William Gargan profile
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William Gargan

17th July 1905 Brooklyn, New York, USA Acting

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.

97 Movies 4 TV Shows 103 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Dynamite 18th January 1949 as "Gunner" Peterson
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Man Hunt 29th January 1936 as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
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Black Fury 18th May 1935 as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
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Rain 12th October 1932 as Sergeant Tim O'Hara