

Cast & creator
Best known for The Flying Irishman, Bringing Up Baby, Go West
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.
Also known as: Edward F. Gargan, Edward P. Gargan, Ed Gargan
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television credits
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1930–1953 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Across film & television
Showing 214 of 214 credits

J.R. Robinson
1939
Zoo Official (uncredited)
1938
Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1940
Bodyguard (uncredited)
1936
Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
1950
Police Lt. Foster
1942
Policeman
1942
Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
1943
Milt (uncredited)
1951
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
1936
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1938
Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
1934
Detective (uncredited)
1936
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
1939
S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
1950
Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
1940
Capt. Butterfield
1940
Deputy
1942
Mickey Finnegan (uncredited)
1944
1st Cop
1945
Police Officer
1940
Policeman in Park (uncredited)
1947
New York Policeman
1940
Deputy Sheriff
1948
Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
1939
Doorman (uncredited)
1943
Willie Brooks
1942
Big Mac
1947
Cab Driver
1940
Policeman in Park
1937
Jailer
1947
Jailer
1945
Police Officer
1939
Pinky Budd
1939
Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
1937
Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
1935
Policeman in Park
1945
Detective Bates
1942
George, the Doorman (uncredited)
1940
Detective Bates (Uncredited)
1942
Police Officer Riley (uncredited)
1937
Tap-It Bowers
1948
George "Bugs" Jacklin
1939
Detective (uncredited)
1940
Guard
1935
Detective Globe
1938
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
1940
Bank Policeman (uncredited)
1943
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
1933
Detective Bates (uncredited)
1942
Police Sergeant
1942
Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
1945
Bank Guard
1940
Donovan
1943
Policeman
1940
[scenes deleted]
1937
Patrolman
1935
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Butch (uncredited)
1937
Frankie
1953
Cab Driver
1935
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
1946
Mulrooney
1942
Ironmansky (uncredited)
1939
Mate of Dorcas
1937
Trench
1935
Detective (Uncredited)
1948
Sylvester
1941
Bill (uncredited)
1940
Clancy O'Rourke
1935
Truck Driver
1939
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
1938
Sgt. White
1938
Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
1951
Mr. Johnson - Detective
1942
Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
1940W. Thornton Upshaw
1940
Bombardier (uncredited)
1942
Flanahan
1938

Newsstand man
1947
Officer Hogan
1938
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1945
Detective Bates
1943
Homicide Detective Bates
1944
Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
1946
Dunk
1939
Officer Murphy
1950
Longshoreman at dance
1938
Whitaker (uncredited)
1933
Detective Bates
1943
Moving Man
1942
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
Bartender
1946
Sentry
1939
Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
1943
Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Plant Workman
1940
Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
1939
Detective Stone
1943
Bouncer (uncredited)
1946
Mike O'Reilly
1935
Lt. 'Babs' Riley
1933
Policeman (uncredited)
1946
Policeman (uncredited)
1938
Mike Storm
1944
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
Foreman
1937
Guard
1938
Chimp
1940
Lumberjack
1934
Poker Player
1940


Eddie
1937
Stogie (Ruby's agent)
1934
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938
Harry (uncredited)
1941
Hundefänger (uncredited)
1945
John
1937
Officer Clark
1937
Henchman Al
1936
Det. Bates
1943
Cabbie (uncredited)
1940
Parking Ticket Cop
1946
Joe
1942
Detective #1
1936
Garrity
1950
Warden's assistant
1934
Bosun
1936
Higgins
1934
Cop
1939
Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
1933
Kurtz
1944
Ted (uncredited)
1948
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
Detective
1931

Sam
1950
Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Officer
1936
Officer Flannigan
1939
Moran - a Cop
1935
O. R.Smith
1937
Doc Wilson
1936
Tiny
1938
John Donovan
1937
Duke
1943
Cop
1939
Mike
1947
Dudley Kane
1941
Policeman
1945
Mack
1948
Sergeant
1942
Second Detective
1939
Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
1934
Policeman (uncredited)
1935
Hotel Doorman
1941
Big Furniture Mover
1938
Policeman
1939
Inga - the Fortune Teller
1940
Butch
1945
Riley
1946
Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
1945
Bill Montague (uncredited)
1934
Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
1933
First Policeman
1939
Chuck
1941
Detective (uncredited)
1936
Jim - a Policeman
1938
Hank
1940
Officer Charlie Prescott
1942
Deputy (uncredited)
1933
Eddie Sparks
1934
Mike Ryan
1945
Rordan
1936
Tom, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1939
Detective Dixon
1946
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1942
Taxi Driver
1935
Pa's Guest (uncredited)
1936
Al - Man in Bar
1931
Joe, the Bouncer
1941Mike Sullivan
1940
Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
1937
Wagon Driver
1936
Cop
1939
Officer Pat O'Brien
1934
Lou
1940
Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
1945Man
1931
Eustace Kelly
1946
Keno
1944
Cal Williams
1945
Detective
1935
Andy
1936
Policeman
1941
Uncle George
1947
Frankie
1947
Policeman Burton
1949
Policeman Burke
1936Jerry
1930
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
1942
George, the Bartender
1943
Joe
1941
Dolan, Restaurant Owner
1947
Jake
1939Gang Leader (uncredited)
1934
Motorcycle Cop
1948