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William Gargan

Born: 1905-07-17

From: Brooklyn, New York, USA

About: 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.


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Man on the Ledge
Officer Bragan
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Strange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
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Hot Cargo
Joe Harkness
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I Wake Up Screaming
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
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Midnight Manhunt
Pete Willis
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The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher
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Sealed Lips
Lee Davis
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Night Editor
Tony Cochrane
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The Story of Temple Drake
Stephen Benbow
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Within the Law
Police Sergeant Cassidy
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The Milky Way
Speed McFarland
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Rain
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
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Broadway Gondolier
Cliff Stanley
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Four Frightened People
Stewart Corder
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Behind Green Lights
Lt. Sam Carson
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Who Done It?
Detective Inspector Lou
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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
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A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
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Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
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The Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson
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Lucky Devils
Bob Hughes
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Star Dust
Dane Wharton
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You Only Live Once
Father Dolan
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Double Alibi
Walter Gifford
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Don't Bet on Blondes
Numbers
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Black Fury
Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
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Night Flight
Brazilian Pilot
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They Knew What They Wanted
Joe
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Miracle in the Rain
Harry Wood
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Till the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous
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The Animal Kingdom
Regan
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Waterfront at Midnight
Mike Hanrohan
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Emergency Call
Steve Brennan
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Murder in the Music Hall
Inspector Wilson
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Cheers for Miss Bishop
Sam Peters
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Turnabout
Joel Clare
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Bright Lights
Dan Wheeler
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Broadway Serenade
Bill Foster
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British Agent
Bob Medill
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The House of Fear
Arthur McHugh
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Destination Unknown
Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan
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Three Sons
Thane Pardway
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Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. Timothy Rooney
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Headline Shooter
Bill Allen
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Things Are Looking Up
Van Gaard
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Sweepings
Gene Pardway
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Harrigan's Kid
Tom Harrigan
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Traveling Saleslady
Pat O'Connor
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Women in the Wind
Ace Boreman
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Strictly Dynamite
Georgie
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The Argyle Secrets
Harry Mitchell
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Swing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone
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The Housekeeper's Daughter
Ed O'Malley
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A Night at the Ritz
Duke Regan
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Navy Born
Lt. Red Furness
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She Gets Her Man
'Breezy' Barton
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The Devil's Party
Mike O'Mara
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The Mayor of 44th Street
Tommy Fallon
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The Adventures of Jane Arden
Ed Towers
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Red Branahan
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Isle Of Destiny
Stripes Thornton
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Personal Secretary
Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
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Follow the Leader
Gangster (uncredited)
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The Sport Parade
Johnny Baker
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The Crowd Roars
Johnny Martin
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The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Dr. Jack Murray
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She Asked for It
Dwight Stanford
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The Sky Parade
Speed Robertson
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Dynamite
"Gunner" Peterson
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Reported Missing
Steve Browning
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You're a Sweetheart
Fred Edwards
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Fury and the Woman
Bruce Corrigan
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Alibi for Murder
Perry Travis
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Sporting Blood
Duffy
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The Misleading Lady
Fitzpatrick
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Wings Over Honolulu
Jack Furness
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Man Hunt
Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
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Some Blondes Are Dangerous
George Regan
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No Place for a Lady
Jess Arno
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Keep 'Em Flying
Craig Morrison
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Bombay Clipper
James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson
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Song of the Sarong
Drew Allen
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Joe Turp
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Self (uncredited)
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Swell Guy
Martin Duncan
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The Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers
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The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
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Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
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Breezing Home
Steve Rowan
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Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
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Follow That Woman
Sam Boone
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Flying Hostess
Hal Cunningham
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Behind the Mike
George Hayes
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Blackmailer
Peter Cornish
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Flying Cadets
'Trip' Hammer
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The Line-Up
Bob Curtis
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