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Overview
Date of Birth:
17 July
1905
,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Date of Death:
17 February
1979
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Trivia:
Portrayed detective Ross Dolan on ABC Radio's "I Deal in Crime" (1946-1947).
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win
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Alternate Names:
Bill Gargan
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actor
,
Soundtrack
,
Producer
,
Self
Actor:
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
"Pursuit"
.... Mooney (1 episode, 1958)
-
Ticket to Tangier
(1958)
TV episode
.... Mooney
"Studio One"
.... Con McTaggart (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
-
The McTaggart Succession
(1958)
TV episode
.... Con McTaggart
"The New Adventures of Martin Kane"
.... Martin Kane (39 episodes, 1957-1958)
... aka Martin Kane, Private Investigator (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Return of Martin Kane
-
The Absconder Story
(1957)
TV episode
.... Martin Kane
-
The Airport Story
(1957)
TV episode
.... Martin Kane
-
The Alpine Story
(1957)
TV episode
.... Martin Kane
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The Amnesia Story
(1957)
TV episode
.... Martin Kane
-
The Amsterdam Story
(1957)
TV episode
.... Martin Kane
(
34 more
)
Miracle in the Rain
(1956) .... Harry Wood
"The 20th Century-Fox Hour"
.... Officer Bragan (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)
-
Man on the Ledge
(1955)
TV episode
.... Officer Bragan
The Rawhide Years
(1955) .... Marshal Sommers
"The Ford Television Theatre"
.... Father (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
-
Favorite Son
(1955)
TV episode
.... Father
"Mr. Citizen"
.... Bill Hennessey (1 episode, 1955)
-
A Present for Mary
(1955)
TV episode
.... Bill Hennessey
"Danger"
(1 episode, 1954)
-
An Angel of Clay
(1954)
TV episode
"Martin Kane, Private Eye"
.... Martin Kane (10 episodes, 1949-1951)
... aka Martin Kane (USA: new title)
-
The Face of the Inventor
(1951)
TV episode
....
Martin Kane
-
The District Attorney Killer
(1951)
TV episode
....
Martin Kane
-
Movie Theater Murder
(1951)
TV episode
....
Martin Kane
-
Altered Will
(1951)
TV episode
....
Martin Kane
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Hotel Con Game
(1951)
TV episode
....
Martin Kane
(
5 more
)
Dynamite
(1949) .... 'Gunner' Peterson
Waterfront at Midnight
(1948) .... Mike Hanrohan
The Argyle Secrets
(1948) .... Harry Mitchell
Swell Guy
(1946) .... Martin Duncan
Till the End of Time
(1946) .... Sgt. Gunny Watrous
Hot Cargo
(1946) .... Joe Harkness
Rendezvous 24
(1946) .... Agent Larry Cameron
Murder in the Music Hall
(1946) .... Inspector Wilson
... aka Midnight Melody (USA: reissue title)
Night Editor
(1946) .... Tony Cochrane
... aka The Trespasser (UK)
Strange Impersonation
(1946) .... Dr. Stephen Lindstrom
Behind Green Lights
(1946) .... Lt. Sam Carson
Follow That Woman
(1945) .... Sam Boone
The Bells of St. Mary's
(1945) .... Joe Gallagher, Patsy's father
... aka Leo McCarey's The Bells of St. Mary's (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
Midnight Manhunt
(1945) .... Pete Willis
Song of the Sarong
(1945) .... Drew Allen
She Gets Her Man
(1945) .... 'Breezy' Barton
The Canterville Ghost
(1944) .... Sergeant Benson
Swing Fever
(1943) .... 'Waltzy' Malone
Harrigan's Kid
(1943) .... Tom Harrigan
No Place for a Lady
(1943) .... Jess Arno
Who Done It?
(1942) .... Police Lt. Lou Moran
Destination Unknown
(1942) .... Terry Jordan, posing as Briggs Hannon, aka Harrison
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
(1942) ....
Ellery Queen
... aka The Lido Mystery (UK)
The Mayor of 44th Street
(1942) .... Tommy Fallon
Miss Annie Rooney
(1942) .... Tim Rooney
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
(1942) ....
Ellery Queen
... aka A Desperate Chance (UK)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
(1942) ....
