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Oscar Gahan

1888-08-20 – 1958-03-24 (age 69) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
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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

New Frontier
New Frontier

1939

as Accordion Player

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Western Frontier
Western Frontier

1935

as Barfly

Rough Riders' Round-up
Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

as Musician

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Frontier Pony Express
Frontier Pony Express

1939

as Fiddler

The Feud of the Trail
The Son of Davy Crockett
Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

as Bonanza Piano Player

The Feud Maker
The Feud Maker

1938

as Settler

Cheyenne Rides Again
Cheyenne Rides Again

1937

as Card Player

Billy the Kid Trapped
Gun Play
Gun Play

1935

as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)

Billy the Kid in Texas
Billy the Kid in Texas

1940

as Barfly Watching Fight

Lightning Strikes West
Lightning Strikes West

1940

as Posse Rider

The Cheyenne Kid
The Cheyenne Kid

1940

as Posse Rider

Border Guns
Border Guns

1934

as Barfly

Riders of the Sage
Riders of the Sage

1939

as Powers Rider

Red River Valley
Red River Valley

1936

as Construction Worker (uncredited)

Southward Ho!
Southward Ho!

1939

as Reb Soldier