Edward Gargan profile
Actor profile

Edward Gargan

17th July 1902 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

201 Movies 0 TV Shows 214 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Crack-Up 6th September 1946 as Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
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What's Cookin'? 20th February 1942 as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Go West 6th December 1940 as Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
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A Child is Born 7th December 1939 as Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
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Honolulu 3rd February 1939 as Second Detective
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Carefree 2nd September 1938 as Policeman (uncredited)
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Madame X 1st October 1937 as Mate of Dorcas
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The Walking Dead 29th February 1936 as Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
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Bombshell 13th October 1933 as Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)

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