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", ...
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Bringing Up Baby
As Zoo Official (uncredited)
It's All Over
As Jerry
Blondie for Victory
As Sergeant
Life with Blondie
As Hundefänger (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1951
As Garrity
Belle of Old Mexico
As Sam
Annabel Takes a Tour
As Longshoreman at dance
Go West
As Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Bombshell
As Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
As Murphy - Policeman (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
As Officer Murphy
A Sporting Chance
As Mike Ryan
Wild Gold
As Eddie Sparks
Carefree
As Policeman (uncredited)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
As Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tillie the Toiler
As Policeman
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
As Milt (uncredited)
Adventures of Gallant Bess
As Deputy Sheriff
The Rage of Paris
As Truck Driver (uncredited)
A-Haunting We Will Go
As Police Lt. Foster
The Falcon in Danger
As Det. Bates
The Falcon Out West
As Homicide Detective Bates
The Falcon's Brother
As Detective Bates
The Falcon Strikes Back
As Detective Bates
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
As Detective Bates
The Saint Strikes Back
As Pinky Budd
So You Want a Raise
So You Want to Move
The Ghost Goes Wild
As Newsstand man
The Inner Circle
As Parking Ticket Cop
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
As Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
As Patrolman
Detective Kitty O'Day
As Mike Storm
Belle of the Nineties
As Stogie (Ruby's agent)
Crime School
As Officer Hogan
My Favorite Blonde
As Mulrooney
She Wouldn't Say Yes
As Cab Driver (uncredited)
Exposed
As Big Mac
Behind the Green Lights
As Moran - a Cop
While New York Sleeps
As Sgt. White
Under Your Spell
As Detective (uncredited)
Flying with Music
As Joe
Behind the Mask
As Detective Dixon
Wolf of New York
As W. Thornton Upshaw
False Pretenses
As Mike O'Reilly
Anything Goes
As Detective
Lucky Night
As Policeman
Mary Stevens, M.D.
As 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited)
Thanks for the Memory
As Flanahan
Grand Jury
As Policeman Burke
Two A.M.
Sing Your Way Home
As Jailer
The Door Knocker
As Man
Radio Dough
As Gang Leader (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
As O. R.Smith
The Great Alaskan Mystery
As Kurtz
They All Come Out
As George "Bugs" Jacklin
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
As [scenes deleted]
The African Dodger
Key to the City
As S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)
Via Express
We're in the Money
As Clancy O'Rourke
The Flying Irishman
As J.R. Robinson
Spring Parade
As Inga - the Fortune Teller
The Gilded Lily
As Subway Guard
The Bride Comes Home
As Cab Driver
Twice Blessed
As Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor
As Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
A Notorious Gentleman
That's My Gal
As Mike
Port of Lost Dreams
As Porky the Freda's 'Crew'
Danger Patrol
As John Donovan
Tarnished Lady
As Al - Man in Bar
She Had to Choose
As Higgins
High, Wide and Handsome
As Foreman
Stage Struck
As Rordan
One New York Night
As Trench
San Francisco Docks
As Hank
The Bands Plays On
As Lumberjack
Registered Nurse
As Officer Pat O'Brien
Madame X
As Mate of Dorcas
The Man Who Found Himself
As Policeman in Park
Boy Trouble
As Cop
Sutter's Gold
As Wagon Driver
The Family Next Door
As Cop
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Ace of Aces
As Whitaker (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her
As Bartender (uncredited)
Spring Madness
As Jim - a Policeman
Cinderella Jones
As Riley
On Your Toes
As First Policeman
Honolulu
As Second Detective
Blondie Meets the Boss
As Garden Café Doorman (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns
As Sylvester
Boulder Dam
As Pa's Guest (uncredited)
A Child Is Born
As Officer Riley - Police Guard (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
As Detective Quinn (uncredited)
We Live Again
As Warden's assistant
The Spellbinder
As Tom, Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
As Truck Driver
High Powered
As Cal Williams
You Can't Buy Luck
As Butch (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
As Chimp
Pack Up Your Troubles
As Sentry
Two Girls on Broadway
As Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
As Jake
The Great O'Malley
As Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
As Bouncer (uncredited)
Fly-By-Night
As Officer Charlie Prescott
Meet the Stewarts
As Moving Man
I Was a Burlesque Queen
As Frankie
Linda, Be Good
As Frankie
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
As Ted (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
As Deputy
Charlie Chan in Panama
As Plant Workman
My Kingdom for a Cook
As Duke
The Saint's Double Trouble
As Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
As Bodyguard (uncredited)
Love on a Budget
As Big Furniture Mover
Tahiti Honey
As George, the Bartender
Great Guy
As Henchman Al
Brother Rat and a Baby
As Cab Driver
What's Cookin'?
As Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Dangerous Partners
As Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited)
Street of Memories
As Mike Sullivan
The West Side Kid
As Donovan
Hands Across the Table
As Pinky Kelly (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
As Policeman
The Dark Horse
As Eustace Kelly
Strike It Rich
As Mack
A Girl with Ideas
As Eddie
Queen Christina
As Drinker Betting on 9 (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
As Capt. Butterfield
San Fernando Valley
As Keno
The Doctor Takes a Wife
As George, the Doorman (uncredited)
Gateway
As Guard
City for Conquest
As Joe - Foreman (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
As Dunk
Susan and God
As Cabbie (uncredited)
Back in Circulation
As Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited)
It All Came True
As Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
As Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
As Deputy (uncredited)
Between Us Girls
As Cab Driver (uncredited)
This Thing Called Love
As Police Officer
An Angel from Texas
As New York Policeman
Road to Singapore
As Bill - Sailor (uncredited)
Hold That Baby!
As Policeman Burton
Johnny Apollo
As Detective (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
As Doorman (uncredited)
Pilgrimage
Campus Honeymoon
As Motorcycle Cop
Web of Danger
As Dolan, Restaurant Owner
Earl Carroll Vanities
As Policeman
Gay Blades
As Bartender
Thieves Fall Out
As Dudley Kane
The Girl in 419
As Lt. 'Babs' Riley
Cafe Society
As Cop
Wonder Man
As Policeman in Park
Saddle Pals
As Jailer
Yes, My Darling Daughter
As Police Officer
Four Mothers
As Harry (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
As Bombardier (uncredited)
We're on the Jury
As Officer Clark
Spooky Wooky
Little Miss Broadway
As Uncle George
Straight, Place and Show
As Detective Globe
A Date with the Falcon
As Detective Bates (uncredited)
Ceiling Zero
As Doc Wilson
Over My Dead Body
As Police Sergeant
Miss Annie Rooney
As Policeman
Niagara Falls
As Chuck
The Go-Getter
As Police officer Riley (uncredited)
Follow That Woman
As Butch
Dr. Kildare's Victory
As Willie Brooks
The Walking Dead
As Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited)
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
As Mr. Johnson - Detective
In Old Oklahoma
As Kelsey, Palace Hotel Waiter
$1,000 a Touchdown
As Ironmansky (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
As Detective Stone
The Falcon Takes Over
As Detective Bates (Uncredited)
Roaming Lady
As Andy
Night Work
As Police Officer Flannigan
Princess O'Rourke
As Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ice-Capades
As Joe, the Bouncer
Adventure in Diamonds
As Lou
Blonde Alibi
As Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
As Hotel Doorman
Here Comes Happiness
As Joe
Father of the Bride
As Moving Man with Door (uncredited)
The Brasher Doubloon
As Truck Driver (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
As Bank Policeman (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
As Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Little Giant
As Policeman (uncredited)
Dangerous Waters
As Bosun
Girl from God's Country
As Poker Player
Her Highness and the Bellboy
As 1st Cop
You Gotta Stay Happy
As Detective (Uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
As Detective (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
As Policeman (as Ed Gargan)
Up the River
As Tiny
So You're Going to Be a Father
As Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Girl Habit
As Detective
Queen of the Mob
As Bank Guard
Daredevils of the Clouds
As Tap-It Bowers
Crack-Up
As Cop in Arcade (Uncredited)
Two for Tonight
As Taxi Driver