Edward Gargan
Acting
Born: 1902-07-17 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Go West
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Bringing Up Baby
Zoo Official (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
J.R. Robinson
Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Bodyguard (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Detective (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
Queen Christina
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
Saddle Pals
Jailer
Exposed
Big Mac
Northwest Passage
Capt. Butterfield
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Milt (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
Officer Murphy
Road to Singapore
Bill (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Wonder Man
Policeman in Park
Deadline at Dawn
Bouncer (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
Mack
Carefree
Policeman (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
Guard
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
Detective (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
Officer
Blonde Alibi
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Anything Goes
Detective #1
One New York Night
Trench
This Thing Called Love
Police Officer
Bedtime for Bonzo
Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Flight from Destiny
Hotel Doorman
Little Giant
Policeman (uncredited)
Gay Blades
Bartender
Crack-Up
Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
Wagon Driver
Princess O'Rourke
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)