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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

Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

as Bonanza Piano Player

Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights

1936

as Gambler (uncredited)

Billy the Kid Trapped
Southward Ho!
Southward Ho!

1939

as Reb Soldier

Gun Play
Gun Play

1935

as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)

The Whirlwind Rider
The Whirlwind Rider

1934

as Musician

Frontier Pony Express
Frontier Pony Express

1939

as Fiddler

Riders of the Sage
Riders of the Sage

1939

as Powers Rider

The Unknown Ranger
The Unknown Ranger

1936

as Fiddle Player (uncredited)

In Old Monterey
In Old Monterey

1939

as Guitarist

The Silver Trail
The Silver Trail

1937

as Curt

Young Bill Hickok
Young Bill Hickok

1940

as Piano Player

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941

as Gambler (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Son of Davy Crockett
In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne

1941

as Accordion Player

Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Billy The Kid's Round-Up

1941

as Man Reporting Murder

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Trailing Double Trouble