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Edward Gargan (July 17, 1902 – February 19, 1964) was an American film and television actor.


Career

He was born of Irish parents in
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, New York. He was the elder brother of actor
William Gargan William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905February 17, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...
. As soon as he had left college, he went onto the stage and had extensive acting experience gained in plays like ''My Maryland'', ''Rose Marie'', and ''Good News'' before going into films. His
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credits include ''Face the Music'' (1931), ''Polly of Hollywood'' (1926) and ''Black Boy'' (1926). In 1930, Gargan played Patrolman Mulligan in a production of ''Strictly Dishonorable''. Many of his appearances were uncredited.


Personal life and death

Gargan was married to the former Catherine Conlan. He died February 19, 1964, at Columbus Hospital in New York City. He was 62. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.


Selected filmography

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Tarnished Lady ''Tarnished Lady'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Tallulah Bankhead and Clive Brook. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on his short story, ''A Story of a New York Lady''. Plot Nancy ...
'' (1931) – Al – Man in Bar (uncredited) * ''
The Girl Habit ''The Girl Habit'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Owen Davis, Clayton Hamilton, Gertrude Purcell and A.E. Thomas. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Tamara Geva, Margaret Dumont, Allen Jenkins a ...
'' (1931) – Detective * ''
The Girl in 419 ''The Girl in 419'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes and written by Allen Rivkin, Manuel Seff and P.J. Wolfson. The film stars James Dunn, Gloria Stuart, David Manners, William Harrigan, ...
'' (1933) – Lt. 'Babs' Riley * ''
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'' (1933) – Deputy (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1933) – Marty – Reporter (uncredited) * '' Mary Stevens, M.D.'' (1933) – 'Captain' the Policeman (uncredited) * ''
Three-Cornered Moon ''Three Cornered Moon'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent, written by Ray Harris and S.K. Lauren, and starring Claudette Colbert, Richard Arlen, Mary Boland, and Wallace Ford. Based on a 1933 play by Gertrude Ton ...
'' (1933) – Mike the Landlord (uncredited) * '' Turn Back the Clock'' (1933) – Pete – Checkers Player (uncredited) * '' Bombshell'' (1933) – Second Immigration Officer (uncredited) * '' Ace of Aces'' (1933) – Whitaker – Mechanic (uncredited) * ''
Jimmy and Sally ''Jimmy and Sally'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by James Tinling and written by Paul Schofield and Marguerite Roberts with additional dialogue by William Conselman. Starring James Dunn, Claire Trevor, Harvey Stephen ...
'' (1933) – Married Meatpacker (uncredited) * '' Gallant Lady'' (1933) – Policeman on Street (uncredited) * '' Queen Christina'' (1933) – Drinker (uncredited) * ''
Fugitive Lovers ''Fugitive Lovers'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by Richard Boleslavsky. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it stars Madge Evans and Robert Montgomery with a supporting cast of Nat Pendleton, C. Henry Gordon, Ruth Selwy ...
'' (1934) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1934) – Bill Montague (uncredited) * ''
Good Dame ''Good Dame'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering and written by Sam Hellman, Vincent Lawrence and William R. Lipman. The film stars Sylvia Sidney, Fredric March, Jack La Rue, Noel Francis, Russell Hopton, Bradley P ...
'' (1934) – House Detective (uncredited) * '' Three on a Honeymoon'' (1934) – Poker Player (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1934) – Officer Pat O'Brien * ''
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'' (1934) – Eddie Sparks * '' Side Streets'' (1934) – Cop (uncredited) * ''
She Was a Lady ''She Was a Lady'' is the title of a mystery novel by Leslie Charteris featuring his creation, Simon Templar, alias The Saint. The novel was first published in serialized form in the magazine ''Thriller'' in February and March 1930, and after be ...
'' (1934) – Bull (uncredited) * ''
Belle of the Nineties ''Belle of the Nineties'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Mae West's fourth motion picture, it was based on her original story ''It Ain't No Sin'', which was also to be the film's t ...
'' (1934) – Stogie * ''
The Lemon Drop Kid ''The Lemon Drop Kid'' is a 1951 American comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. Although Sidney Lanfield is credited as the director, Frank Tashlin reportedly was hired, u ...
'' (1934) – Sullivan (uncredited) * ''
She Had to Choose ''She Had to Choose'' is a 1934 American romantic comedy crime drama film directed by Ralph Ceder and starring Buster Crabbe, Isabel Jewell and Sally Blane. Distributed by Majestic Pictures, it is set in California during The Depression. Plot ...
'' (1934) – Higgins * ''
Port of Lost Dreams ''Port of Lost Dreams'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring William Boyd (actor), William Boyd, Lola Lane and George F. Marion.Pitts p.100-1 Cast * William Boyd (actor), William Boyd as Lars Christensen * Lol ...
'' (1934) – Porky the Freda's 'Crew' * ''
We Live Again ''We Live Again'' is a 1934 film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Anna Sten and Fredric March. The film is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1899 novel ''Resurrection'' (''Voskraeseniye''). The screenplay was written by Maxwell Anderson with ...
'' (1934) – Warden's Assistant (uncredited) * '' Behold My Wife!'' (1934) – Det. Connolly (uncredited) * ''
The Band Plays On ''The Band Plays On'' is the debut album from Back Street Crawler, fronted by ex- Free guitarist Paul Kossoff. Keyboard player Mike Montgomery composed six songs and co-wrote two others on the album, in addition to singing lead vocals on "All t ...
'' (1934) – Lumberjack (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1934) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
A Notorious Gentleman ''A Notorious Gentleman'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Laemmle and written by Leopold Atlas, Rufus King and Robert Tasker. The film stars Charles Bickford, Helen Vinson, Onslow Stevens, Dudley Digges, Sidney Blackmer and Joh ...
'' (1935) – Detective (uncredited) * '' The Gilded Lily'' (1935) – Subway Guard * ''
One New York Night ''One New York Night'' (also released as ''The Trunk Mystery'') is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Jack Conway and written by Frank Davis. The film stars Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, Conrad Nagel, Harvey Stephens, Steffi Duna and Charles ...
