Oscar Gahan
Actor
Born Aug 20, 1888 · Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Active 1934–1958
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.
Filmography
The Fugitive Sheriff (1936) — Fiddler (uncredited)The Roaming Cowboy (1937) — Wagon DriverThe Son of Davy Crockett (1941) — VoterGhost Town Riders (1938)Border Guns (1934) — BarflyWestern Frontier (1935) — BarflyNew Frontier (1939) — Accordion PlayerSheriff of Tombstone (1941) — Bonanza Piano PlayerRio Grande Ranger (1936) — Barfly (uncredited)Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) — HenchmanMoonlight on the Range (1937) — DeputyThe Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) — SettlerTrailing Double Trouble (1940) — BarflyWhirlwind Horseman (1938) — HoltThe Feud Maker (1938) — SettlerBilly The Kid's Round-Up (1941) — Man Reporting MurderVengeance of Rannah (1936) — Henchman NolanThe Unknown Ranger (1936) — Fiddle Player (uncredited)Starlight Over Texas (1938) — HenchmanTexas Jack (1935) — Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)Billy the Kid in Texas (1940) — Barfly Watching FightIn Old Monterey (1939) — GuitaristValley of Terror (1937) — Piano PlayerAmbush Valley (1936) — Diggs