George 'Gabby' Hayes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 6, 1885
- Died
- February 9, 1969 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Wellsville, New York, USA
Biography
George Hayes is an American character actor, the most famous of Western-movie sidekicks of the 1930s and 1940s. He worked in a circus and played semi-pro baseball while a teenager. In 1914, he married Olive Ireland and the pair became successful on the vaudeville circuit. Retired in his forties, he lost much of his money in the 1929 stock market crash and was forced to return to work. He played scores of roles in Westerns and non-Westerns alike, finally in the mid-1930s settling in to an almost exclusively Western career. He gained fame as Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick Windy Halliday in films between 1936 and 1939. Leaving the Cassidy films in a salary dispute, he was legally precluded from using the Windy nickname, and so took on the sobriquet Gabby, and was so billed from about 1940. In his early films, he alternated between whiskered comic-relief sidekicks and clean-shaven bad guys, but by the later 1930s, he worked almost exclusively as a Western sidekick to stars such as John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and Randolph Scott. After his last film in 1950, he starred as the host of The Gabby Hayes Show. He died on February 9, 1969.
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Filmography
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Western von gestern
TV · as Gabby Whittaker (archive footage) · 1 ep
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Movie · as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Movie · as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Gabby Hayes Show
TV · as Narrator · 12 eps
The Cariboo Trail
Movie · as Grizzly
The Gabby Hayes Show
TV · as Himself · 2 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
El Paso
Movie · as Pesky Tees
Albuquerque
Movie · as Juke
Return of the Bad Men
Movie · as John Pettit
The Untamed Breed
Movie · as Windy Lucas
Trail Street
Movie · as Billy Jones
Wyoming
Movie · as Windy Gibson
My Pal Trigger
Movie · as Gabby Kendrick
Badman's Territory
Movie · as Honest Jim Badger / The Coyote Kid
Home in Oklahoma
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Heldorado
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Roll on Texas Moon
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Under Nevada Skies
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Rainbow Over Texas
Movie · as Sheriff 'Gabby' Whittaker
Song of Arizona
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Bells of Rosarita
Movie · as Gabby Whittake
Sunset in El Dorado
Movie · as Gabby
Utah
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Along the Navajo Trail
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Don't Fence Me In
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Man from Oklahoma
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Tall in the Saddle
Movie · as Dave
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
The Big Bonanza
Movie · as Hap Selby
Marshal of Reno
Movie · as Gabby
Tucson Raiders
Movie · as 'Gabby' Hopkins
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Movie · as Gabby Hayes
Mojave Firebrand
Movie · as Gabby Hayes
In Old Oklahoma
Movie · as Despirit Dean
Bordertown Gun Fighters
Movie · as Gabby Hayes
Death Valley Manhunt
Movie · as Gabby Hayes
Wagon Tracks West
Movie · as Gabby
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Movie · as Gabby Hayes
The Man from Thunder River
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Overland Mail Robbery
Movie · as Gabby
Sunset Serenade
Movie · as Gabby
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Movie · as Gabby
Heart of the Golden West
Movie · as Gabby
Man from Cheyenne
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
South of Santa Fe
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Sunset on the Desert
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Romance on the Range
Movie · as Gabby
The Sons of the Pioneers
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Bad Man of Deadwood
Movie · as Prof. Mortimer 'Gabby' Blackstone
Sheriff of Tombstone
Movie · as Gabby
In Old Cheyenne
Movie · as Arapaho Brown
Red River Valley
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Jesse James at Bay
Movie · as Sheriff Gabby Whitaker
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Movie · as Gabriel Gabby Hornaday
Nevada City
Movie · as Gabby Chapman
Dark Command
Movie · as Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
The Carson City Kid
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Colorado
Movie · as Gabby
The Border Legion
Movie · as Honest John Whittaker
Young Bill Hickok
Movie · as 'Gabby' Whitaker
Young Buffalo Bill
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
The Ranger and the Lady
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Wagons Westward
Movie · as Hardtack
Melody Ranch
Movie · as Pop Laramie
Renegade Trail
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Silver on the Sage
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Sunset Trail
Movie · as Windy Halliday
The Arizona Kid
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Southward Ho!
