Oscar Gahan
Acting • Born 1888-08-20 – Died 1958-03-24
Biography
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.
Filmography
52 credits
Ambush Valley
Movie • 1936
Diggs
Sing Cowboy Sing
Movie • 1937
Townsman
The Fugitive Sheriff
Movie • 1936
Fiddler (uncredited)
Aces and Eights
Movie • 1936
Gambler (uncredited)
Whirlwind Horseman
Movie • 1938
Holt
Gun Grit
Movie • 1936
Henchman Don
Vengeance of Rannah
Movie • 1936
Henchman Nolan
The Feud Maker
Movie • 1938
Settler
North of Arizona
Movie • 1935
Fiddle Player
Gun Play
Movie • 1935
Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
Ghost Town Riders
Movie • 1938
Six-Gun Trail
Movie • 1938
Barfly
The Unknown Ranger
Movie • 1936
Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Rio Grande Ranger
Movie • 1936
Barfly (uncredited)
Border Guns
Movie • 1934
Barfly
Valley of Terror
Movie • 1937
Piano Player
The Feud of the Trail
Movie • 1937
Barfly
Western Frontier
Movie • 1935
Barfly
Red River Valley
Movie • 1936
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Gunsmoke Trail
Movie • 1938
Gambler
In Old Montana
Movie • 1939
Rancher
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Movie • 1939
Settler
Doomed at Sundown
Movie • 1937
Roulette Table Man
Rough Riders' Round-up
Movie • 1939
Musician
Southward Ho!
Movie • 1939
Reb Soldier
Frontier Pony Express
Movie • 1939
Fiddler
Riders of the Sage
Movie • 1939
Powers Rider
New Frontier
Movie • 1939
Accordion Player
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Movie • 1936
Henchman
The Cheyenne Kid
Movie • 1940
Posse Rider
Trailing Double Trouble
Movie • 1940
Barfly
The Singing Buckaroo
Movie • 1937
Cowhand Musician
The Roaming Cowboy
Movie • 1937
Wagon Driver
Young Bill Hickok
Movie • 1940
Piano Player
Billy the Kid in Texas
Movie • 1940
Barfly Watching Fight
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Movie • 1940
Settler
Cheyenne Rides Again
Movie • 1937
Card Player
Lightning Strikes West
Movie • 1940
Posse Rider
In Old Monterey
Movie • 1939
Guitarist
The Son of Davy Crockett
Movie • 1941
Voter
Sundown on the Prairie
Movie • 1939
Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
Starlight Over Texas
Movie • 1938
Henchman
In Old Cheyenne
Movie • 1941
Accordion Player
Sheriff of Tombstone
Movie • 1941
Bonanza Piano Player
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Movie • 1941
Man Reporting Murder
Billy the Kid Trapped
Movie • 1942
Barfly
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Movie • 1941
Gambler (uncredited)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Movie • 1942
Third Miner
Texas Jack
Movie • 1935
Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
The Silver Trail
Movie • 1937
Curt
Moonlight on the Range
Movie • 1937
Deputy
California Straight Ahead
Movie • 1937