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Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1888-08-20

Day of Death

1958-03-24

Place of Birth

Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

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.

Filmography (52)

⭐ 5.5 Role: Barfly

Billy the Kid Trapped

1942
⭐ 5.0 Role: Third Miner

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

1942
⭐ 7.0 Role: Man Reporting Murder

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

1941
⭐ 10.0 Role: Voter

The Son of Davy Crockett

1941
⭐ 6.0 Role: Gambler (uncredited)

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941
⭐ 7.2 Role: Bonanza Piano Player

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941
⭐ 4.6 Role: Accordion Player

In Old Cheyenne

1941
⭐ 5.2 Role: Settler

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

1940
⭐ 5.4 Role: Piano Player

Young Bill Hickok

1940
⭐ 7.5 Role: Barfly

Trailing Double Trouble

1940
⭐ 6.0 Role: Barfly Watching Fight

Billy the Kid in Texas

1940
⭐ 5.3 Role: Posse Rider

Lightning Strikes West

1940
⭐ 5.0 Role: Posse Rider

The Cheyenne Kid

1940
⭐ 6.2 Role: Guitarist

In Old Monterey

1939
⭐ 5.8 Role: Accordion Player

New Frontier

1939