Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
The older brother of stage and film leading man William Gargan, Brooklynite Edward Gargan joined his performing family in stage work before heading to Hollywood in 1933. Though he occasionally played crooks, teamsters, ward heelers and the like, Gargan specialized in portrayed dumb detectives who spent their lives misinterpreting clues and arresting the wrong people. His best-known role in this capacity was as incurably dense city detective Bates in the RKO Falcon "B"-movies of the '40s. Like his brother Bill, Edward Gargan was also quite busy on radio, preceding Larry Keating as the narrator of NBC's popular This is Your FBI. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Edward Gargan:
- Great Guy with James Cagney , Mae Clarke , James Burke , Henry Kolker , Edward S. Brophy , Joseph Sawyer , Douglas Wood , Gertrude Astor , Eddy Chandler , Wallis Clark , Kernan Cripps , John Dilson , Lester Dorr , Dwight Frye , Bud Geary , Mary Gordon , Mildred Harris , Ben Jr. Hendricks , Arthur Hoyt , Robert Lowery , Murdock MacQuarrie , Kate Price , Henry Roquemore , Lee Shumway , Harry Tenbrook , Frank Mills , Bruce Mitchell , Frank O'Connor , Dennis O'Keefe , Jack Pennick
- Hearts in Bondage with James Dunn , Mae Clarke , David Manners , Henry B. Walthall , Fritz Sr. Leiber , George S. Irving , Irving Pichel , Joseph M. Kerrigan , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Ben Alexander , Russell Hicks , George "Gabby" Hayes , Douglas Wood , Erville Alderson , Etta McDaniel , Warner P. Richmond , Smiley Burnette , Lane R. Chandler , Pat Flaherty , Henry Roquemore
- We Live Again with Anna Sten , Fredric March , C. Aubrey Smith , Ethel Griffies , Sam Jaffe , Jessie Ralph , Cecil Cunningham , Morgan Wallace , Davison Clark , Leonid Kinskey , Dale Fuller , Michael Visaroff , Edgar Norton , Richard Alexander , Stanley Blystone , Harry Cording , Mary Forbes , Halliwell Hobbes , John Ince , Crauford Kent , Harry C. Myers , James Marcus
- Once Upon a Time with Cary Grant , Janet Blair , James Gleason , Ted Donaldson , Howard Freeman , William Demarest , Art Baker , Paul Stanton , John Abbott , Eddie Acuff , Iris Adrian , Murray Alper , Henry Armetta , Charles Arnt , Lloyd Bridges , Billy Bevan , Lane R. Chandler , Cliff Clark , Charles Coleman , Pedro DeCordoba , Vernon Dent , John Dilson , Jeff Donnell , George Eldredge , Fern Emmett , James Flavin , Vaughan Glaser , William Gould , Harrison Greene , Frank S. Hagney , Esther Howard , Nolan Leary , Torben Meyer , Ida Moore , Jack Norton , Garry Owen , Emory Parnell , Barbara Pepper , Cyril Ring , Christian Rub , Sid Saylor , Harry Strang , Ray Teal , John Tyrrell , Emmett Vogan , Ruth Warren , Pierre Watkin , Cecil Weston , Isabel Withers , Ian Wolfe , William Austin , Mary Field , John Kelly , Tom Dugan , Tom Kennedy
- It Happened on Fifth Avenue with Don DeFore , Ann Harding , Charles Ruggles , Victor Moore , Gale Storm , Grant Mitchell , Edward S. Brophy , Alan Jr. Hale , Arthur Hohl , Johnny Arthur , Leon Belasco , Chester Clute , James Flavin , John Hamilton , George H. Lloyd , Eddie Marr , George Meader , Howard M. Mitchell , Garry Owen , Charles Lane
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse with Edward G. Robinson , Claire Trevor , Humphrey Bogart , Allen Jenkins , Donald Crisp , Gale Page , Henry O'Neill , John Litel , Thurston Hall , Maxie Rosenbloom , Curt Bois , Ward Bond , Vladimir Sokoloff , Billy Wayne , Robert Emmett Homans , Irving Bacon , Wade Boteler , Edgar Dearing , William Haade , Susan Hayward , Jack Mower , Ronald W. Reagan , Larry Steers , William Worthington , Mary Field , Bruce Mitchell
- War of the Wildcats with John Wayne , Martha Scott , Albert Dekker , George "Gabby" Hayes , Marjorie Rambeau , Dale Evans , Grant Withers , Sidney Blackmer , Paul Fix , Cecil Cunningham , Irving Bacon , Byron K. Foulger , Stanley Andrews , Charles Arnt , Roy Barcroft , George Chandler , Lane R. Chandler , William B. Davidson , Kenne Duncan , Rhonda Fleming , Bud Geary , Fred Graham , Jack Kirk , Arthur Loft , Tom London , LeRoy Mason , Anne O'Neal , Dick Rich , Harry T. Shannon , Emmett Vogan , Charles "Slim" Whitaker , Will Wright , Yakima Canutt , Robert Warwick , Harry Woods
- Twentieth Century with John Barrymore , Carole Lombard , Walter Connolly , Roscoe Karns , Etienne Girardot , Ralph Forbes , Edgar Kennedy , Dale Fuller , James P. Burtis , Herman Bing , James Burke , Eddy Chandler , Pat Flaherty , Sherry Hall , Howard C. Hickman , Fred A. Kelsey , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , George H. Reed , Harry Semels , Fred "Snowflake" Toones , Charles Lane
- Road to Singapore with Bing Crosby , Dorothy Lamour , Bob Hope , Charles Coburn , Anthony Quinn , Jerry Colonna , Johnny Arthur , Pierre Watkin , Miles Mander , Monte Blue , Harry C. Bradley , Don Brodie , Greta Granstedt , Grace Hayle , Belle Mitchell , Robert Emmett O'Connor , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Cyril Ring , Richard Tucker
