Edward Gargan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 17, 1902, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 19, 1964
- Movies
- 214
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1953 | I Was a Burlesque Queen | Frankie |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo | Policeman (as Ed Gargan) |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Milt (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Spooky Wooky | |
| 1950 | Hit Parade of 1951 | Garrity |
| 1950 | So You Want a Raise | |
| 1950 | So You Want to Move | |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | Officer Murphy |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | Moving Man with Door (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Belle of Old Mexico | Sam |
| 1950 | Key to the City | S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Hold That Baby! | Policeman Burton |
| 1948 | Strike It Rich | Mack |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy | Detective (Uncredited) |
| 1948 | Adventures of Gallant Bess | Deputy Sheriff |
| 1948 | Daredevils of the Clouds | Tap-It Bowers |
| 1948 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! | Ted (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Campus Honeymoon | Motorcycle Cop |
| 1947 | Linda, Be Good | Frankie |
| 1947 | Exposed | Big Mac |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Newsstand man |
| 1947 | Little Miss Broadway | Uncle George |
| 1947 | Web of Danger | Dolan, Restaurant Owner |
| 1947 | Saddle Pals | Jailer |
| 1947 | That's My Gal | Mike |
| 1947 | So You're Going to Be a Father | Pie Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Policeman in Park (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Brasher Doubloon | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Crack-Up | Cop in Arcade (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Inner Circle | Parking Ticket Cop |
| 1946 | The Dark Horse | Eustace Kelly |
| 1946 | Behind the Mask | Detective Dixon |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Bouncer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones | Riley |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | Little Giant | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Gay Blades | Bartender |
| 1945 | Follow That Woman | Butch |
| 1945 | Life with Blondie | Hundefänger (uncredited) |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Sing Your Way Home | Jailer |
| 1945 | Her Highness and the Bellboy | 1st Cop |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Policeman in Park |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners | Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited) |
| 1945 | A Sporting Chance | Mike Ryan |
| 1945 | Twice Blessed | Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Earl Carroll Vanities | Policeman |
| 1945 | High Powered | Cal Williams |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Mickey Finnegan (uncredited) |
| 1944 | San Fernando Valley | Keno |
| 1944 | Detective Kitty O'Day | Mike Storm |
| 1944 | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Kurtz |
| 1944 | The Falcon Out West | Homicide Detective Bates |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter |
| 1943 | The Falcon and the Co-Eds | Detective Bates |
| 1943 | My Kingdom for a Cook | Duke |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke | Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The West Side Kid | Donovan |
| 1943 | The Falcon in Danger | Det. Bates |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Bank Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Tahiti Honey | George, the Bartender |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back | Detective Bates |
| 1943 | Something to Shout About | Detective Stone |
| 1942 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Mr. Johnson - Detective |
| 1942 | The Falcon's Brother | Detective Bates |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen | Murphy - Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Between Us Girls | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go | Police Lt. Foster |
| 1942 | Blondie for Victory | Sergeant |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Bombardier (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Deputy |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Policeman |
| 1942 | The Falcon Takes Over | Detective Bates (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Moving Man |
| 1942 | Flying with Music | Joe |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Mulrooney |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'? | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Willie Brooks |
| 1942 | Fly By Night | Officer Charlie Prescott |
| 1942 | A Date with the Falcon | Detective Bates (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Over My Dead Body | Police Sergeant |
| 1941 | Niagara Falls | Chuck |
| 1941 | Ice-Capades | Joe, the Bouncer |
| 1941 | Tillie the Toiler | Policeman |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns | Sylvester |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Dudley Kane |
| 1941 | Here Comes Happiness | Joe |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Hotel Doorman |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Harry (uncredited) |
| 1940 | San Francisco Docks | Hank |
| 1940 | This Thing Called Love | Police Officer |
| 1940 | Go West | Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Street of Memories | Mike Sullivan |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Chimp |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Spring Parade | Inga - the Fortune Teller |
| 1940 | City for Conquest | Joe - Foreman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Girl from God's Country | Poker Player |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Bank Guard |