'' (1935) – Trench (uncredited) * ''
Behind the Green Lights ''Behind the Green Lights'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Norman Foster, Judith Allen and Sidney Blackmer.Goble p.685 Partial cast * Norman Foster as Detective Lt. Dave Britten * Judith Allen as Mary ...
'' (1935) – Moran – a Cop * ''
Hold 'Em Yale ''Hold 'Em Yale'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Damon Runyon, Paul Gerard Smith, and Eddie Welch. The film stars Patricia Ellis, Cesar Romero, Buster Crabbe, William Frawley, Andy Devine, and Georg ...
'' (1935) – Detective Kelly (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) – Detective (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) – Cavalryman (uncredited) * ''
The Irish in Us ''The Irish in Us'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Olivia de Havilland. Written by Earl Baldwin based on a story by Frank Orsatti, the film is about an Irish family consisting ...
'' (1935) – Tough Guy Slugged by Danny (uncredited) * ''
Man on the Flying Trapeze ''Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (UK title: ''The Memory Expert'') is a 1935 comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his ...
'' (1935) – Patrolman No.1 * '' We're in the Money'' (1935) – Policeman Clancy O'Rourke * ''
Two for Tonight ''Two for Tonight'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Joan Bennett, and Mary Boland. Based on the play ''Two for Tonight'' by J. O. Lief and Max Lief, the film is about a songwriter who comp ...
'' (1935) – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * ''
Here Comes Cookie ''Here Comes Cookie'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, written by Don Hartman, and starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, George Barbier, Betty Furness, Andrew Tombes and Rafael Storm. The picture was released on Augus ...
'' (1935) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' Barbary Coast'' (1935) – Bill – Henchman (uncredited) * ''
Hands Across the Table ''Hands Across the Table'' is a 1935 American romantic screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and released by Paramount Pictures. It stars Carole Lombard as a manicurist looking for a rich husband and Fred MacMurray as a poor playboy, ...
'' (1935) – Pinky Kelly (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) – Mike O'Reilly * ''
Miss Pacific Fleet ''Miss Pacific Fleet'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright. The film stars Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, and Hugh Herbert. The film was based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan in the ''Collier's ...
'' (1935) – Shore Patrol Chief with Telephone (uncredited) * ''
The Bride Comes Home ''The Bride Comes Home'' is a 1935 comedy film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Robert Young (actor), Robert Young. It was written by Claude Binyon and Elisabeth Sanxay Hol ...
'' (1935) – Cab Driver * ''
Ceiling Zero ''Ceiling Zero'' is a 1936 American adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. The picture stars Cagney as daredevil womanizing pilot "Dizzy" Davis and O'Brien as Jake Lee, his war veteran buddy a ...
'' (1936) – Doc Wilson * ''
Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...
'' (1936) – Detective * ''
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'' (1936) – Bosun * '' The Walking Dead'' (1936) – Guard Sitting Outside Warden's Office (uncredited) * ''
Sutter's Gold ''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast i ...
'' (1936) – Wagon Driver (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1936) – Pa's Guest (uncredited) * ''
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' is a 1936 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role. Based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland, which ...
'' (1936) – Bodyguard (uncredited) * ''
Roaming Lady ''Roaming Lady'' is a 1936 American comedy action film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Fay Wray, Ralph Bellamy and Thurston Hall.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.147 Main cast * Fay Wray as Joyce Reid * Ralph Bellamy as Daniel S. 'Dan' Bailey * ...
'' (1936) – Andy * ''
Hearts in Bondage ''Hearts in Bondage'' is a 1936 American black-and-white war drama film directed by Lew Ayres for Republic Pictures. Set during the American Civil War, the film depicts the Union Navy's deliberate sinking of , the Confederate States Navy's salv ...
'' (1936) – 'Mac' McPherson * '' Nobody's Fool'' (1936) – Tom * ''
A Son Comes Home ''A Son Comes Home'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Mary Boland, Julie Haydon and Donald Woods. It was one of three films made by Dupont for Paramount Pictures.St. Pierre p.23 Plot Partial cast * Mary Boland ...
'' (1936) – Second Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1936) – Police Officer Tim Burke * ''
My Man Godfrey ''My Man Godfrey'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for ''My Man Godfre ...
'' (1936) – Detective (uncredited) * '' Stage Struck'' (1936) – Rordan * '' Wives Never Know'' (1936) – Officer (uncredited) * ''
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie ''Valiant Is the Word for Carrie'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Claude Binyon, based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Barry Benefield. The film stars Gladys George, Arline Judge, John Howard, Dudley ...
'' (1936) – (uncredited) * ''
Two in a Crowd ''Two in a Crowd'' is a 1936 romantic comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Joan Bennett and Joel McCrea. It was released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Lewis R. Foster, Doris Malloy, and Earle Snell, based ...
'' (1936) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
Wild Brian Kent ''Wild Brian Kent'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Ralph Bellamy, Mae Clarke and Helen Lowell.Goble p.510 Cast * Ralph Bellamy as Brian Kent * Mae Clarke as Betty Prentice * Helen Lowell as Aunt Su ...
'' (1936) – Joe – Waiter * ''
Under Your Spell ''Under Your Spell'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film with music directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Frances Hyland and Saul Elkins is based on a story by Sy Bartlett and Bernice Mason. Plot New York City opera star Anthony All ...
'' (1936) – Detective (uncredited) * ''
Great Guy ''Great Guy'' is a 1936 American crime film noir directed by John G. Blystone and starring James Cagney. In the film, an honest inspector for the New York Department of Weights and Measures takes on corrupt merchants and politicians. Plot After ...
'' (1936) – Al * ''
We're on the Jury ''We're on the Jury'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ben Holmes and starring Victor Moore and Helen Broderick Helen Broderick (August 11, 1891 – September 25, 1959) was an American actress known for her comic roles, especia ...
'' (1937) – Police Officer Clark * '' The Great O'Malley'' (1937) – Policeman Driving Radio Car (uncredited) * ''
Nancy Steele Is Missing! ''Nancy Steele Is Missing!'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by George Marshall and Otto Preminger and starring Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly and Peter Lorre.Thomas p.83 The film's sets were designed by the British art director Hans ...
