
William Gargan
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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…
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William Dennis Gargan · Bill Gargan
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Known For

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV

Studio One
1948 · TV

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV
The George Gobel Show
1954 · TV
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 · TV

Martin Kane, Private Eye
1949 · TV

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Movie

Swing Fever
1943 · Movie

Sealed Lips
1942 · Movie

You Only Live Once
1937 · Movie

The Sky Parade
1936 · Movie

I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Movie