William Gargan

William Gargan

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring William Gargan

Complicated Women

Complicated Women (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years (1956)

as Marshal Sommers
Dynamite

Dynamite (1949)

as "Gunner" Peterson
Swell Guy

Swell Guy (1946)

as Martin Duncan
Till the End of Time

Till the End of Time (1946)

as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Hot Cargo

Hot Cargo (1946)

as Joe Harkness
Night Editor

Night Editor (1946)

as Tony Cochrane
Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation (1946)

as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man (1945)

as 'Breezy' Barton
Swing Fever

Swing Fever (1943)

as 'Waltzy' Malone
Who Done It?

Who Done It? (1942)

as Detective Inspector Lou
Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown (1942)

as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
Miss Annie Rooney

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

as Mr. Timothy Rooney
Bombay Clipper

Bombay Clipper (1942)

as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying (1941)

as Craig Morrison
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Flying Cadets

Flying Cadets (1941)

as 'Trip' Hammer
Turnabout

Turnabout (1940)

as Joel Clare
Star Dust

Star Dust (1940)

as Dane Wharton
Isle Of Destiny

Isle Of Destiny (1940)

as Stripes Thornton
Double Alibi

Double Alibi (1940)

as Walter Gifford
Three Sons

Three Sons (1939)

as Thane Pardway
Within the Law

Within the Law (1939)

as Police Sergeant Cassidy
Personal Secretary

Personal Secretary (1938)

as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
She Asked for It

She Asked for It (1937)

as Dwight Stanford
Flying Hostess

Flying Hostess (1936)

as Hal Cunningham
The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade (1936)

as Speed Robertson
Blackmailer

Blackmailer (1936)

as Peter Cornish
Navy Born

Navy Born (1936)

as Lt. Red Furness
The Milky Way

The Milky Way (1936)

as Speed McFarland
Man Hunt

Man Hunt (1936)

as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
Black Fury

Black Fury (1935)

as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Night Flight

Night Flight (1933)

as Brazilian Pilot
Emergency Call

Emergency Call (1933)

as Steve Brennan
Sweepings

Sweepings (1933)

as Gene Pardway
Rain

Rain (1932)

as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Follow the Leader

Follow the Leader (1930)

as Gangster (uncredited)