
William Gargan
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1905-07-17 – 1979-02-18
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known for

Man on the Ledge
1955Officer Bragan
Strange Impersonation
1946Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Hot Cargo
1946Joe Harkness
I Wake Up Screaming
1941Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Midnight Manhunt
1945Pete Willis
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945Joe Gallagher
Sealed Lips
1942Lee Davis
Night Editor
1946Tony Cochrane
The Story of Temple Drake
1933Stephen Benbow
Within the Law
1939Police Sergeant Cassidy
The Milky Way
1936Speed McFarland
Rain
1932Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Broadway Gondolier
1935Cliff Stanley
Four Frightened People
1934Stewart Corder
Behind Green Lights
1946Lt. Sam Carson
Who Done It?
1942Detective Inspector Lou
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942Ellery Queen
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942Ellery Queen
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942Ellery Queen