Edward Gargan
ActingEdward 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
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Gateway
Guard
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
Bombshell
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
Guard
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Filmography — Acting
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Gateway
Guard
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
Bombshell
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
Guard
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Honolulu
Second Detective
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Wonder Man
Policeman in Park
Crack-Up
Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Great Guy
Henchman Al
The Falcon Takes Over
Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Doorman (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon
Detective Bates (uncredited)
Little Giant
Policeman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
Plant Workman
This Thing Called Love
Police Officer
In Old Oklahoma
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Northwest Passage
Capt. Butterfield
My Sister Eileen
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Ted (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
A-Haunting We Will Go
Police Lt. Foster
Lady in a Jam
Deputy
They All Come Out
George "Bugs" Jacklin
Two Girls on Broadway
Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
You Gotta Stay Happy
Detective (Uncredited)
Key to the City
S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Hands Across the Table
Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
Policeman in Park
The Saint Strikes Back
Pinky Budd
The Great O'Malley
Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
Police Sergeant
The Falcon's Brother
Detective Bates
Under Your Spell
Detective (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Life with Blondie
Hundefänger (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
Carefree
Policeman (uncredited)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
The Falcon in Danger
Det. Bates
Lucky Night
Policeman
Dangerous Waters
Bosun
Spring Parade
Inga - the Fortune Teller
Crime School
Officer Hogan
The Naughty Nineties
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
False Pretenses
Mike O'Reilly
Ice-Capades
Joe, the Bouncer
Spring Madness
Jim - a Policeman
Pilgrimage
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1st Cop
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Bombardier (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
Wagon Driver
The Falcon Strikes Back
Detective Bates
Flight from Destiny
Hotel Doorman
David Harum
Bill Montague (uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Police Officer
Grand Jury
Policeman Burke
Castle on the Hudson
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Bride Comes Home
Cab Driver
Tarnished Lady
Al - Man in Bar
Johnny Apollo
Detective (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Truck Driver
The Flying Irishman
J.R. Robinson
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero
Doc Wilson
Madame X
Mate of Dorcas
Susan and God
Cabbie (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
It All Came True
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Tahiti Honey
George, the Bartender
Wolf of New York
W. Thornton Upshaw
The Falcon Out West
Homicide Detective Bates
Thieves Fall Out
Dudley Kane
Triple Trouble
Officer Murphy
An Angel from Texas
New York Policeman
Blondie Meets the Boss
Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
Policeman
High, Wide and Handsome
Foreman
Miss Annie Rooney
Policeman
What's Cookin'?
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Between Us Girls
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Chimp
Dangerous Partners
Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Hold That Baby!
Policeman Burton
Love on a Budget
Big Furniture Mover
Ace of Aces
Whitaker (uncredited)
We're in the Money
Clancy O'Rourke
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Bartender (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob
Bank Guard
We're on the Jury
Officer Clark
Boulder Dam
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Danger Patrol
John Donovan
You Can't Buy Luck
Butch (uncredited)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Kurtz
Brother Rat and a Baby
Cab Driver
Detective Kitty O'Day
Mike Storm
The West Side Kid
Donovan
Buck Benny Rides Again
Policeman
Gambling Ship
Deputy (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
We Live Again
Warden's assistant
The Band Plays On
Lumberjack
Roaming Lady
Andy
Boy Trouble
Cop
The Family Next Door
Cop
The Ghost Goes Wild
Newsstand man
Cafe Society
Cop
20,000 Men a Year
Dunk
Night Work
Police Officer Flannigan
Meet the Stewarts
Moving Man
A Child is Born
Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Fly By Night
Officer Charlie Prescott
Four Mothers
Harry (uncredited)
Anything Goes
Detective
My Favorite Blonde
Mulrooney
Web of Danger
Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Adventures of Gallant Bess
Deputy Sheriff
Belle of the Nineties
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Thanks for the Memory
Flanahan
Campus Honeymoon
Motorcycle Cop
Deadline at Dawn
Bouncer (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A Notorious Gentleman
Detective
Stage Struck
Rordan
Two for Tonight
Taxi Driver
The Inner Circle
Parking Ticket Cop
High Powered
Cal Williams
That's My Gal
Mike
Here Comes Happiness
Joe
$1,000 a Touchdown
Ironmansky (uncredited)
Exposed
Big Mac
Daredevils of the Clouds
Tap-It Bowers
Gay Blades
Bartender
Annabel Takes a Tour
Longshoreman at dance
Linda, Be Good
Frankie
Princess O'Rourke
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
On Your Toes
First Policeman
Wild Gold
Eddie Sparks
Behind the Mask
Detective Dixon
Strike It Rich
Mack
Port of Lost Dreams
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
Three Cornered Moon
Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Sentry
Wives Never Know
Officer
The Dark Horse
Eustace Kelly
The Spellbinder
Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Twice Blessed
Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Patrolman
Fixer Dugan
Jake
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
[scenes deleted]
Girl from God's Country
Poker Player
Cinderella Jones
Riley
Jim Hanvey, Detective
O. R.Smith
Sing Your Way Home
Jailer
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Willie Brooks
Here Comes Cookie
Policeman (uncredited)
Niagara Falls
Chuck
Straight, Place and Show
Detective Globe
Something to Shout About
Detective Stone
Up the River
Tiny
While New York Sleeps
Sgt. White
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Detective Bates
One New York Night
Trench
The Girl in 419
Lt. 'Babs' Riley
A Girl with Ideas
Eddie
Blondie for Victory
Sergeant
That’s My Story
John
So You Want a Raise
So You're Going to Be a Father
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
San Francisco Docks
Hank
My Kingdom for a Cook
Duke
Saddle Pals
Jailer
So You Want to Move
Three Sons o' Guns
Sylvester
Little Miss Broadway
Uncle George
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mr. Johnson - Detective
Registered Nurse
Officer Pat O'Brien
Street of Memories
Mike Sullivan
Belle of Old Mexico
Sam
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Frankie
Flying with Music
Joe
Behind the Green Lights
Moran - a Cop
The Girl Habit
Detective
Adventure in Diamonds
Lou
Hit Parade of 1951
Garrity
San Fernando Valley
Keno
Radio Dough
Gang Leader (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
Mike Ryan
Spooky Wooky
Tillie the Toiler
Policeman
She Had to Choose
Higgins
Follow That Woman
Butch
The Door Knocker
Man
Via Express
It's All Over
Jerry