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William Gargan

American actor (1905-1979)
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William Gargan
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 17, 1905
Date of death
February 17, 1979, February 16, 1979[8]
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
New York
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
actor, television actor, film actor
Award received
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award[12]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[14]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Gargan[15]
Given name
William[16]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Native language
English[11]
Place of burial
Holy Cross Cemetery[9]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Dennis Gargan en William Gargan ar وليام غارغان de Gargan el Ουίλιαμ Γκάργκαν fa ویلیام گارگان ja ウィリアム・ガーガン ko 윌리엄 가건 ko 윌리엄 데니스 가건 pl William Dennis Gargan ru Гарган, Уильям ru Уильям Гарган zh 威廉·加根 zh 威廉·加爾根
🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000063026866
VIAF cluster ID
69131928
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82152620
GND ID
1205829091
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
336
AllMovie person ID
p25942
American Film Institute person ID
155629
Awards & Winners artist ID
04x93v
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14048136r
CINE21 person ID
42587
CONOR.SI ID
54725219
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
8361
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Danish National Filmography person ID
129960
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1205829091
FAST ID
1454985
FES digital collections entity ID
391222
Fandango person ID
233325
Film.ru person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
8568
Freebase ID
/m/04x93v
George Eastman Museum people ID
121678
HAND ID
897E-5258-EEA7-74BC-ED99
IMDb ID
nm0307326
IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
41792
J9U entity ID
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Kinobox person ID
860745
LdiF person ID
81706
MYmovies person ID
2364
Movie Walker Press person ID
2137
NNDB people ID
470/000213828
NUKAT ID
n2020022338
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1297967
SNAC ARK ID
w6q81qsg
Sinemalar person ID
79048
Swedish Film Database person ID
133916
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
68643
TMDB person ID
87697
TV.com ID (archived)
people/william-gargan
Trading Card Database name ID
161718
WikiTree person ID
Gargan-96
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/2a967797-6b73-4769-a35d-c2f84bd925c8
ČSFD person ID
15542

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Occupation 3
actor, film actor, television actor
Award received 1
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
New York
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
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Summary

William Gargan was born on July 17, 1905[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on February 17, 1979[3], in New York[4]. He worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], and film actor[7].

FAQs

Where was William Gargan born?

William Gargan's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did William Gargan die?

William Gargan died in New York[4].

What did William Gargan do for work?

William Gargan worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], and film actor[7].

What awards did William Gargan receive?

Honors received include Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award[12].

Related Entities

New York United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 79048
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 79048, batch #270606"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 897E-5258-EEA7-74BC-ED99
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  5. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 42587
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42112"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 391222
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 391222, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  7. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → New York
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Given name → William
    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31712: import P21 and P106 from GND (11)"
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