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