William Gargan
Acting
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.
Born: July 17, 1905
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.
You Only Live Once
Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.
Who Done It?
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
I Wake Up Screaming
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.
The Bells of St. Mary's
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
Women in the Wind
A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.
The Canterville Ghost
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Miracle in the Rain
Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.
Complicated Women
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Rain
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Marshal Sommers
as Harry Wood
as Officer Bragan
as Officer Bragan
as "Gunner" Peterson
as Con McTaggart
as Mike Hanrohan
as Harry Mitchell
as Martin Duncan
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
as Joe Harkness
as Inspector Wilson
as Tony Cochrane
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
as Lt. Sam Carson
as Joe Gallagher
as Sam Boone
as Pete Willis
as Drew Allen
as 'Breezy' Barton
as Sergeant Benson
as 'Waltzy' Malone
as Tom Harrigan
as Jess Arno
as Detective Inspector Lou
as Tommy Fallon
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
as Ellery Queen
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
as Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
as Lee Davis
as Craig Morrison
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
as 'Trip' Hammer
as Self (uncredited)
as Sam Peters
as Duffy
as Joel Clare
as Dane Wharton
as Stripes Thornton
as Walter Gifford
as Joe Turp
as Ed O'Malley
as Thane Pardway
as Arthur McHugh
as Ace Boreman
as Bill Foster
as Ed Towers
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
as Johnny Martin
as Mike O'Mara
as Dr. Jack Murray
as Fred Edwards
as George Regan
as George Hayes
as Dwight Stanford
as Steve Browning
as Jack Furness
as Steve Rowan
as Father Dolan
as Hal Cunningham
as Speed Robertson
as Perry Travis
as Bruce Corrigan
as Peter Cornish
as Lt. Red Furness
as Speed McFarland
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
as Cliff Stanley
as Dan Wheeler
as Numbers
as Van Gaard
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
as Pat O'Connor
as Duke Regan
as Self (uncredited)
as Bob Medill
as Georgie
as Bob Curtis
as Stewart Corder
as Red Branahan
as Brazilian Pilot
as Bill Allen
as Steve Brennan
as Stephen Benbow
as Gene Pardway
as Bob Hughes
as Regan
as Johnny Baker
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
as Fitzpatrick
as Gangster (uncredited)