| 1940 | Susan and God | Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Policeman |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | New York Policeman |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife | George, the Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway | Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1940 | It All Came True | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore | Bill (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Adventure in Diamonds | Lou |
| 1940 | Charlie Chan in Panama | Plant Workman |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Capt. Butterfield |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Death Row Guard (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Saint's Double Trouble | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Wolf of New York | W. Thornton Upshaw |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Cab Driver |
| 1939 | A Child is Born | Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Detective Quinn (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Truck Driver |
| 1939 | 20,000 Men a Year | Dunk |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Sentry |
| 1939 | On Your Toes | First Policeman |
| 1939 | $1,000 a Touchdown | Ironmansky (uncredited) |
| 1939 | They All Come Out | George "Bugs" Jacklin |
| 1939 | Night Work | Officer Flannigan |
| 1939 | The Spellbinder | Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Lucky Night | Policeman |
| 1939 | Fixer Dugan | Jake |
| 1939 | The Flying Irishman | J.R. Robinson |
| 1939 | The Family Next Door | Cop |
| 1939 | The Saint Strikes Back | Pinky Budd |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | Garden Café Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Cafe Society | Cop |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter | Police Officer |
| 1939 | Honolulu | Second Detective |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble | Cop |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | Sgt. White |
| 1938 | Up the River | Tiny |
| 1938 | Thanks for the Memory | Flanahan |
| 1938 | Spring Madness | Jim - a Policeman |
| 1938 | Annabel Takes a Tour | Longshoreman at dance |
| 1938 | Straight, Place and Show | Detective Globe |
| 1938 | Carefree | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor | Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Gateway | Guard |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crime School | Officer Hogan |
| 1938 | Love on a Budget | Big Furniture Mover |
| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby | Zoo Official (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wallaby Jim of the Islands | [scenes deleted] |
| 1937 | Danger Patrol | John Donovan |
| 1937 | A Girl with Ideas | Eddie |
| 1937 | That’s My Story | John |
| 1937 | Madame X | Mate of Dorcas |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation | Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited) |
| 1937 | High, Wide and Handsome | Foreman |
| 1937 | The Go-Getter | Police Officer Riley (uncredited) |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Butch (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | O. R.Smith |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Policeman in Park |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley | Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited) |
| 1937 | We're on the Jury | Officer Clark |
| 1936 | Great Guy | Henchman Al |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | |
| 1936 | Wives Never Know | Officer |
| 1936 | Stage Struck | Rordan |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Grand Jury | Policeman Burke |
| 1936 | Roaming Lady | Andy |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Boulder Dam | Pa's Guest (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold | Wagon Driver |
| 1936 | The Walking Dead | Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Dangerous Waters | Bosun |
| 1936 | Anything Goes | Detective #1 |
| 1936 | Ceiling Zero | Doc Wilson |
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home | Cab Driver |
| 1935 | False Pretenses | Mike O'Reilly |
| 1935 | Hands Across the Table | Pinky Kelly (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Two for Tonight | Taxi Driver |
| 1935 | Here Comes Cookie | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | We're in the Money | Clancy O'Rourke |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Patrolman |
| 1935 | Behind the Green Lights | Moran - a Cop |
| 1935 | One New York Night | Trench |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily | Guard |
| 1935 | A Notorious Gentleman | Detective |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On | Lumberjack |
| 1934 | We Live Again | Warden's assistant |
| 1934 | Port of Lost Dreams | Porky the Freda's 'Crew' |
| 1934 | She Had to Choose | Higgins |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Stogie (Ruby's agent) |
| 1934 | Wild Gold | Eddie Sparks |
| 1934 | Registered Nurse | Officer Pat O'Brien |
| 1934 | David Harum | Bill Montague (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Queen Christina | Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Radio Dough | Gang Leader (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Ace of Aces | Whitaker (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Bombshell | Second Immigration Officer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Three Cornered Moon | Mike, the Landlord (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Mary Stevens, M.D. | 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Pilgrimage | |
| 1933 | Gambling Ship | Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Lt. 'Babs' Riley |
| 1931 | The Door Knocker | Man |
| 1931 | Via Express | |
| 1931 | The Girl Habit | Detective |
| 1931 | The African Dodger | |
| 1931 | Two A.M. | |
| 1931 | Tarnished Lady | Al - Man in Bar |
| 1930 | It's All Over | Jerry |
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