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William Gargan

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American actor (1905-1979)

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William Dennis Gargan was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe in They Knew What They Wanted.

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Filmography 40

You Only Live Once1937 · ★ 7.1
The Bells of St. Mary's1945 · ★ 6.8
I Wake Up Screaming1941 · ★ 6.9
Rain1932 · ★ 6.6
The Canterville Ghost1944
Who Done It?1942
The Story of Temple Drake1933
The Animal Kingdom1932
Black Fury1935
Behind Green Lights1946
Keep 'Em Flying1941
Night Editor1946
The Milky Way1936
British Agent1934
Night Flight1933
Till the End of Time1946
Strange Impersonation1946
Cheers for Miss Bishop1941
Four Frightened People1934
Turnabout1940
Midnight Manhunt1945
Miracle in the Rain1956
The Rawhide Years1956
The Argyle Secrets1948
You're a Sweetheart1937
Complicated Women2003
They Knew What They Wanted1940
Miss Annie Rooney1942
The Sport Parade1932
Broadway Gondolier1935
Sweepings1933
The Devil's Party1938
Traveling Saleslady1935
Isle Of Destiny1940
Follow the Leader1930
Bright Lights1935
The Crowd Roars1938
Star Dust1940
Emergency Call1933
Sealed Lips1942

103 credits on file

Television 6

The Mike Douglas Show1961
Studio One1948
The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
The George Gobel Show1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse1953
Martin Kane, Private Eye1949

Awards 1

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

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About this person

William Dennis Gargan was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe in They Knew What They Wanted. He acted in decades of movies including parts in Follow the Leader, Rain, Night Flight, Three Sons, Isle of Destiny and many others. The role he was best known for was that of a private detective Martin Kane in the 1949-1952 radio-television series Martin Kane, Private Eye. In television, he was also in 39 episodes of The New Adventures of Martin Kane.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1979 · aged 73
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