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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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Known for

Bob Custer, John Elliott, Jack Evans, and Eddie Phillips in Ambush Valley (1936)
Ambush Valley
4.4
  • Diggs(as O. Gahan)
  • 1936
His Fighting Blood (1935)
His Fighting Blood
5.6
  • Singing Constable
  • Barfly(uncredited)
  • 1935
Robert Allen and Walter Miller in Ranger Courage (1937)
Ranger Courage
5.2
  • Wagon Train Musician(uncredited)
  • 1937
Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
Sheriff of Tombstone
5.8
  • Bonanza Piano Player(uncredited)
  • 1941

Credits

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  • Jim Bannon, Emmett Lynn, and Don Reynolds in Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949)
    Ride, Ryder, Ride!
    5.6
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Smiley Burnette, Charles Starrett, and The Georgia Crackers in The Fighting Frontiersman (1946)
    The Fighting Frontiersman
    6.3
    • Henchman (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Harry Cording, Glenda Farrell, Sheldon Leonard, Tom Neal, Ann Savage, and Constance Worth in Klondike Kate (1943)
    Klondike Kate
    5.8
    • Miner (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Robert Livingston and Al St. John in Death Rides the Plains (1943)
    Death Rides the Plains
    6.9
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Tim Holt in Sagebrush Law (1943)
    Sagebrush Law
    5.8
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Buster Crabbe in Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
    Billy the Kid Trapped
    5.1
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • George Houston in The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
    The Lone Rider and the Bandit
    5.1
    • Third Miner (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Buster Crabbe in Billy the Kid's Round-Up (1941)
    Billy the Kid's Round-Up
    5.5
    • Man Reporting Murder (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Virginia Vale and Ray Whitley in California or Bust (1941)
    California or Bust
    Short
    • Musician Rusty
    • 1941
  • Tim Holt and Janet Waldo in The Bandit Trail (1941)
    The Bandit Trail
    5.9
    • Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bill Elliott in The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
    The Son of Davy Crockett
    6.5
    • Voter (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Tim McCoy in The Texas Marshal (1941)
    The Texas Marshal
    6.6
    • Man in Audience (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bob Steele in Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
    Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
    5.9
    • Gambler (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
    Sheriff of Tombstone
    5.8
    • Bonanza Piano Player (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ray Corrigan and John 'Dusty' King in Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941)
    Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona
    6.4
    • Juror (uncredited)
    • 1941

Soundtrack

  • Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
    Sheriff of Tombstone
    5.8
    • performer: "Two-Gun Pete"
    • 1941
  • Gene Autry, Judith Allen, Jack Kirk, and G. Raymond Nye in Git Along Little Dogies (1937)
    Git Along Little Dogies
    5.5
    • performer: "The Minstrel Boy" (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Robert Allen and Walter Miller in Ranger Courage (1937)
    Ranger Courage
    5.2
    • Soundtrack ("Down the Old Buffalo Trail")
    • 1937
  • His Fighting Blood (1935)
    His Fighting Blood
    5.6
    • 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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