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