Oscar Gahan
Actor
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
Young Bill Hickok
as Piano Player 1940
In Old Cheyenne
as Accordion Player 1941
Frontier Pony Express
as Fiddler 1939
Billy the Kid in Texas
as Barfly Watching Fight 1940
Aces and Eights
as Gambler (uncredited) 1936
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Settler 1940
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Bonanza Piano Player 1941
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Barfly 1942
The Silver Trail
as Curt 1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Townsman 1937
Gun Grit
as Henchman Don 1936
North of Arizona
as Fiddle Player 1935
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Musician 1939
The Cheyenne Kid
as Posse Rider 1940
In Old Monterey
as Guitarist 1939
California Straight Ahead
1937