
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.

British Agent
1934 · as Bob Medill

Swing Fever
1943 · as 'Waltzy' Malone

Sealed Lips
1942 · as Lee Davis

Strange Impersonation
1946 · as Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · as Joe Gallagher

Blackmailer
1936 · as Peter Cornish

You Only Live Once
1937 · as Father Dolan

The Rawhide Years
1956 · as Marshal Sommers

Miracle in the Rain
1956 · as Harry Wood

The Milky Way
1936 · as Speed McFarland

The Misleading Lady
1932 · as Fitzpatrick

Emergency Call
1933 · as Steve Brennan

The Animal Kingdom
1932 · as Regan

Within the Law
1939 · as Police Sergeant Cassidy

Rain
1932 · as Sergeant Tim O'Hara

Till the End of Time
1946 · as Sgt. Gunny Watrous

I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

Who Done It?
1942 · as Detective Inspector Lou