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:
- 202
- 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 | So You Want a Raise | 1950-09-23 | |
| Movie | So You Want to Move | 1950-08-19 | |
| 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 | Campus Honeymoon | Motorcycle Cop | 1948-02-01 |
| Movie | Daredevils of the Clouds | Tap-It Bowers | 1948-07-26 |
| Movie | Strike It Rich | Mack | 1948-12-01 |
| Movie | Adventures of Gallant Bess | Deputy Sheriff | 1948-10-01 |
| Movie | You Gotta Stay Happy | Detective (Uncredited) | 1948-10-28 |
| Movie | That's My Gal | Mike | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | So You're Going to Be a Father | Pie Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1947-05-10 |
| Movie | Saddle Pals | Jailer | 1947-06-05 |
| Movie | The Brasher Doubloon | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1947-02-06 |
| Movie | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
| Movie | Web of Danger | Dolan, Restaurant Owner | 1947-06-10 |
| Movie | Exposed | Big Mac | 1947-09-08 |
| Movie | The Ghost Goes Wild | Newsstand man | 1947-08-08 |
| Movie | Little Miss Broadway | Uncle George | 1947-06-19 |
| Movie | Cinderella Jones | Riley | 1946-03-09 |
| Movie | Blonde Alibi | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1946-03-01 |
| Movie | Little Giant | Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-22 |
| Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Bouncer (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
| Movie | Gay Blades | Bartender | 1946-01-25 |
| Movie | Behind the Mask | Detective Dixon | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | Crack-Up | Cop in Arcade (Uncredited) | 1946-09-06 |
| Movie | The Inner Circle | Parking Ticket Cop | 1946-08-07 |
| Movie | The Dark Horse | Eustace Kelly | 1946-07-19 |
| Movie | Dangerous Partners | Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited) | 1945-06-07 |
| Movie | Twice Blessed | Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited) | 1945-05-31 |
| Movie | High Powered | Cal Williams | 1945-02-27 |
| Movie | Wonder Man | Policeman in Park | 1945-06-08 |
| Movie | Earl Carroll Vanities | Policeman | 1945-04-05 |
| Movie | Her Highness and the Bellboy | 1st Cop | 1945-11-11 |
| Movie | Follow That Woman | Butch | 1945-12-14 |
| Movie | The Naughty Nineties | Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited) | 1945-06-20 |
| Movie | Life with Blondie | Hundefänger (uncredited) | 1945-12-13 |
| Movie | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
| Movie | Sing Your Way Home | Jailer | 1945-11-14 |
| Movie | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Kurtz | 1944-04-25 |
| Movie | Detective Kitty O'Day | Mike Storm | 1944-05-13 |
| Movie | The Falcon Out West | Homicide Detective Bates | 1944-03-17 |
| Movie | San Fernando Valley | Keno | 1944-09-15 |
| Movie | The Thin Man Goes Home | Mickey Finnegan (uncredited) | 1944-12-24 |
| Movie | The Falcon in Danger | Det. Bates | 1943-07-17 |
| Movie | Hit the Ice | Bank Policeman (uncredited) | 1943-06-02 |
| Movie | Something to Shout About | Detective Stone | 1943-02-25 |
| Movie | The West Side Kid | Donovan | 1943-08-23 |
| Movie | The Falcon Strikes Back | Detective Bates | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Tahiti Honey | George, the Bartender | 1943-04-06 |
| Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Doorman (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
| Movie | In Old Oklahoma | Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter | 1943-12-06 |
| Movie | The Falcon and the Co-Eds | Detective Bates | 1943-11-10 |
| Movie | My Kingdom for a Cook | Duke | 1943-10-27 |
| Movie | Princess O'Rourke | Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
| Movie | Meet the Stewarts | Moving Man | 1942-05-28 |
| 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 | The Falcon Takes Over | Detective Bates (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | Over My Dead Body | Police Sergeant | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | Fly By Night | Officer Charlie Prescott | 1942-01-19 |
| Movie | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Willie Brooks | 1942-02-04 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Mulrooney | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | The Falcon's Brother | Detective Bates | 1942-10-02 |
| Movie | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Mr. Johnson - Detective | 1942-11-07 |
| Movie | Miss Annie Rooney | Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
| Movie | My Sister Eileen | Murphy - Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-09-24 |
| Movie | Between Us Girls | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
| Movie | Lady in a Jam | Deputy | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Blondie for Victory | Sergeant | 1942-08-06 |
| Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Bombardier (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
| Movie | A-Haunting We Will Go | Police Lt. Foster | 1942-08-07 |
| 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 | The Saint Strikes Back | Pinky Budd | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | The Family Next Door | Cop | 1939-03-30 |
| Movie | Blondie Meets the Boss | Garden Café Doorman (uncredited) | 1939-03-08 |
| Movie | Fixer Dugan | Jake | 1939-04-21 |
