Oscar Gahan

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 53
Gender: Male
Born: August 20, 1888
Died: March 24, 1958
Place of birth: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Also known as: John Harvey "Oscar" GahanJohn Harvey GahanArvéJohn Harvey Gerald "Oscar" GahanJohn Harvey Gerald 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.