Oscar Gahan
Age: N/A | From: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: John Harvey "Oscar" Gahan , John Harvey Gahan , Arvé , John Harvey Gerald "Oscar" Gahan , John Harvey Gerald Gahan
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
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Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Southward Ho!
(1939) Reb Soldier
New Frontier
(1939) Accordion Player
The Feud Maker
(1938) Settler
Frontier Pony Express
(1939) Fiddler
Billy the Kid Trapped
(1942) Barfly
The Cheyenne Kid
(1940) Posse Rider
Gun Play
(1935) Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
Texas Jack
(1935) Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Barfly | |
| Third Miner | ||
| 1941 | Man Reporting Murder | |
| Voter | ||
| Gambler (uncredited) | ||
| Bonanza Piano Player | ||
| Accordion Player | ||
| 1940 | Settler | |
| Piano Player | ||
| Barfly | ||
| Barfly Watching Fight | ||
| Posse Rider | ||
| Posse Rider | ||
| 1939 | Guitarist | |
| Accordion Player | ||
| Powers Rider | ||
| Fiddler | ||
| Reb Soldier | ||
| Musician | ||
| Settler | ||
| Saloon Gunman (archive footage) | ||
| Rancher | ||
| 1938 | N/A | |
| Barfly | ||
| Henchman | ||
| Gambler | ||
| Holt | ||
| Settler | ||
| 1937 | Roulette Table Man | |
| Deputy | ||
| Townsman | ||
| N/A | ||
| Barfly | ||
| Curt | ||
| Card Player | ||
| Piano Player | ||
| Cowhand Musician | ||
| Wagon Driver | ||
| 1936 | Barfly (uncredited) | |
| Henchman Nolan | ||
| Diggs | ||
| Fiddler (uncredited) | ||
| Fiddle Player (uncredited) | ||
| Gambler (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman Don | ||
| Construction Worker (uncredited) | ||
| Henchman | ||
| 1935 | Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits) | |
| Tobacco Chewer (uncredited) | ||
| Barfly | ||
| Fiddle Player | ||
| 1934 | Barfly | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
