Oscar Gahan
Born
August 20, 1888 (age 69)
Died
March 24, 1958
Birthplace
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Oscar Gahan

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.

Movies

Billy the Kid Trapped
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942 ★ 5.0
Barfly
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942 ★ 4.0
Third Miner
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941 ★ 5.0
Man Reporting Murder
The Son of Davy Crockett
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941
Voter
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941 ★ 4.0
Gambler (uncredited)
Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941 ★ 6.8
Bonanza Piano Player
In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne
1941 ★ 4.1
Accordion Player
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
1940 ★ 4.0
Settler
Young Bill Hickok
Young Bill Hickok
1940 ★ 4.5
Piano Player
Trailing Double Trouble
Trailing Double Trouble
1940 ★ 6.0
Barfly
Billy the Kid in Texas
Billy the Kid in Texas
1940 ★ 5.8
Barfly Watching Fight
Lightning Strikes West
Lightning Strikes West
1940 ★ 3.0
Posse Rider
The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid
1940 ★ 3.3
Posse Rider
In Old Monterey
In Old Monterey
1939 ★ 5.3
Guitarist
New Frontier
New Frontier
1939 ★ 5.5
Accordion Player
Riders of the Sage
Riders of the Sage
1939 ★ 5.0
Powers Rider
Frontier Pony Express
Frontier Pony Express
1939 ★ 4.0
Fiddler
Southward Ho!
Southward Ho!
1939 ★ 4.0
Reb Soldier
Rough Riders' Round-up
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939 ★ 4.0
Musician
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 ★ 6.0
Settler
Sundown on the Prairie
Sundown on the Prairie
1939
Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
In Old Montana
In Old Montana
1939 ★ 4.0
Rancher
Ghost Town Riders
Ghost Town Riders
1938
Six-Gun Trail
Six-Gun Trail
1938 ★ 3.0
Barfly
Starlight Over Texas
Starlight Over Texas
1938
Henchman
Gunsmoke Trail
Gunsmoke Trail
1938 ★ 5.0
Gambler
Whirlwind Horseman
Whirlwind Horseman
1938 ★ 4.0
Holt
The Feud Maker
The Feud Maker
1938 ★ 4.0
Settler
Doomed at Sundown
Doomed at Sundown
1937 ★ 3.0
Roulette Table Man
Moonlight on the Range
Moonlight on the Range
1937
Deputy
Sing Cowboy Sing
Sing Cowboy Sing
1937 ★ 3.0
Townsman
California Straight Ahead
California Straight Ahead
1937 ★ 4.3
The Feud of the Trail
The Feud of the Trail
1937 ★ 4.5
Barfly
The Silver Trail
The Silver Trail
1937 ★ 5.0
Curt
Cheyenne Rides Again
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937 ★ 5.5
Card Player
Valley of Terror
Valley of Terror
1937 ★ 5.0
Piano Player
The Singing Buckaroo
The Singing Buckaroo
1937 ★ 0.5
Cowhand Musician
The Roaming Cowboy
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
Wagon Driver
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
Henchman
Rio Grande Ranger
Rio Grande Ranger
1936
Barfly (uncredited)
Vengeance of Rannah
Vengeance of Rannah
1936
Henchman Nolan
Ambush Valley
Ambush Valley
1936 ★ 4.0
Diggs
The Fugitive Sheriff
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
Fiddler (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger
The Unknown Ranger
1936
Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights
1936 ★ 4.8
Gambler (uncredited)
Gun Grit
Gun Grit
1936 ★ 4.3
Henchman Don
Red River Valley
Red River Valley
1936 ★ 5.0
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Texas Jack
Texas Jack
1935
Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
Gun Play
Gun Play
1935 ★ 5.0
Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
Western Frontier
Western Frontier
1935
Barfly
North of Arizona
North of Arizona
1935 ★ 4.2
Fiddle Player
Border Guns
Border Guns
1934
Barfly