William Gargan
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.
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Joe GallagherFather O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation....
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You Only Live Once
as Father DolanBased partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a...
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The Animal Kingdom
as ReganTom Collier has had a great relationship with Daisy, but when he decides to marry, it is not...
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Rain
as Sergeant Tim O'HaraDue to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago...
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The Canterville Ghost
as Sergeant BensonThe descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying...
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Keep 'Em Flying
as Craig MorrisonWhen a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants...
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I Wake Up Screaming
as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonaldA young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a...
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Who Done It?
as Detective Inspector LouTwo dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio...
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The Story of Temple Drake
as Stephen BenbowThe coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’...
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The Milky Way
as Speed McFarlandTimid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's...
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Behind Green Lights
as Lt. Sam CarsonAn unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and...
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Turnabout
as Joel ClareBickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha...
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Strange Impersonation
as Dr. Stephen LindstromA female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her...
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Till the End of Time
as Sgt. Gunny WatrousThree former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the...
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Swing Fever
as 'Waltzy' MaloneComedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
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You're a Sweetheart
as Fred EdwardsA Broadway producer is in a quandary when he discovers that the opening of his newest big...
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The Rawhide Years
as Marshal SommersBen Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena...
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Joe TurpJoe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get...
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Murder in the Music Hall
as Inspector WilsonAn orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.
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Bright Lights
as Dan WheelerHusband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
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Dynamite
as "Gunner" PetersonTwo members of a dynamite crew--a rugged veteran and a young college drop-out--finds themselves...
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Miracle in the Rain
as Harry WoodWartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.
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Things You Never See on the Screen
as SelfFlubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.
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Night Editor
as Tony CochraneA daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.
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Behind the Mike
as George HayesComplications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
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The Crime of Doctor Hallet
as Dr. Jack MurrayDoctor in jungle works on cure for fever.
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Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Timothy RooneyA poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she...
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Black Fury
as Slim Johnson, Company PolicemanA simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and...
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British Agent
as Bob MedillIn the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St...
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Four Frightened People
as Stewart CorderMalaya tropical island romantic love triangle adventure thriller, about a cruise ship where...
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The Devil's Party
as Mike O'MaraAdults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.
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Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound...
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Don't Bet on Blondes
as NumbersOwen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His...
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Strictly Dynamite
as GeorgieA failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
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Night Flight
as Brazilian PilotStory of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.
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Waterfront at Midnight
as Mike HanrohanHoping to put the cuffs on criminal mastermind Socks Barstow, detective Mike Hanrohan is stymied...
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Women in the Wind
as Ace BoremanA famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.
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Sweepings
as Gene PardwayDaniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest...
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Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Sam PetersElla Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a...
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Man on the Ledge
as Officer BraganBeat cop Bragan is about to go off duty when he discovers a man standing on the ledge of a hotel...
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Isle Of Destiny
as Stripes ThorntonA pretty socialite / pilot runs into gun smugglers when she lands her plane on a Pacific island.
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Sealed Lips
as Lee DavisThere's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen....
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A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Ellery QueenAmateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
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Star Dust
as Dane WhartonWhen Hollywood film studios reject her because she's too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to...
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Hot Cargo
as Joe HarknessTwo discharged service men go to the redwood country in northern California to visit the family...
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Things Are Looking Up
as Van GaardScatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.
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Broadway Gondolier
as Cliff StanleyA taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
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No Place for a Lady
as Jess ArnoA private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder...
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Swell Guy
as Martin DuncanPerception vs. reality in a tale of a scoundrel and user whose jovial manner masks his true...
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They Knew What They Wanted
as JoeWhile courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of...
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The Sport Parade
as Johnny BakerTwo Dartmouth football players fall in love with the same girl following college graduation.
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The House of Fear
as Arthur McHughA detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred...
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Wings Over Honolulu
as Jack FurnessA Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.
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The Argyle Secrets
as Harry MitchellA framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of...
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The Adventures of Jane Arden
as Ed TowersReporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her...
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Alibi for Murder
as Perry TravisA radio commentator named Perry Travis fancies himself a brilliant amateur detective. The cops...
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Within the Law
as Police Sergeant CassidyA wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.
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She Asked for It
as Dwight StanfordDwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money,...
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Navy Born
as Lt. Red FurnessA naval officer gets more than he bargained for when he adopts a recently orphaned young boy,...
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Some Blondes Are Dangerous
as George Regan"Iron Man" Mason is a talented but rather dimwitted prizefighter. Against the advice of his...
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Emergency Call
as Steve BrennanA surgeon and an ambulance driver fight racketeers who take over their hospital.
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The Mayor of 44th Street
as Tommy FallonIn this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at...
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Traveling Saleslady
as Pat O'ConnorA toothpaste magnate's mischievous daughter, tired of her father's traditional ways of...
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Midnight Manhunt
as Pete WillisTwo reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
as HimselfHedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay...
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The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as...
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Bombay Clipper
as James Montgomery 'Jim' WilsonSomeone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a...
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Follow That Woman
as Sam BooneA private detective's wife takes over his business when he enters the Army.
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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ellery QueenA man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to...
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She Gets Her Man
as 'Breezy' BartonThe corny daughter of a famed policewoman tries to catch a blowgun killer.
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Destination Unknown
as Briggs Hannon - aka Terry JordanForeign spies and police pursue an attractive Dutch spy throughout Peking.
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Three Sons
as Thane PardwayA shop owner tries to interest his heirs in the family business.
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The Misleading Lady
as FitzpatrickA scheming socialite meets her match in the out-of-touch wildlife explorer she ventures to ensnare.
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Double Alibi
as Walter GiffordA man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.
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Song of the Sarong
as Drew AllenAn adventurer is promised $1 million if he can recover a fortune in pearls, but they are guarded...
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The Crowd Roars
as Johnny MartinA young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the...
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Reported Missing
as Steve BrowningA gang is sabotaging planes so that when they crash, the corpses can be robbed.
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Lucky Devils
as Bob HughesTwo Hollywood stuntmen compete for the same pretty extra.
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The Housekeeper's Daughter
as Ed O'MalleyA mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
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Headline Shooter
as Bill AllenA newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
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Broadway Serenade
as Bill FosterA married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they...
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Sporting Blood
as DuffyMyles Vanders feuds with hardnosed stable owner Davis Lockwood. Myles takes revenge by romancing...
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Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Ellery QueenDetective Ellery Queen aids Free Dutch agents battle Nazi spies over a prize of industrial diamonds.
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Blackmailer
as Peter CornishDinner party guests become murder suspects when an extortionist they all hated turns up dead.
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The Sky Parade
as Speed RobertsonAviation action highlights this programmer which concerns foreign intrigue and a pair of WW1...
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Flying Cadets
as 'Trip' HammerStory of test pilots at a school that trains new flyers.
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A Night at the Ritz
as Duke ReganA PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
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Harrigan's Kid
as Tom HarriganA former jockey teaches a newcomer the dirty tricks of the track.
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Red BranahanTough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.
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Personal Secretary
as Marcus 'Mark' FarrellTwo rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
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Follow the Leader
as A GangsterA kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a...
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Flying Hostess
as Hal CunninghamThe story of the training and adventures of several airline stewardesses.
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Man Hunt
as Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' DawsonA bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
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Fury and the Woman
as Bruce CorriganA tough Irishman tries to help a logging company owner on Vancouver Island who is being...
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Studio One
as Con McTaggartAn American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Officer BraganThe 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...
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Martin Kane, Private Eye
as uncreditedMartin Kane, Private Eye was an early radio series and television crime series sponsored by...
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