William Gargan
Acting
Born: 1905-07-17 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Studio One
Con McTaggart
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Officer Bragan
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou
Sealed Lips
Lee Davis
British Agent
Bob Medill
The Sky Parade
Speed Robertson
The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher
Strange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
You Only Live Once
Father Dolan
Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone
The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson
The Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers
Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood
Rendezvous 24
Agent Larry Cameron
Within the Law
Police Sergeant Cassidy
Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan
The Milky Way
Speed McFarland
Rain
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Wings Over Honolulu
Jack Furness
Keep 'Em Flying
Craig Morrison
The Animal Kingdom
Regan
Black Fury
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Ed Towers
The Story of Temple Drake
Stephen Benbow
I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
The Devil's Party
Mike O'Mara
The Crowd Roars
Johnny Martin
Blackmailer
Peter Cornish
Night Editor
Tony Cochrane
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
Night Flight
Brazilian Pilot
The Misleading Lady
Fitzpatrick
They Knew What They Wanted
Joe
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ed O'Malley