Edward Gargan
He 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 1920's, 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 he 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, who specialized in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. The Internet Movie Database lists 293 feature films to his credit over a three-decade span between 1921 and 1952, and television work from 1951 to 1953. He died in New York City in 1964.
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- Born:
- Jun 17, 1902 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 181
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Tarnished Lady 1931-05-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951-04-12
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Milt (uncredited) | 1951-04-12 |
| Movie | Bedtime for Bonzo | Policeman (as Ed Gargan) | 1951-04-05 |
| Movie | Key to the City | S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited) | 1950-02-02 |
| Movie | Father of the Bride | Moving Man with Door (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | Officer Murphy | 1950-08-13 |
| Movie | Spooky Wooky | 1950-12-01 | |
| Movie | Hold That Baby! | Policeman Burton | 1949-06-06 |
| Movie | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Ted (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
| Movie | Adventures of Gallant Bess | Deputy Sheriff | 1948-10-01 |
| Movie | Campus Honeymoon | Motorcycle Cop | 1948-02-01 |
| Movie | You Gotta Stay Happy | Detective (Uncredited) | 1948-10-28 |
| Movie | Strike It Rich | Mack | 1948-12-01 |
| Movie | So You're Going to Be a Father | Pie Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1947-05-10 |
| Movie | The Brasher Doubloon | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1947-02-06 |
| Movie | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
| Movie | That's My Gal | Mike | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | Saddle Pals | Jailer | 1947-06-05 |
| Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | Newsstand man | 1947-08-08 |
| Movie | Exposed | Big Mac | 1947-09-08 |
| Movie | Web of Danger | Dolan, Restaurant Owner | 1947-06-10 |
| Movie | Blonde Alibi | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1946-03-01 |
| Movie | Little Giant | Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-22 |
| Movie | Gay Blades | Bartender | 1946-01-25 |
| Movie | Cinderella Jones | Riley | 1946-03-09 |
| Movie | The Dark Horse | Eustace Kelly | 1946-07-19 |
| Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Bouncer (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Cop in Arcade (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | The Inner Circle | Parking Ticket Cop | 1946-08-07 |
| Movie | Behind the Mask | Detective Dixon | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited) | 1945-06-07 |
| Movie | Earl Carroll Vanities | Policeman | 1945-04-05 |
| Movie | High Powered | Cal Williams | 1945-02-27 |
| Movie | Wonder Man | Policeman in Park | 1945-06-08 |
| Movie | Twice Blessed | Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited) | 1945-05-31 |
| Movie | The Naughty Nineties | Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited) | 1945-06-20 |
| Movie | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
| Movie | Sing Your Way Home | Jailer | 1945-11-14 |
| Movie | Her Highness and the Bellboy | 1st Cop | 1945-11-11 |
| Movie | The Falcon Out West | Homicide Detective Bates | 1944-03-17 |
| Movie | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Kurtz | 1944-04-25 |
| Movie | Detective Kitty O'Day | Mike Storm | 1944-05-13 |
| Movie | San Fernando Valley | Keno | 1944-09-15 |
| Movie | Tahiti Honey | George, the Bartender | 1943-04-06 |
| Movie | The Falcon Strikes Back | Detective Bates | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Something to Shout About | Detective Stone | 1943-02-25 |
| Movie | Hit the Ice | Bank Policeman (uncredited) | 1943-06-02 |
| Movie | My Kingdom for a Cook | Duke | 1943-10-27 |
| Movie | The West Side Kid | Donovan | 1943-08-23 |
| Movie | Princess O'Rourke | Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
| Movie | In Old Oklahoma | Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter | 1943-12-06 |
| Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Doorman (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Mulrooney | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | Meet the Stewarts | Moving Man | 1942-05-21 |
| Movie | Flying with Music | Joe | 1942-05-22 |
| Movie | What's Cookin'? | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1942-02-20 |
