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Aliases: Edward F. Gargan , Edward P. Gargan , Ed Gargan

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 88

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Queen Christina
Average
7

Queen Christina

(1933) Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
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6

The Walking Dead

(1936) Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
Average
7

Fixer Dugan

(1939) Jake
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
Average
6

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

(1943) Detective Bates
Crime School
Average
6

Crime School

(1938) Officer Hogan
Northwest Passage
Average
6

Northwest Passage

(1940) Capt. Butterfield
Johnny Apollo
Average
7

Johnny Apollo

(1940) Detective (uncredited)
Great Guy
Average
6

Great Guy

(1936) Henchman Al

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1953 Frankie
1951 Milt (uncredited)
Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
1950 N/A
Garrity
N/A
N/A
Officer Murphy
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Sam
S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
1949 Policeman Burton
1948 Mack
Detective (Uncredited)
Deputy Sheriff
Tap-It Bowers
Ted (uncredited)
Motorcycle Cop
1947 Frankie
Big Mac
Newsstand man
Uncle George
Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Jailer
Mike
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1946 Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Parking Ticket Cop
Eustace Kelly
Detective Dixon
Bouncer (uncredited)
Riley
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Bartender
1945 Butch
Hundefänger (uncredited)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jailer
1st Cop
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Policeman in Prospect Park
Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Mike Ryan
Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Policeman
Cal Williams
1944 Keno
Mike Storm
Kurtz
Homicide Detective Bates
1943 Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Detective Bates
Duke
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Donovan
Det. Bates
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
George, the Bartender
Detective Bates
Detective Stone
1942 Mr. Johnson - Detective
Detective Bates
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Cabbie
Police Lt. Foster
Sergeant
Bombardier (uncredited)
Deputy
Policeman
Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Joe
Moving Man
Mulrooney
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Willie Brooks
Officer Charlie Prescott
Detective Bates (uncredited)
Police Sergeant
1941 Chuck
Joe, the Bouncer
Policeman
Sylvester
Dudley Kane
Joe
Hotel Doorman
Harry (uncredited)
1940 Hank
Police Officer
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Mike Sullivan
Chimp
Bartender (uncredited)
Inga - the Fortune Teller
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
Poker Player
Bank Guard
Cabbie (uncredited)
Policeman
New York Policeman
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
Lou
Plant Workman
Capt. Butterfield
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
W. Thornton Upshaw
Cab Driver
1939 Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Truck Driver
Dunk
Sentry
First Policeman
Ironmansky (uncredited)
George "Bugs" Jacklin
Police Officer Flannigan
Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Policeman
Jake
J.R. Robinson
Cop
Pinky Budd
Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Cop
Police Officer
Second Detective
Cop
1938 Sgt. White
Tiny
Flanahan
Jim - a Policeman
Longshoreman at dance
Detective Globe
Policeman (uncredited)
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Guard
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Officer Hogan
Big Furniture Mover
Zoo Official (uncredited)
1937 [scenes deleted]
John Donovan
Eddie
Mate of Dorcas
Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
Foreman
Police officer Riley (uncredited)
Butch (uncredited)
O. R.Smith
Policeman in Park
Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
Officer Clark
1936 Henchman Al
Detective (uncredited)
N/A
Rordan
Detective (uncredited)
Policeman Burke
Andy
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
Wagon Driver
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Bosun
Detective
Doc Wilson
1935 Cab Driver
Mike O'Reilly
Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Clancy O'Rourke
Patrolman
Moran - a Cop
Trench
Subway Guard
N/A
1934 Lumberjack
Warden's assistant
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
Higgins
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Eddie Sparks
Officer Pat O'Brien
Gang Leader (uncredited)
1933 Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Whitaker (uncredited)
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Lt. 'Babs' Riley
1931 Man
N/A
Detective
N/A
N/A
Al - Man in Bar
1930 Jerry
Year Character Movie/Tv

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