Acting
William Gargan
Also Known As: William Dennis Gargan, Bill Gargan
Birth Date
July 17, 1905
Death Date
February 18, 1979
(passed away at 73)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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.
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 1 episode
Studio One
Con McTaggart
1948 • 1 episode
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Officer Bragan
1955 • 1 episode
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954 • 1 episode
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 • 1 episode
Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949 • 4 episodes
You Only Live Once
Father Dolan
1937
The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher
1945
I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
1941
Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood
1956
Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
1946
They Knew What They Wanted
Joe
1940
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Sam Peters
1941
Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan
1955
The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson
1944
Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone
1943
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ed O'Malley
1939
The Mayor of 44th Street
Tommy Fallon
1942
Don't Bet on Blondes
Numbers
1935
Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou
1942