'' (1937) – Guard (uncredited) * ''
When Love Is Young ''When Love Is Young'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Hal Mohr and starring Virginia Bruce, Kent Taylor, Walter Brennan, Greta Meyer, Christian Rub and William Tannen. Written by Joseph Fields and Eve Greene, it is based on the 1935 s ...
'' (1937) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
The Man Who Found Himself ''The Man Who Found Himself'', also known as ''Wings of Mercy'', is a 1937 American aviation film based on the unpublished story "Wings of Mercy" by Alice F. Curtis. The film marked the first starring role for 19-year-old Joan Fontaine, who was b ...
'' (1937) – Policeman in Park (uncredited) * ''
Jim Hanvey, Detective ''Jim Hanvey, Detective'' is a 1937 American film directed by Phil Rosen. It is loosely based on the short story collection of the same name by novelist Octavus Roy Cohen. Plot summary Cast *Guy Kibbee as James Woolford "Jim" Hanvey * Tom ...
'' (1937) – O.R. Smith * ''
You Can't Buy Luck ''You Can't Buy Luck'' is a 1937 murder mystery film directed by Lew Landers and starring Onslow Stevens and Helen Mack. Plot Superstitious New York gambler Joe Baldwin (Onslow Stevens), owner of the thoroughbred racing horse Sarcasm, believes ...
'' (1937) – Butch (uncredited) * '' The Go Getter'' (1937) – Police Officer Riley (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1937) – 'Captain' Road Gang Guard (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1937) – Murphy, Tour Guide Supervisor * ''
High, Wide and Handsome ''High, Wide and Handsome'' is a 1937 American musical Western film starring Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Alan Hale, Sr., Charles Bickford and Dorothy Lamour. The film was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and written by Oscar Hammerstein II and G ...
'' (1937) – Foreman * '' Big City'' (1937) – Policeman with Banana (uncredited) * ''
Back in Circulation ''Back in Circulation'' is a 1937 American film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien and Joan Blondell. Based on the short story "Angle Shooter" by Adela Rogers St. Johns, Blondell plays a fast-moving newspaper reporter who senses ...
'' (1937) – Policeman at Train Wreck (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1937) – Mate of Dorcas (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1937) – John * ''
A Girl with Ideas ''A Girl With Ideas'' is a 1937 American comedy-drama film, directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Universal Pictures. It stars Wendy Barrie, Walter Pidgeon, and Kent Taylor. Cast * Wendy Barrie - Mary Morton * Walter Pidgeon - Mickey McGuire * Kent Ta ...
'' (1937) – Eddie * ''
Danger Patrol ''Danger Patrol'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Lew Landers from a screenplay by Sy Bartlett based on a story by Helen Vreeland and Hilda Vincent. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on December 3, 1937 ...
'' (1937) – John Donovan * ''
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry ''Thoroughbreds Don't Cry'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in their first film together. Plot Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a pair of vocal cords that bri ...
'' (1937) – Park Policeman (uncredited) * ''45 Fathers'' (1937) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''Wallaby Jim of the Islands'' (1937) – Buck Morgan * ''
Bringing Up Baby ''Bringing Up Baby'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It was released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a numb ...
'' (1938) – Zoo Official (uncredited) * ''
Love on a Budget ''Love on a Budget'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane and Spring Byington. It was part of Twentieth Century Fox's Jones Family series of films. The Jones' eldest daughter Bonnie ...
'' (1938) – Big Furniture Mover (uncredited) * ''
Goodbye Broadway ''Goodbye Broadway'' is a 1938 American film. The movie is based on the play ''The Shannons of Broadway'' written by actor (and ex-vaudevillian) James Gleason. A previous film had been made of the play entitled ''The Shannons of Broadway''. Pl ...
'' (1938) – Bus Driver (uncredited) * ''
Crime School ''Crime School'' is a 1938 Warner Bros. film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring the Dead End Kids and Humphrey Bogart. Plot A junkman does business with the Dead End Kids: Frankie, Squirt, Spike, Goofy, Fats, and Bugs. When the boys ask for ...
'' (1938) – Officer Hogan (credited as Ed Gargan) * '' Rascals'' (1938) – Police Officer (uncredited) * ''
The Devil's Party ''The Devil's Party'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Ray McCarey based on the Borden Chase novel ''Hell's Kitchen Has a Pantry''. Plot Marty Malone is a member of a street gang called the "Death Avenue Cowboys", consisting of poor c ...
'' (1938) – Police Sgt. Enders (uncredited) * ''
The Rage of Paris ''The Rage of Paris'' is a 1938 American comedy film made by Universal Pictures. The movie was directed by Henry Koster, and written by Bruce Manning and Felix Jackson. It won the Venice Film Festival for Special Recommendation. Re-issued by Re ...
'' (1938) – Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''
Men Are Such Fools ''Men are Such Fools'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Norman Reilly Raine and Horace Jackson. The film stars Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, and Penny Sin ...
'' (1938) – 2nd Policeman in Car (uncredited) * ''
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse ''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor and Humphrey Bogart. It was distributed by Warner Bros. and written by John Wexley and John Huston, based o ...
'' (1938) – Police Sergeant (uncredited) * '' Gateway'' (1938) – Guard (uncredited) * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) – First Electrician (uncredited) * ''
The Texans ''The Texans'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Joan Bennett and Randolph Scott. The screenplay was written by Bertram Millhauser, Paul Sloane and William Wister Haines and is based on the novel ''North ...
'' (1938) – Sgt. Grady (uncredited) * ''
Give Me a Sailor ''Give Me a Sailor'' is a 1938 comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent, starring Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable and Jack Whiting. This was Raye and Hope's third film together, the first in which they played the leads. Plot Jim and Walter B ...
'' (1938) – Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) * '' Carefree'' (1938) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' Time Out for Murder'' (1938) – Apartment Doorman (uncredited) * '' Straight, Place and Show'' (1938) – Detective Globe * ''
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'' (1938) – Tim Kelly – Bartender (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1938) – Flanahan * ''
Annabel Takes a Tour ''Annabel Takes a Tour'' is a 1938 comedy directed by Lew Landers, starring Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. Annabel (Lucille Ball) is on a promotional tour and, as a publicity stunt, leaks a story that she is having a romantic fling with a famous ro ...
