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William Gargan

William Gargan

Birthday: 1905-07-18 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1956
The Rawhide Years

as    Marshal Sommers

1948
Waterfront at Midnight

as    Mike Hanrohan

1946
Strange Impersonation

as    Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

1946
Murder in the Music Hall

as    Inspector Wilson

1946
Behind Green Lights

as    Lt. Sam Carson

1946
Till the End of Time

as    Sgt. Gunny Watrous

1945
She Gets Her Man

as    'Breezy' Barton

1945
Song of the Sarong

as    Drew Allen

1945
The Bells of St. Mary's

as    Joe Gallagher

1945
Midnight Manhunt

as    Pete Willis

1944
Swing Fever

as    'Waltzy' Malone

1944
The Canterville Ghost

as    Sergeant Benson

1943
No Place for a Lady

as    Jess Arno

1942
Destination Unknown

as    Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

1942
Who Done It?

as    Detective Inspector Lou

1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as    Ellery Queen

1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

as    Ellery Queen

1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

as    Ellery Queen

1942
Bombay Clipper

as    James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

1942
Sealed Lips

as    Lee Davis

1942
The Mayor of 44th Street

as    Tommy Fallon

1941
I Wake Up Screaming

as    Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

1940
1940
Isle Of Destiny

as    Stripes Thornton

1940
Double Alibi

as    Walter Gifford

1939
Women in the Wind

as    Ace Boreman

1939
The House of Fear

as    Arthur McHugh

1939
Broadway Serenade

as    Bill Foster

1939
The Adventures of Jane Arden

as    Ed Towers

1939
Within the Law

as    Police Sergeant Cassidy