| Movie | A Date with the Falcon | Detective Bates (uncredited) | 1942-01-16 |
| Movie | Miss Annie Rooney | Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Fly By Night | Officer Charlie Prescott | 1942-01-19 |
| Movie | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Willie Brooks | 1942-02-04 |
| Movie | Over My Dead Body | Police Sergeant | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | My Sister Eileen | Murphy - Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-09-24 |
| Movie | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Mr. Johnson - Detective | 1942-11-07 |
| Movie | The Falcon Takes Over | Detective Bates (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | A-Haunting We Will Go | Police Lt. Foster | 1942-08-07 |
| Movie | Between Us Girls | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Lady in a Jam | Deputy | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Bombardier (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | Blondie for Victory | Sergeant | 1942-08-06 |
| Movie | Flight from Destiny | Hotel Doorman | 1941-02-08 |
| Movie | Four Mothers | Harry (uncredited) | 1941-01-04 |
| Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Dudley Kane | 1941-05-03 |
| Movie | Here Comes Happiness | Joe | 1941-03-15 |
| Movie | Niagara Falls | Chuck | 1941-10-17 |
| Movie | Three Sons o' Guns | Sylvester | 1941-08-02 |
| Movie | Ice-Capades | Joe, the Bouncer | 1941-08-19 |
| Movie | Tillie the Toiler | Policeman | 1941-08-07 |
| Movie | It All Came True | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-04-06 |
| Movie | Road to Singapore | Bill - Sailor (uncredited) | 1940-03-22 |
| Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | George, the Doorman (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
| Movie | Adventure in Diamonds | Lou | 1940-03-08 |
| Movie | An Angel from Texas | New York Policeman | 1940-04-27 |
| Movie | Johnny Apollo | Detective (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Death Row Guard (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
| Movie | Brother Rat and a Baby | Cab Driver | 1940-01-13 |
| Movie | Wolf of New York | W. Thornton Upshaw | 1940-01-23 |
| Movie | The Saint's Double Trouble | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
| Movie | Northwest Passage | Capt. Butterfield | 1940-02-23 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Panama | Plant Workman | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | Two Girls on Broadway | Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Street of Memories | Mike Sullivan | 1940-11-15 |
| Movie | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Chimp | 1940-11-02 |
| Movie | Go West | Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited) | 1940-12-06 |
| Movie | San Francisco Docks | Hank | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | Buck Benny Rides Again | Policeman | 1940-05-31 |
| Movie | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Bartender (uncredited) | 1940-10-11 |
| Movie | This Thing Called Love | Police Officer | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Spring Parade | Inga - the Fortune Teller | 1940-09-27 |
| Movie | Susan and God | Cabbie (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
| Movie | Queen of the Mob | Bank Guard | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | City for Conquest | Joe - Foreman (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
| Movie | Girl from God's Country | Poker Player | 1940-07-30 |
| Movie | Blondie Meets the Boss | Garden Café Doorman (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | The Flying Irishman | J.R. Robinson | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | The Saint Strikes Back | Pinky Budd | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Fixer Dugan | Jake | 1939-04-21 |
| Movie | Boy Trouble | Cop | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | Lucky Night | Policeman | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Honolulu | Second Detective | 1939-02-03 |
| Movie | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Police Officer | 1939-02-25 |
| Movie | Cafe Society | Cop | 1939-03-03 |
| Movie | The Family Next Door | Cop | 1939-03-30 |
| Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | Dunk | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | Another Thin Man | Detective Quinn (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
| Movie | The Spellbinder | Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited) | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | Sentry | 1939-10-24 |