'' (1938) – Longshoreman at Dance * '' Spring Madness'' (1938) – Jim (uncredited) * ''
Up the River ''Up the River'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, and starring Claire Luce, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. The plot concerns escaped convicts, as well as a female convict. It was the feature film debut role of ...
'' (1938) – Tiny * ''
Road Demon ''Road Demon'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Otto Brower and starring Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, and Henry Armetta. Footage from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was included along with driver accidents. It is the second release ...
'' (1938) – Beefy Hogan (uncredited) * '' While New York Sleeps'' (1938) – Police Sgt. White * ''
Newsboys' Home ''Newsboys' Home'' is a 1938 crime film that starred Jackie Cooper and ''Little Tough Guys, The Little Tough Guys''. Plot When his father, a small town sheriff, is slain by a big city gangster, "Rifle" Edwards becomes a homeless vagabond, driftin ...
'' (1938) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
Boy Trouble ''Boy Trouble'' is a 1939 American film starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O'Connor, and Billy Lee. Plot In the story, Sybil Fitch (Boland) adopts two orphan boys (O'Connor, Lee). Her husband (Ruggles) is infuriated. However, when th ...
'' (1939) – Cop (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1939) – 2nd Detective * ''
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'' (1939) – Cop (uncredited) * ''
Yes, My Darling Daughter "Yes, My Darling Daughter" is a 1940 song by Jack Lawrence first introduced by Dinah Shore on Eddie Cantor's radio program on October 24, 1940. It was Shore's first solo record, released by Bluebird, and peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' ma ...
'' (1939) – Police Officer * ''
Blondie Meets the Boss ''Blondie Meets the Boss'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. Based on the Chic Young comic strip of the same name, the film is the second in the '' Blondie'' series, which ...
'' (1939) – Garden Café Doorman (uncredited) * ''
The Saint Strikes Back ''The Saint Strikes Back'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Farrow. It marks the second cinematic incarnation of the antihero crimefighting character Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". George Sanders replaced Louis Hayward, who h ...
'' (1939) – Pinky Budd * '' Winner Take All'' (1939) – Bettor (uncredited) * '' The Family Next Door'' (1939) – Cop (uncredited) * ''
The Flying Irishman ''The Flying Irishman'' (aka ''Born to Fly'') is a 1939 biographical drama film produced by RKO Pictures about Douglas Corrigan's unofficial transatlantic flight the previous year in a dilapidated Curtiss Robin light aircraft. The film was direc ...
'' (1939) – Jim 'J.R.' Robinson (uncredited) * ''
Fixer Dugan ''Fixer Dugan'' is a 1939 drama film starring Lee Tracy as a circus promoter who decides to help out an orphaned girl, played by Virginia Weidler. The film was directed by Lew Landers, released by RKO Radio Pictures and is based on the play ''Wha ...
'' (1939) – Jake * ''For Love or Money'' (1939) – Bubbles * ''
Lucky Night ''Lucky Night'' (1939) is a comedy movie from MGM starring Robert Taylor and Myrna Loy, directed by Norman Taurog. Plot Two people meet in a park (Cora, played by Myrna Loy, and William "Bill" Overton, played by Robert Taylor). They becom ...
'' (1939) – Policeman * '' Boy Friend'' (1939) – Bugsie (uncredited) * '' It Could Happen to You'' (1939) – Bartender (uncredited) * ''
They All Come Out ''They All Come Out'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Jacques Tourneur, written by John C. Higgins, and starring Rita Johnson, Tom Neal, Bernard Nedell, Edward Gargan, John Gallaudet and Addison Richards. It was released on August 4, ...
'' (1939) – George Jacklin – 'Bugs' * ''
The Spellbinder ''The Spellbinder'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Hively, written by Thomas Lennon and Joseph Fields, and starring Lee Tracy, Barbara Read, Patric Knowles, Allan Lane Allan "Rocky" Lane (born Harry Leonard Albershardt; Sept ...
'' (1939) – Tom – Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' Night Work'' (1939) – Police Officer Flannigan * '' $1,000 a Touchdown'' (1939) – Ironmansky (uncredited) * ''
On Your Toes ''On Your Toes'' (1936) is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. It was adapted into a film in 1939. While teaching music at Knickerbocker University, Phil "Junior" Dol ...
'' (1939) – First Policeman (uncredited) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1939) – Sentry * '' 20,000 Men a Year'' (1939) – Dunk * ''
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence ''Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence'' is a 1939 drama film written by Dalton Trumbo, directed by Ricardo Cortez, and starring Jean Rogers, Raymond Walburn, Marjorie Rambeau and Glenn Ford. This was the first major screen role for both Ford and Rich ...
'' (1939) – Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''
Another Thin Man ''Another Thin Man'' is a 1939 American detective film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, the third of six in the ''Thin Man'' series. It again stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles and is based on Dashiell Hammett's Continen ...
'' (1939) – Detective Quinn (uncredited) * '' A Child Is Born'' (1939) – Officer Riley – Police Guard (uncredited) * ''
Brother Rat and a Baby ''Brother Rat and a Baby'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film ''Brother Rat''. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris (Ameri ...
'' (1940) – Taxicab Driver * ''
Wolf of New York ''Wolf of New York'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Gordon Kahn and Lionel Houser. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Rose Hobart, James Stephenson, Jerome Cowan, William Demarest and Maurice Murphy. The film ...
'' (1940) – W. Thornton Upshaw * ''
The Saint's Double Trouble ''The Saint's Double Trouble'' is a 1940 action-adventure film produced by RKO Pictures. The film stars George Sanders as Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint", a master criminal turned crime-fighter, and features horror film legend Bela Lugosi as " ...
'' (1940) – Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''
Castle on the Hudson ''Castle on the Hudson'' (UK title: ''Years Without Days'') is a 1940 American film noir drama directed by Anatole Litvak and starring John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, and Pat O'Brien. A thief is sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he is befriended by t ...
'' (1940) – Death Row Guard (uncredited) * ''
Northwest Passage The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The eastern route along the Arc ...
