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Acting

Edward Gargan

Born
Jul 17, 1902 · Aged 61
Died
Feb 19, 1964
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
215
TV credits
0
Also known as (3)
  • Edward F. Gargan
  • Edward P. Gargan
  • Ed Gargan

Biography

Edward Gargan was born of Irish parents in Brooklyn, New York in 1902. He was the elder brother of actor William Gargan whose July 17 birthday he shared. Edward Gargan started as a musical comedy actor on Broadway. He sang in "Good News", "Rose-Marie", and other hit musicals of the 1920s, and also in opera. One of his early shows was "Polly of Hollywood" in 1927. He portrayed Patrolman Mulligan, one of the principals of "Strictly Dishonorable", in 1930. He went to Hollywood in 1932 and the next year was in the cast of the film "David Harum". For the next 19 years he appeared in a variety of…