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 As
Movie Appearances
Man on the Ledge
as Officer Bragan
1955
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
1946
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness
1946
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
1941
Midnight Manhunt
as Pete Willis
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher
1945
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis
1942
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane
1946
The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen Benbow
1933
Within the Law
as Police Sergeant Cassidy
1939
The Milky Way
as Speed McFarland
1936
Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
1932
Broadway Gondolier
as Cliff Stanley
1935
Four Frightened People
as Stewart Corder
1934
Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam Carson
1946
Who Done It?
as Detective Inspector Lou
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery Queen
1942
The Canterville Ghost
as Sergeant Benson
1944
