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Person· Acting
Oscar Gahan
- Born
- August 20, 1888
- Died
- March 24, 1958
- From
- 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
Filmography
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1941
1940
08 
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Film 09 Acting (Settler)
Young Bill Hickok
Film 10 Acting (Piano Player)
Trailing Double Trouble
Film 11 Acting (Barfly)
Billy the Kid in Texas
Film 12 Acting (Barfly Watching Fight)
Lightning Strikes West
Film 13 Acting (Posse Rider)
The Cheyenne Kid
Film Acting (Posse Rider)
1939
14 
In Old Monterey
Film 15 Acting (Guitarist)
New Frontier
Film 16 Acting (Accordion Player)
Riders of the Sage
Film 17 Acting (Powers Rider)
Frontier Pony Express
Film 18 Acting (Fiddler)
Southward Ho!
Film 19 Acting (Reb Soldier)
Rough Riders' Round-up
Film 20 Acting (Musician)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Film 21 Acting (Settler)
Sundown on the Prairie
Film 22 Acting (Saloon Gunman (archive footage))
In Old Montana
Film Acting (Rancher)