'' (1940) – Capt. Butterfield (uncredited) * '' Charlie Chan in Panama'' (1940) – Plant Workman (uncredited) * ''
Adventure in Diamonds ''Adventure in Diamonds'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder and Nigel Bruce. It was also released under the alternative title of ''Diamonds are Dangerous''. Critics n ...
'' (1940) – Lou * ''
Three Cheers for the Irish ''Three Cheers for the Irish'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. a ...
'' (1940) – Policeman O'Brien (uncredited) * ''
Road to Singapore ''Road to Singapore'' is a 1940 American semi- musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour and Bob Hope. Based on a story by Harry Hervey, the film is about two playboys trying to forget previo ...
'' (1940) – Bill – Sailor (uncredited) * '' Johnny Apollo'' (1940) – Detective (uncredited) * ''
It All Came True ''It All Came True'' is a 1940 American musical comedy crime film starring Ann Sheridan as a fledgling singer and Humphrey Bogart, who was third-billed on movie posters, as a gangster who hides from the police in a boarding house. It is based ...
'' (1940) – Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''
Two Girls on Broadway ''Two Girls on Broadway'' is a 1940 musical film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner and Joan Blondell. The film is a remake of ''The Broadway Melody'' (1929). Plot Molly Mahoney (Joan Blondell) forms a vaudeville act with her fi ...
'' (1940) – Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited) * ''
Buck Benny Rides Again ''Buck Benny Rides Again'' is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Paramount Pictures starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and D ...
'' (1940) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Doctor Takes a Wife'' (1940) – George – Doorman (uncredited) * ''
An Angel from Texas ''An Angel from Texas'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Bertram Millhauser. The film stars Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. The film was released by Warne ...
'' (1940) – New York Policeman (uncredited) * ''
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" is an American popular song and jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics). The song was introduced by Adelaide Hall at Les Ambassadeurs Club in New York in January 1928 in Lew Le ...
'' (1940) – Policeman at Robbery (uncredited) * '' Susan and God'' (1940) – Cabbie (uncredited) * '' Queen of the Mob'' (1940) – Bank Guard * ''
Girl from God's Country ''Girl from God's Country'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Robert Lee Johnson and Elizabeth Meehan. The film stars Chester Morris, Jane Wyatt, Charles Bickford, Ray Mala, Kate Drai ...
'' (1940) – Poker Player #1 * ''
Girl from Avenue A ''Girl from Avenue A'' is a 1940 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Jane Withers, Kent Taylor, and Kay Aldridge. Cast * Jane Withers as Jane * Kent Taylor as MacMillan Forrester * Kay Aldridge as Lucy * Elyse Knox as Angela ...
'' (1940) – First Doorman (uncredited) * ''
City for Conquest ''City for Conquest'' is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features ...
'' (1940) – Joe – Foreman (uncredited) * ''
Spring Parade ''Spring Parade'' is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin. It is a remake of the 1934 film. Plot Based on a story by Ernst Marischka, the film is about a Hungarian woman who attends a Viennese ...
'' (1940) – Inga – the Fortune Teller * ''
The Villain Still Pursued Her ''The Villain Still Pursued Her'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Billy Gilbert and Buster Keaton. It is a parody of old stage melodramas but is based primarily on ''The Drunkard'', a 19th-century prohibit ...
'' (1940) – Bartender (uncredited) * ''Slightly Tempted'' (1940) – Gottlieb, Policeman (uncredited) * ''
Tugboat Annie Sails Again ''Tugboat Annie Sails Again'' is a 1940 American comedy romance film directed by Lewis Seiler. The picture is a sequel to ''Tugboat Annie'' (1933). Marjorie Rambeau took over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting cast features Alan H ...
'' (1940) – Policeman (uncredited) * '' Street of Memories'' (1940) – Mike Sullivan * ''
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date ''The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date'' (1941) is the sixth Lone Wolf film produced by Columbia Pictures. It features Warren William, in his fourth appearance as the title character Lone Wolf, and Edward Gargan, Lester Matthews and Don Beddoe as the film ...
'' (1940) – Chimp * '' Go West'' (1940) – Railroad Ticket Seller (uncredited) * '' This Thing Called Love'' (1940) – Police Officer (uncredited) * ''
The San Francisco Docks ''The San Francisco Docks'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Burgess Meredith, Barry Fitzgerald, and Irene Hervey. Plot When his sweetheart, barmaid Kitty Tracy, is annoyed by a customer, longshoreman Jo ...
'' (1940) – Hank * '' Bowery Boy'' (1940) – Mr. Hanson * ''
Four Mothers 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...
'' (1941) – Harry (uncredited) * ''
Tall, Dark and Handsome "Tall, dark, and handsome" is a phrase that refers to an appealing man, often found in romantic fiction aimed at women. History The term came to prominent use in the early 1900s and was commonly used in Hollywood during the 1920s to describe Ru ...
'' (1941) – Store Detective (uncredited) * ''
Flight from Destiny ''Flight from Destiny'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The film was rel ...
'' (1941) – Hotel Doorman (uncredited) * ''
Meet the Chump ''Meet the Chump'' is a 1941 American film starring Hugh Herbert. Plot A man desperately attempts to avoid giving up the ten million dollar trust that he's been administering so well that there's barely any money left. Cast * Hugh Herbert as H ...
'' (1941) – Muldoon * ''
Here Comes Happiness ''Here Comes Happiness'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Charles L. Tedford. The film stars Mildred Coles, Edward Norris, Richard Ainley, Russell Hicks, Marjorie Gateson and John Ridgely. The film was r ...
'' (1941) – Joe * ''
Men of Boys Town ''Men of Boys Town'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Norman Taurog and written by James Kevin McGuinness. It is a sequel to the 1938 film '' Boys Town''. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn, Darryl Hic ...
'' (1941) – Detective Arresting Whitey (uncredited) * ''
Thieves Fall Out ''Thieves Fall Out'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright, written by Charles Grayson and Ben Markson, and starring Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Alan Hale, Sr., William T. Orr and John Litel. It was released by Wa ...
'' (1941) – Kane * ''
Affectionately Yours ''Affectionately Yours'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, and Rita Hayworth. Plot Foreign correspondent Rickey Mayberry (Dennis Morgan) hurriedly flies back from Portu ...
