Oscar Gahan

Acting·Aug 20, 1888·Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

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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.

Film	Credit
Billy the Kid Trapped1942 · Barfly	Barfly
The Lone Rider and the Bandit1942 · Third Miner	Third Miner
Billy The Kid's Round-Up1941 · Man Reporting Murder	Man Reporting Murder
The Son of Davy Crockett1941 · Voter	Voter
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe1941 · Gambler (uncredited)	Gambler (uncredited)
Sheriff of Tombstone1941 · Bonanza Piano Player	Bonanza Piano Player
In Old Cheyenne1941 · Accordion Player	Accordion Player
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice1940 · Settler	Settler
Young Bill Hickok1940 · Piano Player	Piano Player
Trailing Double Trouble1940 · Barfly	Barfly
Billy the Kid in Texas1940 · Barfly Watching Fight	Barfly Watching Fight
Lightning Strikes West1940 · Posse Rider	Posse Rider
The Cheyenne Kid1940 · Posse Rider	Posse Rider
In Old Monterey1939 · Guitarist	Guitarist
New Frontier1939 · Accordion Player	Accordion Player
Riders of the Sage1939 · Powers Rider	Powers Rider
Frontier Pony Express1939 · Fiddler	Fiddler
Southward Ho!1939 · Reb Soldier	Reb Soldier
Rough Riders' Round-up1939 · Musician	Musician
The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939 · Settler	Settler
Sundown on the Prairie1939 · Saloon Gunman (archive footage)	Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
In Old Montana1939 · Rancher	Rancher
GGhost Town Riders1938 · Actor	Actor
Six-Gun Trail1938 · Barfly	Barfly
Starlight Over Texas1938 · Henchman	Henchman
Gunsmoke Trail1938 · Gambler	Gambler
Whirlwind Horseman1938 · Holt	Holt
The Feud Maker1938 · Settler	Settler
Doomed at Sundown1937 · Roulette Table Man	Roulette Table Man
Moonlight on the Range1937 · Deputy	Deputy
Sing Cowboy Sing1937 · Townsman	Townsman
California Straight Ahead1937 · Actor	Actor
The Feud of the Trail1937 · Barfly	Barfly
The Silver Trail1937 · Curt	Curt
Cheyenne Rides Again1937 · Card Player	Card Player
Valley of Terror1937 · Piano Player	Piano Player
The Singing Buckaroo1937 · Cowhand Musician	Cowhand Musician
TThe Roaming Cowboy1937 · Wagon Driver	Wagon Driver
Headin' for the Rio Grande1936 · Henchman	Henchman
Rio Grande Ranger1936 · Barfly (uncredited)	Barfly (uncredited)
Vengeance of Rannah1936 · Henchman Nolan	Henchman Nolan
Ambush Valley1936 · Diggs	Diggs
The Fugitive Sheriff1936 · Fiddler (uncredited)	Fiddler (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger1936 · Fiddle Player (uncredited)	Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Aces and Eights1936 · Gambler (uncredited)	Gambler (uncredited)
Gun Grit1936 · Henchman Don	Henchman Don
Red River Valley1936 · Construction Worker (uncredited)	Construction Worker (uncredited)
Texas Jack1935 · Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)	Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)