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.

Most Known For

Blonde Alibi

as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Exposed

as Big Mac

Saddle Pals

as Jailer

Triple Trouble

as Officer Murphy

Gambling Ship

as Deputy (uncredited)

Gay Blades

as Bartender

My Favorite Blonde

as Mulrooney

Father of the Bride

as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)

Bringing Up Baby

as Zoo Official (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey

as Detective (uncredited)

Spooky Wooky

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

as Detective Quinn (uncredited)

Carefree

as Policeman (uncredited)

Crime School

as Officer Hogan

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Queen Christina

as Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

as Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)

In Old Oklahoma

as Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter

Northwest Passage

as Capt. Butterfield