Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 20, 1888 (69 years old)
Died
March 24, 1958
Place of Birth
Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
John Harvey "Oscar" Gahan
John Harvey Gahan
Arvé
John Harvey Gerald "Oscar" Gahan
John Harvey Gerald Gahan
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.
Acting
Oscar Gahan has 52 acting credits
1941
1940
1939
In Old Monterey
1939
as Guitarist
New Frontier
1939
as Accordion Player
Riders of the Sage
1939
as Powers Rider
Frontier Pony Express
1939
as Fiddler
Southward Ho!
1939
as Reb Soldier
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Musician
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Settler
Sundown on the Prairie
1939
as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
In Old Montana
1939
as Rancher
1938
1937
Doomed at Sundown
1937
as Roulette Table Man
Moonlight on the Range
1937
as Deputy
Sing Cowboy Sing
1937
as Townsman
California Straight Ahead
1937
as Unknown Role
The Feud of the Trail
1937
as Barfly
The Silver Trail
1937
as Curt
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937
as Card Player
Valley of Terror
1937
as Piano Player
The Singing Buckaroo
1937
as Cowhand Musician
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
as Wagon Driver
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
as Henchman
Rio Grande Ranger
1936
as Barfly (uncredited)
Vengeance of Rannah
1936
as Henchman Nolan
Ambush Valley
1936
as Diggs
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Fiddler (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger
1936
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Aces and Eights
1936
as Gambler (uncredited)
Gun Grit
1936
as Henchman Don
Red River Valley
1936
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
