Edward Gargan
Actor
- Born
- July 17, 1902 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 19, 1964 (age 61)
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.
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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
Bringing Up Baby
February 18, 1938
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
April 9, 1936
My Man Godfrey
September 2, 1936
Father of the Bride
May 18, 1950
Another Thin Man
November 17, 1939
Queen Christina
February 9, 1934
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
March 14, 1951
The Thin Man Goes Home
December 24, 1944
The Walking Dead
February 29, 1936
Go West
December 6, 1940
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
April 17, 1947
Carefree
September 2, 1938
Acting214
- 1953I Was a Burlesque Queen as Frankie
- 1951Bedtime for Bonzo as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
- 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Milt (uncredited)
- 1950Spooky Wooky
- 1950Hit Parade of 1951 as Garrity
- 1950So You Want a Raise
- 1950So You Want to Move
- 1950Triple Trouble as Officer Murphy
- 1950Father of the Bride as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
- 1950Belle of Old Mexico as Sam