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Edward Gargan (1902–1964)

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Befuddled-looking character actor, who specialised in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. See more trivia »

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1955 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Officer Jack Hurley
The Weighing Machine (1955) … Officer Jack Hurley
 
1953 Summer Theatre (TV series)
Foo Young (1953) (as Ed Gargan)
 
1952 Adventures of Gallant Bess
Deputy Sheriff (as Ed Gargan)
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
 
1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Dolan / Policeman
It's a Promise (1951) … Policeman
Inside Story (1951) … Dolan
 
1951 Little Egypt
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1951 So You Want to Buy a Used Car (short)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1951 Bedtime for Bonzo
Policeman Bill (as Ed Gargan)
 
1951 Valentino
Cop in Central Park (uncredited)
 
1951 Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
 
1951 Cuban Fireball
Ritter
 
1950 Spooky Wooky (short)
Big Mover
 
1950 Hit Parade of 1951
Garrity
 
1950 So You Want a Raise (short)
Charlie (uncredited)
 
1950 So You Want to Move (short)
Head Mover (uncredited)
 
1950 Triple Trouble
Police Officer Murphy
 
1950 Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
 
1950 Square Dance Katy
Police Officer Casey
 
1950 The Kid from Texas
Blacksmith (uncredited)
 
1950 Belle of Old Mexico
Sam
 
1950 So You Want to Throw a Party (short)
Joe Frisbee (uncredited)
 
1950 Key to the City
S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
 
1949 Feudin' Rhythm
Fire Chief (uncredited)
 
1949 Love Happy
Cop Who Captures Harpo (uncredited)
 
1949 That Midnight Kiss
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young
Bar Patron (uncredited)
 
1949 Hold That Baby!
Policeman Burton
 
1948 Blondie's Secret
The Butcher (uncredited)
 
1948 Strike It Rich
Mack (as Ed Gargan)
 
1948 You Gotta Stay Happy
Detective (uncredited)
 
1948 A Southern Yankee
Male Nurse (scenes deleted)
 
1948 Daredevils of the Clouds
Tap-It Bowers
 
1948 The Babe Ruth Story
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1948 Waterfront at Midnight
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1948 The Dude Goes West
Train Conductor
 
1948 The Argyle Secrets (uncredited)
 
1948 Smart Woman
Interrogator at Police Line-Up (uncredited)
 
1948 Are You with It?
Spectator (uncredited)
 
1948 Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Ted (uncredited)
 
1948 Campus Honeymoon
Motorcycle Cop
 
1947 Linda Be Good
Frankie
 
1947 Exposed
Big Mac
 
1947 The Trouble with Women
Mr. Fogarty (uncredited)
 
1947 Little Miss Broadway
Uncle George (as Edward F. Gargan)
 
1947 Web of Danger
Dolan, Restaurant Owner (as Ed Gargan)
 
1947 Saddle Pals
Jailer
 
1947 That's My Gal
Mike
 
1947 So You're Going to Be a Father (short)
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
 
1947 Lost Honeymoon
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1947 The Ghost Goes Wild
Newsstand man
 
1947 The Brasher Doubloon
Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1946 Crack-Up
Cop in Arcade (uncredited)
 
1946 Faithful in My Fashion
Cop (scenes deleted)
 
1946 The Inner Circle
Parking Ticket Cop
 
1946 The Dark Horse
Eustace Kelly
 
1946 Behind the Mask
Detective Dixon
 
1946 Blonde Alibi
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1946 Deadline at Dawn
Bouncer (uncredited)
 
1946 Cinderella Jones
Riley (as Ed Gargan)
 
1946 Little Giant
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1946 Gay Blades
Bartender
 
1945 Pardon My Past
Policeman at Pemberton Home (uncredited)
 
1945 Follow That Woman
Butch
 
1945 Life with Blondie
Dogcatcher (uncredited)
 
1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
1945 Sing Your Way Home
Jailer (as Ed Gargan)
 
