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
| Birth Location | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1888-08-20 |
| Died | 1958-03-24 |
Movies
Billy the Kid Trapped
as Barfly
1942
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
as Third Miner
1942
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Man Reporting Murder
1941
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Voter
1941
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Gambler (uncredited)
1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Bonanza Piano Player
1941
In Old Cheyenne
as Accordion Player
1941
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
as Settler
1940
Young Bill Hickok
as Piano Player
1940
Trailing Double Trouble
as Barfly
1940
Billy the Kid in Texas
as Barfly Watching Fight
1940
Lightning Strikes West
as Posse Rider
1940
The Cheyenne Kid
as Posse Rider
1940
In Old Monterey
as Guitarist
1939
New Frontier
as Accordion Player
1939
Riders of the Sage
as Powers Rider
1939
Frontier Pony Express
as Fiddler
1939
Southward Ho!
as Reb Soldier
1939
Rough Riders' Round-up
as Musician
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Settler
1939
Sundown on the Prairie
as Saloon Gunman (archive footage)
1939
In Old Montana
as Rancher
1939
1938
Six-Gun Trail
as Barfly
1938
Starlight Over Texas
as Henchman
1938
Gunsmoke Trail
as Gambler
1938
Whirlwind Horseman
as Holt
1938
The Feud Maker
as Settler
1938
Doomed at Sundown
as Roulette Table Man
1937
Moonlight on the Range
as Deputy
1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Townsman
1937
The Feud of the Trail
as Barfly
1937
The Silver Trail
as Curt
1937
Cheyenne Rides Again
as Card Player
1937
Valley of Terror
as Piano Player
1937
The Singing Buckaroo
as Cowhand Musician
1937
The Roaming Cowboy
as Wagon Driver
1937
Rio Grande Ranger
as Barfly (uncredited)
1936
Vengeance of Rannah
as Henchman Nolan
1936
Ambush Valley
as Diggs
1936
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Fiddler (uncredited)
1936
The Unknown Ranger
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
1936
Aces and Eights
as Gambler (uncredited)
1936
Gun Grit
as Henchman Don
1936
Red River Valley
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
1936
Headin' for the Rio Grande
as Henchman
1936
Texas Jack
as Tuck, A Minstrel (Nip in Credits)
1935
Gun Play
as Tobacco Chewer (uncredited)
1935
Western Frontier
as Barfly
1935
North of Arizona
as Fiddle Player
1935
Border Guns
as Barfly
1934
Oscar Gahan hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows