William Gargan
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher 1945
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald 1941
Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara 1932
The Canterville Ghost
as Sergeant Benson 1944
Who Done It?
as Detective Inspector Lou 1942
The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen Benbow 1933
Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam Carson 1946
Black Fury
as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman 1935
Night Editor
as Tony Cochrane 1946
The Animal Kingdom
as Regan 1932
Keep 'Em Flying
as Craig Morrison 1941
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom 1946
Night Flight
as Brazilian Pilot 1933
The Milky Way
as Speed McFarland 1936
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam Peters 1941
Four Frightened People
as Stewart Corder 1934