Deceased

How Did William Gargan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73

Also known asWilliam Dennis Gargan, Bill GarganGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/07/1905Born inBrooklyn, New York, USADied18/02/1979Died inNew YorkCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1358712 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#87697 ↗

William Dennis Gargan was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe in They Knew What They Wanted. He acted in decades of movies including parts in Follow the Leader, Rain, Night Flight, Three Sons, Isle of Destiny and many others.

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Filmography51 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	Complicated WomenMovie	Self (archive footage)	98
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	56
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Officer Bragan	50
1954	The George Gobel ShowSeries	Self	49
1953	The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseSeries	—	48
1948	Studio OneSeries	Con McTaggart	43
1946	Till the End of TimeMovie	Sgt. Gunny Watrous	41
1946	Night EditorMovie	Tony Cochrane	41
1946	Swell GuyMovie	Martin Duncan	41
1946	Strange ImpersonationMovie	Dr. Stephen Lindstrom	41
1945	She Gets Her ManMovie	'Breezy' Barton	40
1945	Midnight ManhuntMovie	Pete Willis	40
1945	The Bells of St. Mary'sMovie	Joe Gallagher	40
1943	No Place for a LadyMovie	Jess Arno	38
1942	The Mayor of 44th StreetMovie	Tommy Fallon	37
1942	Who Done It?Movie	Detective Inspector Lou	37
1942	Miss Annie RooneyMovie	Mr. Timothy Rooney	37
1942	Enemy Agents Meet Ellery QueenMovie	Ellery Queen	37
1942	A Close Call for Ellery QueenMovie	Ellery Queen	37
1942	A Desperate Chance for Ellery QueenMovie	Ellery Queen	37
1942	Sealed LipsMovie	Lee Davis	37
1941	I Wake Up ScreamingMovie	Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald	36
1941	Keep 'Em FlyingMovie	Craig Morrison	36
1940	They Knew What They WantedMovie	Joe	35
1940	Double AlibiMovie	Walter Gifford	35
1939	Within the LawMovie	Police Sergeant Cassidy	34
1939	The Housekeeper's DaughterMovie	Ed O'Malley	34
1939	The House of FearMovie	Arthur McHugh	34
1939	Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentMovie	Joe Turp	34
1939	Three SonsMovie	Thane Pardway	34
1938	The Crime of Doctor HalletMovie	Dr. Jack Murray	33
1937	Behind the MikeMovie	George Hayes	32
1937	You Only Live OnceMovie	Father Dolan	32
1937	You're a SweetheartMovie	Fred Edwards	32
1936	Flying HostessMovie	Hal Cunningham	31
1936	Navy BornMovie	Lt. Red Furness	31
1935	Broadway GondolierMovie	Cliff Stanley	30
1935	Things You Never See on the ScreenMovie	Self	30
1935	Things Are Looking UpMovie	Van Gaard	30
1935	A Night at the RitzMovie	Duke Regan	30
1934	British AgentMovie	Bob Medill	29
1934	The Hollywood Gad-AboutMovie	Self (uncredited)	29
1934	Strictly DynamiteMovie	Georgie	29
1933	SweepingsMovie	Gene Pardway	28
1933	Night FlightMovie	Brazilian Pilot	28
1933	The Story of Temple DrakeMovie	Stephen Benbow	28
1933	Lucky DevilsMovie	Bob Hughes	28
1932	The Animal KingdomMovie	Regan	27
1932	RainMovie	Sergeant Tim O'Hara	27
1932	The Sport ParadeMovie	Johnny Baker	27
1930	Follow the LeaderMovie	Gangster (uncredited)	25