Birthday:
Aug 20, 1888
Place of Birth: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Place of Birth: 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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ambush Valley | Diggs | 1936 |
| Sing Cowboy Sing | Townsman | 1937 |
| The Fugitive Sheriff | Fiddler (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Aces and Eights | Gambler (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Whirlwind Horseman | Holt | 1938 |
| Gun Grit | Henchman Don | 1936 |
| Vengeance of Rannah | Henchman Nolan | 1936 |
| The Feud Maker | Settler | 1938 |
| North of Arizona | Fiddle Player | 1935 |
| Gun Play | Tobacco Chewer (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Ghost Town Riders | 1938 | |
| Six-Gun Trail | Barfly | 1938 |
| The Unknown Ranger | Fiddle Player (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Rio Grande Ranger | Barfly (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Border Guns | Barfly | 1934 |
| The Feud of the Trail | Barfly | 1937 |
| Valley of Terror | Piano Player | 1937 |
| Western Frontier | Barfly | 1935 |
| Red River Valley | Construction Worker (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Gunsmoke Trail | Gambler | 1938 |
| In Old Montana | Rancher | 1939 |
| The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Settler | 1939 |
| Doomed at Sundown | Roulette Table Man | 1937 |
| Rough Riders' Round-up | Musician | 1939 |
| Southward Ho! | Reb Soldier | 1939 |
| Frontier Pony Express | Fiddler | 1939 |
| Riders of the Sage | Powers Rider | 1939 |
| New Frontier | Accordion Player | 1939 |
| Headin' for the Rio Grande | Henchman | 1936 |
| The Cheyenne Kid | Posse Rider | 1940 |
| Trailing Double Trouble | Barfly | 1940 |
| The Singing Buckaroo | Cowhand Musician | 1937 |
| The Roaming Cowboy | Wagon Driver | 1937 |
| Young Bill Hickok | Piano Player | 1940 |
| Billy the Kid in Texas | Barfly Watching Fight | 1940 |
| Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Settler | 1940 |
| Cheyenne Rides Again | Card Player | 1937 |
| Lightning Strikes West | Posse Rider | 1940 |
| In Old Monterey | Guitarist | 1939 |
| The Son of Davy Crockett | Voter | 1941 |
| Starlight Over Texas | Henchman | 1938 |
| Sundown on the Prairie | Saloon Gunman (archive footage) | 1939 |
| In Old Cheyenne | Accordion Player | 1941 |
| Sheriff of Tombstone | Bonanza Piano Player | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Gambler (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Billy The Kid's Round-Up | Man Reporting Murder | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid Trapped | Barfly | 1942 |
| The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Third Miner | 1942 |
| Texas Jack | Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits) | 1935 |
| The Silver Trail | Curt | 1937 |
| Moonlight on the Range | Deputy | 1937 |
| California Straight Ahead | 1937 | |
| Series | Cast | Year |
