Actor
Oscar Gahan
Born 1888 · Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
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
The Roaming Cowboy
Wagon Driver · 1937
The Fugitive Sheriff
Fiddler (uncredited) · 1936
The Son of Davy Crockett
Voter · 1941
Western Frontier
Barfly · 1935
Border Guns
Barfly · 1934
New Frontier
Accordion Player · 1939
Sheriff of Tombstone
Bonanza Piano Player · 1941
Sundown on the Prairie
Saloon Gunman (archive footage) · 1939
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Henchman · 1936
Rio Grande Ranger
Barfly (uncredited) · 1936
Moonlight on the Range
Deputy · 1937
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Settler · 1939
Trailing Double Trouble
Barfly · 1940
Whirlwind Horseman
Holt · 1938
The Feud Maker
Settler · 1938
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
Man Reporting Murder · 1941
Starlight Over Texas
Henchman · 1938
The Unknown Ranger
Fiddle Player (uncredited) · 1936
Texas Jack
Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits) · 1935
Vengeance of Rannah
Henchman Nolan · 1936
Billy the Kid in Texas
Barfly Watching Fight · 1940
In Old Monterey
Guitarist · 1939
Valley of Terror
Piano Player · 1937
In Old Montana
Rancher · 1939