'' (1941) – Traffic Policeman (uncredited) * '' Million Dollar Baby'' (1941) – Customs Officer (uncredited) * ''
Tight Shoes ''Tight Shoes'' is the ninth studio album by the band Foghat. It was released in 1980 on Bearsville Records. It was also the last release Rod Price participated on until 1994's '' Return of the Boogie Men''. Track listing All tracks by Dave Pe ...
'' (1941) – Blooch * ''
Three Sons o' Guns ''Three Sons o' Guns'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff, written by Fred Niblo, Jr., and starring Wayne Morris, Marjorie Rambeau, Irene Rich, Tom Brown, William T. Orr, Susan Peters and Moroni Olsen. It was released b ...
'' (1941) – Sylvester, the Milkman (uncredited) * ''
Tillie the Toiler ''Tillie the Toiler'' is a newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Russ Westover who initially worked on his concept of a flapper character in a strip he titled ''Rose of the Office''. With a title change, it sold to King Features Syndicate ...
'' (1941) – Policeman * ''Ice-Capades'' (1941) – Joe, the Bouncer (uncredited) * '' Lady Be Good'' (1941) – Policeman (scenes deleted) * '' Navy Blues'' (1941) – Hawaii Club Proprietor (uncredited) * ''
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, ...
'' (1941) – Chuck * ''Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring'' (1941) – Dumb Henchman (uncredited) * ''
The Night of January 16th ''Night of January 16th'' (sometimes advertised as ''The Night of January 16th'') is a theatrical play by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, inspired by the death of the "Match King", Ivar Kreuger. Set in a courtroom during a murder trial, an ...
'' (1941) – Cop Who Helps the Drunk (uncredited) * '' A Date with the Falcon'' (1942) – Detective Bates (uncredited) * '' Fly-by-Night'' (1942) – Officer Charlie Prescott * '' Dr. Kildare's Victory'' (1942) – Willie Brooks * '' What's Cookin'?'' (1942) – Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
My Favorite Blonde ''My Favorite Blonde'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll. Based on a story by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about a vaudeville performer who gets mixed up with Bri ...
'' (1942) – Mulrooney * ''
Meet the Stewarts ''Meet the Stewarts'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy directed by Alfred E. Green, which stars William Holden and Frances Dee. It was Holden's final film prior to his entering military service for World War II World War II or ...
'' (1942) – Moving Man * ''
Flying with Music ''Flying with Music'' is a 1942 American musical film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Louis S. Kaye and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot, William Marshall, Edward Gargan, Jerry Bergen and Norma Va ...
'' (1942) – Joe * ''
The Falcon Takes Over ''The Falcon Takes Over'' (also known as ''The Falcon Steps Out''), is a 1942 black-and-white mystery film directed by Irving Reis. The B film was the third, following '' The Gay Falcon'' and '' A Date with the Falcon'' (1941), to star George ...
'' (1942) – Detective Bates (uncredited) * ''
Miss Annie Rooney '' Miss Annie Rooney '' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay by George Bruce has some similarities to the silent film, ''Little Annie Rooney'' starring Mary Pickford, but otherwise, the films are unrelated. ''M ...
'' (1942) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
Ten Gentlemen from West Point ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara and John Sutton. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. George Montgomery replac ...
'' (1942) – Bombardier (uncredited) * ''
They All Kissed the Bride ''They All Kissed the Bride'' is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas. The plot follows a trucking firm executive who falls in love. Crawford took over the title role a ...
'' (1942) – Private Policeman * ''
Lady in a Jam ''Lady in a Jam'' is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1942) – Deputy * '' Blondie for Victory'' (1942) – Sergeant * '' A-Haunting We Will Go'' (1942) – Police Lt. Foster * ''
Between Us Girls ''Between Us Girls'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, Robert Cummings, John Boles, Andy Devine, and Scotty Beckett.
'' (1942) – Cab Driver (uncredited) * ''
My Sister Eileen ''My Sister Eileen'' is a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney, originally published in ''The New Yorker'', which eventually inspired many other works: her 1938 book ''My Sister Eileen'', a play, a musical, a radio play (a ...
'' (1942) – Murphy – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
The Falcon's Brother ''The Falcon's Brother'' is a 1942 American crime drama film in which George Sanders, who had been portraying " The Falcon" in a series of films, appears with his real-life brother Tom Conway; with Sanders handing off the series to Conway, who w ...
'' (1942) – Detective Bates * '' Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' (1942) – Doorman (uncredited) * '' My Heart Belongs to Daddy'' (1942) – Mr. Johnson – Detective (uncredited) * '' Over My Dead Body'' (1942) – Police Sergeant * ''
Andy Hardy's Double Life ''Andy Hardy's Double Life'' is a 1942 comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It was the thirteenth installment of MGM's enormously popular Andy Hardy film series starring Mickey Rooney as the title character. It was the feature film debut ...
'' (1942) – Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) * ''
The Meanest Man in the World Not to be confused with the 1920 George M. Cohan play or The Meanest Man in the World (1923 film) ''The Meanest Man in the World'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon ...
'' (1943) – Hotel Detective (uncredited) * '' Something to Shout About'' (1943) – Detective Stone (uncredited) * ''
They Got Me Covered ''They Got Me Covered'', also known as ''Washington Story'' and ''The Washington Angle'', is a 1943 comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Otto Preminger appears in a supporting role. Plot In mid 1941, a ...
'' (1943) – Cop at Bridge (uncredited) * ''
Prairie Chickens ''Prairie Chickens'' is a 1943 American Western film and a sequel to ''Dudes are Pretty People'' (1942) and '' Calaboose'' (1943), Western films from "Hal Roach's Streamliners", a series of approximately 50-minute comedic movies, in this case d ...
'' (1943) – Bus Driver (uncredited) * '' The Falcon Strikes Back'' (1943) – Detective Bates * ''
Tahiti Honey ''Tahiti Honey'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by John H. Auer and starring Simone Simon, Dennis O'Keefe and Michael Whalen.Martin p.199 The film's sets were designed by the art director Russell Kimball. Premise A new fema ...
'' (1943) – George, the Bartender * ''
Taxi, Mister ''Taxi, Mister'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Joe Sawyer, Sheldon Leonard, Joe Devlin, Jack Norton, Frank Faylen, Mike Mazurk ...
'' (1943) – Willie, Court Bailiff / Cabby / Ballplayer (uncredited) * '' Hit the Ice'' (1943) – Bank Policeman (uncredited) * ''
The Falcon in Danger ''The Falcon in Danger'' is a 1943 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Amelita Ward and Elaine Shepard.Jewell and Harbin 1982, p. 185. The film was the sixth of thirteen The Falcon detective f ...
'' (1943) – Detective Bates * '' The West Side Kid'' (1943) – Donovan * '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) – Doorman (uncredited) * ''
Princess O'Rourke ''Princess O'Rourke'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Norman Krasna (in Krasna's directorial debut), and starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Krasna won the 1944 Oscar for Best Origina ...
'' (1943) – Slugged Pedestrian (uncredited) * ''
My Kingdom for a Cook ''My Kingdom for a Cook'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, which stars Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, and Bill Carter. Synopsis A visiting British emissary on a goodwill tour of the United States struggles to re ...
'' (1943) – Duke * ''
The Falcon and the Co-eds ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (1943) – Detective Bates * ''
In Old Oklahoma ''In Old Oklahoma'' (reissued as ''War of the Wildcats'') is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell starring John Wayne and Martha Scott. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Music Score of a Dramatic or C ...
'' (1943) – Kelsey – Waiter (uncredited) * ''
The Falcon Out West ''The Falcon Out West'' (aka ''The Falcon in Texas'') is a 1944 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and starring Tom Conway, Joan Barclay and Barbara Hale. The film was part of RKO's The Falcon series of detective films, this ti ...
'' (1944) – Detective Bates * ''
The Great Alaskan Mystery ''The Great Alaskan Mystery'' is a 1944 Universal film serial about government agents trying to stop Nazi spies from getting their hands on futuristic weapons. Plot James 'Jim' Hudson, an adventurer and accompanied by allies, goes after Nazi age ...
'' (1944, Serial) – Kurtz hs. 4–13* ''
Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in the ...
'' (1944) – Cop Outside Flynn Theater (uncredited) * ''
Detective Kitty O'Day ''Detective Kitty O'Day'' is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. The film was intended as an attempt to create a new low-budget detective series, but only one se ...
'' (1944) – Mike * ''
Song of the Open Road ''Song of the Open Road'' is a 1944 Musical film, musical comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, from a screenplay by Irving Phillips and Edward Verdier. It was the debut film of teenage singer Jane Powell. Powell's real name was Suzanne Burce ...
'' (1944) – Poultry Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''
San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
'' (1944) – Keno * ''
San Diego, I Love You ''San Diego, I Love You'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton and Edward Everett Horton.McLaughlin p.249 Synopsis Philip McCooley, a widowed high school teacher in small-town Cali ...
'' (1944) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
The Thin Man Goes Home ''The Thin Man Goes Home'' is a 1945 comedy- mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe. It is the fifth of the six '' Thin Man'' films starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Dashiell Hammett's dapper ex-private detective Nick Charles and his ...
'' (1944) – Mickey Finnegan (uncredited) * ''
Music for Millions ''Music for Millions'' is a 1944 musical film, musical comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, Jimmy Durante, June Allyson, Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1917), Marsha Hunt, Hugh Herbert, Harry Davenport (ac ...
'' (1944) – Detective (uncredited) * ''
High Powered ''High Powered'' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by William Berke starring Robert Lowery and Phyllis Brooks. It is also known as ''High Man''. Plot Marian Blair and Cassie McQuade are running a small lunch establishment in their tr ...
'' (1945) – Cal Williams * ''See My Lawyer'' (1945) – Furniture Mover (uncredited) * ''
Earl Carroll Vanities ''Earl Carroll Vanities'' is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Frank Gill Jr. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden, Otto Kruger, Alan Mowbray and Stephanie Bachelor. It was released on Ap ...
'' (1945) – Policeman * ''
It's in the Bag! ''It's in the Bag!'' is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians. The film has bee ...
'' (1945) – Chair Delivery Man (uncredited) * ''
Diamond Horseshoe ''Diamond Horseshoe'' (also billed as ''Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe'') is a 1945 Technicolor musical film starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes, directed by George Seaton, and released by 20th Century Fox. It was filmed in Billy Rose's Diam ...
'' (1945) – Grogan – Stagehand (uncredited) * ''
The Bullfighters ''The Bullfighters'' is the penultimate feature film starring Laurel and Hardy, the sixth and final film the duo made under 20th Century Fox as well as the last released in the United States. Plot Private detectives Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy ...
'' (1945) – Vasso – Man Practicing Speech (uncredited) * ''
The Great John L. ''The Great John L.'' is a 1945 American Biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by James Edward Grant. The film stars Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure, Otto Kruger, ...
'' (1945) – (scenes deleted) * '' Twice Blessed'' (1945) – Outraged Baseball Fan (uncredited) * ''That's the Spirit'' (1945) – Cop (uncredited) * '' A Sporting Chance'' (1945) – Mike Ryan * ''
Dangerous Partners ''Dangerous Partners'' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Marion Parsonnet and Edmund L. Hartmann, based on the novel “Paper Chase” by Oliver Weld Bayer, the pen-name of Leo and Eleanor Bayer (later kn ...
'' (1945) – Police Sgt. at Kempen's Apartment (uncredited) * ''
Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #9 (October 1964). The c ...
'' (1945) – Policeman in Park * ''
The Naughty Nineties ''The Naughty Nineties'' is a 1945 American film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film is noteworthy for containing a filmed version of the duo's famous " Who's on First?" routine. This version is shown at the National Baseba ...
'' (1945) – Baxter – Saloon Bartender (uncredited) * '' The Beautiful Cheat'' (1945) – Blue Moon Manager * ''
Guest Wife ''Guest Wife'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood, written by Bruce Manning and John Klorer, and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, and Dick Foran John Nicholas "Dick" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was ...
