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Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Birthday: 1902-07-17 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1948
Adventures of Gallant Bess

as    Deputy Sheriff

1947
Web of Danger

as    Dolan, Restaurant Owner

1946
The Inner Circle

as    Parking Ticket Cop

1944
The Falcon Out West

as    Homicide Detective Bates

1944
San Fernando Valley

as    Keno

1944
Detective Kitty O'Day

as    Mike Storm

1943
The Falcon and the Co-Eds

as    Detective Bates

1943
The West Side Kid

as    Donovan

1943
Tahiti Honey

as    George, the Bartender

1942
The Falcon's Brother

as    Detective Bates

1942
Flying with Music

as    Joe

1942
My Favorite Blonde

as    Mulrooney

1942
Fly-By-Night

as    Officer Charlie Prescott

1942
A-Haunting We Will Go

as    Police Lt. Foster

1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as    Chimp

1940
San Francisco Docks

as    Hank

1939
They All Come Out

as    George "Bugs" Jacklin

1939
The Saint Strikes Back

as    Pinky Budd

1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter

as    Police Officer

1937
Danger Patrol

as    John Donovan

1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective

as    O. R.Smith

1936
Great Guy

as    Henchman Al

1935
False Pretenses

as    Mike O'Reilly

1934
Port of Lost Dreams

as    Porky the Freda's 'Crew'

1933
The Girl in 419

as    Lt. 'Babs' Riley