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Edward Gargan

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1902-07-17

Deathday: 1964-02-19 (61 years old)

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.

Filmography

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Movies 217

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Edward Gargan

Biography

Filmography

all 217

Movies 217

I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953)

So You Want to Buy a Used Car (1951)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)

Cuban Fireball (1951)

The Newlywed's Boarder (1950)

Spooky Wooky (1950)

Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)

So You Want a Raise (1950)

So You Want to Move (1950)

Triple Trouble (1950)

Father of the Bride (1950)

Belle of Old Mexico (1950)

So You Want to Throw a Party (1950)

Key to the City (1950)

Hold That Baby! (1949)

Strike It Rich (1948)

You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)

Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)

Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)

Campus Honeymoon (1948)

Linda, Be Good (1947)

Exposed (1947)

The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)

Little Miss Broadway (1947)

Web of Danger (1947)

Saddle Pals (1947)

That's My Gal (1947)

So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

Crack-Up (1946)

The Inner Circle (1946)

The Dark Horse (1946)

Behind the Mask (1946)

Deadline at Dawn (1946)

Cinderella Jones (1946)

Blonde Alibi (1946)

Little Giant (1946)

Gay Blades (1946)

Follow That Woman (1945)

Life with Blondie (1945)

She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)

Sing Your Way Home (1945)

Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)

The Beautiful Cheat (1945)

The Naughty Nineties (1945)

Wonder Man (1945)

Dangerous Partners (1945)

A Sporting Chance (1945)

Twice Blessed (1945)

Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)

High Powered (1945)

San Fernando Valley (1944)

Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)

The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)

The Falcon Out West (1944)

In Old Oklahoma (1943)

The Falcon and the Co-Eds (1943)

My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

Princess O'Rourke (1943)

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

The West Side Kid (1943)

The Falcon in Danger (1943)

Hit the Ice (1943)

Tahiti Honey (1943)

The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

Something to Shout About (1943)

My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1942)

The Falcon's Brother (1942)

My Sister Eileen (1942)

Between Us Girls (1942)

A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)

Blondie for Victory (1942)