Oscar Gahan

Oscar Gahan

  • Birthday: 1888-08-20
  • Deathday: 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

Ambush Valley

1936

As Diggs

Sing Cowboy Sing

1937

As Townsman

Whirlwind Horseman

1938

As Holt

Gun Grit

1936

As Henchman Don

Vengeance of Rannah

1936

As Henchman Nolan

The Feud Maker

1938

As Settler

North of Arizona

1935

As Fiddle Player

Gun Play

1935

As Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)

Six-Gun Trail

1938

As Barfly

Gunsmoke Trail

1938

As Gambler

The Feud of the Trail

1937

As Barfly

Valley of Terror

1937

As Piano Player

Western Frontier

1935

As Barfly

In Old Montana

1939

As Rancher

Riders of the Sage

1939

As Powers Rider

Doomed at Sundown

1937

As Roulette Table Man

Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

As Musician

Southward Ho!

1939

As Reb Soldier

Frontier Pony Express

1939

As Fiddler

New Frontier

1939

As Accordion Player

The Cheyenne Kid

1940

As Posse Rider

The Singing Buckaroo

1937

As Cowhand Musician

The Roaming Cowboy

1937

As Wagon Driver

Young Bill Hickok

1940

As Piano Player

Billy the Kid in Texas

1940

As Barfly Watching Fight

Lightning Strikes West

1940

As Posse Rider

Cheyenne Rides Again

1937

As Card Player

In Old Monterey

1939

As Guitarist

Starlight Over Texas

1938

As Henchman

Sundown on the Prairie

1939

As Saloon Gunman (archive footage)

In Old Cheyenne

1941

As Accordion Player

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

As Bonanza Piano Player

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941

As Gambler (uncredited)

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

1941

As Man Reporting Murder

Billy the Kid Trapped

1942

As Barfly

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

1942

As Third Miner

Texas Jack

1935

As Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)

The Silver Trail

1937

As Curt

Moonlight on the Range

1937

As Deputy

The Unknown Ranger

1936

As Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Rio Grande Ranger

1936

As Barfly (uncredited)

Border Guns

1934

As Barfly

Aces and Eights

1936

As Gambler (uncredited)

The Fugitive Sheriff

1936

As Fiddler (uncredited)

Red River Valley

1936

As Construction Worker (uncredited)

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