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 Son of Davy Crockett (1941) — VoterSheriff of Tombstone (1941) — Bonanza Piano PlayerBilly The Kid's Round-Up (1941) — Man Reporting MurderTrailing Double Trouble (1940) — BarflyBilly the Kid in Texas (1940) — Barfly Watching FightNew Frontier (1939) — Accordion PlayerThe Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) — SettlerIn Old Monterey (1939) — GuitaristGhost Town Riders (1938)Whirlwind Horseman (1938) — HoltThe Feud Maker (1938) — SettlerStarlight Over Texas (1938) — HenchmanThe Roaming Cowboy (1937) — Wagon DriverMoonlight on the Range (1937) — DeputyValley of Terror (1937) — Piano PlayerThe Fugitive Sheriff (1936) — Fiddler (uncredited)Rio Grande Ranger (1936) — Barfly (uncredited)Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) — HenchmanVengeance of Rannah (1936) — Henchman NolanThe Unknown Ranger (1936) — Fiddle Player (uncredited)Ambush Valley (1936) — DiggsWestern Frontier (1935) — BarflyTexas Jack (1935) — Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)Border Guns (1934) — Barfly