyle Secrets

Score: 6.0

Traveling Saleslady

Score: 5.9

Sweepings

Score: 5.8

Headline Shooter

Score: 5.8

Emergency Call

Score: 5.8

Night Flight

Score: 5.8

Sealed Lips

Score: 5.8

Alibi for Murder

Score: 5.8

The Adventures of Jane Arden

Score: 5.7

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

Score: 5.7

Cheers for Miss Bishop

Score: 5.6

The Animal Kingdom

Score: 5.6

Night Editor

Score: 5.6

They Knew What They Wanted

Score: 5.6

The Rawhide Years

Score: 5.5

Bombay Clipper

Score: 5.5

Wings Over Honolulu

Score: 5.5

British Agent

Score: 5.5

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Score: 5.5

Behind Green Lights

Score: 5.4

Broadway Gondolier

Score: 5.4

The Sport Parade

Score: 5.3

Follow the Leader

Score: 5.3

Strictly Dynamite

Score: 5.3

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Score: 5.2

Blackmailer

Score: 5.0

Things You Never See on the Screen

Score: 5.0

The Hollywood Gad-About

Score: 5.0

Song of the Sarong

Score: 5.0

Isle Of Destiny

Score: 5.0

Swing Fever

Score: 5.0

Don't Bet on Blondes

Score: 5.0

The Devil's Party

Score: 4.9

Star Dust

Score: 4.7

Murder in the Music Hall

Score: 4.6

Navy Born

Score: 4.5

Bright Lights

Score: 4.5

Double Alibi

Score: 4.5

Midnight Manhunt

Score: 4.5

The Mayor of 44th Street

Score: 4.3

Sporting Blood

Score: 4.3

The Housekeeper's Daughter

Score: 4.3

You're a Sweetheart

Score: 4.2

Waterfront at Midnight

Score: 4.0

She Gets Her Man

Score: 3.7

Three Sons

Score: 3.2

Flying Cadets

Score: 3.0

A Night at the Ritz

Score: 3.0

Dynamite

Score: 2.5

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

Score: 2.0

Some Blondes Are Dangerous

Score: 1.0

Behind the Mike

Score: 0.0

Flying Hostess

Score: 0.0

Breezing Home

Score: 0.0

Swell Guy

Score: 0.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

Score: 0.0

Man Hunt

Score: 0.0

The Misleading Lady

Score: 0.0

Fury and the Woman

Score: 0.0

Reported Missing

Score: 0.0

The Sky Parade

Score: 0.0

The Crime of Doctor Hallet

Score: 0.0

Personal Secretary

Score: 0.0

Harrigan's Kid

Score: 0.0

Hot Cargo

Score: 0.0

Man on the Ledge

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The George Gobel Show

Score: 7.3

Martin Kane, Private Eye

Score: 6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Score: 5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

Studio One

Score: 5.0

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Score: 0.0