- Queen Christina with Greta Garbo , John Gilbert , Ian Keith , Lewis S. Stone , C. Aubrey Smith , Reginald Owen , David Torrence , Gustav vonSeyffertitz , Ferdinand Munier , Richard Alexander , Wade Boteler , Cora Sue Collins , Lawrence Grant , Sam Harris , Paul C. Hurst , Fred Jr. Kohler , Edward Norris , Georges Renavent , Akim Tamiroff
- My Man Godfrey with William Powell , Carole Lombard , Alice Brady , Gail Patrick , Jean Dixon , Eugene Pallette , Alan Mowbray , Mischa Auer , Pat Flaherty , Franklin Pangborn , Grady Sutton , James Flavin , Ernie S. Adams , Eddie Fetherstone , Bess Flowers , Selmer Jackson , Bob Perry , Jean Rogers , Jane Wyman , David S. Horsley
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town with Gary Cooper , Jean Arthur , George Bancroft , Lionel Stander , Douglas Dumbrille , Raymond Walburn , H.B. Warner , Warren B. Hymer , Ruth Donnelly , Spencer Charters , Emma Dunn , Arthur Hoyt , Jameson Thomas , Walter Catlett , Margaret Seddon , Stanley Andrews , Irving Bacon , Billy Bevan , Harry C. Bradley , Cecil Cunningham , Ann Doran , Bess Flowers , George "Gabby" Hayes , Russell Hicks , Paul C. Hurst , Eddie Kane , Edward Keane , Edward J. LeSaint , Edwin Maxwell , George Meeker , James Millican , Gene Morgan , Jack Mower , Franklin Pangborn , Paul Porcasi , Christian Rub , Lee Shumway , Charles Sullivan , Dale vanSickel , Gustav vonSeyffertitz , Pierre Watkin , Charles Wilson , George Cooper , Charles Lane , Dennis O'Keefe
- Father of the Bride with Spencer Tracy , Elizabeth Taylor , Joan Bennett , Don Taylor , Billie Burke , Russ Tamblyn , Leo G. Carroll , Moroni Olsen , Melville Cooper , Taylor Holmes , Frank Orth , Richard Alexander , Carleton Carpenter , William Haade , Sherry Hall , Paul Harvey , Paul Maxey , Gil Perkins , Ralph Peters , William "Bill" Phillips , Dewey Robinson , Douglas Spencer , Harry Dean Stanton , John Welsh , Dick Wessel , Jeff York , Betty Farrington
- City for Conquest with James Cagney , Ann Sheridan , Frank Craven , Donald Crisp , Arthur Kennedy , Frank McHugh , George Tobias , Blanche Yurka , Elia Kazan , Anthony Quinn , Bob Steele , George H. Lloyd , Murray Alper , Joyce Compton , Jerome Cowan , Joseph Crehan , Pat Flaherty , Thurston Hall , Margaret Hayes , Howard C. Hickman , Selmer Jackson , Edward Keane , William 'Billy' Newell , Lee Patrick , Billy Wayne , Ben Welden , Dick Wessel , Charles Wilson , Charles Lane , Sidney Miller
- Bringing Up Baby with Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Charles Ruggles , Barry Fitzgerald , May Robson , Ward Bond , Walter Catlett , Fritz Feld , George S. Irving , William Benedict , Billy Bevan , Stanley Blystone , Jack Carson , Jonathan Hale , Frank Marlowe , Pat O'Malley , Frank M. Thomas , Pat West , John Kelly , Richard Lane
Edward Gargan Trivia
Who did Edward Gargan play in False Pretenses?
Edward Gargan was Mike O'Reilly in False Pretenses
Who did Edward Gargan portray in Jim Hanvey, Detective?
Edward Gargan was Smith in Jim Hanvey, Detective
What role did Edward Gargan portray in Great Guy?
Edward Gargan played Al in Great Guy
What role did Edward Gargan portray in Hearts in Bondage?
Edward Gargan played McPherson in Hearts in Bondage
Who did Edward Gargan portray in Port of Lost Dreams?
Edward Gargan was "Porky" in Port of Lost Dreams
Who did Edward Gargan portray in It Happened on Fifth Avenue?
Edward Gargan was Cop in It Happened on Fifth Avenue
What role did Edward Gargan play in The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse?
Edward Gargan played Sergeant in The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
What role did Edward Gargan play in War of the Wildcats?
Edward Gargan played Kelsey in War of the Wildcats
What role did Edward Gargan play in Twentieth Century?
Edward Gargan played Sheriff in Twentieth Century
Who did Edward Gargan portray in Road to Singapore?
Edward Gargan was Bill in Road to Singapore
Who did Edward Gargan play in Queen Christina?
Edward Gargan was Fellow Drinker in Queen Christina
What role did Edward Gargan portray in My Man Godfrey?
Edward Gargan played Detective in My Man Godfrey
What role did Edward Gargan play in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town?
Edward Gargan played 2nd Bodyguard in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Who did Edward Gargan play in The Devil's Party?
Edward Gargan was Sgt. Enders in The Devil's Party
Who did Edward Gargan play in Bringing Up Baby?
Edward Gargan was Zoo Official in Bringing Up Baby
What role did Edward Gargan portray in Bedtime for Bonzo?
Edward Gargan played Policeman Bill in Bedtime for Bonzo
What role did Edward Gargan play in Adventures of Gallant Bess?
Edward Gargan played Deputy in Adventures of Gallant Bess
