William Gargan was a radio and TV actor best known for his role as Detective Martin Kane in the 1949-51 radio-television series, Martin Kane, Private Eye. He also appeared in radio's Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, which ran from 1951 to 1955. He then starred in 39 episodes of The New Adventures of Martin Kane, a syndicated series premiering September 14, 1957. In 1945 he played Joe Gallagher in The Bells of St. Mary's, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. He developed throat cancer and had larynx removed in 1960. Speaking through an artificial voice box, Gargan became an activist and spokesman for the American Cancer Society.