Edward Gargan
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| Born: 1902 Brooklyn, New York City, NY |
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Biography: The older brother of stage and film leading man William Gargan, Brooklynite Edward Gargan joined his performing family in stage work before heading to Hollywood in 1933. Though he occasionally played crooks, teamsters, ward heelers and the like, Gargan specialized in portrayed dumb detectives who spent their lives misinterpreting clues and arresting the wrong people. His best-known role in this capacity was as incurably dense city detective Bates in the RKO Falcon "B"-movies of the '40s. |
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DVDs that Edward Gargan appeared in...
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- 05/26/2009 - She Had to Choose
- 11/11/2008 - It Happened on 5th Avenue
- 08/07/2007 - The Thin Man Goes Home
- 01/30/2007 - Port of Lost Dreams
- 10/24/2006 - "Carefree"
- 08/22/2006 - Hearts in Bondage
- 07/18/2006 - City for Conquest
- 05/23/2006 - War of the Wildcats
- 03/28/2006 - False Pretenses
- 11/29/2005 - Jim Hanvey Detective