1934Nominee
Best Performance
British Agent
William Gargan
Actor
Brooklyn, New York, USA
July 17, 1905
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 ran from 1951 to 1955.
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Representative Works
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1942Nominee
Best Performance
Who Done It?
1942Nominee
Best Performance
Sealed Lips
Career Highlights
1943Highlight
Best Performance
Swing Fever
1945Highlight
Best Performance
The Bells of St. Mary's
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Who Done It?
Sealed Lips
Swing Fever