Lt. Sam Carson — Behind Green Lights Character Profile

About Lt. Sam Carson

The lead detective investigating Walter Bard's murder. He remains impartial under political pressure, notices forensic inconsistencies, conducts thorough interviews, and ultimately uncovers the real killer while protecting the innocent.

Character Facts

Played by

William Gargan

Appears in

Behind Green Lights (1946)

Role

Supporting

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• Janet Bradley (Carole Landis)
• Johnny Williams, Reporter (Richard Crane)
• Det. Oppenheimer (John Ireland)
• Nora Bard (Mary Anderson)
• Arthur Templeton (Charles Russell)
• Max Calvert (Roy Roberts)
• Yager (Don Beddoe)
• Flossie (Mabel Paige)
• Ames, Reporter (Charles Tannen)
• Ruzinsky, Milkman (Stanley Prager)
• Daniel Boone Wintergreen (Charles Arnt)
• Walter Bard (Bernard Nedell)