Edward Gargan

Biography

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.

Known For

Father of the Bride

Bringing Up Baby

My Man Godfrey

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

The Walking Dead

The Gilded Lily

Four Mothers

The Falcon Takes Over

All Movies (214)

• I Was a Burlesque Queen1953 · as Frankie
• Bedtime for Bonzo1951 · as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · as Milt (uncredited)
• Spooky Wooky1950
• Hit Parade of 19511950 · as Garrity
• So You Want a Raise1950
• So You Want to Move1950
• Triple Trouble1950 · as Officer Murphy
• Father of the Bride1950 · as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
• Belle of Old Mexico1950 · as Sam
• Key to the City1950 · as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
• Hold That Baby!1949 · as Policeman Burton
• Strike It Rich1948 · as Mack
• You Gotta Stay Happy1948 · as Detective (Uncredited)
• Adventures of Gallant Bess1948 · as Deputy Sheriff
• Daredevils of the Clouds1948 · as Tap-It Bowers
• Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!1948 · as Ted (uncredited)
• Campus Honeymoon1948 · as Motorcycle Cop
• Linda, Be Good1947 · as Frankie
• Exposed1947 · as Big Mac
• The Ghost Goes Wild1947 · as Newsstand man
• Little Miss Broadway1947 · as Uncle George
• Web of Danger1947 · as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
• Saddle Pals1947 · as Jailer
• That's My Gal1947 · as Mike
• So You're Going to Be a Father1947 · as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
• It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947 · as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
• The Brasher Doubloon1947 · as Truck Driver (uncredited)
• Crack-Up1946 · as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
• The Inner Circle1946 · as Parking Ticket Cop
• The Dark Horse1946 · as Eustace Kelly
• Behind the Mask1946 · as Detective Dixon
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Bouncer (uncredited)
• Cinderella Jones1946 · as Riley
• Blonde Alibi1946 · as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
• Little Giant1946 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Gay Blades1946 · as Bartender
• Follow That Woman1945 · as Butch
• Life with Blondie1945 · as Hundefänger (uncredited)
• She Wouldn't Say Yes1945 · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• Sing Your Way Home1945 · as Jailer
• Her Highness and the Bellboy1945 · as 1st Cop
• The Naughty Nineties1945 · as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
• Wonder Man1945 · as Policeman in Park
• Dangerous Partners1945 · as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
• A Sporting Chance1945 · as Mike Ryan
• Twice Blessed1945 · as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
• Earl Carroll Vanities1945 · as Policeman
• High Powered1945 · as Cal Williams
• The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
• San Fernando Valley1944 · as Keno
• Detective Kitty O'Day1944 · as Mike Storm
• The Great Alaskan Mystery1944 · as Kurtz
• The Falcon Out West1944 · as Homicide Detective Bates
• In Old Oklahoma1943 · as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
• The Falcon and the Co-Eds1943 · as Detective Bates
• My Kingdom for a Cook1943 · as Duke
• Princess O'Rourke1943 · as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
• Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• The West Side Kid1943 · as Donovan
• The Falcon in Danger1943 · as Det. Bates
• Hit the Ice1943 · as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
• Tahiti Honey1943 · as George, the Bartender
• The Falcon Strikes Back1943 · as Detective Bates
• Something to Shout About1943 · as Detective Stone
• My Heart Belongs to Daddy1942 · as Mr. Johnson - Detective
• The Falcon's Brother1942 · as Detective Bates
• My Sister Eileen1942 · as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
• Between Us Girls1942 · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• A-Haunting We Will Go1942 · as Police Lt. Foster
• Blondie for Victory1942 · as Sergeant
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point1942 · as Bombardier (uncredited)
• Lady in a Jam1942 · as Deputy
• Miss Annie Rooney1942 · as Policeman
• The Falcon Takes Over1942 · as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
• Meet the Stewarts1942 · as Moving Man
• Flying with Music1942 · as Joe
• My Favorite Blonde1942 · as Mulrooney
• What's Cookin'?1942 · as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
• Dr. Kildare's Victory1942 · as Willie Brooks
• Fly By Night1942 · as Officer Charlie Prescott
• A Date with the Falcon1942 · as Detective Bates (uncredited)
• Over My Dead Body1942 · as Police Sergeant
• Niagara Falls1941 · as Chuck
• Ice-Capades1941 · as Joe, the Bouncer
• Tillie the Toiler1941 · as Policeman
• Three Sons o' Guns1941 · as Sylvester
• Million Dollar Baby1941
• Thieves Fall Out1941 · as Dudley Kane
• Here Comes Happiness1941 · as Joe
• Flight from Destiny1941 · as Hotel Doorman
• Four Mothers1941 · as Harry (uncredited)
• San Francisco Docks1940 · as Hank
• This Thing Called Love1940 · as Police Officer
• Go West1940 · as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
• Street of Memories1940 · as Mike Sullivan
• The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date1940 · as Chimp
• The Villain Still Pursued Her1940 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Spring Parade1940 · as Inga - the Fortune Teller
• City for Conquest1940 · as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
• Girl from God's Country1940 · as Poker Player
• Queen of the Mob1940 · as Bank Guard
