Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 17, 1905
Died
Feb 18, 1979
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits
103 titles
William Gargan
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.
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers
Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood
Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Officer Bragan
The George Gobel Show
Self
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Martin Kane, Private Eye
Dynamite
"Gunner" Peterson
Studio One
Con McTaggart
Waterfront at Midnight
Mike Hanrohan
The Argyle Secrets
Harry Mitchell
Swell Guy
Martin Duncan
Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Hot Cargo
Joe Harkness
Rendezvous 24
Agent Larry Cameron
Murder in the Music Hall
Inspector Wilson
Night Editor
Tony Cochrane
Strange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Behind Green Lights
Sam Carson
The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher
Follow That Woman
Sam Boone
Midnight Manhunt
Pete Willis
Song of the Sarong
Drew Allen
She Gets Her Man
'Breezy' Barton
The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson
Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone
Harrigan's Kid
Tom Harrigan
No Place for a Lady
Jess Arno
Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou
The Mayor of 44th Street
Tommy Fallon
Destination Unknown
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. Timothy Rooney
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
Bombay Clipper
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
Sealed Lips
Lee Davis
Keep 'Em Flying
Craig Morrison
I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Flying Cadets
'Trip' Hammer
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Sam Peters
They Knew What They Wanted
Joe
Sporting Blood
Duffy
Turnabout
Joel Clare
Star Dust
Dane Wharton
Isle Of Destiny
Stripes Thornton
Double Alibi
Walter Gifford