Oscar Gahan
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1888-08-20
- Died
- 1958-03-24
- Place of birth
- Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- John Harvey "Oscar" Gahan · John Harvey Gahan · Arvé · John Harvey Gerald "Oscar" Gahan · John Harvey Gerald Gahan
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
Movies (52)
Doomed at Sundown
1937
as Roulette Table Man
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
as Henchman
Southward Ho!
1939
as Reb Soldier
Border Guns
1934
as Barfly
Texas Jack
1935
as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
as Wagon Driver
Gun Play
1935
as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942
as Barfly
New Frontier
1939
as Accordion Player
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
1940
as Settler
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941
as Voter
Ambush Valley
1936
as Diggs
Gunsmoke Trail
1938
as Gambler
Riders of the Sage
1939
as Powers Rider
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
as Third Miner
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Musician
Frontier Pony Express
1939
as Fiddler
Young Bill Hickok
1940
as Piano Player
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
as Holt
Ghost Town Riders
1938
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
1941
as Gambler (uncredited)
Rio Grande Ranger
1936
as Barfly (uncredited)
Billy the Kid in Texas
1940
as Barfly Watching Fight
Red River Valley
1936
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Settler
Aces and Eights
1936
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Feud Maker
1938
as Settler
Trailing Double Trouble
1940
as Barfly
The Cheyenne Kid
1940
as Posse Rider
The Unknown Ranger
1936
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
California Straight Ahead
1937
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941
as Bonanza Piano Player
The Feud of the Trail
1937
as Barfly
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941
as Man Reporting Murder
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Fiddler (uncredited)
In Old Monterey
1939
as Guitarist
The Silver Trail
1937
as Curt
Sundown on the Prairie
1939
as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
In Old Montana
1939
as Rancher
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937
as Card Player
Gun Grit
1936
as Henchman Don
Moonlight on the Range
1937
as Deputy
Valley of Terror
1937
as Piano Player
North of Arizona
1935
as Fiddle Player
Sing Cowboy Sing
1937
as Townsman
In Old Cheyenne
1941
as Accordion Player
Lightning Strikes West
1940
as Posse Rider
Starlight Over Texas
1938
as Henchman
Vengeance of Rannah
1936
as Henchman Nolan
Six-Gun Trail
1938
as Barfly
Western Frontier
1935
as Barfly
The Singing Buckaroo
1937
as Cowhand Musician
About Oscar 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. With 52 credits spanning from 1934 to 1942, Oscar Gahan has appeared in 52 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Oscar Gahan Movies
- Doomed at Sundown (1937) — as Roulette Table Man
- Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) — as Henchman
- Southward Ho! (1939) — as Reb Soldier
- Border Guns (1934) — as Barfly
- Texas Jack (1935) — as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
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