Edward Gargan
Acting
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.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 61)
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Age 39 (now 61)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
Age 48 (now 61)
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Age 47 (now 61)
So You're Going to Be a Father
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 61) It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 61)
The Naughty Nineties
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 61)
Dangerous Partners
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 61)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 61)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
Age 40 (now 61)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Bombardier (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 61)
The Falcon Takes Over
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Age 39 (now 61)
What's Cookin'?
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Age 39 (now 61)
A Date with the Falcon
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 61)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Bartender (uncredited)
Age 38 (now 61)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 61)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 61)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 61)
A Child is Born
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 61)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Truck Driver
Age 37 (now 61)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Age 36 (now 61)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Age 36 (now 61)
Back in Circulation
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 61)
The Great O'Malley
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 61)
The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 61)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Age 31 (now 61)
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Also Known As
Edward F. Gargan, Edward P. Gargan, Ed Gargan
IMDB
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