William Gargan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-07-17

Day of death

1979-02-18 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

William Gargan

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • Emergency Call

    Emergency Call

  • Personal Secretary

    Personal Secretary

  • Hot Cargo

    Hot Cargo

  • Traveling Saleslady

    Traveling Saleslady

  • Star Dust

    Star Dust

  • Reported Missing

    Reported Missing

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • Sporting Blood

    Sporting Blood

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • Destination Unknown

    Destination Unknown

  • Flying Cadets

    Flying Cadets

  • Swell Guy

    Swell Guy

  • Murder in the Music Hall

    Murder in the Music Hall

  • Strictly Dynamite

    Strictly Dynamite

  • British Agent

    British Agent

  • The Bells of St. Mary's

    The Bells of St. Mary's

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

  • Swing Fever

    Swing Fever

  • Blackmailer

    Blackmailer

  • Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

  • Navy Born

    Navy Born

  • Lucky Devils

    Lucky Devils

  • Bombay Clipper

    Bombay Clipper

  • Headline Shooter

    Headline Shooter

  • Black Fury

    Black Fury

  • Sweepings

    Sweepings

  • Double Alibi

    Double Alibi

  • Strange Impersonation

    Strange Impersonation

  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

  • Who Done It?

    Who Done It?

  • I Wake Up Screaming

    I Wake Up Screaming

  • Till the End of Time

    Till the End of Time

  • Four Frightened People

    Four Frightened People

  • Waterfront at Midnight

    Waterfront at Midnight

  • Keep 'Em Flying

    Keep 'Em Flying

  • The Story of Temple Drake

    The Story of Temple Drake

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

  • Follow the Leader

    Follow the Leader

  • The Animal Kingdom

    The Animal Kingdom

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • They Knew What They Wanted

    They Knew What They Wanted

  • Isle Of Destiny

    Isle Of Destiny

  • The Misleading Lady

    The Misleading Lady

  • The Milky Way

    The Milky Way

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • The Devil's Party

    The Devil's Party

  • Behind the Mike

    Behind the Mike

  • The House of Fear

    The House of Fear

  • Women in the Wind

    Women in the Wind

  • The Sky Parade

    The Sky Parade

  • Rain

    Rain

  • The Housekeeper's Daughter

    The Housekeeper's Daughter

  • Follow That Woman

    Follow That Woman

  • A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

    A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

  • A Night at the Ritz

    A Night at the Ritz

  • The Crime of Doctor Hallet

    The Crime of Doctor Hallet

  • Things Are Looking Up

    Things Are Looking Up

  • The Rawhide Years

    The Rawhide Years

  • Behind Green Lights

    Behind Green Lights

  • A Close Call for Ellery Queen

    A Close Call for Ellery Queen

  • Sealed Lips

    Sealed Lips

  • Martin Kane, Private Eye

    Martin Kane, Private Eye

  • Some Blondes Are Dangerous

    Some Blondes Are Dangerous

  • The Adventures of Jane Arden

    The Adventures of Jane Arden

  • Miracle in the Rain

    Miracle in the Rain

  • The Argyle Secrets

    The Argyle Secrets

  • Miss Annie Rooney

    Miss Annie Rooney

  • Harrigan's Kid

    Harrigan's Kid

  • Song of the Sarong

    Song of the Sarong

  • Cheers for Miss Bishop

    Cheers for Miss Bishop

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • Three Sons

    Three Sons

  • Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

    Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

  • No Place for a Lady

    No Place for a Lady

  • The Sport Parade

    The Sport Parade

  • Fury and the Woman

    Fury and the Woman

  • Man on the Ledge

    Man on the Ledge

  • Within the Law

    Within the Law

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1

  • Night Editor

    Night Editor

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Man Hunt

    Man Hunt

  • Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

  • Don't Bet on Blondes

    Don't Bet on Blondes

  • Midnight Manhunt

    Midnight Manhunt

  • You're a Sweetheart

    You're a Sweetheart

  • The Mayor of 44th Street

    The Mayor of 44th Street

  • She Gets Her Man

    She Gets Her Man

  • Turnabout

    Turnabout

  • Alibi for Murder

    Alibi for Murder

  • Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

    Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

  • Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

    Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite

  • She Asked for It

    She Asked for It

  • Flying Hostess

    Flying Hostess

  • Breezing Home

    Breezing Home