Oscar Gahan

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

Diggs

Ambush Valley

Townsman

Sing Cowboy Sing

Fiddler (uncredited)

The Fugitive Sheriff

Gambler (uncredited)

Aces and Eights

Holt

Whirlwind Horseman

Henchman Don

Gun Grit

Henchman Nolan

Vengeance of Rannah

Settler

The Feud Maker

Fiddle Player

North of Arizona

Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)

Gun Play

Ghost Town Riders

Barfly

Six-Gun Trail

Fiddle Player (uncredited)

The Unknown Ranger

Barfly (uncredited)

Rio Grande Ranger

Barfly

Border Guns

Barfly

The Feud of the Trail

Piano Player

Valley of Terror

Barfly

Western Frontier

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Red River Valley

Gambler

Gunsmoke Trail

Rancher

In Old Montana

Settler

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

Roulette Table Man

Doomed at Sundown

Musician

Rough Riders' Round-up

Reb Soldier

Southward Ho!

Fiddler

Frontier Pony Express

Powers Rider

Riders of the Sage

Accordion Player

New Frontier

Henchman

Headin' for the Rio Grande

Posse Rider

The Cheyenne Kid

Barfly

Trailing Double Trouble

Cowhand Musician

The Singing Buckaroo

Wagon Driver

The Roaming Cowboy

Piano Player

Young Bill Hickok

Barfly Watching Fight

Billy the Kid in Texas

Settler

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

Card Player

Cheyenne Rides Again

Posse Rider

Lightning Strikes West

Guitarist

In Old Monterey

Voter

The Son of Davy Crockett

Henchman

Starlight Over Texas

Saloon Gunman (archive footage)

Sundown on the Prairie

Accordion Player

In Old Cheyenne

Bonanza Piano Player

Sheriff of Tombstone

Gambler (uncredited)

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

Man Reporting Murder

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

Barfly

Billy the Kid Trapped

Third Miner

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)

Texas Jack

Curt

The Silver Trail

Deputy

Moonlight on the Range

California Straight Ahead

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-08-20

Place of Birth

Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

John Harvey "Oscar" Gahan