1945 Guest Wife
Waiter (uncredited)
 
1945 The Beautiful Cheat
Blue Moon manager
 
1945 The Naughty Nineties
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
 
1945 Wonder Man
Policeman in Park (as Ed Gargan)
 
1945 Dangerous Partners
Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
 
1945 A Sporting Chance
Mike Ryan
 
1945 That's the Spirit
Cop (uncredited)
 
1945 Twice Blessed
Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
 
1945 The Great John L. (scenes deleted)
 
1945 The Bullfighters
Vasso - Man Practicing Speech (uncredited)
 
1945 Diamond Horseshoe
Grogan - Stagehand (uncredited)
 
1945 It's in the Bag!
Chair Delivery Man (uncredited)
 
1945 Earl Carroll Vanities
Policeman
 
1945 See My Lawyer
Furniture Mover (uncredited)
 
1945 High Powered
Cal Williams (as Ed Gargan)
 
1945 The Thin Man Goes Home
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
 
1944 Music for Millions
Detective (uncredited)
 
1944 San Diego I Love You
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1944 San Fernando Valley
Keno
 
1944 Song of the Open Road
Poultry Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1944 Detective Kitty O'Day
Mike (as Ed Gargan)
 
1944 Once Upon a Time
Cop Outside Flynn Theater (uncredited)
 
1944 The Great Alaskan Mystery
Kurtz [Chs. 4-13]
 
1943 In Old Oklahoma
Kelsey - Waiter (uncredited)
 
1943 My Kingdom for a Cook
Duke
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Doorman (uncredited)
 
1943 West Side Kid
Donovan
 
1943 The Falcon in Danger
Det. Bates (as Ed Gargan)
 
1943 Hit the Ice
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
 
1943 Prairie Chickens
Bus Driver (uncredited)
 
1943 Taxi, Mister
Willie, Court Bailiff/Cabby/Ballplayer (uncredited)
 
1943 Tahiti Honey
George, the Bartender
 
1943 The Falcon Strikes Back
Detective Bates (as Ed Gargan)
 
1943 They Got Me Covered
Cop at Bridge (uncredited)
 
1943 Something to Shout About
Detective Stone (uncredited)
 
1943 The Meanest Man in the World
Hotel Detective (uncredited)
 
1942 Andy Hardy's Double Life
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
 
1942 Over My Dead Body
Police Sergeant (as Ed Gargan)
 
1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Mr. Johnson - Detective (uncredited)
 
1942 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Doorman (uncredited)
 
1942 My Sister Eileen
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
 
1942 Between Us Girls
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
1942 A-Haunting We Will Go
Police Lt. Foster
 
1942 Blondie for Victory
Sergeant
 
1942 Lady in a Jam
Deputy
 
1942 They All Kissed the Bride
Private Policeman
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Bombardier (uncredited)
 
1942 Miss Annie Rooney
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1942 The Falcon Takes Over
Detective Bates (uncredited)
 
1942 Flying with Music
Joe
 
1942 Meet the Stewarts
Moving Man
 
1942 My Favorite Blonde
Mulrooney
 
1942 What's Cookin'?
Bit (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1942 Dr. Kildare's Victory
Orderly Willie Brooks
 
1942 Fly-By-Night
Officer Charlie Prescott
 
1941 Night of January 16th
Cop Who Helps the Drunk (uncredited)
 
1941 Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Dumb Henchman (uncredited)
 
1941 Niagara Falls (short)
Chuck (as Ed Gargan)
 
1941 Navy Blues
Hawaii Club Proprietor (uncredited)
 
1941 Lady Be Good
Policeman (scenes deleted)
 
1941 Ice-Capades
Joe, the Bouncer (uncredited)
 
1941 Tillie the Toiler
Policeman
 
1941 Three Sons o' Guns
Sylvester, the Milkman (uncredited)
 
1941 Tight Shoes
Blooch
 
1941 Million Dollar Baby
Customs Officer (uncredited)
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
 
1941 Thieves Fall Out
Detective Dudley Kane
 
1941 Men of Boys Town
Detective Arresting Whitey (uncredited)
 
1941 Here Comes Happiness
Joe, Vance's Chauffeur
 
1941 Meet the Chump
Muldoon
 
1941 Flight from Destiny
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
 
1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome
Store Detective (uncredited)
 
1941 Four Mothers
Harry, a Mover (uncredited)
 
1940 Bowery Boy
Mr. Hanson
 
1940 San Francisco Docks
Hank
 
1940 This Thing Called Love
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1940 Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
 
1940 Street of Memories
Mike Sullivan
 
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1940 Slightly Tempted
Gottlieb, Policeman (uncredited)
 
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1940 Spring Parade
Inga - the Fortune Teller (as Ed Gargan)
 
