Edward Gargan
Acting
- Born:
- 1902-07-17
- Died:
- 1964-02-19
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
I Was a Burlesque Queen
Bedtime for Bonzo
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Spooky Wooky
Hit Parade of 1951
So You Want a Raise
So You Want to Move
Triple Trouble
Father of the Bride
Belle of Old Mexico
Key to the City
Hold That Baby!
Strike It Rich
You Gotta Stay Happy
Adventures of Gallant Bess
Daredevils of the Clouds
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Campus Honeymoon
Linda, Be Good
Exposed
The Ghost Goes Wild
Little Miss Broadway
Web of Danger
Saddle Pals
That's My Gal
So You're Going to Be a Father
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
The Brasher Doubloon
Crack-Up
The Inner Circle
The Dark Horse
Behind the Mask
Deadline at Dawn
Cinderella Jones
Blonde Alibi
Little Giant
Gay Blades
Follow That Woman
Life with Blondie
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Sing Your Way Home
Her Highness and the Bellboy
The Naughty Nineties
Wonder Man
Dangerous Partners
A Sporting Chance
Twice Blessed
Earl Carroll Vanities
High Powered
The Thin Man Goes Home
San Fernando Valley
Detective Kitty O'Day
The Great Alaskan Mystery
The Falcon Out West
In Old Oklahoma
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
My Kingdom for a Cook
Princess O'Rourke
Thank Your Lucky Stars
The West Side Kid
The Falcon in Danger
Hit the Ice
Tahiti Honey
The Falcon Strikes Back
Something to Shout About
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
The Falcon's Brother
My Sister Eileen
Between Us Girls
A-Haunting We Will Go
Blondie for Victory
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Lady in a Jam
Miss Annie Rooney
The Falcon Takes Over
Meet the Stewarts
Flying with Music
My Favorite Blonde
What's Cookin'?
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Fly By Night
A Date with the Falcon
Over My Dead Body
Niagara Falls
Ice-Capades
Tillie the Toiler
Three Sons o' Guns
Million Dollar Baby
Thieves Fall Out
Here Comes Happiness
Flight from Destiny
Four Mothers
San Francisco Docks
This Thing Called Love
Go West
Street of Memories
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Spring Parade
City for Conquest
Girl from God's Country
Queen of the Mob
Susan and God
Buck Benny Rides Again
An Angel from Texas
The Doctor Takes a Wife
Two Girls on Broadway
Johnny Apollo
It All Came True
Road to Singapore
Adventure in Diamonds
Charlie Chan in Panama
Northwest Passage
Castle on the Hudson
The Saint's Double Trouble
Wolf of New York
Brother Rat and a Baby
A Child is Born
Another Thin Man
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
20,000 Men a Year
Pack Up Your Troubles
On Your Toes
$1,000 a Touchdown
They All Come Out
Night Work
The Spellbinder
Lucky Night
Fixer Dugan
The Flying Irishman
The Family Next Door
The Saint Strikes Back
Blondie Meets the Boss
Cafe Society
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Honolulu
Boy Trouble
While New York Sleeps
Up the River
Thanks for the Memory
Spring Madness
Annabel Takes a Tour
Straight, Place and Show
Carefree
Give Me a Sailor
Gateway
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Rage of Paris
Crime School
Love on a Budget
Bringing Up Baby
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
Danger Patrol
A Girl with Ideas
That’s My Story
Madame X
Back in Circulation
High, Wide and Handsome
The Go-Getter
You Can't Buy Luck
Jim Hanvey, Detective
The Man Who Found Himself
The Great O'Malley
We're on the Jury
Great Guy
Under Your Spell
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Wives Never Know
Stage Struck
My Man Godfrey
Grand Jury
Roaming Lady
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Boulder Dam
Sutter's Gold
The Walking Dead
Dangerous Waters
Anything Goes
Ceiling Zero
The Bride Comes Home
False Pretenses
Hands Across the Table
Two for Tonight
Here Comes Cookie
We're in the Money
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Behind the Green Lights
One New York Night
The Gilded Lily
A Notorious Gentleman
The Band Plays On
We Live Again
Port of Lost Dreams
She Had to Choose
Belle of the Nineties
Wild Gold
Registered Nurse
David Harum
Queen Christina
Radio Dough
Ace of Aces
Bombshell
Three Cornered Moon
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Pilgrimage
Gambling Ship
The Girl in 419
The Door Knocker
Via Express
The Girl Habit
The African Dodger
Two A.M.
Tarnished Lady
It's All Over