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
| Birth Location | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1902-07-17 |
| Died | 1964-02-19 |
Movies
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Frankie
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
1951
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
1951
1950
Hit Parade of 1951
as Garrity
1950
1950
1950
Triple Trouble
as Officer Murphy
1950
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
1950
Belle of Old Mexico
as Sam
1950
Key to the City
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
1950
Hold That Baby!
as Policeman Burton
1949
Strike It Rich
as Mack
1948
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Detective (Uncredited)
1948
Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Deputy Sheriff
1948
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Tap-It Bowers
1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Ted (uncredited)
1948
Campus Honeymoon
as Motorcycle Cop
1948
Linda, Be Good
as Frankie
1947
Exposed
as Big Mac
1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Newsstand man
1947
Little Miss Broadway
as Uncle George
1947
Web of Danger
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
1947
Saddle Pals
as Jailer
1947
That's My Gal
as Mike
1947
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
1947
The Brasher Doubloon
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
Crack-Up
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
1946
The Inner Circle
as Parking Ticket Cop
1946
The Dark Horse
as Eustace Kelly
1946
Behind the Mask
as Detective Dixon
1946
Deadline at Dawn
as Bouncer (uncredited)
1946
Cinderella Jones
as Riley
1946
Blonde Alibi
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1946
Little Giant
as Policeman (uncredited)
1946
Gay Blades
as Bartender
1946
Follow That Woman
as Butch
1945
Life with Blondie
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
1945
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1945
Sing Your Way Home
as Jailer
1945
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as 1st Cop
1945
The Naughty Nineties
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
1945
Wonder Man
as Policeman in Prospect Park
1945
A Sporting Chance
as Mike Ryan
1945
Twice Blessed
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
1945
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
1945
High Powered
as Cal Williams
1945
San Fernando Valley
as Keno
1944
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Mike Storm
1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Kurtz
1944
The Falcon Out West
as Homicide Detective Bates
1944
In Old Oklahoma
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
1943
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Detective Bates
1943
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Duke
1943
Princess O'Rourke
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
1943
The West Side Kid
as Donovan
1943
The Falcon in Danger
as Det. Bates
1943
Hit the Ice
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
1943
Tahiti Honey
as George, the Bartender
1943
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Detective Bates
1943
Something to Shout About
as Detective Stone
1943
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
1942
The Falcon's Brother
as Detective Bates
1942
My Sister Eileen
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Between Us Girls
as Cabbie
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Police Lt. Foster
1942
Blondie for Victory
as Sergeant
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bombardier (uncredited)
1942
Lady in a Jam
as Deputy
1942
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
1942
Miss Annie Rooney
as Policeman
1942
Flying with Music
as Joe
1942
Meet the Stewarts
as Moving Man
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Mulrooney
1942
What's Cookin'?
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Willie Brooks
1942
Fly-By-Night
as Officer Charlie Prescott
1942
A Date with the Falcon
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
1942
Over My Dead Body
as Police Sergeant
1942
Niagara Falls
as Chuck
1941
Ice-Capades
as Joe, the Bouncer
1941
Tillie the Toiler
as Policeman
1941
Three Sons o' Guns
as Sylvester
1941
Thieves Fall Out
as Dudley Kane
1941
Here Comes Happiness
as Joe
1941
Flight from Destiny
as Hotel Doorman
1941
Four Mothers
as Harry (uncredited)
1941
San Francisco Docks
as Hank
1940
This Thing Called Love
as Police Officer
1940
Go West
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1940
Street of Memories
as Mike Sullivan
1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Chimp
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Spring Parade
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
1940
City for Conquest
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
1940
Girl from God's Country
as Poker Player
1940
Queen of the Mob
as Bank Guard
1940
Susan and God
as Cabbie (uncredited)
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Policeman
1940
An Angel from Texas
as New York Policeman
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as George - Doorman
1940
Johnny Apollo
as Detective (uncredited)
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
1940
It All Came True
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Road to Singapore
as Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
1940
Adventure in Diamonds
as Lou
1940
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Plant Workman
1940
Northwest Passage
as Capt. Butterfield
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Wolf of New York
as W. Thornton Upshaw
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cab Driver
1940
A Child Is Born
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
1939
Another Thin Man
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Truck Driver
1939
20,000 Men a Year
as Dunk
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Sentry
1939
On Your Toes
as First Policeman
1939
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
1939
Night Work
as Police Officer Flannigan
1939
They All Come Out
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
1939
The Spellbinder
as Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
1939
Lucky Night
as Policeman
1939
Fixer Dugan
as Jake
1939
The Flying Irishman
as J.R. Robinson
1939
The Family Next Door
as Cop
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
1939
The Saint Strikes Back
as Pinky Budd
1939
Cafe Society
as Cop
1939
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Police Officer
1939
Honolulu
as Second Detective
1939
Boy Trouble
as Cop
1939
While New York Sleeps
as Sgt. White
1938
Up the River
as Tiny
1938
Spring Madness
as Jim - a Policeman
1938
Thanks for the Memory
as Flanahan
1938
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Longshoreman at dance
1938
Straight, Place and Show
as Detective Globe
1938
Carefree
as Policeman (uncredited)
1938
Give Me a Sailor
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
1938
Gateway
as Guard
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938
Crime School
as Officer Hogan
1938
Love on a Budget
as Big Furniture Mover
1938
Bringing Up Baby
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
1938
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
as [scenes deleted]
1937
Danger Patrol
as John Donovan
1937
A Girl with Ideas
as Eddie
1937
Madame X
as Mate of Dorcas
1937
Back in Circulation
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
1937
High, Wide and Handsome
as Foreman
1937
The Go-Getter
as Police officer Riley (uncredited)
1937
You Can't Buy Luck
as Butch (uncredited)
1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as O. R.Smith
1937
The Man Who Found Himself
as Policeman in Park
1937
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
1937
We're on the Jury
as Officer Clark
1937
Great Guy
as Henchman Al
1936
Under Your Spell
as Detective (uncredited)
1936
Stage Struck
as Rordan
1936
My Man Godfrey
as Detective (uncredited)
1936
Grand Jury
as Policeman Burke
1936
Roaming Lady
as Andy
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
1936
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
1936
The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
1936
Sutter's Gold
as Wagon Driver
1936
Dangerous Waters
as Bosun
1936
Anything Goes
as Detective
1936
Ceiling Zero
as Doc Wilson
1936
The Bride Comes Home
as Cab Driver
1935
False Pretenses
as Mike O'Reilly
1935
Hands Across the Table
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
1935
We're in the Money
as Clancy O'Rourke
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
1935
Behind the Green Lights
as Moran - a Cop
1935
One New York Night
as Trench
1935
The Gilded Lily
as Subway Guard
1935
The Bands Plays On
as Lumberjack
1934
We Live Again
as Warden's assistant
1934
Port of Lost Dreams
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
1934
She Had to Choose
as Higgins
1934
Belle of the Nineties
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
1934
Wild Gold
as Eddie Sparks
1934
Registered Nurse
as Officer Pat O'Brien
1934
Radio Dough
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
1934
Queen Christina
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
1933
Ace of Aces
as Whitaker (uncredited)
1933
Bombshell
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
1933
Gambling Ship
as Deputy (uncredited)
1933
The Girl in 419
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
1933
The Door Knocker
as Man
1931
1931
The Girl Habit
as Detective
1931
1931
1931
Tarnished Lady
as Al - Man in Bar
1931
It's All Over
as Jerry
1930
Edward Gargan hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
