Acting
William Gargan
Also Known As: William Dennis Gargan, Bill Gargan
Birth Date
July 17, 1905
Death Date
February 18, 1979
(passed away at 73)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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.
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TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show
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1961 • 1 episode
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Studio One
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1948 • 1 episode
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
Officer Bragan
1955 • 1 episode
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The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 • 1 episode
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The George Gobel Show
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1954 • 1 episode
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Sealed Lips
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1942
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1934
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Rendezvous 24
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1946
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Swing Fever
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1943
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Strange Impersonation
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1946
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Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949 • 4 episodes
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Miracle in the Rain
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1956
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The Sky Parade
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1936
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Movie
The Bells of St. Mary's
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1945
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The Story of Temple Drake
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1933
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Till the End of Time
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1946
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Keep 'Em Flying
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1941
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1932
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1937
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The Rawhide Years
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