William Gargan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-07-17
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
William Gargan
Biography
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.
Also Known For
Man on the Ledge
Dec 28, 1955
Strange Impersonation
Mar 16, 1946
Hot Cargo
Jun 28, 1946
I Wake Up Screaming
Oct 31, 1941
Midnight Manhunt
Jul 27, 1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
Dec 27, 1945
Sealed Lips
Jan 02, 1942
Night Editor
Mar 29, 1946
The Story of Temple Drake
May 06, 1933
Within the Law
Mar 17, 1939
The Milky Way
Feb 07, 1936
Broadway Gondolier
Jul 27, 1935
Rain
Oct 12, 1932
Four Frightened People
Jan 26, 1934
Behind Green Lights
Feb 15, 1946
Who Done It?
Oct 30, 1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Jan 29, 1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
May 07, 1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Jul 30, 1942
The Canterville Ghost
Jul 20, 1944
Lucky Devils
Feb 03, 1933
Star Dust
Apr 06, 1940
You Only Live Once
Jan 23, 1937
Double Alibi
Mar 01, 1940
Don't Bet on Blondes
Jul 13, 1935
Black Fury
May 18, 1935
Night Flight
Oct 06, 1933
They Knew What They Wanted
Oct 19, 1940
Miracle in the Rain
Mar 31, 1956
Till the End of Time
Jul 23, 1946
The Animal Kingdom
Dec 28, 1932
Waterfront at Midnight
Jun 25, 1948
Emergency Call
Jun 24, 1933
Murder in the Music Hall
Apr 10, 1946
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Feb 21, 1941
Turnabout
May 17, 1940
Bright Lights
Jul 27, 1935
Broadway Serenade
Apr 07, 1939
British Agent
Sep 15, 1934
The House of Fear
Jun 30, 1939
Destination Unknown
Oct 09, 1942
Three Sons
Oct 13, 1939
Miss Annie Rooney
May 29, 1942
Headline Shooter
Jul 28, 1933
Things Are Looking Up
Jun 09, 1935
Sweepings
Apr 14, 1933
Harrigan's Kid
Mar 01, 1943
Traveling Saleslady
Mar 28, 1935
Women in the Wind
Apr 15, 1939
Strictly Dynamite
May 11, 1934
The Argyle Secrets
May 07, 1948
Swing Fever
Nov 01, 1943
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Oct 26, 1939
A Night at the Ritz
Mar 23, 1935
Navy Born
Jun 02, 1936
She Gets Her Man
Jan 12, 1945
The Devil's Party
Jun 02, 1938
The Mayor of 44th Street
Oct 15, 1942
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Mar 18, 1939
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Oct 18, 1933
Isle Of Destiny
Mar 08, 1940
Personal Secretary
Sep 09, 1938
Follow the Leader
Dec 06, 1930
The Sport Parade
Nov 11, 1932
The Crowd Roars
Aug 06, 1938
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Mar 12, 1938
She Asked for It
Sep 17, 1937
The Sky Parade
Oct 09, 1936
Dynamite
Jan 18, 1949
Reported Missing
Aug 15, 1937
You're a Sweetheart
Dec 26, 1937
Fury and the Woman
Sep 22, 1936
Alibi for Murder
Sep 23, 1936
Sporting Blood
Jul 11, 1940
The Misleading Lady
Apr 15, 1932
Wings Over Honolulu
May 16, 1937
Man Hunt
Jan 29, 1936
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
Oct 31, 1937
No Place for a Lady
Feb 11, 1943
Keep 'Em Flying
Nov 27, 1941
Bombay Clipper
Jan 11, 1942
Song of the Sarong
Apr 01, 1945
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Dec 01, 1939
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Oct 02, 1941
Swell Guy
Dec 05, 1946
The Rawhide Years
Jul 01, 1956
The Hollywood Gad-About
Oct 04, 1934
Things You Never See on the Screen
Dec 01, 1935
Breezing Home
Feb 01, 1937
Complicated Women
May 06, 2003
Follow That Woman
Dec 14, 1945
Flying Hostess
Dec 01, 1936
Behind the Mike
Sep 26, 1937
Blackmailer
Jul 23, 1936
Flying Cadets
Oct 24, 1941
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Sep 01, 1949
The George Gobel Show
Oct 02, 1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Oct 02, 1953
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Oct 05, 1955
