William Gargan
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-07-17 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
1979-02-18
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.
Most Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Studio One
as Con McTaggart
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Officer Bragan
The George Gobel Show
as Self
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Swing Fever
as 'Waltzy' Malone
Hot Cargo
as Joe Harkness
Blackmailer
as Peter Cornish
British Agent
as Bob Medill
Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Sealed Lips
as Lee Davis
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe Gallagher
Martin Kane, Private Eye
I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Broadway Gondolier
as Cliff Stanley
You Only Live Once
as Father Dolan
Turnabout
as Joel Clare
Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'Hara
The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen Benbow
The Animal Kingdom
as Regan