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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1888-08-20

Day of Death

1958-03-24 (70 years old)

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.

Known For

Acting

Ambush Valley

1936

Ambush Valley

as

Diggs

Sing Cowboy Sing

1937

Sing Cowboy Sing

as

Townsman

The Fugitive Sheriff

1936

The Fugitive Sheriff

as

Fiddler (uncredited)

Aces and Eights

1936

Aces and Eights

as

Gambler (uncredited)

Gun Grit

1936

Gun Grit

as

Henchman Don

Vengeance of Rannah

1936

Vengeance of Rannah

as

Henchman Nolan

The Feud Maker

1938

The Feud Maker

as

Settler

North of Arizona

1935

North of Arizona

as

Fiddle Player

Gun Play

1935

Gun Play

as

Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)

Six-Gun Trail

1938

Six-Gun Trail

as

Barfly

The Unknown Ranger

1936

The Unknown Ranger

as

Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Rio Grande Ranger

1936

Rio Grande Ranger

as

Barfly (uncredited)

Border Guns

1934

Border Guns

as

Barfly

Valley of Terror

1937

Valley of Terror

as

Piano Player

Western Frontier

1935

Western Frontier

as

Barfly

Red River Valley

1936

Red River Valley

as

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Gunsmoke Trail

1938

Gunsmoke Trail

as

Gambler

In Old Montana

1939

In Old Montana

as

Rancher

Doomed at Sundown

1937

Doomed at Sundown

as

Roulette Table Man

Southward Ho!

1939

Southward Ho!

as

Reb Soldier

Riders of the Sage

1939

Riders of the Sage

as

Powers Rider

New Frontier

1939

New Frontier

as

Accordion Player

The Cheyenne Kid

1940

The Cheyenne Kid

as

Posse Rider

The Singing Buckaroo

1937

The Singing Buckaroo

as

Cowhand Musician

The Roaming Cowboy

1937

The Roaming Cowboy

as

Wagon Driver

Young Bill Hickok

1940

Young Bill Hickok

as

Piano Player

Billy the Kid in Texas

1940

Billy the Kid in Texas

as

Barfly Watching Fight

Cheyenne Rides Again

1937

Cheyenne Rides Again

as

Card Player

Lightning Strikes West

1940

Lightning Strikes West

as

Posse Rider

In Old Monterey

1939

In Old Monterey

as

Guitarist

Sundown on the Prairie

1939

Sundown on the Prairie

as

Saloon Gunman (archive footage)

Starlight Over Texas

1938

Starlight Over Texas

as

Henchman

In Old Cheyenne

1941

In Old Cheyenne

as

Accordion Player

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

Sheriff of Tombstone

as

Bonanza Piano Player

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

1941

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

as

Man Reporting Murder

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

as

Gambler (uncredited)

Texas Jack

1935

Texas Jack

as

Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)

Production

Crew

Directing