William Gargan

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from the trailer for the film Black Fury (1935).
Born	July 17, 1905 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	February 17, 1979, aged 73

William Gargan (July 17, 1905 – February 17, 1979) was an American motion picture and television actor. Gargan played character roles in many Hollywood productions 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.

Gargan's career came to an end in 1958 when he developed throat cancer, and doctors were forced to remove his larynx. Speaking through an artificial voice box, Gargan became an activist and spokesman for the American Cancer Society, often warning about the dangers of smoking.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1945	Midnight Manhunt	Pete Willis
1945	The Bells of St. Mary's	Joe Gallagher
1941	Keep 'Em Flying	Craig Morrison
1940	They Knew What They Wanted	Joe
1937	You Only Live Once	Father Dolan
1935	Black Fury	Slim Johnson
1934	Strictly Dynamite	Georgie Ross
1934	The Lineup	Bob Curtis
1934	Four Frightened People	Stewart Corder
1933	Headline Shooter	Bill Allen
1933	Aggie Appleby Maker of Men	Red Branahan
1933	Night Flight	Brazilian pilot
1933	Emergency Call	Steve Brennan
1933	The Story of Temple Drake	Stephen Benbow
1933	Sweepings	Gene Pardway
1933	Lucky Devils	Bob Hughes
1932	The Animal Kingdom	'Red' Regan, Tom's Butler
1932	The Sport Parade	Johnny Baker
1932	Rain	Sgt. O'Hara
1932	Misleading Lady	Fitzpatrick
1931	His Woman	(uncredited)
1931	Partners	—
1930	Follow the Leader	gangster
1929	Lucky Boy	(uncredited)