Acting
Edward Gargan
EN cinema · 214 credits
Born
17 July 1902
Died
19 February 1964 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Edward F. Gargan · Edward P. Gargan · Ed Gargan
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.
Known for
Filmography
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Frankie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Hit Parade of 1951
as Garrity
Triple Trouble
as Officer Murphy
Key to the City
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Hold That Baby!
as Policeman Burton
Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Deputy Sheriff
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Ted (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
as Mack
Campus Honeymoon
as Motorcycle Cop
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Detective (Uncredited)
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Tap-It Bowers
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Newsstand man
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Exposed
as Big Mac
That's My Gal
as Mike
Linda, Be Good
as Frankie
Web of Danger
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Saddle Pals
as Jailer
Little Miss Broadway
as Uncle George
The Brasher Doubloon
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
as Parking Ticket Cop
Behind the Mask
as Detective Dixon
Cinderella Jones
as Riley
Deadline at Dawn
as Bouncer (uncredited)
The Dark Horse
as Eustace Kelly
Gay Blades
as Bartender
Blonde Alibi
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Little Giant
as Policeman (uncredited)
Crack-Up
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Life with Blondie
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
as Mike Ryan
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
as Jailer
Twice Blessed
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
High Powered
as Cal Williams
Dangerous Partners
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
Wonder Man
as Policeman in Park
Follow That Woman
as Butch
The Naughty Nineties
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as 1st Cop
The Falcon Out West
as Homicide Detective Bates
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Mike Storm
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
The Falcon in Danger
as Det. Bates
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Detective Bates
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Detective Bates
Tahiti Honey
as George, the Bartender
The West Side Kid
as Donovan
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Doorman (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Something to Shout About
as Detective Stone
Princess O'Rourke
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory
as Sergeant
My Sister Eileen
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Police Lt. Foster
The Falcon's Brother
as Detective Bates
My Favorite Blonde
as Mulrooney
Fly By Night
as Officer Charlie Prescott
Meet the Stewarts
as Moving Man
Lady in a Jam
as Deputy
What's Cookin'?
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Between Us Girls
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bombardier (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
as Police Sergeant
Miss Annie Rooney
as Policeman
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Willie Brooks
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Tillie the Toiler
as Policeman
Three Sons o' Guns
as Sylvester
Thieves Fall Out
as Dudley Kane
Four Mothers
as Harry (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
as Chuck
Ice-Capades
as Joe, the Bouncer
Flight from Destiny
as Hotel Doorman
Go West
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Wolf of New York
1940
Wolf of New York
as W. Thornton Upshaw
Spring Parade
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Plant Workman
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cab Driver
Street of Memories
1940
Street of Memories
as Mike Sullivan
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Policeman
Northwest Passage
as Capt. Butterfield
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Susan and God
as Cabbie (uncredited)
It All Came True
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
as Police Officer
An Angel from Texas
as New York Policeman
Road to Singapore
as Bill (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Detective (uncredited)
Girl from God's Country
as Poker Player
Queen of the Mob
as Bank Guard
The Saint Strikes Back
as Pinky Budd
Lucky Night
as Policeman
They All Come Out
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
The Flying Irishman
as J.R. Robinson
Boy Trouble
as Cop
On Your Toes
as First Policeman
Honolulu
as Second Detective
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
A Child is Born
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
The Spellbinder
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Truck Driver
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Sentry
Fixer Dugan
as Jake
Cafe Society
as Cop
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Police Officer
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
Night Work
as Officer Flannigan
Bringing Up Baby
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Longshoreman at dance
Carefree
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Crime School
as Officer Hogan
While New York Sleeps
as Sgt. White
Thanks for the Memory
as Flanahan
Give Me a Sailor
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Spring Madness
as Jim - a Policeman
Love on a Budget
as Big Furniture Mover
Gateway
as Guard
Straight, Place and Show
as Detective Globe
Up the River
as Tiny
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as O. R.Smith
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
as [scenes deleted]
Danger Patrol
as John Donovan
High, Wide and Handsome
as Foreman
Madame X
as Mate of Dorcas
The Man Who Found Himself
as Policeman in Park
You Can't Buy Luck
as Butch (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
A Girl with Ideas
as Eddie
Back in Circulation
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
as Officer Clark
The Go-Getter
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
That’s My Story
as John
Under Your Spell
as Detective (uncredited)
Anything Goes
as Detective #1
Grand Jury
as Policeman Burke
Stage Struck
as Rordan
Sutter's Gold
as Wagon Driver
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Great Guy
as Henchman Al
Ceiling Zero
as Doc Wilson
The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Roaming Lady
as Andy
Dangerous Waters
as Bosun
My Man Godfrey
as Detective (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
as Officer
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
Behind the Green Lights
as Moran - a Cop
False Pretenses
as Mike O'Reilly
We're in the Money
as Clancy O'Rourke
The Gilded Lily
as Guard
The Bride Comes Home
as Cab Driver
A Notorious Gentleman
as Detective
One New York Night
as Trench
Hands Across the Table
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Two for Tonight
as Taxi Driver
Here Comes Cookie
as Policeman (uncredited)
Wild Gold
as Eddie Sparks
Belle of the Nineties
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Radio Dough
1934
Radio Dough
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Port of Lost Dreams
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
She Had to Choose
as Higgins
The Band Plays On
as Lumberjack
Registered Nurse
as Officer Pat O'Brien
We Live Again
as Warden's assistant
Queen Christina
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
David Harum
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
as Whitaker (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
Three Cornered Moon
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Tarnished Lady
as Al - Man in Bar
The Girl Habit
as Detective