
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 Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

Studio One
TV • 1948

The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955

Swing Fever
MOVIE • 1943

Miracle in the Rain
MOVIE • 1956

Martin Kane, Private Eye
TV • 1949

Strange Impersonation
MOVIE • 1946

Within the Law
MOVIE • 1939

Blackmailer
MOVIE • 1936

British Agent
MOVIE • 1934

You Only Live Once
MOVIE • 1937

Night Flight
MOVIE • 1933

Complicated Women
MOVIE • 2003

The Rawhide Years
MOVIE • 1956

Isle Of Destiny
MOVIE • 1940

Turnabout
MOVIE • 1940

Some Blondes Are Dangerous
MOVIE • 1937

Double Alibi
MOVIE • 1940