8.5
8.5
The Band Plays On
1934
as Lumberjack
Edward Gargan
Acting
Born:July 17, 1902
Died:February 19, 1964(aged 61)
Birthplace:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
N/A
CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (156 movies)
8.0
8.0
This Thing Called Love
1940
as Police Officer
7.5
7.5
Bringing Up Baby
1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
7.3
7.3
Blondie for Victory
1942
as Sergeant
7.0
7.0
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Wolf of New York
1940
as W. Thornton Upshaw
7.0
7.0
Night Work
1939
as Police Officer Flannigan
7.0
7.0
Grand Jury
1936
as Policeman Burke
6.9
6.9
Hands Across the Table
1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Niagara Falls
1941
as Chuck
6.7
6.7
Spring Parade
1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
6.6
6.6
Lucky Night
1939
as Policeman
6.6
6.6
Carefree
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Wonder Man
1945
as Policeman in Park
6.5
6.5
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Guard
6.5
6.5
Fixer Dugan
1939
as Jake
6.5
6.5
Port of Lost Dreams
1934
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
6.5
6.5
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Detective Bates
6.5
6.5
Go West
1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Mulrooney
6.4
6.4
Fly By Night
1942
as Officer Charlie Prescott
6.3
6.3
The Falcon's Brother
1942
as Detective Bates
6.3
6.3
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Truck Driver
6.3
6.3
High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Foreman
6.3
6.3
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Policeman
6.3
6.3
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
as 1st Cop
6.2
6.2
The Walking Dead
1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
6.2
6.2
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Sentry
6.2
6.2
Triple Trouble
1950
as Officer Murphy
6.2
6.2
Great Guy
1936
as Henchman Al
6.2
6.2
Four Mothers
1941
as Harry (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Key to the City
1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Honolulu
1939
as Second Detective
6.1
6.1
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
6.0
6.0
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942
as Police Lt. Foster
6.0
6.0
Life with Blondie
1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Behind the Green Lights
1935
as Moran - a Cop
6.0
6.0
Straight, Place and Show
1938
as Detective Globe
6.0
6.0
Twice Blessed
1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Between Us Girls
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Spellbinder
1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Hit Parade of 1951
1950
as Garrity
6.0
6.0
So You Want a Raise
1950
6.0
6.0
Follow That Woman
1945
as Butch
6.0
6.0
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948
as Tap-It Bowers
6.0
6.0
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Hank
6.0
6.0
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Patrolman
6.0
6.0
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Detective
5.9
5.9
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
Hit the Ice
1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as O. R.Smith
5.9
5.9
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
5.9
5.9
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Chimp
5.9
5.9
The Brasher Doubloon
1947
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Exposed
1947
as Big Mac
5.8
5.8
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
We're on the Jury
1937
as Officer Clark
5.8
5.8
It All Came True
1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Willie Brooks
5.7
5.7
Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
5.7
5.7
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
The Falcon in Danger
1943
as Det. Bates
5.6
5.6
Thanks for the Memory
1938
as Flanahan
5.6
5.6
They All Come Out
1939
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
5.5
5.5
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Doc Wilson
5.5
5.5
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Detective Bates
5.5
5.5
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
We're in the Money
1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
5.5
5.5
20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Dunk
5.5
5.5
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Dudley Kane
5.4
5.4
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Pinky Budd
5.3
5.3
Danger Patrol
1937
as John Donovan
5.3
5.3
Anything Goes
1936
as Detective
5.3
5.3
Back in Circulation
1937
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Ace of Aces
1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
5.3
5.3
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Deputy
5.2
5.2
Gambling Ship
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
The Inner Circle
1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
5.2
5.2
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Lou
5.2
5.2
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Cab Driver
5.2
5.2
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Jailer
5.2
5.2
The Family Next Door
1939
as Cop
5.2
5.2
The Falcon Out West
1944
as Homicide Detective Bates
5.0
5.0
Hold That Baby!
1949
as Policeman Burton
5.0
5.0
Roaming Lady
1936
as Andy
5.0
5.0
False Pretenses
1935
as Mike O'Reilly
5.0
5.0
Saddle Pals
1947
as Jailer
5.0
5.0
Behind the Mask
1946
as Detective Dixon
5.0
5.0
Boulder Dam
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Wild Gold
1934
as Eddie Sparks
5.0
5.0
Annabel Takes a Tour
1938
as Longshoreman at dance
5.0
5.0
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Sylvester
5.0
5.0
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Policeman
5.0
5.0
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Bank Guard
5.0
5.0
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Kurtz
5.0
5.0
High Powered
1945
as Cal Williams
5.0
5.0
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as Joe
5.0
5.0
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Newsstand man
5.0
5.0
She Had to Choose
1934
as Higgins
4.8
4.8
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
as Bartender (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
Web of Danger
1947
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
4.7
4.7
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948
as Ted (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
The Flying Irishman
1939
as J.R. Robinson
4.6
4.6
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Mike Storm
4.5
4.5
The African Dodger
1931
4.5
4.5
Tahiti Honey
1943
as George, the Bartender
4.5
4.5
Dangerous Waters
1936
as Bosun
4.5
4.5
The Bride Comes Home
1935
as Cab Driver
4.3
4.3
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Moving Man
4.3
4.3
So You're Going to Be a Father
1947
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
4.2
4.2
Adventures of Gallant Bess
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
4.2
4.2
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
4.1
4.1
Registered Nurse
1934
as Officer Pat O'Brien
4.0
4.0
Stage Struck
1936
as Rordan
3.9
3.9
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
3.9
3.9
On Your Toes
1939
as First Policeman
3.8
3.8
Tarnished Lady
1931
as Al - Man in Bar
3.5
3.5
Flying with Music
1942
as Joe
3.5
3.5
The Girl in 419
1933
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
3.3
3.3
Yes, My Darling Daughter
1939
as Police Officer
3.0
3.0
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
as [scenes deleted]
2.8
2.8
Cinderella Jones
1946
as Riley
1.0
1.0
I Was a Burlesque Queen
1953
as Frankie
Wives Never Know
1936
as Officer
So You Want to Move
1950
The Girl Habit
1931
as Detective
Belle of Old Mexico
1950
as Sam
A Sporting Chance
1945
as Mike Ryan
Two A.M.
1931
Via Express
1931
Linda, Be Good
1947
as Frankie
That's My Gal
1947
as Mike
One New York Night
1935
as Trench
It's All Over
1930
as Jerry
The Door Knocker
1931
as Man
Love on a Budget
1938
as Big Furniture Mover
Radio Dough
1934
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Up the River
1938
as Tiny
San Fernando Valley
1944
as Keno
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Sgt. White
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Poker Player
My Kingdom for a Cook
1943
as Duke
Street of Memories
1940
as Mike Sullivan
Spooky Wooky
1950
Tillie the Toiler
1941
as Policeman
The West Side Kid
1943
as Donovan
Gay Blades
1946
as Bartender
The Dark Horse
1946
as Eustace Kelly
A Girl with Ideas
1937
as Eddie
Strike It Rich
1948
as Mack
Campus Honeymoon
1948
as Motorcycle Cop
Little Miss Broadway
1947
as Uncle George
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Police Sergeant
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