
William Gargan
Acting
Born 1905-07-17 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Filmography

Complicated Women
May 6, 2003

The Rawhide Years
Jul 1, 1956

Miracle in the Rain
Mar 31, 1956

Man on the Ledge
Dec 28, 1955

Dynamite
Jan 18, 1949

Waterfront at Midnight
Jun 25, 1948

The Argyle Secrets
May 7, 1948

Swell Guy
Dec 5, 1946

Till the End of Time
Jul 23, 1946

Hot Cargo
Jun 28, 1946

Rendezvous 24
May 6, 1946

Murder in the Music Hall
Apr 10, 1946

Night Editor
Mar 29, 1946

Strange Impersonation
Mar 16, 1946

Behind Green Lights
Feb 15, 1946

The Bells of St. Mary's
Dec 27, 1945

Follow That Woman
Dec 14, 1945

Midnight Manhunt
Jul 27, 1945

Song of the Sarong
Apr 1, 1945

She Gets Her Man
Jan 12, 1945

The Canterville Ghost
Jul 20, 1944

Swing Fever
Nov 1, 1943

Harrigan's Kid
Mar 1, 1943

No Place for a Lady
Feb 11, 1943

Who Done It?
Oct 30, 1942

The Mayor of 44th Street
Oct 15, 1942

Destination Unknown
Oct 9, 1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Jul 30, 1942

Miss Annie Rooney
May 29, 1942

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
May 7, 1942