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.
Acting
Movie
New Frontier
as Accordion Player
1939
Movie
Young Bill Hickok
as Piano Player
1940
Movie
In Old Cheyenne
as Accordion Player
1941
Movie
Frontier Pony Express
as Fiddler
1939
Movie
Billy the Kid in Texas
as Barfly Watching Fight
1940
Movie
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Barfly
1942
Movie
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Townsman
1937
Movie
Aces and Eights
as Gambler (uncredited)
1936
Movie
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Settler
1940
Movie
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Bonanza Piano Player
1941
Movie
The Silver Trail
as Curt
1937
Movie
Gun Grit
as Henchman Don
1936
Movie
North of Arizona
as Fiddle Player
1935
Movie
Southward Ho!
as Reb Soldier
1939
Movie
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Musician
1939
Movie
The Cheyenne Kid
as Posse Rider
1940
Movie
Cheyenne Rides Again
as Card Player
1937
Movie
In Old Monterey
as Guitarist
1939
Movie
California Straight Ahead
1937
Movie
Ambush Valley
as Diggs
1936
Movie
Six-Gun Trail
as Barfly
1938
Movie
Valley of Terror
as Piano Player
1937
Movie
The Feud of the Trail
as Barfly
1937
Movie
Red River Valley
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
1936