About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1888-08-20
Place of birth:
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Website:
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Oscar Gahan

Overview

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

Acting
1942 Billy the Kid Trapped Actor Barfly 59
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1942 The Lone Rider and the Bandit Actor Third Miner 58
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1941 Billy The Kid's Round-Up Actor Man Reporting Murder 59
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1941 The Son of Davy Crockett Actor Voter N/A
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1941 Billy the Kid in Santa Fe Actor Gambler (uncredited) 58
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1941 Sheriff of Tombstone Actor Bonanza Piano Player 58
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1941 In Old Cheyenne Actor Accordion Player 58
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1940 Billy the Kid's Gun Justice Actor Settler 58
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1940 Young Bill Hickok Actor Piano Player 58
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1940 Trailing Double Trouble Actor Barfly 59
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1940 Billy the Kid in Texas Actor Barfly Watching Fight 59
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1940 Lightning Strikes West Actor Posse Rider 59
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1940 The Cheyenne Kid Actor Posse Rider 58
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1939 In Old Monterey Actor Guitarist 58
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1939 New Frontier Actor Accordion Player 58
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1939 Riders of the Sage Actor Powers Rider 59
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1939 Frontier Pony Express Actor Fiddler 58
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1939 Southward Ho! Actor Reb Soldier 58
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1939 Rough Riders' Round-up Actor Musician 58
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1939 The Lone Ranger Rides Again Actor Settler 59
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1939 Sundown on the Prairie Actor Saloon Gunman (archive footage) N/A
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1939 In Old Montana Actor Rancher 58
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1938 Ghost Town Riders Actor N/A
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1938 Six-Gun Trail Actor Barfly 59
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1938 Starlight Over Texas Actor Henchman N/A
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1938 Gunsmoke Trail Actor Gambler 59
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1938 Whirlwind Horseman Actor Holt 59
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1938 The Feud Maker Actor Settler 58
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1937 Doomed at Sundown Actor Roulette Table Man 58
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1937 Moonlight on the Range Actor Deputy N/A
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1937 Sing Cowboy Sing Actor Townsman 58
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1937 California Straight Ahead Actor 58
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1937 The Feud of the Trail Actor Barfly 58
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1937 The Silver Trail Actor Curt 58
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1937 Cheyenne Rides Again Actor Card Player 58
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1937 Valley of Terror Actor Piano Player 59
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1937 The Singing Buckaroo Actor Cowhand Musician 58
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1937 The Roaming Cowboy Actor Wagon Driver N/A
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1936 Rio Grande Ranger Actor Barfly (uncredited) N/A
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1936 Vengeance of Rannah Actor Henchman Nolan N/A
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1936 Ambush Valley Actor Diggs 58
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1936 The Fugitive Sheriff Actor Fiddler (uncredited) N/A
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1936 The Unknown Ranger Actor Fiddle Player (uncredited) N/A
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1936 Aces and Eights Actor Gambler (uncredited) 59
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1936 Gun Grit Actor Henchman Don 58
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1936 Red River Valley Actor Construction Worker (uncredited) 58
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1936 Headin' for the Rio Grande Actor Henchman N/A
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1935 Texas Jack Actor Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits) N/A
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1935 Gun Play Actor Tobacco Chewer (uncredited) 59
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1935 Western Frontier Actor Barfly N/A
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1935 North of Arizona Actor Fiddle Player 58
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1934 Border Guns Actor Barfly N/A
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