Personal Info
Known Credits
95
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1905-07-17 (120 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known For
William Dennis GarganBill 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 a ...
Known For
Acting
2003 --
Complicated Women
| Self (archive footage)
1956 --
The Rawhide Years
| Marshal Sommers
1956 --
Miracle in the Rain
| Harry Wood
1955 --
Man on the Ledge
| Officer Bragan
1949 --
Dynamite
| "Gunner" Peterson
1948 --
Waterfront at Midnight
| Mike Hanrohan
1948 --
The Argyle Secrets
| Harry Mitchell
1946 --
Swell Guy
| Martin Duncan
1946 --
Till the End of Time
| Sgt. Gunny Watrous
1946 --
Hot Cargo
| Joe Harkness
1946 --
Murder in the Music Hall
| Inspector Wilson
1946 --
Night Editor
| Tony Cochrane
1946 --
Strange Impersonation
| Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
1946 --
Behind Green Lights
| Lt. Sam Carson
1945 --
The Bells of St. Mary's
| Joe Gallagher
1945 --
Follow That Woman
| Sam Boone
1945 --
Midnight Manhunt
| Pete Willis
1945 --
Song of the Sarong
| Drew Allen
1945 --
She Gets Her Man
| 'Breezy' Barton
1944 --
The Canterville Ghost
| Sergeant Benson
1943 --
Swing Fever
| 'Waltzy' Malone
1943 --
Harrigan's Kid
| Tom Harrigan
1943 --
No Place for a Lady
| Jess Arno
1942 --
Who Done It?
| Detective Inspector Lou
1942 --
The Mayor of 44th Street
| Tommy Fallon
1942 --
Destination Unknown
| Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
1942 --
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
| Ellery Queen
1942 --
Miss Annie Rooney
| Mr. Timothy Rooney
1942 --
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
| Ellery Queen
1942 --
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
| Ellery Queen
1942 --
Bombay Clipper
| James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
1942 --
Sealed Lips
| Lee Davis
1941 --
Keep 'Em Flying
| Craig Morrison
1941 --
I Wake Up Screaming
| Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
1941 --
Flying Cadets
| 'Trip' Hammer
1941 --
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
| Himself
1941 --
Cheers for Miss Bishop
| Sam Peters
1940 --
They Knew What They Wanted
| Joe
1940 --
Sporting Blood
| Duffy
1940 --
Turnabout
| Joel Clare
1940 --
Star Dust
| Dane Wharton
1940 --
Isle Of Destiny
| Stripes Thornton
1940 --
Double Alibi
| Walter Gifford
1939 --
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
| Joe Turp
1939 --
The Housekeeper's Daughter
| Ed O'Malley
1939 --
Three Sons
| Thane Pardway
1939 --
The House of Fear
| Arthur McHugh
1939 --
Women in the Wind
| Ace Boreman
1939 --
Broadway Serenade
| Bill Foster
1939 --
The Adventures of Jane Arden
| Ed Towers
1939 --
Within the Law
| Police Sergeant Cassidy
1938 --
Personal Secretary
| Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
1938 --
The Crowd Roars
| Johnny Martin
1938 --
The Devil's Party
| Mike O'Mara
1938 --
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
| Dr. Jack Murray
1937 --
You're a Sweetheart
| Fred Edwards
1937 --
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
| George Regan
1937 --
Behind the Mike
| George Hayes
1937 --
She Asked for It
| Dwight Stanford
1937 --
Reported Missing
| Steve Browning
1937 --
Wings Over Honolulu
| Jack Furness
1937 --
Breezing Home
| Steve Rowan
1937 --
You Only Live Once
| Father Dolan
1936 --
Flying Hostess
| Hal Cunningham
1936 --
The Sky Parade
| Speed Robertson
1936 --
Alibi for Murder
| Perry Travis
1936 --
Fury and the Woman
| Bruce Corrigan
1936 --
Blackmailer
| Peter Cornish
1936 --
Navy Born
| Lt. Red Furness
1936 --
The Milky Way
| Speed McFarland
1936 --
Man Hunt
| Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
1935 --
Things You Never See on the Screen
| Self
1935 --
Bright Lights
| Dan Wheeler
1935 --
Broadway Gondolier
| Cliff Stanley
1935 --
Don't Bet on Blondes
| Numbers
1935 --
Things Are Looking Up
| Van Gaard
1935 --
Black Fury
| Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
1935 --
Traveling Saleslady
| Pat O'Connor
1935 --
A Night at the Ritz
| Duke Regan
1934 --
The Hollywood Gad-About
| Self (uncredited)
1934 --
British Agent
| Bob Medill
1934 --
Strictly Dynamite
| Georgie
1934 --
Four Frightened People
| Stewart Corder
1933 --
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
| Red Branahan
1933 --
Night Flight
| Brazilian Pilot
1933 --
Headline Shooter
| Bill Allen
1933 --
Emergency Call
| Steve Brennan
1933 --
The Story of Temple Drake
| Stephen Benbow
1933 --
Sweepings
| Gene Pardway
1933 --
Lucky Devils
| Bob Hughes
1932 --
The Animal Kingdom
| Regan
1932 --
The Sport Parade
| Johnny Baker
1932 --
Rain
| Sergeant Tim O'Hara
1932 --
The Misleading Lady
| Fitzpatrick
1930 --
Follow the Leader
| A Gangster