1940 City for Conquest
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
 
1940 Girl from Avenue A
First Doorman (uncredited)
 
1940 Girl from God's Country
Poker Player
 
1940 Queen of the Mob
Bank Guard (uncredited)
 
1940 Susan and God
Cabbie (uncredited)
 
1940 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
Policeman at Robbery (uncredited)
 
1940 An Angel from Texas
New York Policeman (uncredited)
 
1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
George - Doorman (uncredited)
 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
 
1940 It All Came True
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1940 Johnny Apollo
Detective (uncredited)
 
1940 Road to Singapore
Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
 
1940 Three Cheers for the Irish
Policeman O'Brien (uncredited)
 
1940 Adventure in Diamonds
Lou
 
1940 Charlie Chan in Panama
Plant Workman (uncredited)
 
1940 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers)
Capt. Butterfield (uncredited)
 
1940 Castle on the Hudson
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
 
1940 The Saint's Double Trouble
Police Sergeant Mike, Turnkey (uncredited)
 
1940 Wolf of New York
W. Thornton Upshaw
 
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby
Cab Driver (as Ed Gargan)
 
1939 A Child Is Born
Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
 
1939 Another Thin Man
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
 
1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1939 20,000 Men a Year
Dunk
 
1939 Pack Up Your Troubles
Sentry
 
1939 On Your Toes
First Policeman (uncredited)
 
1939 $1000 a Touchdown
Ironmansky (uncredited)
 
1939 Night Work
Officer Flannigan, One of the Finest
 
1939 The Spellbinder
Tom - Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1939 They All Come Out
George Jacklin - 'Bugs'
 
1939 It Could Happen to You
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1939 Boy Friend
Bugsie (uncredited)
 
1939 Lucky Night
Policeman
 
1939 For Love or Money
Bubbles
 
1939 Fixer Dugan
Jake
 
1939 The Flying Irishman
Jim 'J.R.' Robinson (uncredited)
 
1939 The Family Next Door
Cop (uncredited)
 
1939 Winner Take All
Bettor (uncredited)
 
1939 The Saint Strikes Back
Pinky Budd
 
1939 Blondie Meets the Boss
Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
 
1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter
Police Officer
 
1939 Cafe Society
Cop (uncredited)
 
1939 Honolulu
Second Detective
 
1939 Boy Trouble
Cop (uncredited)
 
1938 Newsboys' Home
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1938 While New York Sleeps
Sgt. White
 
1938 Up the River
Tiny
 
1938 Road Demon
Beefy Hogan (uncredited)
 
1938/II Thanks for the Memory
Flanahan
 
1938 Spring Madness
Jim - a Policeman (uncredited)
 
1938 Annabel Takes a Tour
Longshoreman at dance
 
1938 Five of a Kind
Tim Kelly - Bartender (uncredited)
 
1938 Straight Place and Show
Detective Globe (as Ed Gargan)
 
1938 Time Out for Murder
Apartment Doorman (uncredited)
 
1938 Carefree
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1938 Give Me a Sailor
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
 
1938/II Keep Smiling
First Electrician (uncredited)
 
1938 Gateway
Guard (uncredited)
 
1938 The Texans
Sgt. Grady (uncredited)
 
1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1938 Men Are Such Fools
2nd Policeman in Car (uncredited)
 
1938 The Rage of Paris
Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1938 Rascals
Officer (uncredited)
 
1938 The Devil's Party
Sgt. Enders (uncredited)
 
1938 Crime School
Officer Hogan (as Ed Gargan)
 
1938 Goodbye Broadway
Bus Driver (uncredited)
 
1938 Love on a Budget
Big Furniture Mover (uncredited)
 
1938 Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
 
1937 Wallaby Jim of the Islands
Buck Morgan
 
1937 45 Fathers
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1937 Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Park Policeman (uncredited)
 
1937 Danger Patrol
John Donovan
 
1937 A Girl with Ideas
Eddie
 
1937 That's My Story!
John
 
1937 Madame X
Mate of Dorcas (uncredited)
 
1937 Back in Circulation
Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
 
1937 Big City
Policeman with Banana (uncredited)
 
1937 Wake Up and Live
Murphy, Tour Guide Supervisor
 
1937 San Quentin
'Captain' Road Gang Guard (uncredited)
 
1937 High, Wide, and Handsome
Foreman
 
1937 The Go Getter
Police Officar Riley
 
1937 You Can't Buy Luck
Butch (uncredited)
 
1937 Jim Hanvey, Detective
O. R.Smith
 
1937 The Man Who Found Himself
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
 
1937 When Love Is Young
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing!
Guard (uncredited)
 
1937 The Great O'Malley
Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
 
1937 We're on the Jury
Police Officer Clark
 
1936 Great Guy
Henchman Al
 
1936 Under Your Spell
Detective (uncredited)
 
1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (uncredited)
 
