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Oscar Gahan
ActingPersonal Info
gender
Male
birthday
August 20, 1888
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
total credits
50 movies
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.
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Filmography
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