Oscar Gahan

Actor Aug 20 (died age 69) Orangeville, Ontario, Canada 1934–1942 (8 year career)

4.4 avg rating

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

Accordion Player

Sheriff of Tombstone

Sheriff of Tombstone

Bonanza Piano Player

Billy the Kid in Texas

Billy the Kid in Texas

Barfly Watching Fight

Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok

Piano Player

Billy the Kid Trapped

Billy the Kid Trapped

Barfly

The Silver Trail

The Silver Trail

Curt

In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne

Accordion Player

Aces and Eights

Aces and Eights

Gambler (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (52)

Movies (52)

Billy the Kid Trapped

Billy the Kid Trapped

as Barfly

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

as Third Miner

The Son of Davy Crockett

The Son of Davy Crockett

as Voter

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

as Man Reporting Murder

In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne

as Accordion Player

Sheriff of Tombstone

Sheriff of Tombstone

as Bonanza Piano Player

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

as Gambler (uncredited)

The Cheyenne Kid

The Cheyenne Kid

as Posse Rider

Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok

as Piano Player

Trailing Double Trouble

Trailing Double Trouble

as Barfly

Lightning Strikes West

Lightning Strikes West

as Posse Rider

Billy the Kid in Texas

Billy the Kid in Texas

as Barfly Watching Fight

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

as Settler

Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express

as Fiddler

New Frontier

New Frontier

as Accordion Player

Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up

as Musician

In Old Montana

In Old Montana

as Rancher

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as Settler

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey

as Guitarist

Southward Ho!

Southward Ho!

as Reb Soldier

Sundown on the Prairie

Sundown on the Prairie

as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)

Riders of the Sage

Riders of the Sage

as Powers Rider

Six-Gun Trail

Six-Gun Trail

as Barfly

Whirlwind Horseman

Whirlwind Horseman

as Holt

Gunsmoke Trail

Gunsmoke Trail

as Gambler

Starlight Over Texas

Starlight Over Texas

as Henchman

The Feud Maker

The Feud Maker

as Settler

Ghost Town Riders

The Singing Buckaroo

The Singing Buckaroo

as Cowhand Musician

Doomed at Sundown

Doomed at Sundown

as Roulette Table Man

The Feud of the Trail

The Feud of the Trail

as Barfly

The Roaming Cowboy

as Wagon Driver

The Silver Trail

The Silver Trail

as Curt

Sing Cowboy Sing

Sing Cowboy Sing

as Townsman

California Straight Ahead

California Straight Ahead

Valley of Terror

Valley of Terror

as Piano Player

Cheyenne Rides Again

Cheyenne Rides Again

as Card Player

Moonlight on the Range

Moonlight on the Range

as Deputy

Red River Valley

Red River Valley

as Construction Worker (uncredited)

Vengeance of Rannah

Vengeance of Rannah

as Henchman Nolan

Headin' for the Rio Grande

Headin' for the Rio Grande

as Henchman

Gun Grit

Gun Grit

as Henchman Don

Aces and Eights

Aces and Eights

as Gambler (uncredited)

The Fugitive Sheriff

The Fugitive Sheriff

as Fiddler (uncredited)

Rio Grande Ranger

Rio Grande Ranger

as Barfly (uncredited)

The Unknown Ranger

The Unknown Ranger

as Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Ambush Valley

Ambush Valley

as Diggs

Gun Play

Gun Play

as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)

Western Frontier

Western Frontier

as Barfly

North of Arizona

North of Arizona

as Fiddle Player

Texas Jack

Texas Jack

as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)

Border Guns

Border Guns

as Barfly