William Gargan

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.

Filmography (103 Appearances)

Complicated Women

2003

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Rawhide Years

1956

Miracle in the Rain

1956

Man on the Ledge

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

The George Gobel Show

1954

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

Martin Kane, Private Eye

1949

Dynamite

1949

Studio One

1948

Waterfront at Midnight

1948

The Argyle Secrets

1948

Swell Guy

1946

Till the End of Time

1946

Hot Cargo

1946

Rendezvous 24

1946

Murder in the Music Hall

1946

Night Editor

1946

Strange Impersonation

1946

Behind Green Lights

1946

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

Follow That Woman

1945

Midnight Manhunt

1945

Song of the Sarong

1945

She Gets Her Man

1945

The Canterville Ghost

1944

Swing Fever

1943

Harrigan's Kid

1943

No Place for a Lady

1943

Who Done It?

1942

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

Destination Unknown

1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

1942

Miss Annie Rooney

1942

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942

Bombay Clipper

1942

Sealed Lips

1942

Keep 'Em Flying

1941

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

Flying Cadets

1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941

They Knew What They Wanted

1940

Sporting Blood

1940

Turnabout

1940

Star Dust

1940

Isle Of Destiny

1940

Double Alibi

1940

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

1939

The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939

Three Sons

1939

The House of Fear

1939

Women in the Wind

1939

Broadway Serenade

1939

The Adventures of Jane Arden

1939

Within the Law

1939

Personal Secretary

1938

The Crowd Roars

1938

The Devil's Party

1938

The Crime of Doctor Hallet

1938

You're a Sweetheart

1937

Some Blondes Are Dangerous

1937

Behind the Mike

1937

She Asked for It

1937

Reported Missing

1937

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

Breezing Home

1937

You Only Live Once

1937

Flying Hostess

1936

The Sky Parade

1936

Alibi for Murder

1936

Fury and the Woman

1936

Blackmailer

1936

Navy Born

1936

The Milky Way

1936

Man Hunt

1936

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

Bright Lights

1935

Broadway Gondolier

1935

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

Things Are Looking Up

1935

Black Fury

1935

Traveling Saleslady

1935

A Night at the Ritz

1935

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

British Agent

1934

Strictly Dynamite

1934

The Line-Up

1934

Four Frightened People

1934

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933

Night Flight

1933

Headline Shooter

1933

Emergency Call

1933

The Story of Temple Drake

1933

Sweepings

1933

Lucky Devils

1933

The Animal Kingdom

1932

The Sport Parade

1932

Rain

1932

The Misleading Lady

1932

Follow the Leader

1930 Debut
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