Oscar Gahan
Born
August 20, 1888
Died
March 24, 1958 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
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
Billy the Kid Trapped
Barfly
1942
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Third Miner
1942
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Man Reporting Murder
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
Voter
1941
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Gambler (uncredited)
1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
Bonanza Piano Player
1941
In Old Cheyenne
Accordion Player
1941
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Settler
1940
Young Bill Hickok
Piano Player
1940
Trailing Double Trouble
Barfly
1940
Billy the Kid in Texas
Barfly Watching Fight
1940
Lightning Strikes West
Posse Rider
1940
The Cheyenne Kid
Posse Rider
1940
In Old Monterey
Guitarist
1939
New Frontier
Accordion Player
1939
Riders of the Sage
Powers Rider
1939
Frontier Pony Express
Fiddler
1939
Patrola na hranicích Mexika
Reb Soldier
1939
Rough Riders' Round-up
Musician
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Settler
1939
Sundown on the Prairie
Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
1939
In Old Montana
Rancher
1939
Ghost Town Riders
1938
Six-Gun Trail
Barfly
1938
Starlight Over Texas
Henchman
1938
Gunsmoke Trail
Gambler
1938
Whirlwind Horseman
Holt
1938
The Feud Maker
Settler
1938
Doomed at Sundown
Roulette Table Man
1937
Moonlight on the Range
Deputy
1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
Townsman
1937
California Straight Ahead
1937
The Feud of the Trail
Barfly
1937
The Silver Trail
Curt
1937
Cheyenne Rides Again
Card Player
1937
Valley of Terror
Piano Player
1937
The Singing Buckaroo
Cowhand Musician
1937
The Roaming Cowboy
Wagon Driver
1937
Rio Grande Ranger
Barfly (uncredited)
1936
Vengeance of Rannah
Henchman Nolan
1936
Ambush Valley
Diggs
1936
The Fugitive Sheriff
Fiddler (uncredited)
1936
The Unknown Ranger
Fiddle Player (uncredited)
1936
Aces and Eights
Gambler (uncredited)
1936
Gun Grit
Henchman Don
1936
Red River Valley
Construction Worker (uncredited)
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Henchman
1936
Texas Jack
Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
1935
Gun Play
Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
1935
Western Frontier
Barfly
1935
North of Arizona
Fiddle Player
1935
Border Guns
Barfly
1934