Edward Gargan
Acting1902Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Acting History
1953
I Was a Burlesque Queen
as Frankie
1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
1950
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Key to the City
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
as Officer Murphy
Hit Parade of 1951
as Garrity
Belle of Old Mexico
as Sam
1949
Hold That Baby!
as Policeman Burton
1948
Campus Honeymoon
as Motorcycle Cop
Adventures of Gallant Bess
as Deputy Sheriff
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
as Ted (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
as Mack
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Tap-It Bowers
You Gotta Stay Happy
as Detective (Uncredited)
1947
The Brasher Doubloon
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Linda, Be Good
as Frankie
Little Miss Broadway
as Uncle George
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Newsstand man
Saddle Pals
as Jailer
Exposed
as Big Mac
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Web of Danger
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
That's My Gal
as Mike
1946
Behind the Mask
as Detective Dixon
The Dark Horse
as Eustace Kelly
Crack-Up
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Little Giant
as Policeman (uncredited)
Cinderella Jones
as Riley
Deadline at Dawn
as Bouncer (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
as Parking Ticket Cop
Blonde Alibi
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Gay Blades
as Bartender
1945
Twice Blessed
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Wonder Man
as Policeman in Park
Dangerous Partners
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Follow That Woman
as Butch
The Naughty Nineties
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Life with Blondie
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
Her Highness and the Bellboy
as 1st Cop
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
as Policeman
Sing Your Way Home
as Jailer
High Powered
as Cal Williams
A Sporting Chance
as Mike Ryan
1944
The Falcon Out West
as Homicide Detective Bates
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
San Fernando Valley
as Keno
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Mike Storm
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Kurtz
1943
The Falcon in Danger
as Det. Bates
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Detective Bates
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Detective Bates
The West Side Kid
as Donovan
Princess O'Rourke
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
My Kingdom for a Cook
as Duke
Something to Shout About
as Detective Stone
Tahiti Honey
as George, the Bartender
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Doorman (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
1942
The Falcon's Brother
as Detective Bates
A Date with the Falcon
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
as Moving Man
Flying with Music
as Joe
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Police Lt. Foster
Fly By Night
as Officer Charlie Prescott
Lady in a Jam
as Deputy
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Willie Brooks
Blondie for Victory
as Sergeant
What's Cookin'?
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Over My Dead Body
as Police Sergeant
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
as Mulrooney
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
Miss Annie Rooney
as Policeman
Between Us Girls
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bombardier (uncredited)
1941
Four Mothers
as Harry (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness
as Joe
Flight from Destiny
as Hotel Doorman
Niagara Falls
as Chuck
Ice-Capades
as Joe, the Bouncer
Thieves Fall Out
as Dudley Kane
Three Sons o' Guns
as Sylvester
Tillie the Toiler
as Policeman
1940
Susan and God
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Plant Workman
Wolf of New York
as W. Thornton Upshaw
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Road to Singapore
as Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
San Francisco Docks
as Hank
Castle on the Hudson
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Go West
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
as Capt. Butterfield
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
Spring Parade
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Chimp
It All Came True
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Detective (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Policeman
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob
as Bank Guard
Adventure in Diamonds
as Lou
This Thing Called Love
as Police Officer
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Cab Driver
Girl from God's Country
as Poker Player
Street of Memories
as Mike Sullivan
An Angel from Texas
as New York Policeman
City for Conquest
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
1939
Honolulu
as Second Detective
Boy Trouble
as Cop
On Your Toes
as First Policeman
20,000 Men a Year
as Dunk
The Saint Strikes Back
as Pinky Budd
Night Work
as Police Officer Flannigan
Fixer Dugan
as Jake
Lucky Night
as Policeman
The Family Next Door
as Cop
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as J.R. Robinson
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Truck Driver
The Spellbinder
as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
as Police Officer
They All Come Out
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Sentry
Cafe Society
as Cop
$1,000 a Touchdown
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
A Child is Born
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
1938
The Rage of Paris
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Love on a Budget
as Big Furniture Mover
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Straight, Place and Show
as Detective Globe
Spring Madness
as Jim - a Policeman
Carefree
as Policeman (uncredited)
Crime School
as Officer Hogan
Annabel Takes a Tour
as Longshoreman at dance
While New York Sleeps
as Sgt. White
Gateway
as Guard
Up the River
as Tiny
Thanks for the Memory
as Flanahan
1937
Back in Circulation
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
Madame X
as Mate of Dorcas
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
as [scenes deleted]
Danger Patrol
as John Donovan
High, Wide and Handsome
as Foreman
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Policeman in Park
We're on the Jury
as Officer Clark
The Go-Getter
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as O. R.Smith
You Can't Buy Luck
as Butch (uncredited)
A Girl with Ideas
as Eddie
1936
The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Anything Goes
as Detective
Stage Struck
as Rordan
My Man Godfrey
as Detective (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero
as Doc Wilson
Great Guy
as Henchman Al
Grand Jury
as Policeman Burke
Boulder Dam
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
as Wagon Driver
Under Your Spell
as Detective (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
as Officer
Roaming Lady
as Andy
Dangerous Waters
as Bosun
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
1935
The Gilded Lily
as Guard
Hands Across the Table
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
One New York Night
as Trench
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Patrolman
Behind the Green Lights
as Moran - a Cop
Two for Tonight
as Taxi Driver
We're in the Money
as Clancy O'Rourke
The Bride Comes Home
as Cab Driver
False Pretenses
as Mike O'Reilly
Here Comes Cookie
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Notorious Gentleman
as Detective
1934
Queen Christina
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Wild Gold
as Eddie Sparks
We Live Again
as Warden's assistant
Belle of the Nineties
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Registered Nurse
as Officer Pat O'Brien
She Had to Choose
as Higgins
Port of Lost Dreams
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
Radio Dough
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
David Harum
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
The Band Plays On
as Lumberjack
1933
Bombshell
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
as Deputy (uncredited)
Ace of Aces
as Whitaker (uncredited)
The Girl in 419
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
Three Cornered Moon
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
1931
1930
It's All Over
as Jerry