| Movie | Honolulu | Second Detective | 1939-02-03 |
| Movie | Lucky Night | Policeman | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | Boy Trouble | Cop | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Police Officer | 1939-02-25 |
| Movie | Cafe Society | Cop | 1939-03-03 |
| Movie | The Flying Irishman | J.R. Robinson | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | Dunk | 1939-10-26 |
| Movie | Another Thin Man | Detective Quinn (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
| Movie | A Child Is Born | Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-12-07 |
| 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 | On Your Toes | First Policeman | 1939-10-14 |
| Movie | They All Come Out | George "Bugs" Jacklin | 1939-08-04 |
| Movie | $1,000 a Touchdown | Ironmansky (uncredited) | 1939-10-04 |
| Movie | Night Work | Police Officer Flannigan | 1939-08-04 |
| Movie | The Rage of Paris | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1938-06-09 |
| Movie | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1938-07-20 |
| Movie | Bringing Up Baby | Zoo Official (uncredited) | 1938-02-18 |
| Movie | Gateway | Guard | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | Love on a Budget | Big Furniture Mover | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | Crime School | Officer Hogan | 1938-05-10 |
| Movie | Annabel Takes a Tour | Longshoreman at dance | 1938-11-10 |
| Movie | Spring Madness | Jim - a Policeman | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | Give Me a Sailor | Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) | 1938-08-19 |
| Movie | Thanks for the Memory | Flanahan | 1938-11-11 |
| Movie | While New York Sleeps | Sgt. White | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | Straight, Place and Show | Detective Globe | 1938-09-30 |
| Movie | Carefree | Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
| Movie | Jim Hanvey, Detective | O. R.Smith | 1937-04-05 |
| Movie | You Can't Buy Luck | Butch (uncredited) | 1937-04-30 |
| Movie | The Great O'Malley | Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
| Movie | We're on the Jury | Officer Clark | 1937-02-12 |
| Movie | The Man Who Found Himself | Policeman in Park | 1937-04-02 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Police Officer Riley (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | Wallaby Jim of the Islands | [scenes deleted] | 1937-12-17 |
| Movie | High, Wide and Handsome | Foreman | 1937-07-21 |
| Movie | A Girl with Ideas | Eddie | 1937-11-01 |
| Movie | Danger Patrol | John Donovan | 1937-11-18 |
| 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 | Boulder Dam | Pa's Guest (uncredited) | 1936-03-07 |
| Movie | The Walking Dead | Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited) | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | Ceiling Zero | Doc Wilson | 1936-01-16 |
| Movie | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Bodyguard (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
| Movie | Anything Goes | Detective | 1936-01-24 |
| Movie | Dangerous Waters | Bosun | 1936-02-10 |
| Movie | Roaming Lady | Andy | 1936-05-02 |
| Movie | Under Your Spell | Detective (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
| Movie | Grand Jury | Policeman Burke | 1936-08-07 |
| 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 | Behind the Green Lights | Moran - a Cop | 1935-03-11 |
| Movie | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Patrolman | 1935-08-03 |
| Movie | The Gilded Lily | Guard | 1935-01-25 |
| Movie | A Notorious Gentleman | Detective | 1935-01-21 |
| Movie | One New York Night | Trench | 1935-03-08 |
| Movie | We're in the Money | Clancy O'Rourke | 1935-08-17 |
| Movie | Here Comes Cookie | Policeman (uncredited) | 1935-08-30 |
| Movie | False Pretenses | Mike O'Reilly | 1935-10-21 |
| Movie | The Bride Comes Home | Cab Driver | 1935-12-25 |
| Movie | Two for Tonight | Taxi Driver | 1935-09-12 |
| Movie | Hands Across the Table | Pinky Kelly (uncredited) | 1935-10-18 |
| Movie | Registered Nurse | Officer Pat O'Brien | 1934-04-06 |
| Movie | Radio Dough | Gang Leader (uncredited) | 1934-02-05 |
| Movie | Wild Gold | Eddie Sparks | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | Queen Christina | Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited) | 1934-02-09 |
| Movie | David Harum | Bill Montague (uncredited) | 1934-03-02 |
| Movie | Belle of the Nineties | Stogie (Ruby's agent) | 1934-09-21 |
| Movie | The Band Plays On | Lumberjack | 1934-12-21 |
| Movie | We Live Again | Warden's assistant | 1934-11-01 |
| Movie | She Had to Choose | Higgins | 1934-10-01 |
| Movie | Port of Lost Dreams | Porky the Freda's 'Crew' | 1934-10-14 |
| Movie | Gambling Ship | Deputy (uncredited) | 1933-06-23 |
| Movie | The Girl in 419 | Lt. 'Babs' Riley | 1933-05-26 |
| Movie | Pilgrimage | 1933-07-12 | |
| Movie | Three Cornered Moon | Mike, the Landlord (uncredited) | 1933-08-04 |
| Movie | Mary Stevens, M.D. | 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited) | 1933-07-22 |
| Movie | Ace of Aces | Whitaker (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
| Movie | Bombshell | Second Immigration Officer (uncredited) | 1933-10-13 |
| Movie | Tarnished Lady | Al - Man in Bar | 1931-05-01 |
| Movie | The African Dodger | 1931-05-04 | |
| Movie | The Door Knocker | Man | 1931-11-07 |
| Movie | The Girl Habit | Detective | 1931-06-27 |