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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 …
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- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Studio One (1948) as Con McTaggart
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Officer Bragan
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) Cast
- The George Gobel Show (1954) as Self
- You Only Live Once (1937) as Father Dolan
- Rain (1932) as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
- Martin Kane, Private Eye (1949) Cast
- Behind Green Lights (1946) as Lt. Sam Carson
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) as Joe Gallagher
- Turnabout (1940) as Joel Clare
- Sweepings (1933) as Gene Pardway
- Sporting Blood (1940) as Duffy
- Night Flight (1933) as Brazilian Pilot
- The Milky Way (1936) as Speed McFarland
- The Sport Parade (1932) as Johnny Baker
- Dynamite (1949) as "Gunner" Peterson
- Night Editor (1946) as Tony Cochrane
- Who Done It? (1942) as Detective Inspector Lou
- Star Dust (1940) as Dane Wharton
- Double Alibi (1940) as Walter Gifford
- The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) as Ed O'Malley
- Broadway Gondolier (1935) as Cliff Stanley
- Black Fury (1935) as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
- Broadway Serenade (1939) as Bill Foster
- The Canterville Ghost (1944) as Sergeant Benson
- British Agent (1934) as Bob Medill
- Keep 'Em Flying (1941) as Craig Morrison
- She Gets Her Man (1945) as 'Breezy' Barton
- Destination Unknown (1942) as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
- Strange Impersonation (1946) as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
- I Wake Up Screaming (1941) as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
- Bright Lights (1935) as Dan Wheeler
- No Place for a Lady (1943) as Jess Arno
- Swing Fever (1943) as 'Waltzy' Malone
- Four Frightened People (1934) as Stewart Corder
- The Animal Kingdom (1932) as Regan
- Strictly Dynamite (1934) as Georgie
- A Night at the Ritz (1935) as Duke Regan
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) as Ellery Queen
- Bombay Clipper (1942) as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
- Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) as Numbers
- Till the End of Time (1946) as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
- The House of Fear (1939) as Arthur McHugh
- Personal Secretary (1938) as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
- Women in the Wind (1939) as Ace Boreman
- Headline Shooter (1933) as Bill Allen
- Man Hunt (1936) as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
- Miracle in the Rain (1956) as Harry Wood
- You're a Sweetheart (1937) as Fred Edwards
- Traveling Saleslady (1935) as Pat O'Connor
- The Rawhide Years (1956) as Marshal Sommers
- The Story of Temple Drake (1933) as Stephen Benbow
- Lucky Devils (1933) as Bob Hughes
- Blackmailer (1936) as Peter Cornish
- The Misleading Lady (1932) as Fitzpatrick
- The Devil's Party (1938) as Mike O'Mara
- Man on the Ledge (1955) as Officer Bragan
- Midnight Manhunt (1945) as Pete Willis
- Emergency Call (1933) as Steve Brennan
- Wings Over Honolulu (1937) as Jack Furness
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941) as Self (uncredited)
- The Crowd Roars (1938) as Johnny Martin
- Waterfront at Midnight (1948) as Mike Hanrohan
- The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939) as Ed Towers
- Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) as Sam Peters
- Murder in the Music Hall (1946) as Inspector Wilson
- The Hollywood Gad-About (1934) as Self (uncredited)
- They Knew What They Wanted (1940) as Joe
- A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) as Ellery Queen
- Flying Hostess (1936) as Hal Cunningham
- Some Blondes Are Dangerous (1937) as George Regan
- Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) as Joe Turp
- Miss Annie Rooney (1942) as Mr. Timothy Rooney
- Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) as Red Branahan
- Alibi for Murder (1936) as Perry Travis
- The Crime of Doctor Hallet (1938) as Dr. Jack Murray
- Behind the Mike (1937) as George Hayes
- The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) as Tommy Fallon
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Most-watched William Gargan films currently: You Only Live Once (1937), Rain (1932), Behind Green Lights (1946), Complicated Women (2003), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).
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Selected TV credits: The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Studio One (1948), The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955), The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953), The George Gobel Show (1954).
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