Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-07-17 (62 years old)
Deathday
1964-02-19
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Edward F. Gargan
Edward P. Gargan
Ed 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 pl...
1938
as Zoo Official (uncredited)
1930
as Jerry
1942
as Sergeant
1945
as Hundefänger (uncredited)
1950
as Garrity
1950
as Sam
1938
as Longshoreman at dance
1940
as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1933
as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1942
as Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
1950
as Officer Murphy
1945
as Mike Ryan
1934
as Eddie Sparks
1938
as Policeman (uncredited)
1938
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1941
as Policeman
1951
as Milt (uncredited)
1948
as Deputy Sheriff
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1942
as Police Lt. Foster
1943
as Det. Bates
1944
as Homicide Detective Bates
1942
as Detective Bates
1943
as Detective Bates
1943
as Detective Bates
1939
as Pinky Budd
1947
as Newsstand man
1946
as Parking Ticket Cop
1947
as Policeman in Park (uncredited)
1935
as Patrolman
1944
as Mike Storm
1934
as Stogie (Ruby's agent)
1938
as Officer Hogan
1942
as Mulrooney
1945
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1947
as Big Mac
1935
as Moran - a Cop
1938
as Sgt. White
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
1942
as Joe
1946
as Detective Dixon
1940
as W. Thornton Upshaw
1935
as Mike O'Reilly
1936
as Detective
1939
as Policeman
1933
as 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
1938
as Flanahan
1936
as Policeman Burke
1931
1945
as Jailer
1931
as Man
1934
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
1937
as O. R.Smith
1944
as Kurtz
1939
as George "Bugs" Jacklin
1937
as [scenes deleted]
1950
as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
1931
1935
as Clancy O'Rourke
1939
as J.R. Robinson
1940
as Inga - the Fortune Teller
1935
as Guard
1935
as Cab Driver
1945
as Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
1938
as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
1947
as Mike
1934
as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
1937
as John Donovan
1931
as Al - Man in Bar
1934
as Higgins
1937
as Foreman
1936
as Rordan
1935
as Trench
1940
as Hank
1934
as Lumberjack
1934
as Officer Pat O'Brien
1937
as Mate of Dorcas
1937
as Policeman in Park
1939
as Cop
1936
as Wagon Driver
1939
as Cop
1933
as Whitaker (uncredited)
1940
as Bartender (uncredited)
1938
as Jim - a Policeman
1946
as Riley
1939
as First Policeman
1939
as Second Detective
1939
as Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
1941
as Sylvester
1936
as Pa's Guest (uncredited)
1939
as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
1939
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
1934
as Warden's assistant
1939
as Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
1939
as Truck Driver
1945
as Cal Williams
1937
as Butch (uncredited)
1940
as Chimp
1939
as Sentry
1940
as Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
1939
as Jake
1937
as Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
1946
as Bouncer (uncredited)
1942
as Officer Charlie Prescott
1942
as Moving Man
1953
as Frankie
1947
as Frankie
1948
as Ted (uncredited)
1942
as Deputy
1940
as Plant Workman
1943
as Duke
1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
1938
as Big Furniture Mover
1943
as George, the Bartender
1936
as Henchman Al
1940
as Cab Driver
1942
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1945
as Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
1940
as Mike Sullivan
1943
as Donovan
1935
as Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
1940
as Policeman
1946
as Eustace Kelly
1948
as Mack
1937
as Eddie
1933
as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
1940
as Capt. Butterfield
1944
as Keno
1940
as George, the Doorman (uncredited)
1938
as Guard
1940
as Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
1939
as Dunk
1940
as Cabbie (uncredited)
1937
as Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
1940
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
1933
as Deputy (uncredited)
1942
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1940
as Police Officer
1940
as New York Policeman
1940
as Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
1949
as Policeman Burton
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
1943
as Doorman (uncredited)
1933
1948
as Motorcycle Cop
1947
as Dolan, Restaurant Owner
1945
as Policeman
1946
as Bartender
1941
as Dudley Kane
1933
as Lt. 'Babs' Riley
1939
as Cop
1945
as Policeman in Park
1947
as Jailer
1939
as Police Officer
1941
as Harry (uncredited)
1942
as Bombardier (uncredited)
1937
as Officer Clark
1950
1947
as Uncle George
1938
as Detective Globe
1942
as Detective Bates (uncredited)
1936
as Doc Wilson
1942
as Police Sergeant
1942
as Policeman
1941
as Chuck
1937
as Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
1945
as Butch
1942
as Willie Brooks
1936
as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
1942
as Mr. Johnson - Detective
1943
as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
1939
as Ironmansky (uncredited)
1943
as Detective Stone
1942
as Detective Bates (Uncredited)
1936
as Andy
1939
as Police Officer Flannigan
1943
as Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
1941
as Joe, the Bouncer
1940
as Lou
1946
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1941
as Hotel Doorman
1941
as Joe
1950
as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
1947
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1943
as Bank Policeman (uncredited)
1945
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
1936
as Bosun
1940
as Poker Player
1945
as 1st Cop
1948
as Detective (Uncredited)
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
1951
as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
1938
as Tiny
1947
as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
1931
as Detective
1940
as Bank Guard
1948
as Tap-It Bowers
1946
as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
1935
as Taxi Driver
1934
as Bill Montague (uncredited)
1936
as Officer
1935
as Policeman (uncredited)
1944
as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
1933
as Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
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