William Gargan
American actor (1905-1979) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 73
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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The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1956
Miracle in the RainFilm, Harry Wood1955
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries, Officer Bragan1954The George Gobel ShowSeries1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeries1949
Martin Kane, Private EyeSeries1948
Studio OneSeries, Con McTaggart1946
Behind Green LightsFilm, Sam Carson1945
Midnight ManhuntFilm, Pete Willis1943
Swing FeverFilm, 'Waltzy' Malone1942
Miss Annie RooneyFilm, Mr. Timothy Rooney1941
Cheers for Miss BishopFilm, Sam Peters1939
The Housekeeper's DaughterFilm, Ed O'Malley1938
The Crowd RoarsFilm, Johnny Martin1937
You Only Live OnceFilm, Father Dolan1935
Black FuryFilm, Slim Johnson, Company Policeman1934
British AgentFilm, Bob Medill1932
RainFilm, Sergeant Tim O'Hara1930
Follow the LeaderFilm, Gangster (uncredited)1905Born17 July 1905People around William
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James P. Hogan Directed A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
David O. Selznick Produced The Animal Kingdom and Night Flight
Samuel Bischoff Produced Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Michael Curtiz Directed Black Fury and British Agent
Leo McCarey Directed The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Erle C. Kenton Directed Who Done It? and She Asked for It- Norman Z. McLeod Directed The Milky Way and The Canterville Ghost
Addison Richards Also in Black Fury and British Agent- Lew Landers Directed Hot Cargo and Follow That Woman
Charles Previn Wrote Keep 'Em Flying and Who Done It?
Otto Brower Directed Behind Green Lights (1946)
Alfred Newman Wrote You Only Live Once and Rain
Adolphe Menjou Also in The Milky Way and Broadway Gondolier
Carole Landis Also in Behind Green Lights and Turnabout
Leo White Also in Black Fury and British Agent- Rudolph Maté Directed The Rawhide Years (1955)
Charles Lane Also in The Milky Way and I Wake Up Screaming
Irving Pichel Also in British Agent and Night Flight
Guy Kibbee Also in Rain and Don't Bet on Blondes
Paul Hurst Also in Broadway Serenade and Star Dust
Maxie Rosenbloom Also in The Crowd Roars and Swing Fever
Donald Meek Also in The Housekeeper's Daughter and Star Dust
William Tannen Also in Within the Law and The Devil's Party- Edward Ward Wrote Broadway Serenade (1939)
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You Only Live Once 1937
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945
I Wake Up Screaming 1941
Rain 1932
Filmography 40
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Television 6
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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.