'' (1945) – Waiter (uncredited) * ''
Her Highness and the Bellboy ''Her Highness and the Bellboy'' is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, and June Allyson. Written by Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman, the film is about a beautiful Europea ...
'' (1945) – 1st Cop * ''
Sing Your Way Home ''Sing Your Way Home'' is a 1945 musical film directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Jack Haley and Marcy McGuire. Cast * Jack Haley as Steve Kimball * Marcy McGuire as Bridget Forrester * Glen Vernon as Jimmy McCue * Anne Jeffreys as Kay Lawren ...
'' (1945) – Jailer * ''
She Wouldn't Say Yes ''She Wouldn't Say Yes'' is a 1945 screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman. Plot A psychiatrist, Dr. Susan Lane, is leaving a military hospital after spending two weeks working with patients ...
'' (1945) – Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' Life with Blondie'' (1945) – Dogcatcher (uncredited) * ''
Follow That Woman ''Follow That Woman'' is a 1945 crime film starring William Gargan, Nancy Kelly, and Regis Toomey. The movie was directed by Lew Landers. Plot summary Nancy spends the evening with her boyfriend at the Downtown Club, a notorious hangout for me ...
'' (1945) – Butch * ''
Pardon My Past ''Pardon My Past'' is a 1945 comedy film about a penniless veteran who gets mistaken for a millionaire by the latter's family and an unpaid bookie. Plot Eddie York and Chuck Gibson are two ex-soldiers leaving the service to become mink farmers ...
'' (1945) – Policeman at Pemberton Home (uncredited) * ''
Gay Blades ''Gay Blades'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by Albert Beich and Marcy Klauber. The film stars Allan Lane, Jean Rogers, Edward Ashley, Frank Albertson, Ann Gillis and Robert Armstrong. The film was release ...
'' (1946) – Bartender * ''
Deadline at Dawn ''Deadline at Dawn'' is a 1946 American film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). The RKO Pictures film rele ...
'' (1946) – Bouncer (uncredited) * ''
Little Giant ''Little Giant'' is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film was released in the UK with the title ''On the Carpet''. Plot A naïve country boy named Benny Mil ...
'' (1946) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''
Cinderella Jones ''Cinderella Jones'' is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Charles Hoffman. The film stars Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Julie Bishop, William Prince, S. Z. Sakall, and Edward Everett Horton. The film w ...
'' (1946) – Riley * ''
Blonde Alibi ''Blonde Alibi'' is a 1946 American black-and-white noir thriller directed by Will Jason and starring Tom Neal, Martha O'Driscoll, Donald MacBride, and Peter Whitney. Cast *Tom Neal as Rick Lavery *Martha O'Driscoll as Marian Gale *Donald MacB ...
'' (1946) – Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''Behind the Mask (1946 film), Behind the Mask'' (1946) – Detective Dixon * ''The Dark Horse (1946 film), The Dark Horse'' (1946) – Eustace Kelly * ''The Inner Circle (1946 film), The Inner Circle'' (1946) – Parking Ticket Cop * ''Faithful in My Fashion'' (1946) – Cop (scenes deleted) * ''Crack-Up (1946 film), Crack-Up'' (1946) – Cop in Arcade (uncredited) * ''The Brasher Doubloon'' (1947) – Truck Driver (uncredited) * ''The Ghost Goes Wild'' (1947) – Newsstand Man * ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue'' (1947) – Policeman in Park (uncredited) * ''That's My Gal'' (1947) – Mike * ''Saddle Pals (film), Saddle Pals'' (1947) – Jailer * ''Web of Danger'' (1947) – Dolan, Restaurant Owner * ''Little Miss Broadway (1947 film), Little Miss Broadway'' (1947) – Uncle George * ''The Trouble with Women (film), The Trouble with Women'' (1947) – Mr. Fogarty (uncredited) * ''Exposed (1947 film), Exposed'' (1947) – Big Mac * ''Linda, Be Good'' (1947) – Frankie * ''Campus Honeymoon'' (1948) – Motorcycle Cop * ''Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!'' (1948) – Ted (uncredited) * ''Are You with It?'' (1948) – Spectator (uncredited) * ''Smart Woman (1948 film), Smart Woman'' (1948) – Interrogator at Police Line-Up (uncredited) * ''The Dude Goes West'' (1948) – Train Conductor * ''Waterfront at Midnight'' (1948) – Minor Role (uncredited) * ''The Babe Ruth Story'' (1948) – Policeman (uncredited) * ''Daredevils of the Clouds'' (1948) – Tap–It Bowers * ''A Southern Yankee'' (1948) – Male Nurse (scenes deleted) * ''You Gotta Stay Happy'' (1948) – Detective (uncredited) * ''Strike It Rich (1948 film), Strike It Rich'' (1948) – Mack – the Bartender * ''Adventures of Gallant Bess'' (1948) – Deputy * ''Blondie's Secret'' (1948) – The Butcher (uncredited) * ''Hold That Baby!'' (1949) – Burton – Policeman * ''Mighty Joe Young (1949 film), Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) – Bar Patron (uncredited) * ''That Midnight Kiss'' (1949) – Traffic Cop (uncredited) * ''Love Happy'' (1949) – Cop Who Captures Harpo (uncredited) * ''Feudin' Rhythm'' (1949) – Fire Chief (uncredited) * ''Key to the City (film), Key to the City'' (1950) – S.F. Cop – Fire Escape (uncredited) * ''The Kid from Texas'' (1950) – Blacksmith (uncredited) * ''Belle of Old Mexico'' (1950) – Sam * ''Square Dance Katy'' (1950) – Police Officer Casey * ''Father of the Bride (1950 film), Father of the Bride'' (1950) – Moving Man with Door (uncredited) * ''Triple Trouble (1950 film), Triple Trouble'' (1950) – Police Officer Murphy * ''Hit Parade of 1951'' (1950) – Garrity * ''Valentino (1951 film), Valentino'' (1951) – Cop in Central Park (uncredited) * ''Bedtime for Bonzo'' (1951) – Policeman Bill * ''Cuban Fireball'' (1951) – Ritter * ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man'' (1951) – Milt (uncredited) * ''Little Egypt (film), Little Egypt'' (1951) – Police Sergeant (uncredited)


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