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Portrait of Edward Gargan

Acting

Edward Gargan

Career

Active from 1930 to 1949, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for False Pretenses
False Pretenses
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Gargan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.2, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Vintage Charm 3
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

205
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

8 titles · average score 66
I Was a Burlesque Queen
I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953)

as Frankie

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

as Milt (uncredited)

Bedtime for Bonzo
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as Policeman (as Ed Gargan)

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Moving Man with Door (uncredited)

Key to the City
Key to the City (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as S.F. Cop - Fire Escape (uncredited)

Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Officer Murphy

Belle of Old Mexico
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)

as Sam

Hit Parade of 1951
Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)

as Garrity

1940s

105 titles · average score 61
Hold That Baby!
Hold That Baby! (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

as Policeman Burton

Adventures of Gallant Bess
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)

as Deputy Sheriff

Daredevils of the Clouds
Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)

as Tap-It Bowers

So You're Going to Be a Father
So You're Going to Be a Father (1947)

as Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)

Detective Kitty O'Day
Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mike Storm

The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West (1944)
GoodWatch score 43

as Homicide Detective Bates

The Falcon in Danger
The Falcon in Danger (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

as Det. Bates

My Kingdom for a Cook
My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

as Duke

The Falcon's Brother
The Falcon's Brother (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Detective Bates

Fly By Night
Fly By Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Officer Charlie Prescott

Flying with Music
Flying with Music (1942)

as Joe

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chuck

1930s

92 titles · average score 63
They All Come Out
They All Come Out (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as George "Bugs" Jacklin

Fixer Dugan
Fixer Dugan (1939)

as Jake

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Zoo Official (uncredited)

Jim Hanvey, Detective
Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as O. R.Smith

Danger Patrol
Danger Patrol (1937)

as John Donovan

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Roaming Lady
Roaming Lady (1936)

as Andy

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1936)
GoodWatch score 83

as Detective (uncredited)

False Pretenses
False Pretenses (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mike O'Reilly

Wild Gold
Wild Gold (1934)

as Eddie Sparks

Port of Lost Dreams
Port of Lost Dreams (1934)

as Porky the Freda's 'Crew'

The Door Knocker
The Door Knocker (1931)

as Man