Acting

William Gargan

Born July 17, 1905 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died February 18, 1979 · aged 73

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…

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Murder in the Music Hall

Murder in the Music Hall · 1946

Murder in the Music Hall

MovieCrimeMusic

An orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once · 1937

You Only Live Once

MovieCrimeDrama

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's · 1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

MovieDramaComedy

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Who Done It?

Who Done It? · 1942

MovieComedyMystery

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade · 1936

Aviation action highlights this programmer which concerns foreign intrigue and a pair of WW1 buzz-boys developing a high-tech aircraft.

Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation · 1946

Strange Impersonation

MovieRomanceThriller

A female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her scheming assistant intentionally scars her face, her almost-fiancee appears to have deserted her and she finds herself being blackmailed by a women she accidentally knocked down with her car.

Sealed Lips

Sealed Lips · 1942

There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming · 1941

I Wake Up Screaming

MovieMysteryCrime

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

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Murder in the Music Hall

Murder in the Music Hall · 1946

Murder in the Music Hall

MovieCrimeMusic

An orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.

Inspector Wilson

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once · 1937

You Only Live Once

MovieCrimeDrama

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Father Dolan

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's · 1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

MovieDramaComedy

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Joe Gallagher

Who Done It?

Who Done It? · 1942

MovieComedyMystery

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

Detective Inspector Lou

The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade · 1936

Aviation action highlights this programmer which concerns foreign intrigue and a pair of WW1 buzz-boys developing a high-tech aircraft.

Speed Robertson

Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation · 1946

Strange Impersonation

MovieRomanceThriller

A female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her scheming assistant intentionally scars her face, her almost-fiancee appears to have deserted her and she finds herself being blackmailed by a women she accidentally knocked down with her car.

Dr. Stephen Lindstrom

Sealed Lips

Sealed Lips · 1942

There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!

Lee Davis

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming · 1941

I Wake Up Screaming

MovieMysteryCrime

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars · 1938

The Crowd Roars

MovieDramaAction

A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.

Johnny Martin

Bright Lights

Bright Lights · 1935

MovieComedyMusic

Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.

Dan Wheeler

The Milky Way

The Milky Way · 1936

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.

Speed McFarland

The Rawhide Years

The Rawhide Years · 1956

The Rawhide Years

Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.

Marshal Sommers

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost · 1944

The Canterville Ghost

MovieComedyFantasy

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Sergeant Benson

Swing Fever

Swing Fever · 1943

MovieComedyRomance

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

'Waltzy' Malone

British Agent

British Agent · 1934

MovieRomanceDrama

In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St Petersburg, falls in love with a Russian spy.

Bob Medill

Night Flight

Night Flight · 1933

Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.

Brazilian Pilot

Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying · 1941

Keep 'Em Flying

When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for.

Craig Morrison

Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade · 1939

Broadway Serenade

MovieRomanceDrama

A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audition before a Broadway producer, but the producer only wants the singer, leaving the husband without a job and feeling a failure.

Bill Foster

Rain

Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.

Sergeant Tim O'Hara

Night Editor

Night Editor · 1946

MovieCrimeDrama

A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.

Tony Cochrane

The Housekeeper's Daughter

The Housekeeper's Daughter · 1939

The Housekeeper's Daughter

A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.

Ed O'Malley

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain · 1956

Miracle in the Rain

MovieDramaRomance

Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.

Harry Wood

Isle Of Destiny

Isle Of Destiny · 1940

Isle Of Destiny

MovieDramaAdventure

A pretty socialite / pilot runs into gun smugglers when she lands her plane on a Pacific island.

Stripes Thornton

Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes · 1935

Don't Bet on Blondes

MovieComedyRomance

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.

Numbers

Studio One

Studio One · 1948

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.

Con McTaggart

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour · 1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this series were restored, remastered and shown on the Fox Movie Channel in 2002 under the title Hour of Stars. The season one episode Overnight Haul, starring Richard Conte and Lizabeth Scott, was released in Australia as a feature film.

Officer Bragan

Martin Kane, Private Eye

Martin Kane, Private Eye · 1949

Martin Kane, Private Eye

Martin Kane, Private Eye was an early radio series and television crime series sponsored by United States Tobacco Company.