Acting
Oscar Gahan
EN, NL, FR cinema · 53 credits
Born
20 August 1888
Died
24 March 1958 (aged 69)
Birthplace
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Also known as John Harvey "Oscar" Gahan · John Harvey Gahan · Arvé · John Harvey Gerald "Oscar" Gahan · John Harvey Gerald Gahan
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
Filmography
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Barfly
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Third Miner
In Old Cheyenne
as Accordion Player
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Bonanza Piano Player
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Man Reporting Murder
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Cheyenne Kid
as Posse Rider
Trailing Double Trouble
as Barfly
Young Bill Hickok
as Piano Player
Billy the Kid in Texas
as Barfly Watching Fight
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Settler
Lightning Strikes West
as Posse Rider
In Old Montana
as Rancher
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Settler
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Musician
Southward Ho!
as Reb Soldier
Frontier Pony Express
as Fiddler
Riders of the Sage
as Powers Rider
New Frontier
as Accordion Player
In Old Monterey
as Guitarist
Sundown on the Prairie
as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
The Feud Maker
as Settler
Six-Gun Trail
as Barfly
Gunsmoke Trail
as Gambler
Starlight Over Texas
as Henchman
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Townsman
Valley of Terror
as Piano Player
The Feud of the Trail
as Barfly
Doomed at Sundown
as Roulette Table Man
The Singing Buckaroo
as Cowhand Musician
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
The Roaming Cowboy
as Wagon Driver
Cheyenne Rides Again
as Card Player
The Silver Trail
as Curt
Moonlight on the Range
as Deputy
Ambush Valley
as Diggs
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Fiddler (uncredited)
Aces and Eights
as Gambler (uncredited)
Gun Grit
as Henchman Don
Vengeance of Rannah
as Henchman Nolan
The Unknown Ranger
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Rio Grande Ranger
as Barfly (uncredited)
Red River Valley
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Henchman
North of Arizona
as Fiddle Player
Gun Play
as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
Western Frontier
as Barfly
Texas Jack
as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
Border Guns
as Barfly
The Whirlwind Rider
as Musician