William Gargan
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.
Filmography (103 titles)
6.9MovieComplicated Women
Self (archive footage) · 2003
5.8ShowThe Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1961
5.6MovieThe Rawhide Years
Marshal Sommers · 1956
6.9MovieMiracle in the Rain
Harry Wood · 1956
7.0MovieMan on the Ledge
Officer Bragan · 1955
6.0ShowThe 20th Century Fox Hour
Officer Bragan · 1955
The George Gobel Show
Self · 1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
7.3ShowMartin Kane, Private Eye
1949
4.7MovieDynamite
"Gunner" Peterson · 1949
5.4ShowStudio One
Con McTaggart · 1948
7.0MovieWaterfront at Midnight
Mike Hanrohan · 1948
6.2MovieThe Argyle Secrets
Harry Mitchell · 1948
8.0MovieSwell Guy
Martin Duncan · 1946
6.4MovieTill the End of Time
Sgt. Gunny Watrous · 1946
8.0MovieHot Cargo
Joe Harkness · 1946
9.0MovieRendezvous 24
Agent Larry Cameron · 1946
5.3MovieMurder in the Music Hall
Inspector Wilson · 1946
5.5MovieNight Editor
Tony Cochrane · 1946
6.1MovieStrange Impersonation
Dr. Stephen Lindstrom · 1946
5.6MovieBehind Green Lights
Sam Carson · 1946
6.8MovieThe Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Gallagher · 1945
6.5MovieFollow That Woman
Sam Boone · 1945
4.6MovieMidnight Manhunt
Pete Willis · 1945
7.0MovieSong of the Sarong
Drew Allen · 1945
5.3MovieShe Gets Her Man
'Breezy' Barton · 1945
6.9MovieThe Canterville Ghost
Sergeant Benson · 1944
6.0MovieSwing Fever
'Waltzy' Malone · 1943
7.0MovieHarrigan's Kid
Tom Harrigan · 1943
6.0MovieNo Place for a Lady
Jess Arno · 1943