7.2
7.2
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
as Red Branahan
William Gargan
Acting
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905 – February 16, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe in They Knew What They Wanted. He acted in decades of movies including parts in Follow the Leader, Rain, Night Flight, Three Sons, Isle of Destiny and many others. The role he was best known for was that of a private detective Martin Kane in the 1949–1952 radio-television series Martin Kane, Private Eye. In television, he was also in 39 episodes of The New Adventures of Martin Kane.
Filmography (94 movies)
7.1
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937
as Father Dolan
7.0
7.0
Who Done It?
1942
as Detective Inspector Lou
6.9
6.9
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
6.8
6.8
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Joe Gallagher
6.8
6.8
Women in the Wind
1939
as Ace Boreman
6.7
6.7
Miracle in the Rain
1956
as Harry Wood
6.7
6.7
The Canterville Ghost
1944
as Sergeant Benson
6.6
6.6
Rain
1932
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
6.5
6.5
The House of Fear
1939
as Arthur McHugh
6.5
6.5
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as Stephen Benbow
6.5
6.5
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Johnny Martin
6.4
6.4
Till the End of Time
1946
as Sgt. Gunny Watrous
6.3
6.3
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Mr. Timothy Rooney
6.3
6.3
Black Fury
1935
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
6.2
6.2
Headline Shooter
1933
as Bill Allen
6.2
6.2
Lucky Devils
1933
as Bob Hughes
6.2
6.2
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Bill Foster
6.0
6.0
The Argyle Secrets
1948
as Harry Mitchell
6.0
6.0
Destination Unknown
1942
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
6.0
6.0
The Milky Way
1936
as Speed McFarland
6.0
6.0
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Jess Arno
6.0
6.0
She Asked for It
1937
as Dwight Stanford
6.0
6.0
Strange Impersonation
1946
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
6.0
6.0
Follow That Woman
1945
as Sam Boone
6.0
6.0
Within the Law
1939
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
6.0
6.0
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Craig Morrison
6.0
6.0
Things Are Looking Up
1935
as Van Gaard
5.9
5.9
Four Frightened People
1934
as Stewart Corder
5.8
5.8
Turnabout
1940
as Joel Clare
5.8
5.8
Sealed Lips
1942
as Lee Davis
5.8
5.8
Emergency Call
1933
as Steve Brennan
5.8
5.8
Alibi for Murder
1936
as Perry Travis
5.8
5.8
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
as Joe
5.7
5.7
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
5.7
5.7
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939
as Ed Towers
5.6
5.6
Night Flight
1933
as Brazilian Pilot
5.5
5.5
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Jack Furness
5.5
5.5
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Pat O'Connor
5.5
5.5
The Rawhide Years
1956
as Marshal Sommers
5.5
5.5
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
5.5
5.5
British Agent
1934
as Bob Medill
5.5
5.5
Bombay Clipper
1942
as James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
5.4
5.4
Broadway Gondolier
1935
as Cliff Stanley
5.4
5.4
Behind Green Lights
1946
as Lt. Sam Carson
5.4
5.4
Night Editor
1946
as Tony Cochrane
5.4
5.4
The Animal Kingdom
1932
as Regan
5.4
5.4
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
as Sam Peters
5.3
5.3
Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Georgie
5.2
5.2
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Ellery Queen
5.1
5.1
Sweepings
1933
as Gene Pardway
5.0
5.0
Song of the Sarong
1945
as Drew Allen
5.0
5.0
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
5.0
5.0
Blackmailer
1936
as Peter Cornish
5.0
5.0
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Numbers
5.0
5.0
Isle Of Destiny
1940
as Stripes Thornton
5.0
5.0
Swing Fever
1943
as 'Waltzy' Malone
4.9
4.9
The Devil's Party
1938
as Mike O'Mara
4.8
4.8
The Sport Parade
1932
as Johnny Baker
4.8
4.8
Star Dust
1940
as Dane Wharton
4.6
4.6
Murder in the Music Hall
1946
as Inspector Wilson
4.5
4.5
Follow the Leader
1930
as Gangster (uncredited)
4.5
4.5
Midnight Manhunt
1945
as Pete Willis
4.5
4.5
Navy Born
1936
as Lt. Red Furness
4.3
4.3
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Tommy Fallon
4.2
4.2
Bright Lights
1935
as Dan Wheeler
4.1
4.1
You're a Sweetheart
1937
as Fred Edwards
4.0
4.0
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Mike Hanrohan
4.0
4.0
Double Alibi
1940
as Walter Gifford
3.7
3.7
She Gets Her Man
1945
as 'Breezy' Barton
3.5
3.5
The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939
as Ed O'Malley
3.5
3.5
Sporting Blood
1940
as Duffy
3.0
3.0
Flying Cadets
1941
as 'Trip' Hammer
3.0
3.0
A Night at the Ritz
1935
as Duke Regan
2.5
2.5
Three Sons
1939
as Thane Pardway
2.5
2.5
Dynamite
1949
as "Gunner" Peterson
2.0
2.0
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Joe Turp
1.0
1.0
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937
as George Regan
Harrigan's Kid
1943
as Tom Harrigan
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941
as Himself
Swell Guy
1946
as Martin Duncan
Breezing Home
1937
as Steve Rowan
Behind the Mike
1937
as George Hayes
Flying Hostess
1936
as Hal Cunningham
Man on the Ledge
1955
as Officer Bragan
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938
as Dr. Jack Murray
The Sky Parade
1936
as Speed Robertson
The Misleading Lady
1932
as Fitzpatrick
Reported Missing
1937
as Steve Browning
Fury and the Woman
1936
as Bruce Corrigan
Personal Secretary
1938
as Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
Hot Cargo
1946
as Joe Harkness
Man Hunt
1936
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
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