• Susan and God1940 · as Cabbie (uncredited)
• Buck Benny Rides Again1940 · as Policeman
• An Angel from Texas1940 · as New York Policeman
• The Doctor Takes a Wife1940 · as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
• Two Girls on Broadway1940 · as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
• Johnny Apollo1940 · as Detective (uncredited)
• It All Came True1940 · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Road to Singapore1940 · as Bill (uncredited)
• Adventure in Diamonds1940 · as Lou
• Charlie Chan in Panama1940 · as Plant Workman
• Northwest Passage1940 · as Capt. Butterfield
• Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
• The Saint's Double Trouble1940 · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• Wolf of New York1940 · as W. Thornton Upshaw
• Brother Rat and a Baby1940 · as Cab Driver
• A Child is Born1939 · as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
• Another Thin Man1939 · as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
• Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939 · as Truck Driver
• 20,000 Men a Year1939 · as Dunk
• Pack Up Your Troubles1939 · as Sentry
• On Your Toes1939 · as First Policeman
• $1,000 a Touchdown1939 · as Ironmansky (uncredited)
• They All Come Out1939 · as George "Bugs" Jacklin
• Night Work1939 · as Police Officer Flannigan
• The Spellbinder1939 · as Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• Lucky Night1939 · as Policeman
• Fixer Dugan1939 · as Jake
• The Flying Irishman1939 · as J.R. Robinson
• The Family Next Door1939 · as Cop
• The Saint Strikes Back1939 · as Pinky Budd
• Blondie Meets the Boss1939 · as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
• Cafe Society1939 · as Cop
• Yes, My Darling Daughter1939 · as Police Officer
• Honolulu1939 · as Second Detective
• Boy Trouble1939 · as Cop
• While New York Sleeps1938 · as Sgt. White
• Up the River1938 · as Tiny
• Thanks for the Memory1938 · as Flanahan
• Spring Madness1938 · as Jim - a Policeman
• Annabel Takes a Tour1938 · as Longshoreman at dance
• Straight, Place and Show1938 · as Detective Globe
• Carefree1938 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Give Me a Sailor1938 · as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
• Gateway1938 · as Guard
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse1938 · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• The Rage of Paris1938 · as Truck Driver (uncredited)
• Crime School1938 · as Officer Hogan
• Love on a Budget1938 · as Big Furniture Mover
• Bringing Up Baby1938 · as Zoo Official (uncredited)
• Wallaby Jim of the Islands1937 · as [scenes deleted]
• Danger Patrol1937 · as John Donovan
• A Girl with Ideas1937 · as Eddie
• That’s My Story1937 · as John
• Madame X1937 · as Mate of Dorcas
• Back in Circulation1937 · as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
• High, Wide and Handsome1937 · as Foreman
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
• You Can't Buy Luck1937 · as Butch (uncredited)
• Jim Hanvey, Detective1937 · as O. R.Smith
• The Man Who Found Himself1937 · as Policeman in Park
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
• We're on the Jury1937 · as Officer Clark
• Great Guy1936 · as Henchman Al
• Under Your Spell1936 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Valiant Is the Word for Carrie1936
• Wives Never Know1936 · as Officer
• Stage Struck1936 · as Rordan
• My Man Godfrey1936 · as Detective (uncredited)
• Grand Jury1936 · as Policeman Burke
• Roaming Lady1936 · as Andy
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936 · as Bodyguard (uncredited)
• Boulder Dam1936 · as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
• Sutter's Gold1936 · as Wagon Driver
• The Walking Dead1936 · as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
• Dangerous Waters1936 · as Bosun
• Anything Goes1936 · as Detective
• Ceiling Zero1936 · as Doc Wilson
• The Bride Comes Home1935 · as Cab Driver
• False Pretenses1935 · as Mike O'Reilly
• Hands Across the Table1935 · as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
• Two for Tonight1935 · as Taxi Driver
• Here Comes Cookie1935 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• We're in the Money1935 · as Clancy O'Rourke
• Man on the Flying Trapeze1935 · as Patrolman
• Behind the Green Lights1935 · as Moran - a Cop
• One New York Night1935 · as Trench
• The Gilded Lily1935 · as Guard
• A Notorious Gentleman1935 · as Detective
• The Band Plays On1934 · as Lumberjack
• We Live Again1934 · as Warden's assistant
• Port of Lost Dreams1934 · as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
• She Had to Choose1934 · as Higgins
• Belle of the Nineties1934 · as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
• Wild Gold1934 · as Eddie Sparks
• Registered Nurse1934 · as Officer Pat O'Brien
• David Harum1934 · as Bill Montague (uncredited)
• Queen Christina1934 · as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
• Radio Dough1934 · as Gang Leader (uncredited)
• Ace of Aces1933 · as Whitaker (uncredited)
• Bombshell1933 · as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
• Three Cornered Moon1933 · as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
• Mary Stevens, M.D.1933 · as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
• Pilgrimage1933
• Gambling Ship1933 · as Deputy (uncredited)
• The Girl in 4191933 · as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
• The Door Knocker1931 · as Man
• Via Express1931
• The Girl Habit1931 · as Detective
• The African Dodger1931
• Two A.M.1931
• Tarnished Lady1931 · as Al - Man in Bar
• It's All Over1930 · as Jerry