Known For
Acting
Known Credits
103
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 17, 1905 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
| 2003 | Complicated Womenas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Yearsas Marshal Sommers | |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rainas Harry Wood | |
| 1955 | Man on the Ledgeas Officer Bragan | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Houras Officer Bragan | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Showas Self | |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouseas | |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eyeas | |
| 1949 | Dynamiteas "Gunner" Peterson | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Con McTaggart | |
| 1948 | Waterfront at Midnightas Mike Hanrohan | |
| 1948 | The Argyle Secretsas Harry Mitchell | |
| 1946 | Swell Guyas Martin Duncan | |
| 1946 | Till the End of Timeas Sgt. Gunny Watrous | |
| 1946 | Hot Cargoas Joe Harkness | |
| 1946 | Rendezvous 24as Agent Larry Cameron | |
| 1946 | Murder in the Music Hallas Inspector Wilson | |
| 1946 | Night Editoras Tony Cochrane | |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonationas Dr. Stephen Lindstrom | |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lightsas Sam Carson | |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary'sas Joe Gallagher | |
| 1945 | Follow That Womanas Sam Boone | |
| 1945 | Midnight Manhuntas Pete Willis | |
| 1945 | Song of the Sarongas Drew Allen | |
| 1945 | She Gets Her Manas 'Breezy' Barton | |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghostas Sergeant Benson | |
| 1943 | Swing Feveras 'Waltzy' Malone | |
| 1943 | Harrigan's Kidas Tom Harrigan | |
| 1943 | No Place for a Ladyas Jess Arno | |
| 1942 | Who Done It?as Detective Inspector Lou | |
| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th Streetas Tommy Fallon | |
| 1942 | Destination Unknownas Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan | |
| 1942 | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queenas Ellery Queen | |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooneyas Mr. Timothy Rooney | |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queenas Ellery Queen | |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queenas Ellery Queen | |
| 1942 | Bombay Clipperas James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson | |
| 1942 | Sealed Lipsas Lee Davis | |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flyingas Craig Morrison | |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screamingas Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald | |
| 1941 | Flying Cadetsas 'Trip' Hammer | |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1as Self (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishopas Sam Peters | |
| 1940 | They Knew What They Wantedas Joe | |
| 1940 | Sporting Bloodas Duffy | |
| 1940 | Turnaboutas Joel Clare | |
| 1940 | Star Dustas Dane Wharton | |
| 1940 | Isle Of Destinyas Stripes Thornton | |
| 1940 | Double Alibias Walter Gifford | |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the Presidentas Joe Turp | |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughteras Ed O'Malley | |
| 1939 | Three Sonsas Thane Pardway | |
| 1939 | The House of Fearas Arthur McHugh | |
| 1939 | Women in the Windas Ace Boreman | |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenadeas Bill Foster | |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Ardenas Ed Towers | |
| 1939 | Within the Lawas Police Sergeant Cassidy | |
| 1938 | Personal Secretaryas Marcus 'Mark' Farrell | |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roarsas Johnny Martin | |
| 1938 | The Devil's Partyas Mike O'Mara | |
| 1938 | The Crime of Doctor Halletas Dr. Jack Murray | |
| 1937 | You're a Sweetheartas Fred Edwards | |
| 1937 | Some Blondes Are Dangerousas George Regan | |
| 1937 | Behind the Mikeas George Hayes | |
| 1937 | She Asked for Itas Dwight Stanford | |
| 1937 | Reported Missingas Steve Browning | |
| 1937 | Wings Over Honoluluas Jack Furness | |
| 1937 | Breezing Homeas Steve Rowan | |
| 1937 | You Only Live Onceas Father Dolan | |
| 1936 | Flying Hostessas Hal Cunningham | |
| 1936 | The Sky Paradeas Speed Robertson | |
| 1936 | Alibi for Murderas Perry Travis | |
| 1936 | Fury and the Womanas Bruce Corrigan | |
| 1936 | Blackmaileras Peter Cornish | |
| 1936 | Navy Bornas Lt. Red Furness | |
| 1936 | The Milky Wayas Speed McFarland | |
| 1936 | Man Huntas Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson | |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screenas Self | |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolieras Cliff Stanley | |
| 1935 | Bright Lightsas Dan Wheeler | |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondesas Numbers | |
| 1935 | Things Are Looking Upas Van Gaard | |
| 1935 | Black Furyas Slim Johnson, Company Policeman | |
| 1935 | Traveling Salesladyas Pat O'Connor | |
| 1935 | A Night at the Ritzas Duke Regan | |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-Aboutas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | British Agentas Bob Medill | |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamiteas Georgie | |
| 1934 | The Line-Upas Bob Curtis | |
| 1934 | Four Frightened Peopleas Stewart Corder | |
| 1933 | Aggie Appleby, Maker of Menas Red Branahan | |
| 1933 | Night Flightas Brazilian Pilot | |
| 1933 | Headline Shooteras Bill Allen | |
| 1933 | Emergency Callas Steve Brennan | |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drakeas Stephen Benbow | |
| 1933 | Sweepingsas Gene Pardway | |
| 1933 | Lucky Devilsas Bob Hughes | |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdomas Regan | |
| 1932 | The Sport Paradeas Johnny Baker | |
| 1932 | Rainas Sergeant Tim O'Hara | |
| 1932 | The Misleading Ladyas Fitzpatrick | |
| 1930 | Follow the Leaderas Gangster (uncredited) |