| Movie | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Truck Driver | 1939-11-03 |
| Movie | A Child Is Born | Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
| Movie | They All Come Out | George "Bugs" Jacklin | 1939-08-04 |
| Movie | $1,000 a Touchdown | Ironmansky (uncredited) | 1939-10-04 |
| Movie | On Your Toes | First Policeman | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | Gateway | Guard | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1938-07-20 |
| Movie | Love on a Budget | Big Furniture Mover | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | Give Me a Sailor | Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) | 1938-08-19 |
| Movie | Crime School | Officer Hogan | 1938-05-10 |
| Movie | The Rage of Paris | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
| Movie | Straight, Place and Show | Detective Globe | 1938-09-30 |
| Movie | Carefree | Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | While New York Sleeps | Sgt. White | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | Spring Madness | Jim - a Policeman | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | Thanks for the Memory | Flanahan | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | Annabel Takes a Tour | Longshoreman at dance | 1938-11-10 |
| Movie | Jim Hanvey, Detective | O. R.Smith | 1937-04-05 |
| Movie | You Can't Buy Luck | Butch (uncredited) | 1937-04-30 |
| Movie | The Man Who Found Himself | Policeman in Park | 1937-04-02 |
| Movie | We're on the Jury | Officer Clark | 1937-02-12 |
| Movie | The Great O'Malley | Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Police officer Riley (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | A Girl with Ideas | Eddie | 1937-11-01 |
| Movie | High, Wide and Handsome | Foreman | 1937-07-21 |
| Movie | Danger Patrol | John Donovan | 1937-11-18 |
| Movie | Wallaby Jim of the Islands | [scenes deleted] | 1937-12-17 |
| Movie | Madame X | Mate of Dorcas | 1937-10-01 |
| Movie | Back in Circulation | Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited) | 1937-08-27 |
| Movie | Sutter's Gold | Wagon Driver | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | The Walking Dead | Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited) | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Anything Goes | Detective | 1936-01-24 |
| Movie | Boulder Dam | Pa's Guest (uncredited) | 1936-03-07 |
| Movie | Ceiling Zero | Doc Wilson | 1936-01-16 |
| Movie | Grand Jury | Policeman Burke | 1936-08-07 |
| Movie | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Bodyguard (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
| Movie | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | 1936-10-06 | |
| Movie | Great Guy | Henchman Al | 1936-12-01 |
| Movie | Stage Struck | Rordan | 1936-09-12 |
| Movie | My Man Godfrey | Detective (uncredited) | 1936-09-02 |
| Movie | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Patrolman | 1935-08-03 |
| Movie | Behind the Green Lights | Moran - a Cop | 1935-03-11 |
| Movie | The Gilded Lily | Subway Guard | 1935-01-25 |
| Movie | One New York Night | Trench | 1935-03-08 |
| Movie | We're in the Money | Clancy O'Rourke | 1935-08-17 |
| Movie | Two for Tonight | Taxi Driver | 1935-09-12 |
| Movie | False Pretenses | Mike O'Reilly | 1935-10-21 |
| Movie | The Bride Comes Home | Cab Driver | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | Hands Across the Table | Pinky Kelly (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
| Movie | Belle of the Nineties | Stogie (Ruby's agent) | 1934-09-21 |
| Movie | Registered Nurse | Officer Pat O'Brien | 1934-04-06 |
| Movie | She Had to Choose | Higgins | 1934-10-01 |
| Movie | Radio Dough | Gang Leader (uncredited) | 1934-02-05 |
| Movie | Port of Lost Dreams | Porky the Freda's 'Crew' | 1934-10-14 |
| Movie | The Bands Plays On | Lumberjack | 1934-12-21 |
| Movie | We Live Again | Warden's assistant | 1934-11-01 |
| Movie | Pilgrimage | 1933-07-12 | |
| Movie | The Girl in 419 | Lt. 'Babs' Riley | 1933-05-26 |
| Movie | Gambling Ship | Deputy (uncredited) | 1933-06-23 |
| Movie | Mary Stevens, M.D. | 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-07-22 |
| Movie | Bombshell | Second Immigration Officer (uncredited) | 1933-10-13 |
| Movie | Queen Christina | Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited) | 1933-12-26 |
| Movie | Ace of Aces | Whitaker (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
| Movie | Tarnished Lady | Al - Man in Bar | 1931-05-01 |
| Movie | The Door Knocker | Man | 1931-11-07 |
| Movie | The African Dodger | 1931-05-04 |