William Gargan: movies and TV shows
William Gargan has 103 credits in the archive: 97 films and 6 TV series, from 1930 to 2003. Highest rated: The George Gobel Show (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 2003 · busiest year: 1942 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 97 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 55 |
| 1956 | Miracle in the Rain | Harry Wood | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1956 | The Rawhide Years | Marshal Sommers | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Officer Bragan | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1955 | Man on the Ledge | Officer Bragan | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | TV | 8.5 | 47 | |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye | TV | 7.3 | 43 | |
| 1949 | Dynamite | "Gunner" Peterson | Film | 4.7 | 43 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Con McTaggart | TV | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1948 | Waterfront at Midnight | Mike Hanrohan | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1948 | The Argyle Secrets | Harry Mitchell | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1946 | Rendezvous 24 | Agent Larry Cameron | Film | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonation | Dr. Stephen Lindstrom | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1946 | Till the End of Time | Sgt. Gunny Watrous | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1946 | Night Editor | Tony Cochrane | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1946 | Murder in the Music Hall | Inspector Wilson | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights | Sam Carson | Film | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1946 | Swell Guy | Martin Duncan | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1946 | Hot Cargo | Joe Harkness | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's | Joe Gallagher | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1945 | Song of the Sarong | Drew Allen | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1945 | Midnight Manhunt | Pete Willis | Film | 4.6 | 39 |
| 1945 | She Gets Her Man | 'Breezy' Barton | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1945 | Follow That Woman | Sam Boone | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | Sergeant Benson | Film | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | 'Waltzy' Malone | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1943 | No Place for a Lady | Jess Arno | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1943 | Harrigan's Kid | Tom Harrigan | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips | Lee Davis | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | Who Done It? | Detective Inspector Lou | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th Street | Tommy Fallon | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | Destination Unknown | Briggs Hannon - aka Terry Jordan | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | Bombay Clipper | James Montgomery 'Jim' Wilson | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1942 | A Close Call for Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen | Film | 6.1 | 36 |
| 1942 | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Ellery Queen | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Timothy Rooney | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1941 | Keep 'Em Flying | Craig Morrison | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1941 | Cheers for Miss Bishop | Sam Peters | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1941 | Flying Cadets | 'Trip' Hammer | Film | 4.5 | 35 |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1940 | They Knew What They Wanted | Joe | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1940 | Sporting Blood | Duffy | Film | 4.2 | 34 |
| 1940 | Isle Of Destiny | Stripes Thornton | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1940 | Turnabout | Joel Clare | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1940 | Star Dust | Dane Wharton | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Walter Gifford | Film | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | Bill Foster | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1939 | Within the Law | Police Sergeant Cassidy | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Ed O'Malley | Film | 4.6 | 33 |
| 1939 | Women in the Wind | Ace Boreman | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Jane Arden | Ed Towers | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Joe Turp | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1939 | The House of Fear | Arthur McHugh | Film | 7.7 | 33 |
| 1939 | Three Sons | Thane Pardway | Film | 4.1 | 33 |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars | Johnny Martin | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1938 | The Devil's Party | Mike O'Mara | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1938 | Personal Secretary | Marcus 'Mark' Farrell | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1938 | The Crime of Doctor Hallet | Dr. Jack Murray | Film | 10.0 | 32 |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Father Dolan | Film | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1937 | Some Blondes Are Dangerous | George Regan | Film | 4.0 | 31 |
| 1937 | Wings Over Honolulu | Jack Furness | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1937 | You're a Sweetheart | Fred Edwards | Film | 4.6 | 31 |
| 1937 | Reported Missing | Steve Browning | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1937 | Behind the Mike | George Hayes | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1937 | Breezing Home | Steve Rowan | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1937 | She Asked for It | Dwight Stanford | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1936 | The Sky Parade | Speed Robertson | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1936 | The Milky Way | Speed McFarland | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1936 | Blackmailer | Peter Cornish | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1936 | Fury and the Woman | Bruce Corrigan | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1936 | Man Hunt | Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1936 | Navy Born | Lt. Red Furness | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1936 | Alibi for Murder | Perry Travis | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1936 | Flying Hostess | Hal Cunningham | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1935 | Black Fury | Slim Johnson, Company Policeman | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1935 | Broadway Gondolier | Cliff Stanley | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Numbers | Film | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1935 | Things Are Looking Up | Van Gaard | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1935 | A Night at the Ritz | Duke Regan | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1935 | Bright Lights | Dan Wheeler | Film | 5.1 | 29 |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the Screen | Self | Film | 5.3 | 29 |
| 1935 | Traveling Saleslady | Pat O'Connor | Film | 6.1 | 29 |
| 1934 | British Agent | Bob Medill | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1934 | The Line-Up | Bob Curtis | Film | 3.5 | 28 |
| 1934 | Four Frightened People | Stewart Corder | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1934 | Strictly Dynamite | Georgie | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drake | Stephen Benbow | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1933 | Sweepings | Gene Pardway | Film | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1933 | Night Flight | Brazilian Pilot | Film | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1933 | Emergency Call | Steve Brennan | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1933 | Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men | Red Branahan | Film | 7.8 | 27 |
| 1933 | Headline Shooter | Bill Allen | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1933 | Lucky Devils | Bob Hughes | Film | 6.4 | 27 |
| 1932 | The Animal Kingdom | Regan | Film | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1932 | The Misleading Lady | Fitzpatrick | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1932 | Rain | Sergeant Tim O'Hara | Film | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1932 | The Sport Parade | Johnny Baker | Film | 5.3 | 26 |
| 1930 | Follow the Leader | Gangster (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 24 |