Ellery Queen
... aka A Close Call (UK)
Bombay Clipper
(1942) .... Jim Wilson
Sealed Lips
(1942) .... Lee Davis
Keep 'Em Flying
(1941) .... Craig Morrison
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941) .... Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
... aka Hot Spot (UK) (USA: working title)
Flying Cadets
(1941) .... 'Trip' Hammer
Cheers for Miss Bishop
(1941) .... Sam Peters
They Knew What They Wanted
(1940) .... Joe
Sporting Blood
(1940) .... Duffy, Vander's Trainer
... aka Sterling Metal (USA: TV title)
Turnabout
(1940) .... Joel Clare
Star Dust
(1940) .... Dane Wharton
Isle of Destiny
(1940) .... Pvt. 'Stripes' Thornton
Double Alibi
(1940) .... Walter Gifford
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
(1939) .... Joe Turp
The Housekeeper's Daughter
(1939) .... Ed O'Malley
Three Sons
(1939) .... Thane Pardway
The House of Fear
(1939) .... Arthur McHugh
Women in the Wind
(1939) .... Ace Boreman
Broadway Serenade
(1939) .... Bill Foster
... aka Serenade
The Adventures of Jane Arden
(1939) .... Edward 'Ed' Towers
Within the Law
(1939) .... Police Sergeant Cassidy
Personal Secretary
(1938) .... Marcus 'Mark' Farrell
The Crowd Roars
(1938) .... Johnny Martin
The Devil's Party
(1938) .... Mike O'Mara
The Crime of Dr. Hallet
(1938) .... Dr. Jack Murray
You're a Sweetheart
(1937) .... Fred Edwards
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
(1937) .... George Regan
Behind the Mike
(1937) .... George Hayes
She Asked for It
(1937) .... Dwight Stanford
Reported Missing
(1937) .... Steve Browning
Wings Over Honolulu
(1937) .... Lt. Jack Furness
Breezing Home
(1937) ....
Steve Rowan
You Only Live Once
(1937) .... Father Dolan
Flying Hostess
(1936) .... Hal Cunningham
Fury and the Woman
(1936) .... Bruce Corrigan
... aka Lucky Corrigan (UK)
Alibi for Murder
(1936) .... Perry Travis
Blackmailer
(1936) .... Peter Cornish
Navy Born
(1936) .... Lt. Red Furness
Sky Parade
(1936) .... Speed Robertson
The Milky Way
(1936) ....
Speed McFarland (middleweight champ)
Man Hunt
(1936) .... Henry Wadsworth 'Hank' Dawson
Broadway Gondolier
(1935) .... Cliff Stanley
Bright Lights
(1935) .... Dan Wheeler
... aka Funny Face (UK)
Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935) .... Numbers
Black Fury
(1935) .... Slim Johnson, Company Policeman
Traveling Saleslady
(1935) .... Pat O'Connor
A Night at the Ritz
(1935) .... Duke Regan
... aka King of the Ritz
Things Are Looking Up
(1935) .... Van Gaard
British Agent
(1934) .... Bob Medill
... aka Brutal Agent
Strictly Dynamite
(1934) .... Georgie Ross
The Line-Up
(1934) .... Bob Curtis
... aka Identity Parade (UK)
Four Frightened People
(1934) .... Stewart Corder
Headline Shooter
(1933) .... Bill Allen
... aka Evidence in Camera (UK)
Aggie Appleby Maker of Men
(1933) .... Red Branahan
... aka Cupid in the Rough (UK)
Night Flight
(1933) .... Brazilian pilot
Emergency Call
(1933) .... Steve Brennan
The Story of Temple Drake
(1933) .... Stephen Benbow
Sweepings
(1933) .... Gene Pardway
Lucky Devils
(1933) .... Bob Hughes
The Animal Kingdom
(1932) .... 'Red' Regan, Tom's Butler
... aka The Woman in His House (UK)
The Sport Parade
(1932) .... Johnny Baker
Rain
(1932) .... Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Misleading Lady
(1932) .... Fitzpatrick
His Woman
(1931) (uncredited)
Partners
(1931/I)
Follow the Leader
(1930) .... A Gangster
Lucky Boy
(1928) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Soundtrack:
1940s
1930s
Song of the Sarong
(1945) (performer: "Camptown Races")
Sporting Blood
(1940) ("Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" (1878))
... aka Sterling Metal (USA: TV title)
Man Hunt
(1936) (performer: "My Wild Irish Rose" (1899))
Producer:
"Martin Kane, Private Eye"
(1949)
TV series
(executive producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka Martin Kane (USA: new title)
Self:
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
"Toast of the Town"
.... Himself - Audience Bow (1 episode, 1969)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode #22.24
(1969)
TV episode
(as Bill Gargan) .... Himself - Audience Bow
"The George Gobel Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
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Episode #1.10
(1954)
TV episode
.... Himself
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
(1941) (uncredited) .... Himself
The Hollywood Gad-About
(1934) (uncredited) .... Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
(1933) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Wrote the autobiography "Why Me?", dealing with his battle with cancer, and his recovery from the operation which removed his larynx and ended his career as an actor.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies
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Genres:
Drama
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Comedy
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Romance
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Crime
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Plot Keywords:
Beautiful Woman
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Murder
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New York City
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Based On Novel
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