Edward Gargan
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: July 17, 1902
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
The Band Plays On
A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.
This Thing Called Love
Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months to make sure they are truly compatible.
My Man Godfrey
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
Bringing Up Baby
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
Blondie for Victory
Blondie organizes Housewives of America to perform home-front wartime duties, including guarding the local dam... Blondie for Victory was twelfth in Columbia's series of comedy films based on Chic Young's popular comic strip Blondie. Anxious to do her bit for the war effort, Blondie joins the Housewives of America, a home defense league. Husband Dagwood soon finds that Blondie is neglecting her responsibilities at home in favor of her war work; also disgruntled are Dagwood's chauvinistic boss Mr. Dithers and a newlywed husband whose wife is never home thanks to the defense league.
Here Comes Cookie
A scatterbrained heiress opens her home to a succession of unemployed actors and vaudeville performers, then decides to produce her own show, much to the consternation of her father, her sister and her sister's boyfriend, who is actually after the young girl's money.
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful leader.
Another Thin Man
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
The Thin Man Goes Home
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Filmography
as Frankie
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
as Milt (uncredited)
as Garrity
as Officer Murphy
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
as Sam
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
as Policeman Burton
as Mack
as Detective (Uncredited)
as Deputy Sheriff
as Tap-It Bowers
as Ted (uncredited)
as Frankie
as Big Mac
as Newsstand man
as Uncle George
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
as Jailer
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
as Parking Ticket Cop
as Eustace Kelly
as Detective Dixon
as Bouncer (uncredited)
as Riley
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Bartender
as Butch
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Jailer
as 1st Cop
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
as Policeman in Park
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
as Mike Ryan
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
as Policeman
as Cal Williams
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
as Keno
as Mike Storm
as Kurtz
as Homicide Detective Bates
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
as Detective Bates
as Duke
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Donovan
as Det. Bates
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
as George, the Bartender
as Detective Bates
as Detective Stone
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
as Detective Bates
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Police Lt. Foster
as Sergeant
as Bombardier (uncredited)
as Deputy
as Policeman
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
as Moving Man
as Joe
as Mulrooney
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
as Willie Brooks
as Officer Charlie Prescott
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant
as Chuck
as Joe, the Bouncer
as Policeman
as Sylvester
as Dudley Kane
as Joe
as Hotel Doorman
as Harry (uncredited)
as Hank
as Police Officer
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
as Chimp
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
as Poker Player
as Bank Guard
as Cabbie (uncredited)
as Policeman
as New York Policeman
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
as Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
as Lou
as Plant Workman
as Capt. Butterfield
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Cab Driver
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
as Truck Driver
as Dunk
as Sentry
as First Policeman
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
as Police Officer Flannigan
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
as Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
as Policeman
as Jake
as J.R. Robinson
as Cop
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
as Pinky Budd
as Cop
as Police Officer
as Second Detective
as Cop
as Sgt. White
as Tiny
as Flanahan
as Jim - a Policeman
as Longshoreman at dance
as Detective Globe
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
as Guard
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
as Officer Hogan
as Big Furniture Mover
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
as [scenes deleted]
as John Donovan
as Eddie
as Mate of Dorcas
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
as Foreman
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
as Butch (uncredited)
as O. R.Smith
as Policeman in Park
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
as Officer Clark
as Henchman Al
as Detective (uncredited)
as Officer
as Rordan
as Detective (uncredited)
as Policeman Burke
as Andy
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
as Wagon Driver
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
as Bosun
as Detective
as Doc Wilson
as Cab Driver
as Mike O'Reilly
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Clancy O'Rourke
as Patrolman
as Moran - a Cop
as Trench
as Guard
as Detective
as Lumberjack
as Warden's assistant
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
as Higgins
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
as Eddie Sparks
as Officer Pat O'Brien
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
as Whitaker (uncredited)
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
as Deputy (uncredited)
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
as Detective
as Al - Man in Bar