Jack Gargan

Biography

Career Overview

Jack Gargan has 100 screen credits in a career dating back to 1931. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently Mexican Spitfire Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Destination Moon, Mexican Spitfire, Weekend for Three. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

100

Birth Date

1900-02-08 00:00:00

Birth Place

Birtley, Durham, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Destination Moon
• 

  Mexican Spitfire
• 

  Weekend for Three
• 

  Carefree
• 

  The Dark Mirror
• 

  The Girl from Mexico

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

• Mexican Spitfire Collection (3 titles)
• The Saint (2 titles)
• The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection (2 titles)
• Creature from the Black Lagoon (1 titles)
• Charlie Chan (Roland Winters) Collection (1 titles)
• Dick Tracy Collection (1 titles)
• The Falcon Series (1 titles)
• Mr. Moto Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Kenner G. Kemp (2 collaborations)
• Lupe Vélez (2 collaborations)
• Leon Errol (2 collaborations)
• Donald Woods (2 collaborations)
• Linda Hayes (2 collaborations)
• Elisabeth Risdon (2 collaborations)
• Brooks Benedict (2 collaborations)
• Donald Kerr (2 collaborations)
• Max Wagner (2 collaborations)
• Frank Yaconelli (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (100 credits)

  • Party Girl

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Corresponding Corpse (1958) ... Court Clerk actor actors

    - The Case of the Terrified Typist (1958) ... Court Clerk actor actors

    - The Case of the Gilded Lily (1958) ... Court Clerk actor actors

    - The Case of the Fiery Fingers (1958) ... Court Clerk actor actors

    - The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958) ... Court Clerk actor actors
    1957
  • Maverick

    - Rage For Vengeance (1958) ... Poker Player (uncredited) actor actors

    - The Long Hunt (1957) ... Second Poker Player (uncredited) actor actors
    1957
  • Ransom!

    Chauffeur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Blackboard Jungle

    Electrician (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Revenge of the Creature

    Skipper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Cheyenne

    - Death Deals the Hand (1956) ... Clerk (uncredited) actor actors
    1955
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Reporter from The Post (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Executive Suite

    Little League Baseball Fan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Rails Into Laramie

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Wild One

    Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Take the High Ground!

    Army Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Vicki

    Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Band Wagon

    Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Let's Do It Again

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Trouble Along the Way

    Bailiff

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Everything I Have Is Yours

    Waiter (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • She's Working Her Way Through College

    Professor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Young Man with Ideas

    Party Guest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Too Young to Kiss

    Paul, Denise's Chauffeur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Unknown Man

    Male Secretary (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Racket

    Lewis (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • You Never Can Tell

    Smitty - Wiretapper Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Company She Keeps

    Hospital Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Hunt the Man Down

    Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Union Station

    Tom - Police Stenographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Pretty Baby

    Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Summer Stock

    Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Peggy

    Chauffeur

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Destination Moon

    Businessman at Meeting (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Damned Don't Cry

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • East Side, West Side

    First Doorman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Threat

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Once More, My Darling

    Mixer

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • You're My Everything

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Any Number Can Play

    Casino Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Great Gatsby

    Gold Pro

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Alias Nick Beal

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Joan of Arc

    Peasant #3 (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Walls of Jericho

    Assistant Prosecutor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Golden Eye

    Man in the Darkness (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • All My Sons

    Workman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Miracle of the Bells

    Assistant Director

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Judge Steps Out

    Attorney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    Policeman in Court (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    Photographer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • They Won't Believe Me

    George (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Chauffeur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • A Likely Story

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Dark Mirror

    Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Sister Kenny

    Reporter at Dock (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Crack-Up

    Second Railroad Ticket Agent (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Bamboo Blonde

    Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Blue Dahlia

    Cab Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • From This Day Forward

    Milkman

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Dick Tracy

    Policeman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Sing Your Way Home

    Steward (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Falcon in San Francisco

    Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Hitchhike to Happiness

    Brown (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Woman in the Window

    Club Steward (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Youth Runs Wild

    Man in Shooting Gallery (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • So This Is Washington

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Mr. Lucky

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • My Favorite Spy

    Nightclub Patron

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • It Happened in Flatbush

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Four Jacks and a Jill

    Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Weekend for Three

    Old Field Inn Patron

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

    Nightclub Patron

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • I Wake Up Screaming

    Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Tom, Dick and Harry

    Car Salesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Citizen Kane

    Man at Xanadu Great Hall (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Repent at Leisure

    Baldwins Employee

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    2nd Hotel Desk Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Stranger on the Third Floor

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Vigil in the Night

    Courtroom Spectator

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • City of Chance

    Cab Driver

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Mexican Spitfire

    Waiter at Airport Lounge

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Slightly Honorable

    Senate Gallery Spectator (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • That's Right – You're Wrong

    Party Guest (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    Cab Mechanic / Dispatcher (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Nurse Edith Cavell

    German Soldier

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Spellbinder

    Courtroom Extra (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

    Museum Exhibit Attendee (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Invitation to Happiness

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Girl from Mexico

    Casa del Toro Patron

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Saint Strikes Back

    Plane Passenger (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Ticket Vendor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Carefree

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Saint in New York

    Airline Official (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Everybody's Doing It

    Nightclub Table Extra

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Fight for Your Lady

    Café Patron (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • There Goes the Groom

    Extra at Class Reunion (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Stage Door

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Witness Chair

    Laughing Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Old Man Rhythm

    Finale Dance Participant

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • By Your Leave

    Taxi Driver

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Ann Vickers

    Bit Part (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Cheat

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931