Edward Gargan
Known for Acting · 214 credits
- Born
- 1902-07-17
- Died
- 1964-02-19
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Edward F. Gargan · Edward P. Gargan · Ed Gargan
Biography
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
Movies (214)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Spring Madness
1938
as Jim - a Policeman
Exposed
1947
as Big Mac
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bosun
Gambling Ship
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Al - Man in Bar
Stage Struck
1936
as Rordan
Niagara Falls
1941
as Chuck
Northwest Passage
1940
as Capt. Butterfield
Night Work
1939
as Police Officer Flannigan
Pilgrimage
1933
The Go-Getter
1937
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Anything Goes
1936
as Detective
Cafe Society
1939
as Cop
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Roaming Lady
1936
as Andy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Boy Trouble
1939
as Cop
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Milt (uncredited)
Tahiti Honey
1943
as George, the Bartender
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
as 1st Cop
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Doc Wilson
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Cab Driver
Bombshell
1933
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Queen Christina
1934
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Joe
Wonder Man
1945
as Policeman in Park
Go West
1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Crime School
1938
as Officer Hogan
The Walking Dead
1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
High Powered
1945
as Cal Williams
Great Guy
1936
as Henchman Al
Life with Blondie
1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Kurtz
City for Conquest
1940
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1946
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
On Your Toes
1939
as First Policeman
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Patrolman
Road to Singapore
1940
as Bill (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
1941
The Inner Circle
1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
False Pretenses
1935
as Mike O'Reilly
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Guard
Gay Blades
1946
as Bartender
David Harum
1934
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Bombardier (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners
1945
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Police Officer
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Flanahan
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dunk
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Foreman
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Policeman in Park
Carefree
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Detective Bates
Gateway
1938
as Guard
Honolulu
1939
as Second Detective
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Duke
Four Mothers
1941
as Harry (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
1942
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
1948
as Detective (Uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Mulrooney
It All Came True
1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Wagon Driver
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Policeman
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Deputy
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Pinky Budd
Street of Memories
1940
as Mike Sullivan
Registered Nurse
1934
as Officer Pat O'Brien
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Key to the City
1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Madame X
1937
as Mate of Dorcas
One New York Night
1935
as Trench
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Detective Bates
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Moving Man
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Mike Storm
Fixer Dugan
1939
as Jake
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Truck Driver
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Police Lt. Foster
This Thing Called Love
1940
as Police Officer
Wolf of New York
1940
as W. Thornton Upshaw
Spring Parade
1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Hotel Doorman
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
We're in the Money
1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
Saddle Pals
1947
as Jailer
Triple Trouble
1950
as Officer Murphy
The Flying Irishman
1939
as J.R. Robinson
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Detective Bates
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Hank
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Policeman
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
Flying with Music
1942
as Joe
About Edward Gargan
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". F… With 214 credits spanning from 1930 to 1953, Edward Gargan has appeared in 214 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Johnny Apollo (1940) — as Detective (uncredited)
- Boulder Dam (1936) — as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) — as Zoo Official (uncredited)
- Spring Madness (1938) — as Jim - a Policeman
- Exposed (1947) — as Big Mac
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