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Oscar Gahan
Acting
Born: August 20, 1888
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
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
New Frontier
as Accordion Player
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Barfly
Trailing Double Trouble
as Barfly
In Old Cheyenne
as Accordion Player
Southward Ho!
as Reb Soldier
Young Bill Hickok
as Piano Player
The Feud Maker
as Settler
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Bonanza Piano Player
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Musician
The Feud of the Trail
as Barfly
