William Gargan
Born: 1905-07-17
• Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Complicated Women
The Rawhide Years
Miracle in the Rain
Man on the Ledge
Dynamite
Waterfront at Midnight
The Argyle Secrets
Swell Guy
Till the End of Time
Hot Cargo
Murder in the Music Hall
Night Editor
Strange Impersonation
Behind Green Lights
The Bells of St. Mary's
Follow That Woman
Midnight Manhunt
Song of the Sarong
She Gets Her Man
The Canterville Ghost
Swing Fever
Harrigan's Kid
No Place for a Lady
Who Done It?
The Mayor of 44th Street
Destination Unknown
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Miss Annie Rooney
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Bombay Clipper
Sealed Lips
Keep 'Em Flying
I Wake Up Screaming
Flying Cadets
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Cheers for Miss Bishop
They Knew What They Wanted
Sporting Blood
Turnabout
Star Dust
Isle Of Destiny
Double Alibi
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Three Sons
The House of Fear
Women in the Wind
Broadway Serenade
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Within the Law
Personal Secretary
The Crowd Roars
The Devil's Party
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
You're a Sweetheart
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
Behind the Mike
She Asked for It
Reported Missing
Wings Over Honolulu
Breezing Home
You Only Live Once
Flying Hostess
The Sky Parade
Alibi for Murder
Fury and the Woman
Blackmailer
Navy Born
The Milky Way
Man Hunt
Things You Never See on the Screen
Broadway Gondolier
Bright Lights
Don't Bet on Blondes
Things Are Looking Up
Black Fury
Traveling Saleslady
A Night at the Ritz
The Hollywood Gad-About
British Agent
Strictly Dynamite
The Line-Up
Four Frightened People
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Night Flight
Headline Shooter
Emergency Call
The Story of Temple Drake
Sweepings
Lucky Devils
The Animal Kingdom
The Sport Parade
Rain
The Misleading Lady
Follow the Leader