Edward Gargan
Acting
Born: 1902-07-17 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
J.R. Robinson
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Road to Singapore
Bill (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
Exposed
Big Mac
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Saddle Pals
Jailer
Northwest Passage
Capt. Butterfield
The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Wonder Man
Policeman in Park
Little Giant
Policeman (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
Detective (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
Officer Murphy
Million Dollar Baby
Blonde Alibi
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
Guard
Carefree
Policeman (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
Bouncer (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
False Pretenses
Mike O'Reilly
Gay Blades
Bartender
This Thing Called Love
Police Officer
Ceiling Zero
Doc Wilson
Strike It Rich
Mack
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1st Cop
The Rage of Paris
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
It All Came True
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)