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Edward Gargan

1902-07-17

The 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 movies. Gargan was one of the most prolific bit players in the history of the movies, specializing in dumb policemen and dense sidekicks. He appeared in nearly 300 feature films over a three-decade span between 1921 and 1952, and television work from 1951 to 1953. Gargan died in New York City in 1964.

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Bringing Up Baby

7.5 average rating
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The Band Plays On

8.5 average rating
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Father of the Bride

6.981 average rating
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My Man Godfrey

7.6 average rating
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

7.2 average rating
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

7.539 average rating
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Queen Christina

6.823 average rating
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The Doctor Takes a Wife

6.444 average rating
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue

7 average rating
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The Gilded Lily

6.5 average rating
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Fixer Dugan

6.5 average rating
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The Girl in 419

4.3 average rating
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

6.355 average rating
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My Sister Eileen

6.7 average rating
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Another Thin Man

7.09 average rating
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Great Guy

6.2 average rating
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The Inner Circle

5.2 average rating
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Northwest Passage

6.4 average rating
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The Great O'Malley

6.7 average rating
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Crack-Up

5.6 average rating