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Oscar Gahan(1888-1958)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Cope Borden, Oscar Gahan, Nelson McDowell, Jim Oates, and Jack Perrin in Texas Jack (1935)
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, father of child actress Baby Rose, Grandfather of Sharmagne Leland-St. John-Sylbert, Great-grandfather of 'Daisy Alexandra Sylbert'.
BornAugust 20, 1888
DiedMarch 24, 1958(69)
BornAugust 20, 1888
DiedMarch 24, 1958(69)
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Ralph Byrd, Virginia Carroll, Oscar Gahan, Russell Gleason, John Ince, Si Jenks, Chris-Pin Martin, Merrill McCormick, and John Merton in A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936)
Chuck Baldra, Oscar Gahan, Otto Hoffman, Fred Parker, and Archie Ricks in Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
Bob Baker, Oscar Gahan, Jack Ingram, Jack Kirk, Jimmy Phillips, and Forrest Taylor in Western Trails (1938)
Oscar Gahan, Frank Hagney, Chick Hannan, Bill Patton, Jack Randall, Archie Ricks, and James Sheridan in Riders of the Dawn (1937)
Ed Brady, Oscar Gahan, Frank Hagney, Chick Hannan, Jack King, Ella McKenzie, Jack Randall, and Archie Ricks in Riders of the Dawn (1937)
Oscar Gahan, Jim Oates, Jack Perrin, and Robert Walker in Texas Jack (1935)
Barney Beasley, Budd Buster, Jack Evans, Oscar Gahan, Nelson McDowell, Lew Meehan, Jim Oates, Jack Perrin, Jayne Regan, Robert Walker, and Blackie Whiteford in Texas Jack (1935)
John Wayne, Fred Burns, Burr Caruth, Ray Corrigan, Oscar Gahan, Jennifer Jones, Frankie Marvin, and Sammy McKim in New Frontier (1939)
Oscar Gahan, Max Terhune, and Harley Luse in Come on, Cowboys (1937)
Bob Baker, Oscar Gahan, Tex Palmer, and Forrest Taylor in Western Trails (1938)
Bob Baker and Oscar Gahan in The Singing Outlaw (1937)
Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, and Oscar Gahan in Billy the Kid Returns (1938)

Known for

Bob Custer, John Elliott, Jack Evans, and Eddie Phillips in Ambush Valley (1936)
Ambush Valley
4.5
  • Diggs(as O. Gahan)
  • 1936
Ted Adams, Chuck Baldra, Paul Fix, Joseph W. Girard, Ben Hendricks Jr., Charles King, Frank LaRue, Kermit Maynard, Polly Ann Young, and Rocky in His Fighting Blood (1935)
His Fighting Blood
5.5
  • Singing Constable
  • Barfly(uncredited)
  • 1935
Robert Allen and Walter Miller in Ranger Courage (1937)
Ranger Courage
4.7
  • Wagon Train Musician(uncredited)
  • 1937
Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
Sheriff of Tombstone
5.9
  • Bonanza Piano Player(uncredited)
  • 1941

Credits

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Actor

  • Jim Bannon, Emmett Lynn, and Don Reynolds in Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949)
    Ride, Ryder, Ride!
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in The Fighting Frontiersman (1946)
    The Fighting Frontiersman
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Harry Cording, Glenda Farrell, Sheldon Leonard, Tom Neal, Ann Savage, and Constance Worth in Klondike Kate (1943)
    Klondike Kate
    • Miner (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Robert Livingston and Al St. John in Death Rides the Plains (1943)
    Death Rides the Plains
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Tim Holt in Sagebrush Law (1943)
    Sagebrush Law
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Buster Crabbe in Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
    Billy the Kid Trapped
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • George Houston in The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
    The Lone Rider and the Bandit
    • Third Miner (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Buster Crabbe in Billy the Kid's Round-Up (1941)
    Billy the Kid's Round-Up
    • Man Reporting Murder (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • California or Bust
    • Musician Rusty
    • Short
    • 1941
  • Tim Holt and Janet Waldo in The Bandit Trail (1941)
    The Bandit Trail
    • Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bill Elliott in The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
    The Son of Davy Crockett
    • Voter (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Tim McCoy in The Texas Marshal (1941)
    The Texas Marshal
    • Man in Audience (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bob Steele in Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
    Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
    • Gambler (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
    Sheriff of Tombstone
    • Bonanza Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ray Corrigan, Sheila Darcy, Jack Holmes, and John 'Dusty' King in Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941)
    Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1941

Soundtrack

  • Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
    Sheriff of Tombstone
    • performer: "Two-Gun Pete"
    • 1941
  • Gene Autry and Champion in Git Along Little Dogies (1937)
    Git Along Little Dogies
    • performer: "The Minstrel Boy" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Robert Allen and Walter Miller in Ranger Courage (1937)
    Ranger Courage
    • Soundtrack ("Down the Old Buffalo Trail")
    • 1937
  • Ted Adams, Chuck Baldra, Paul Fix, Joseph W. Girard, Ben Hendricks Jr., Charles King, Frank LaRue, Kermit Maynard, Polly Ann Young, and Rocky in His Fighting Blood (1935)
    His Fighting Blood
    • performer: "Go Out and Get Your Man"
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • O. Gahan
  • Born
    • August 20, 1888
    • Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • March 24, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pulmonary emphysema)
  • Spouses
      Josephine WhiteleyNovember 1, 1919 - ?
  • Parents
      Sarah Porterfield
  • Relatives
    • Sharmagne Leland-St. John(Grandchild)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was in the band The Arizona Wranglers.
  • Trademark
      His fiddle
  • Nickname
    • The Arizona Wranglers

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