Oscar Gahan
Acting
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
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movieThe Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
Third Miner
movieBilly The Kid's Round-Up
1941
Man Reporting Murder
movieBilly the Kid in Santa Fe
1941
Gambler (uncredited)
movieSheriff of Tombstone
1941
Bonanza Piano Player
movieIn Old Cheyenne
1941
Accordion Player
movieYoung Bill Hickok
1940
Piano Player
movieBilly the Kid in Texas
1940
Barfly Watching Fight
movieLightning Strikes West
1940
Posse Rider
movieThe Cheyenne Kid
1940
Posse Rider
movieIn Old Monterey
1939
Guitarist
movieNew Frontier
1939
Accordion Player
movieRiders of the Sage
1939
Powers Rider
movieSouthward Ho!
1939
Reb Soldier
movieRough Riders' Round-up
1939
Musician
movieSundown on the Prairie
1939
Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
movieIn Old Montana
1939
Rancher
movieSix-Gun Trail
1938
Barfly
movieStarlight Over Texas
1938
Henchman
movieGunsmoke Trail
1938
Gambler
movieThe Feud Maker
1938
Settler
movieDoomed at Sundown
1937
Roulette Table Man
movieSing Cowboy Sing
1937
Townsman
movieCheyenne Rides Again
1937
Card Player
movieValley of Terror
1937
Piano Player
movieThe Singing Buckaroo
1937
Cowhand Musician
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
Wagon Driver
movieRio Grande Ranger
1936
Barfly (uncredited)
movieVengeance of Rannah
1936
Henchman Nolan
movieThe Fugitive Sheriff
1936
Fiddler (uncredited)
movieThe Unknown Ranger
1936
Fiddle Player (uncredited)
movieAces and Eights
1936
Gambler (uncredited)
movieGun Grit
1936
Henchman Don
movieRed River Valley
1936
Construction Worker (uncredited)
movieTexas Jack
1935
Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
movieGun Play
1935
Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
movieNorth of Arizona
1935
Fiddle Player
movieBorder Guns
1934
Barfly
movieThe Whirlwind Rider
1934
Musician