
William Gargan
Acting
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.

Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)

The Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers

Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood

Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan

Dynamite
"Gunner" Peterson

Waterfront at Midnight
Mike Hanrohan

The Argyle Secrets
Harry Mitchell

Swell Guy
Martin Duncan

Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous

Hot Cargo
Joe Harkness

Rendezvous 24
Agent Larry Cameron

Murder in the Music Hall
Inspector Wilson

Night Editor
Tony Cochrane

Strange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

Behind Green Lights
Lt. Sam Carson

The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher

Follow That Woman
Sam Boone

Midnight Manhunt
Pete Willis

Song of the Sarong
Drew Allen

She Gets Her Man
'Breezy' Barton

The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson

Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone

Harrigan's Kid
Tom Harrigan

No Place for a Lady
Jess Arno

Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou

The Mayor of 44th Street
Tommy Fallon

Destination Unknown
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen

Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. Timothy Rooney

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen

Bombay Clipper
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson

Sealed Lips
Lee Davis

Keep 'Em Flying
Craig Morrison

I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

Flying Cadets
'Trip' Hammer

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)

Cheers for Miss Bishop
Sam Peters

They Knew What They Wanted
Joe

Sporting Blood
Duffy

Turnabout
Joel Clare

Star Dust
Dane Wharton

Isle Of Destiny
Stripes Thornton

Double Alibi
Walter Gifford

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe Turp

The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ed O'Malley

Three Sons
Thane Pardway

The House of Fear
Arthur McHugh

Women in the Wind
Ace Boreman

Broadway Serenade
Bill Foster

The Adventures of Jane Arden
Ed Towers

Within the Law
Police Sergeant Cassidy

Personal Secretary
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell

The Crowd Roars
Johnny Martin

The Devil's Party
Mike O'Mara

The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Dr. Jack Murray

You're a Sweetheart
Fred Edwards

Some Blondes Are Dangerous
George Regan

Behind the Mike
George Hayes

She Asked for It
Dwight Stanford

Reported Missing
Steve Browning

Wings Over Honolulu
Jack Furness

Breezing Home
Steve Rowan

You Only Live Once
Father Dolan

Flying Hostess
Hal Cunningham

The Sky Parade
Speed Robertson

Alibi for Murder
Perry Travis

Fury and the Woman
Bruce Corrigan

Blackmailer
Peter Cornish

Navy Born
Lt. Red Furness

The Milky Way
Speed McFarland

Man Hunt
Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson

Things You Never See on the Screen
Self

Bright Lights
Dan Wheeler

Broadway Gondolier
Cliff Stanley

Don't Bet on Blondes
Numbers

Things Are Looking Up
Van Gaard

Black Fury
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman

Traveling Saleslady
Pat O'Connor

A Night at the Ritz
Duke Regan

The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)

British Agent
Bob Medill

Strictly Dynamite
Georgie

The Line-Up
Bob Curtis

Four Frightened People
Stewart Corder

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Red Branahan

Night Flight
Brazilian Pilot

Headline Shooter
Bill Allen

Emergency Call
Steve Brennan

The Story of Temple Drake
Stephen Benbow

Sweepings
Gene Pardway

Lucky Devils
Bob Hughes

The Animal Kingdom
Regan

The Sport Parade
Johnny Baker

Rain
Sergeant Tim O'Hara

The Misleading Lady
Fitzpatrick

Follow the Leader
Gangster (uncredited)







