Oscar 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

New Frontier

as Accordion Player

Young Bill Hickok

as Piano Player

In Old Cheyenne

as Accordion Player

Billy the Kid in Texas

as Barfly Watching Fight

Frontier Pony Express

as Fiddler

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

as Settler

Sheriff of Tombstone

as Bonanza Piano Player

Billy the Kid Trapped

as Barfly

The Silver Trail

as Curt

Aces and Eights

as Gambler (uncredited)