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Edward Gargan

Jul 17, 1902 - Feb 19, 1964 (61 years old) in Brooklyn, 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.

Known For

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The Family Next Door
Cop
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Deadline at Dawn
Bouncer (uncredited)
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Two for Tonight
Taxi Driver
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Wolf of New York
W. Thornton Upshaw
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Three Cornered Moon
Mike, the Landlord (uncredited)
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Mary Stevens, M.D.
'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
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The Falcon Out West
Homicide Detective Bates
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The Walking Dead
Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
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Under Your Spell
Detective (uncredited)
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Here Comes Cookie
Policeman (uncredited)

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