Edward Gargan
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.
Acting
Movie
Bringing Up Baby
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
1938
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
1936
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My Man Godfrey
as Detective (uncredited)
1936
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Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
1950
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Queen Christina
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
1934
Movie
Another Thin Man
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Milt (uncredited)
1951
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The Thin Man Goes Home
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
1944
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Go West
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1940
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The Walking Dead
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
1936
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
1947
Movie
Carefree
as Policeman (uncredited)
1938
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Northwest Passage
as Capt. Butterfield
1940
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Bombshell
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1933
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1938
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Road to Singapore
as Bill (uncredited)
1940
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In Old Oklahoma
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
1943
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Wonder Man
as Policeman in Park
1945
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Doorman (uncredited)
1943
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The Brasher Doubloon
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
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A-Haunting We Will Go
as Police Lt. Foster
1942
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Deadline at Dawn
as Bouncer (uncredited)
1946
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City for Conquest
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
1940
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Crack-Up
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
1946