William Gargan

    William Gargan

    July 17, 1905 (119 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

    William Gargan, born William Dennis Gargan July 17, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USA and died February 17, 1979 aged 73 on a flight between New York and San Diego. He was an American motion picture, television and radio actor. Gargan played character roles in many Hollywood productions, including two appearances as detective Ellery Queen, but was best known for his role as Detective Martin Kane in the 1949-51 radio-television series, Martin Kane, Private Eye, sponsored by U.S. Tobacco. He also appeared as a private detective in the NBC radio show Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, which ran from 1951 to 1955.

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    Studio OneStudio One
    The 20th Century Fox HourThe 20th Century Fox Hour
    The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseThe Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
    The George Gobel ShowThe George Gobel Show
    The Bells of St. Mary'sThe Bells of St. Mary's

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