Movie · as Gabby
Man of Conquest
Movie · as Lannie Upchurch
Days of Jesse James
Movie · as Gabby
Let Freedom Ring
Movie · as Pop Wilkie
Saga of Death Valley
Movie · as Gabby
In Old Monterey
Movie · as Gabby Whittaker
Wall Street Cowboy
Movie · as Gabby
In Old Caliente
Movie · as Gabby
Fighting Thoroughbreds
Movie · as Gramps Montrose
In Old Mexico
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Pride of the West
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Bar 20 Justice
Movie · as Windy Halliday
The Frontiersmen
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Heart of Arizona
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie · as Enoch
Hopalong Rides Again
Movie · as Windy Halliday
North of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Texas Trail
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Borderland
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Rustlers' Valley
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Hills of Old Wyoming
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Mountain Music
Movie · as Granpappy Burnside
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Movie · as Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited)
Silverspurs
Movie · as Drag Harlan
The Texas Rangers
Movie · as Judge Snow
Three on the Trail
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Heart of the West
Movie · as Windy Jenkins
Call of the Prairie
Movie · as Shanghai McHenry
Trail Dust
Movie · as Windy Halliday
The Lawless Nineties
Movie · as Major Carter
The Plainsman
Movie · as Breezy
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Movie · as Bearded Man
Valley of the Lawless
Movie · as Grandpaw Jenkins
Song of the Trail
Movie · as Dan Hobson
I Married a Doctor
Movie · as Train Station Agent
Texas Terror
Movie · as Sheriff Ed Williams
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Movie · as Pearson (as George Hayes)
The Lost City
Movie · as Butterfield
The Throwback
Movie · as Ford Cruze
The Eagle's Brood
Movie · as Spike
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Movie · as Uncle Ben
Bar 20 Rides Again
Movie · as Windy Halliday
Rainbow Valley
Movie · as George Hale
Ladies Crave Excitement
Movie · as McCloskey
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Movie · as Dr. Parker
Honeymoon Limited
Movie · as Pinkham
Justice of the Range
Movie · as John Coffin, known as Pegleg Sanderson
Hitch Hike Lady
Movie · as Miner
Death Flies East
Movie · as Wotkyns
Tombstone Terror
Movie · as Soupy Baxter
Smokey Smith
Movie · as Blaze Bart
Swifty
Movie · as Sheriff Dan Hughes (as George F. Hayes)
The Outlaw Tamer
Movie · as Cactus Barnes (as Geo. S. Hayes)
Thunder Mountain
Movie · as Foley
$1,000 a Minute
Movie · as New Deal Watson
The Headline Woman
Movie · as Duffy
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie · as Lucas
Randy Rides Alone
Movie · as - Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute
The Lucky Texan
Movie · as Jake 'Grandy' Benson
West of the Divide
Movie · as 'Dusty'
The Star Packer
Movie · as Matt Matlock
The Lawless Frontier
Movie · as Dusty
The Man from Utah
Movie · as Marshal George Higgins
Blue Steel
Movie · as Sheriff Jake Withers
Bandits of the Badlands
Movie · as Sheriff Jake Withers
The Shadow Gang
Movie · as Matt Matlock
Next Of Kin
Movie · as 'Dusty'
In Old Santa Fe
Movie · as Cactus
Monte Carlo Nights
Movie · as Inspector Nick Gunby
The Brand of Hate
Movie · as Bill Larkins
City Limits
Movie · as Charlie Carter
The Man from Hell
Movie · as Banker Colonel Campbell
Claim Jumpers
Movie · as Jake Benson
Mystery Liner
Movie · as Joe, the Watchman
Bedlam of Beards
Movie
House of Mystery
Movie · as David Fells
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Movie · as Matt Downing
Beggars in Ermine
Movie · as Joe Wilson
Rodeo Rocketeers
Movie · as Marshall George
Vengence is Mine
Movie · as Dusty
The Drifter
Movie · as Marvin Black
Riders of Destiny
Movie · as Charlie Denton
Galloping Romeo
Movie · as Grizzly
The Return of Casey Jones
Movie · as Timothy Shine
Skyway
Movie · as George Taylor
Ranger's Code
Movie · as Baxter (as George Hayes)
The Gallant Fool
Movie · as Dad Denton
Trailing North
Movie · as Flash Ryan
Ship of Wanted Men
Movie · as Crewman
The Sphinx
Movie · as Detective Casey
Breed of the Border
Movie · as Chuck Wiggins
The Phantom Broadcast
Movie · as Police Lieutenant
The Devil's Mate
Movie · as Collins
Fighting Texans
Movie · as Pop Martin
Crashing Broadway
Movie · as J. Talbot Thorndyke
The Fugitive
Movie · as Judge Tyler
Border Devils
Movie · as Squint Sanders
Klondike
Movie · as Tom Ross
The Night Rider
Movie · as Altoonie
The Boiling Point
Movie · as George Duncan
Riders of the Desert
Movie · as Hashknife Brooks
A Slip at the Switch
Movie · as Deputy Smoot
The Man from Hell's Edges
Movie · as Shamrock Cassidy
Sally of the Subway
Movie · as Police Lieutenant Paxton
The Fighting Champ
Movie · as Pete
Winner Take All
Movie · as Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa
Movie · as Slack
Play Girl
Movie · as Dance Hall Tobacconist (uncredited)
Texas Buddies
Movie · as Si Haller
Love Me Tonight
Movie · as Grocer (uncredited)
Hidden Valley
Movie · as Gavin Henchman - Dark Hat
Broadway to Cheyenne
Movie · as Walrus
Self Defense
Movie · as Jury Foreman
The Nevada Buckaroo
Movie · as Cherokee Williams
Dragnet Patrol
Movie · as Private Detective
Cavalier of the West
Movie · as Sheriff Bill Ryan
Dirigible
Movie · as Parade Official (uncredited)
The Stolen Jools
Movie · as Projectionist
Big Business Girl
Movie · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
God's Country and the Man
Movie · as Stingaree Kelly
Oklahoma Jim
Movie · as Crooked Gambler
For the Defense
Movie · as Ben (the waiter)
Playing Around
Movie · as Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Top Speed
Movie · as Western Union Clerk
She Who Gets Slapped
Movie · as Poker Player
Rainbow Man
Movie · as Bill
Big News
Movie · as Hoffman
Smiling Irish Eyes
Movie · as Taxi Driver
The House Without Children
Movie · as Archibald Ponsonby