Edward Gargan

Known for ActingBorn 1902-07-17Died 1964-02-19Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.Read more

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Spooky Wooky

That's My Gal

A Sporting Chance

Up the River

One New York Night

Belle of Old Mexico

Girl from God's Country

A Girl with Ideas

Wives Never Know

Night Work

The Man Who Found Himself

This Thing Called Love

The Band Plays On

So You Want to Move

Strike It Rich

Little Miss Broadway

Gay Blades

San Fernando Valley

My Kingdom for a Cook

Blondie for Victory

Over My Dead Body

Tillie the Toiler

Street of Memories

Love on a Budget

That’s My Story

Behind the Green Lights

The Girl Habit

Two for Tonight

Twice Blessed

My Man Godfrey

Between Us Girls

Wolf of New York

Cafe Society

Bringing Up Baby

Grand Jury

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

David Harum

Gateway

San Francisco Docks

Under Your Spell

False Pretenses

Port of Lost Dreams

Here Comes Cookie

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

A Child is Born

Triple Trouble