William Gargan

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

You Only Live Once

as Father Dolan

The Bells of St. Mary's

as Joe Gallagher

I Wake Up Screaming

as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

Rain

as Sergeant Tim O'Hara

The Canterville Ghost

as Sergeant Benson

The Story of Temple Drake

as Stephen Benbow

Who Done It?

as Detective Inspector Lou

Night Editor

as Tony Cochrane

Behind Green Lights

as Lt. Sam Carson

Black Fury

as Slim Johnson, Company Policeman