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.
Bringing Up Baby
(Zoo Official (uncredited))
It's All Over
(Jerry)
Blondie for Victory
(Sergeant)
Life with Blondie
(Hundefänger (uncredited))
Belle of Old Mexico
(Sam)
Hit Parade of 1951
(Garrity)
Annabel Takes a Tour
(Longshoreman at dance)
Go West
(Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited))
Bombshell
(Second Immigration Officer (uncredited))
My Sister Eileen
(Murphy - Policeman (uncredited))
Triple Trouble
(Officer Murphy)
A Sporting Chance
(Mike Ryan)
Wild Gold
(Eddie Sparks)
Carefree
(Policeman (uncredited))
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(Police Sergeant (uncredited))
Tillie the Toiler
(Policeman)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(Milt (uncredited))
Adventures of Gallant Bess
(Deputy Sheriff)
The Rage of Paris
(Truck Driver (uncredited))
A-Haunting We Will Go
(Police Lt. Foster)
The Falcon in Danger
(Det. Bates)
The Falcon Out West
(Homicide Detective Bates)
The Falcon Strikes Back
(Detective Bates)
The Falcon's Brother
(Detective Bates)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
(Detective Bates)
The Saint Strikes Back
(Pinky Budd)
So You Want a Raise
So You Want to Move
The Ghost Goes Wild
(Newsstand man)
The Inner Circle
(Parking Ticket Cop)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
(Policeman in Park (uncredited))
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(Patrolman)
Detective Kitty O'Day
(Mike Storm)
Belle of the Nineties
(Stogie (Ruby's agent))
Crime School
(Officer Hogan)
My Favorite Blonde
(Mulrooney)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
(Cab Driver)
Exposed
(Big Mac)
Behind the Green Lights
(Moran - a Cop)
While New York Sleeps
(Sgt. White)
Under Your Spell
(Detective (uncredited))
Flying with Music
(Joe)
Behind the Mask
(Detective Dixon)
Wolf of New York
(W. Thornton Upshaw)
False Pretenses
(Mike O'Reilly)
Anything Goes
(Detective)
Lucky Night
(Policeman)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
('Captain' the Policeman (uncredited))
Thanks for the Memory
(Flanahan)
Grand Jury
(Policeman Burke)
Two A.M.
Sing Your Way Home
(Jailer)
The Door Knocker
(Man)
Radio Dough
(Gang Leader (uncredited))
Jim Hanvey, Detective
(O. R.Smith)
The Great Alaskan Mystery
(Kurtz)
They All Come Out
(George "Bugs" Jacklin)
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
([scenes deleted])
The African Dodger
Key to the City
(S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited))
Via Express
We're in the Money
(Clancy O'Rourke)
The Flying Irishman
(J.R. Robinson)
Spring Parade
(Inga - the Fortune Teller)
The Gilded Lily
(Subway Guard)
The Bride Comes Home
(Cab Driver)
Twice Blessed
(Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited))
Give Me a Sailor
(Chief Petty Officer (uncredited))
A Notorious Gentleman
That's My Gal
(Mike)
Port of Lost Dreams
(Porky the Freda's 'Crew')
Danger Patrol
(John Donovan)
Tarnished Lady
(Al - Man in Bar)
She Had to Choose
(Higgins)
High, Wide and Handsome
(Foreman)
Stage Struck
(Rordan)
One New York Night
(Trench)
San Francisco Docks
(Hank)
The Bands Plays On
(Lumberjack)
Registered Nurse
(Officer Pat O'Brien)
Madame X
(Mate of Dorcas)
The Man Who Found Himself
(Policeman in Park)
Boy Trouble
(Cop)
Sutter's Gold
(Wagon Driver)
The Family Next Door
(Cop)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Ace of Aces
(Whitaker (uncredited))
The Villain Still Pursued Her
(Bartender (uncredited))
Spring Madness
(Jim - a Policeman)
Cinderella Jones
(Riley)
On Your Toes
(First Policeman)
Honolulu
(Second Detective)
Blondie Meets the Boss
(Garden Café Doorman (uncredited))
Three Sons o' Guns
(Sylvester)
Boulder Dam
(Pa's Guest (uncredited))
A Child Is Born
(Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited))
Another Thin Man
(Detective Quinn (uncredited))
We Live Again
(Warden's assistant)
The Spellbinder
(Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited))
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
(Truck Driver)
High Powered
(Cal Williams)
You Can't Buy Luck
(Butch (uncredited))
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
(Chimp)
Pack Up Your Troubles
(Sentry)
Two Girls on Broadway
(Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited))
Fixer Dugan
(Jake)
The Great O'Malley
(Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited))
Deadline at Dawn
(Bouncer (uncredited))
Fly By Night
(Officer Charlie Prescott)
Meet the Stewarts
(Moving Man)
Linda, Be Good
(Frankie)
I Was a Burlesque Queen
(Frankie)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
(Ted (uncredited))
Lady in a Jam
(Deputy)
Charlie Chan in Panama
(Plant Workman)
My Kingdom for a Cook
(Duke)
The Saint's Double Trouble
(Police Sergeant (uncredited))
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(Bodyguard (uncredited))
Love on a Budget
(Big Furniture Mover)
Tahiti Honey
(George, the Bartender)
Great Guy
(Henchman Al)
Brother Rat and a Baby
(Cab Driver)
What's Cookin'?
(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed))
Dangerous Partners
(Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited))
Street of Memories
(Mike Sullivan)
The West Side Kid
(Donovan)
Hands Across the Table
(Pinky Kelly (uncredited))
Buck Benny Rides Again
(Policeman)
The Dark Horse
(Eustace Kelly)
Strike It Rich
(Mack)
A Girl with Ideas
(Eddie)
Queen Christina
(Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited))
Northwest Passage
(Capt. Butterfield)
San Fernando Valley
(Keno)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
(George, the Doorman (uncredited))
Gateway
(Guard)
City for Conquest
(Joe - Foreman (uncredited))
20,000 Men a Year
(Dunk)
Susan and God
(Cabbie (uncredited))
Back in Circulation
(Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited))
Castle on the Hudson
(Death Row Guard (uncredited))
It All Came True
(Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited))
Gambling Ship
(Deputy (uncredited))
Between Us Girls
(Cab Driver (uncredited))
This Thing Called Love
(Police Officer)
An Angel from Texas
(New York Policeman)
Road to Singapore
(Bill - Sailor (uncredited))
Hold That Baby!
(Policeman Burton)
Johnny Apollo
(Detective (uncredited))
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(Doorman (uncredited))
Pilgrimage
Campus Honeymoon
(Motorcycle Cop)
Web of Danger
(Dolan, Restaurant Owner)
Earl Carroll Vanities
(Policeman)
Gay Blades
(Bartender)
Thieves Fall Out
(Dudley Kane)
The Girl in 419
(Lt. 'Babs' Riley)
Cafe Society
(Cop)
Wonder Man
(Policeman in Park)
Saddle Pals
(Jailer)
Yes, My Darling Daughter
(Police Officer)
Four Mothers
(Harry (uncredited))
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
(Bombardier (uncredited))
We're on the Jury
(Officer Clark)
Spooky Wooky
Little Miss Broadway
(Uncle George)
Straight, Place and Show
(Detective Globe)
A Date with the Falcon
(Detective Bates (uncredited))
Ceiling Zero
(Doc Wilson)
Over My Dead Body
(Police Sergeant)
Miss Annie Rooney
(Policeman)
Niagara Falls
(Chuck)
The Go-Getter
(Police Officer Riley (uncredited))
Follow That Woman
(Butch)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
(Willie Brooks)
The Walking Dead
(Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited))
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
(Mr. Johnson - Detective)
In Old Oklahoma
(Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter)
$1,000 a Touchdown
(Ironmansky (uncredited))
Something to Shout About
(Detective Stone)
The Falcon Takes Over
(Detective Bates (Uncredited))
Roaming Lady
(Andy)
Night Work
(Police Officer Flannigan)
Princess O'Rourke
(Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited))
Ice-Capades
(Joe, the Bouncer)
Adventure in Diamonds
(Lou)
Blonde Alibi
(Police Sergeant (Uncredited))
Flight from Destiny
(Hotel Doorman)
Here Comes Happiness
(Joe)
Father of the Bride
(Moving Man with Door (uncredited))
The Brasher Doubloon
(Truck Driver (uncredited))
Hit the Ice
(Bank Policeman (uncredited))
The Naughty Nineties
(Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited))
Little Giant
(Policeman (uncredited))
Dangerous Waters
(Bosun)
Girl from God's Country
(Poker Player)
Her Highness and the Bellboy
(1st Cop)
You Gotta Stay Happy
(Detective (Uncredited))
My Man Godfrey
(Detective (uncredited))
Bedtime for Bonzo
(Policeman (as Ed Gargan))
Up the River
(Tiny)
So You're Going to Be a Father
(Pie Truck Driver (uncredited))
The Girl Habit
(Detective)
Queen of the Mob
(Bank Guard)
Daredevils of the Clouds
(Tap-It Bowers)
Crack-Up
(Cop in Arcade (Uncredited))
Two for Tonight
(Taxi Driver)
David Harum
(Bill Montague (uncredited))
Wives Never Know
(Officer)