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Acting

Oscar Gahan

Born August 20, 1888Orangeville, Ontario, Canada52 credits

Canada's child prodigy violinist. Played a command performance for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII, at age 5.) First cousin of Walter Huston, who encouraged him to first vaudeville and then later talking pictures in Hollywood. Went on to be a reliable supporting player in Westerns and wrote a number of now classic country songs.

Known For

Filmography

Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Man Reporting MurderMovie
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Gambler (uncredited)Movie
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941Sheriff of Tombstone
as Bonanza Piano PlayerMovie
In Old Cheyenne
1941In Old Cheyenne
as Accordion PlayerMovie
Young Bill Hickok
1940Young Bill Hickok
as Piano PlayerMovie
Billy the Kid in Texas
1940Billy the Kid in Texas
as Barfly Watching FightMovie
Lightning Strikes West
1940Lightning Strikes West
as Posse RiderMovie
The Cheyenne Kid
1940The Cheyenne Kid
as Posse RiderMovie
In Old Monterey
1939In Old Monterey
as GuitaristMovie
New Frontier
1939New Frontier
as Accordion PlayerMovie
Riders of the Sage
1939Riders of the Sage
as Powers RiderMovie
Southward Ho!
1939Southward Ho!
as Reb SoldierMovie
Sundown on the Prairie
1939Sundown on the Prairie
as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)Movie
In Old Montana
1939In Old Montana
as RancherMovie
Six-Gun Trail
1938Six-Gun Trail
as BarflyMovie
Starlight Over Texas
1938Starlight Over Texas
as HenchmanMovie
Gunsmoke Trail
1938Gunsmoke Trail
as GamblerMovie
The Feud Maker
1938The Feud Maker
as SettlerMovie
Doomed at Sundown
1937Doomed at Sundown
as Roulette Table ManMovie
Sing Cowboy Sing
1937Sing Cowboy Sing
as TownsmanMovie
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937Cheyenne Rides Again
as Card PlayerMovie
Valley of Terror
1937Valley of Terror
as Piano PlayerMovie
The Singing Buckaroo
1937The Singing Buckaroo
as Cowhand MusicianMovie
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1937The Roaming Cowboy
as Wagon DriverMovie
Rio Grande Ranger
1936Rio Grande Ranger
as Barfly (uncredited)Movie
Vengeance of Rannah
1936Vengeance of Rannah
as Henchman NolanMovie
Ambush Valley
1936Ambush Valley
as DiggsMovie
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936The Fugitive Sheriff
as Fiddler (uncredited)Movie
The Unknown Ranger
1936The Unknown Ranger
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)Movie
Aces and Eights
1936Aces and Eights
as Gambler (uncredited)Movie
Gun Grit
1936Gun Grit
as Henchman DonMovie
Red River Valley
1936Red River Valley
as Construction Worker (uncredited)Movie
Texas Jack
1935Texas Jack
as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)Movie
Gun Play
1935Gun Play
as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)Movie
Western Frontier
1935Western Frontier
as BarflyMovie
North of Arizona
1935North of Arizona
as Fiddle PlayerMovie
Border Guns
1934Border Guns
as BarflyMovie