Oscar Gahan

🎂 20th August 1888 (137 yrs) 📍 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Known For

New Frontier

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.

Movies Featuring Oscar Gahan

Billy the Kid Trapped

Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)

as Barfly
The Lone Rider and the Bandit

The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)

as Third Miner
Billy The Kid's Round-Up

Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941)

as Man Reporting Murder
The Son of Davy Crockett

The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)

as Voter
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)

as Gambler (uncredited)
Sheriff of Tombstone

Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)

as Bonanza Piano Player
In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne (1941)

as Accordion Player
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)

as Settler
Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok (1940)

as Piano Player
Trailing Double Trouble

Trailing Double Trouble (1940)

as Barfly
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
In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey (1939)

as Guitarist
New Frontier

New Frontier (1939)

as Accordion Player
Riders of the Sage

Riders of the Sage (1939)

as Powers Rider
Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express (1939)

as Fiddler
Southward Ho!

Southward Ho! (1939)

as Reb Soldier
Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)

as Musician
The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

as Settler
Sundown on the Prairie

Sundown on the Prairie (1939)

as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
In Old Montana

In Old Montana (1939)

as Rancher
No Image

Ghost Town Riders (1938)

Six-Gun Trail

Six-Gun Trail (1938)

as Barfly
Starlight Over Texas

Starlight Over Texas (1938)

as Henchman
Gunsmoke Trail

Gunsmoke Trail (1938)

as Gambler
Whirlwind Horseman

Whirlwind Horseman (1938)

as Holt
The Feud Maker

The Feud Maker (1938)

as Settler
Doomed at Sundown

Doomed at Sundown (1937)

as Roulette Table Man
Moonlight on the Range

Moonlight on the Range (1937)

as Deputy
Sing Cowboy Sing

Sing Cowboy Sing (1937)

as Townsman
California Straight Ahead

California Straight Ahead (1937)

The Feud of the Trail

The Feud of the Trail (1937)

as Barfly
The Silver Trail

The Silver Trail (1937)

as Curt
Cheyenne Rides Again

Cheyenne Rides Again (1937)

as Card Player
Valley of Terror

Valley of Terror (1937)

as Piano Player
The Singing Buckaroo

The Singing Buckaroo (1937)

as Cowhand Musician
No Image

The Roaming Cowboy (1937)

as Wagon Driver
Headin' for the Rio Grande

Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)

as Henchman
Rio Grande Ranger

Rio Grande Ranger (1936)

as Barfly (uncredited)
Vengeance of Rannah

Vengeance of Rannah (1936)

as Henchman Nolan
Ambush Valley

Ambush Valley (1936)

as Diggs
The Fugitive Sheriff

The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)

as Fiddler (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger

The Unknown Ranger (1936)

as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Aces and Eights

Aces and Eights (1936)

as Gambler (uncredited)
Gun Grit

Gun Grit (1936)

as Henchman Don
Red River Valley

Red River Valley (1936)

as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Texas Jack

Texas Jack (1935)

as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
Gun Play

Gun Play (1935)

as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
Western Frontier

Western Frontier (1935)

as Barfly
North of Arizona

North of Arizona (1935)

as Fiddle Player
Border Guns

Border Guns (1934)

as Barfly