Oscar Gahan
Acting1888Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
Acting History
1942
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Barfly
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Third Miner
1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Bonanza Piano Player
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Man Reporting Murder
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Voter
In Old Cheyenne
as Accordion Player
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Gambler (uncredited)
1940
Trailing Double Trouble
as Barfly
Young Bill Hickok
as Piano Player
Lightning Strikes West
as Posse Rider
Billy the Kid in Texas
as Barfly Watching Fight
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Settler
The Cheyenne Kid
as Posse Rider
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Settler
New Frontier
as Accordion Player
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Musician
In Old Montana
as Rancher
In Old Monterey
as Guitarist
Southward Ho!
as Reb Soldier
Riders of the Sage
as Powers Rider
Frontier Pony Express
as Fiddler
Sundown on the Prairie
as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
1938
Six-Gun Trail
as Barfly
Whirlwind Horseman
as Holt
The Feud Maker
as Settler
Gunsmoke Trail
as Gambler
Starlight Over Texas
as Henchman
1937
Doomed at Sundown
as Roulette Table Man
The Roaming Cowboy
as Wagon Driver
Valley of Terror
as Piano Player
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Townsman
The Singing Buckaroo
as Cowhand Musician
The Feud of the Trail
as Barfly
Cheyenne Rides Again
as Card Player
The Silver Trail
as Curt
Moonlight on the Range
as Deputy
1936
Gun Grit
as Henchman Don
Rio Grande Ranger
as Barfly (uncredited)
Red River Valley
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Vengeance of Rannah
as Henchman Nolan
Aces and Eights
as Gambler (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Henchman
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Fiddler (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Ambush Valley
as Diggs
1935
Western Frontier
as Barfly
Texas Jack
as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
North of Arizona
as Fiddle Player
Gun Play
as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
1934
Border Guns
as Barfly