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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) | Milt (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 2 | Father of the Bride (1950) | Moving Man with Door (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 3 | Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) | Ted (uncredited) | - | - |
| 4 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) | Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
| 5 | The Brasher Doubloon (1947) | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 6 | Crack-Up (1946) | Cop in Arcade (Uncredited) | 4 | |
| 7 | Deadline at Dawn (1946) | Bouncer (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 8 | Little Giant (1946) | Policeman (uncredited) | - | - |
| 9 | Wonder Man (1945) | Policeman in Park | 8.5 | |
| 10 | She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 11 | The Naughty Nineties (1945) | Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 12 | The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) | Mickey Finnegan (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 13 | The Falcon in Danger (1943) | Det. Bates | 7 | |
| 14 | The Falcon Strikes Back (1943) | Detective Bates | 7 | |
| 15 | Princess O'Rourke (1943) | Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited) | - | - |
| 16 | Hit the Ice (1943) | Bank Policeman (uncredited) | - | - |
| 17 | My Sister Eileen (1942) | Murphy - Policeman (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 18 | My Favorite Blonde (1942) | Mulrooney | 4 | |
| 19 | A Date with the Falcon (1942) | Detective Bates (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 20 | The Falcon Takes Over (1942) | Detective Bates (Uncredited) | - | - |
| 21 | Million Dollar Baby (1941) | - | - | - |
| 22 | Niagara Falls (1941) | Chuck | 6 | |
| 23 | City for Conquest (1940) | Joe - Foreman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 24 | Go West (1940) | Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 25 | Road to Singapore (1940) | Bill (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 26 | The Saint Strikes Back (1939) | Pinky Budd | 6 | |
| 27 | Another Thin Man (1939) | Detective Quinn (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 28 | Bringing Up Baby (1938) | Zoo Official (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
| 29 | Carefree (1938) | Policeman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 30 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) | - | - | - |
| 31 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | Bodyguard (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
| 32 | Anything Goes (1936) | Detective #1 | - | - |
| 33 | Ceiling Zero (1936) | Doc Wilson | 6 | |
| 34 | The Walking Dead (1936) | Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 35 | My Man Godfrey (1936) | Detective (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
| 36 | Queen Christina (1934) | Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 37 | Bombshell (1933) | Second Immigration Officer (uncredited) | 5 |