1936 Two in a Crowd
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1936 Wives Never Know
Officer (uncredited)
 
1936 Stage Struck
Rordan
 
1936 My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
 
1936 A Son Comes Home
Second Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1936 Grand Jury
Police Officer Tim Burke
 
1936 Nobody's Fool
Tom
 
1936 Hearts in Bondage
'Mac' McPherson
 
1936 Roaming Lady
Andy
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
 
1936 Boulder Dam
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
 
1936 The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
 
1936 Sutter's Gold
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
 
1936 Dangerous Waters
Bosun (as Ed Gargan)
 
1936 Anything Goes
Detective
 
1936 Ceiling Zero
Doc Wilson
 
1935 The Bride Comes Home
Cab Driver (as Ed Gargan)
 
1935 Miss Pacific Fleet
Shore Patrol Chief with Telephone (uncredited)
 
1935 False Pretenses
Mike O'Reilly
 
1935 Hands Across the Table
Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
 
1935 Barbary Coast
Bill, Henchman (uncredited)
 
1935 Here Comes Cookie
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1935 Two for Tonight
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
 
1935 We're in the Money
Policeman Clancy O'Rourke
 
1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze
Patrolman No.1
 
1935 The Irish in Us
Tough Guy Slugged by Danny (uncredited)
 
1935 So Red the Rose
Cavalryman (uncredited)
 
1935 Ginger
Detective (uncredited)
 
1935 Hold 'Em Yale (uncredited)
 
1935 Behind the Green Lights
Moran - a Cop
 
1935 One New York Night
Trench (uncredited)
 
1935 The Gilded Lily
Subway Guard
 
1935 A Notorious Gentleman
Detective (uncredited)
 
1934 Bachelor of Arts
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1934 The Band Plays On
Lumberjack (uncredited)
 
1934 Behold My Wife
Detective Connolly (uncredited)
 
1934 We Live Again
Warden's Assistant (uncredited)
 
1934 Port of Lost Dreams
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
 
1934 She Had to Choose
Higgins
 
1934 The Lemon Drop Kid
Sullivan (uncredited)
 
1934 Belle of the Nineties
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
 
1934 Ela Foi uma Dama
Bull (uncredited)
 
1934 Side Streets
Cop (uncredited)
 
1934 Wild Gold
Eddie Sparks
 
1934 Registered Nurse
Officer Pat O'Brien
 
1934 Three on a Honeymoon
Poker Player (uncredited)
 
1934 Good Dame
House Detective (uncredited)
 
1934 David Harum
Bill Montague (uncredited)
 
1934 Radio Dough (short)
 
1934 Fugitive Lovers
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1933 Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
 
1933 Gallant Lady
Policeman on Street (uncredited)
 
1933 Jimmy and Sally
Married Meatpacker (uncredited)
 
1933 Ace of Aces
Whitaker - Mechanic (uncredited)
 
1933 Bombshell
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
 
1933 Turn Back the Clock
Pete - Checkers Player (uncredited)
 
1933 Three-Cornered Moon
Mike the Landlord (uncredited)
 
1933 Mary Stevens, M.D.
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
 
1933 Pilgrimage
Marty, Reporter (uncredited)
 
1933 Gambling Ship
Deputy (uncredited)
 
1933 The Girl in 419
Lt. 'Babs' Riley
 
1932 His Honor -- Penrod (short)
Jim Barry (uncredited)
 
1931 The Girl Habit
Detective
 
1931 The African Dodger (short)
 
1931 Tarnished Lady
Al - Man in Bar (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1946 Cinderella Jones (performer: "You Never Know Where You're Goin' Till You Get There")
 
1944 Song of the Open Road (" I'm Havin' Fun in the Sun" 1944 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1953 I Was a Burlesque Queen
Frankie
 
1949 Two Knights from Brooklyn
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1927). Stage Play: Polly of Hollywood. Musical comedy. See more »

Alternate Names:

Edward F. Gargan | Edward P. Gargan | Ed Gargan

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Befuddled-looking character actor, who specialised in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer