George "Gabby" Hayes
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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- Born:
- May 7, 1885 In Wellsville, New York, United States
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 167
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Big News 1929-09-06
- Latest Project:
- Movie Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976-05-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | 1976-05-01 |
| Movie | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Series | What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950-02-02 |
| Movie | The Cariboo Trail | Grizzly | 1950-08-01 |
| Series | The Gabby Hayes Show | Himself | 1950-12-11 |
| Movie | El Paso | Sheriff La Farge | 1949-03-22 |
| Movie | Albuquerque | Juke | 1948-02-20 |
| Movie | The Untamed Breed | Windy Lucas | 1948-10-20 |
| Movie | Return of the Bad Men | John Pettit (as George 'Gabby' Hayes) | 1948-07-17 |
| Movie | Trail Street | Deputy Billy Burns | 1947-02-19 |
| Movie | Wyoming | Windy Gibson | 1947-07-28 |
| Movie | Badman's Territory | Honest Jim Badger / The Coyote Kid | 1946-05-04 |
| Movie | Song of Arizona | Gabby Whittaker | 1946-03-08 |
| Movie | Rainbow Over Texas | Sheriff 'Gabby' Whittaker | 1946-05-09 |
| Movie | My Pal Trigger | Gabby Kendrick | 1946-07-10 |
| Movie | Heldorado | Gabby Whittaker | 1946-12-15 |
| Movie | Roll on Texas Moon | Gabby Whittaker | 1946-09-12 |
| Movie | Home in Oklahoma | Gabby Whittaker | 1946-10-18 |
| Movie | Under Nevada Skies | Gabby Whittaker | 1946-08-26 |
| Movie | Bells of Rosarita | Gabby Whittake | 1945-06-19 |
| Movie | Utah | Gabby Wittaker | 1945-03-21 |
| Movie | Man from Oklahoma | Gabby Whittaker | 1945-07-01 |
| Movie | Sunset in El Dorado | Gabby | 1945-09-29 |
| Movie | Don't Fence Me In | Gabby Whittaker, aka Wildcat Kelly | 1945-10-20 |
| Movie | Along the Navajo Trail | Gabby Whittaker | 1945-09-15 |
| Movie | Hidden Valley Outlaws | Gabby Hayes | 1944-04-01 |
| Movie | Mojave Firebrand | Gabby Hayes | 1944-03-19 |
| Movie | Tucson Raiders | 'Gabby' Hopkins | 1944-05-14 |
| Movie | Marshal of Reno | Gabby | 1944-07-02 |
| Movie | The Big Bonanza | Hap Selby | 1944-12-30 |
| Movie | Lights of Old Santa Fe | Gabby Whittaker | 1944-11-06 |
| Movie | Tall in the Saddle | Dave | 1944-09-29 |
| Movie | The Man from Thunder River | Gabby Whittaker | 1943-06-11 |
| Movie | Calling Wild Bill Elliott | Gabby Hayes | 1943-04-30 |
| Movie | Bordertown Gun Fighters | Gabby Hayes | 1943-07-08 |
| Movie | In Old Oklahoma | Despirit Dean (stage driver) | 1943-12-06 |
| Movie | Wagon Tracks West | Gabby | 1943-08-18 |
| Movie | Death Valley Manhunt | Gabby Hayes | 1943-11-25 |
| Movie | Overland Mail Robbery | Gabby | 1943-11-20 |
| Movie | Sunset on the Desert | Gabby Whittaker | 1942-04-01 |
| Movie | South of Santa Fe | Gabby Whittaker | 1942-02-17 |
| Movie | Romance on the Range | Gabby | 1942-05-18 |
| Movie | Man from Cheyenne | Gabby Whittaker | 1942-01-16 |
| Movie | Sunset Serenade | Gabby | 1942-09-14 |
| Movie | Sons of the Pioneers | Gabby Whittaker | 1942-07-02 |
| Movie | Heart of the Golden West | Gabby | 1942-11-16 |
| Movie | Ridin' Down the Canyon | Gabby | 1942-12-30 |
| Movie | In Old Cheyenne | Arapaho Brown | 1941-04-04 |
| Movie | Robin Hood of the Pecos | Gabriel Gabby Hornaday | 1941-01-14 |
| Movie | Sheriff of Tombstone | Gabby | 1941-05-07 |
| Movie | Nevada City | Gabby Chapman | 1941-06-19 |
| Movie | Jesse James at Bay | Sheriff Gabby Whitaker | 1941-10-17 |
| Movie | Red River Valley | Gabby Whittaker | 1941-12-12 |
| Movie | Bad Man of Deadwood | Prof. Mortimer 'Gabby' Blackstone | 1941-09-05 |
| Movie | Wagons Westward | Hardtack | 1940-06-19 |
| Movie | Dark Command | Andrew 'Doc' Grunch | 1940-04-15 |
| Movie | Young Buffalo Bill | Gabby Whittaker | 1940-04-11 |
| Movie | The Carson City Kid | Gabby | 1940-07-01 |
| Movie | Colorado | Gabby | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | The Border Legion | Honest John Whittaker | 1940-12-05 |
| Movie | The Ranger and the Lady | Gabby Whittaker | 1940-07-30 |
| Movie | Young Bill Hickok | 'Gabby' Whitaker | 1940-10-21 |
| Movie | Melody Ranch | Pop Laramie | 1940-09-15 |
| Movie | Southward Ho! | Gabby Whitaker | 1939-03-19 |
| Movie | Silver on the Sage | Windy Halliday | 1939-03-31 |
| Movie | Let Freedom Ring | Pop Wilkie | 1939-02-24 |
| Movie | Fighting Thoroughbreds | Gramps Montrose | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Man of Conquest | Lannie Upchurch | 1939-05-15 |
| Movie | Sunset Trail | Windy Halliday | 1939-02-24 |
| Movie | Saga of Death Valley | Gabby | 1939-11-17 |
| Movie | Days of Jesse James | Gabby | 1939-12-20 |
| Movie | In Old Caliente | Gabby | 1939-06-19 |
| Movie | In Old Monterey | Gabby Whittaker | 1939-08-14 |
| Movie | The Arizona Kid | Gabby Whittaker | 1939-09-28 |
| Movie | Renegade Trail | Windy Halliday | 1939-07-25 |
| Movie | Wall Street Cowboy | Gabby | 1939-08-06 |
| Movie | Heart of Arizona | Windy Halliday | 1938-04-22 |
| Movie | Gold Is Where You Find It | Enoch | 1938-02-12 |
| Movie | Bar 20 Justice | Windy Halliday | 1938-06-24 |
| Movie | In Old Mexico | Windy Halliday | 1938-09-09 |
| Movie | Pride of the West | Windy Halliday | 1938-07-07 |
| Movie | The Frontiersmen | Windy Halliday | 1938-12-16 |
| Movie | Hills of Old Wyoming | Windy Halliday | 1937-04-16 |
| Movie | North of the Rio Grande | Windy Halliday | 1937-06-28 |
| Movie | Borderland | Windy Halliday | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | Texas Trail | Windy Halliday | 1937-11-26 |
| Movie | Hopalong Rides Again | Windy Halliday | 1937-08-20 |
| Movie | Rustlers' Valley | Windy Halliday | 1937-07-23 |
| Movie | Song of the Trail | Dan Hobson | 1936-03-15 |
| Movie | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
| Movie | Heart of the West | Windy Jenkins | 1936-02-24 |
| Movie | Valley of the Lawless | Grandpaw Jenkins (as George Hayes) | 1936-01-25 |
| Movie | Three on the Trail | Windy Halliday | 1936-04-14 |
| Movie | The Lawless Nineties | Major Carter | 1936-02-15 |
| Movie | Call of the Prairie | Shanghai McHenry | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | I Married a Doctor | Train Station Agent | 1936-04-25 |
| Movie | Trail Dust | Windy Halliday | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | The Plainsman | Breezy | 1936-11-16 |
| Movie | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Windy Halliday | 1936-10-16 |
| Movie | The Texas Rangers | Judge Snow | 1936-08-28 |
| Movie | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Bearded Man | 1936-10-06 |
| Movie | Smokey Smith | Blaze Bart | 1935-04-01 |
| Movie | Ladies Crave Excitement | McCloskey | 1935-06-21 |
| Movie | The Outlaw Tamer | 1935-03-15 | |
| Movie | Tombstone Terror | Soupy Baxter | 1935-04-24 |
| Movie | Death Flies East | Wotkyns | 1935-02-28 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Limited | Pinkham | 1935-07-01 |
| Movie | The Lost City | Butterfield | 1935-03-06 |
| Movie | Rainbow Valley | George Hale | 1935-03-15 |
| Movie | $1,000 a Minute | New Deal Watson | 1935-10-21 |
| Movie | Bar 20 Rides Again | Windy Halliday | 1935-12-06 |
| Movie | Hop-a-long Cassidy | Uncle Ben | 1935-08-23 |
| Movie | The Eagle's Brood | Spike | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Swifty | 1935-12-12 | |
| Movie | Texas Terror | Sheriff Ed Williams | 1935-10-17 |
| Movie | Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Dr. Parker (as George Hayes) | 1935-09-05 |
| Movie | Thunder Mountain | Foley | 1935-09-27 |
| Movie | City Limits | Charlie Carter | 1934-04-14 |
| Movie | Blue Steel | Sheriff Jake Withers | 1934-05-10 |
| Movie | Bedlam of Beards | (as George Hays) | 1934-04-13 |
| Movie | West of the Divide | 'Dusty' | 1934-02-15 |
| Movie | The Lucky Texan | Jake 'Grandy' Benson | 1934-01-22 |
| Movie | Mystery Liner | Joe, the Watchman | 1934-03-15 |
| Movie | House of Mystery | David Fells (as George Hayes) | 1934-03-30 |
| Movie | The Man from Utah | Marshal George Higgins | 1934-05-15 |
| Movie | In Old Santa Fe | Cactus | 1934-11-15 |
| Movie | 'Neath the Arizona Skies | Matt Downing (as George Hayes) | 1934-12-05 |
| Movie | Monte Carlo Nights | Inspector Nick Gunby | 1934-05-20 |
| Movie | The Brand of Hate | Bill Larkins | 1934-11-02 |
| Movie | The Lawless Frontier | Dusty | 1934-11-22 |
| Movie | The Man from Hell | Banker Colonel Campbell | 1934-08-28 |
| Movie | The Star Packer | Matt Matlock | 1934-07-30 |
| Movie | Randy Rides Alone | - Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute | 1934-06-05 |
| Movie | The Gallant Fool | Dad Denton (as George Hayes) | 1933-05-28 |
| Movie | The Return of Casey Jones | Timothy Shine | 1933-05-24 |
| Movie | Trailing North | 1933-05-15 | |
| Movie | Breed of the Border | Chuck Wiggins | 1933-03-01 |
| Movie | The Sphinx | Detective Casey | 1933-06-01 |
| Movie | Ranger's Code | 1933-08-14 | |
| Movie | Riders of Destiny | Charlie Denton | 1933-10-10 |
| Movie | Galloping Romeo | Grizzly | 1933-08-04 |
| Movie | Ship of Wanted Men | Crewman (as George Hayes) | 1933-09-08 |
| Movie | Skyway | George Taylor | 1933-08-29 |
| Movie | Winner Take All | Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited) | 1932-07-16 |
| Movie | The Man from Hell's Edges | Shamrock Cassidy | 1932-05-05 |
| Movie | Riders of the Desert | Hashknife Brooks | 1932-04-23 |
| Movie | Sally of the Subway | Police Lieutenant Paxton | 1932-01-15 |
| Movie | A Slip at the Switch | Deputy Smoot | 1932-08-08 |
| Movie | Play Girl | Dance Hall Tobacconist (uncredited) | 1932-03-12 |
| Movie | Texas Buddies | Si Haller | 1932-10-18 |
| Movie | Love Me Tonight | Grocer (uncredited) | 1932-08-18 |
| Movie | The Fighting Champ | Pete (as George Hayes) | 1932-12-15 |
| Movie | Wild Horse Mesa | Slack | 1932-11-25 |
| Movie | The Night Rider | Altoonie | 1932-08-22 |
| Movie | Klondike | Tom Ross (as George Hayes) | 1932-08-29 |
| Movie | The Stolen Jools | Projectionist | 1931-04-04 |
| Movie | Dirigible | Parade Official (uncredited) | 1931-02-01 |
| Movie | Big Business Girl | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1931-06-12 |
| Movie | The Nevada Buckaroo | Cherokee | 1931-07-28 |
| Movie | Cavalier of the West | Sheriff Bill Ryan | 1931-11-15 |
| Movie | Dragnet Patrol | Private Detective | 1931-12-14 |
| Movie | She Who Gets Slapped | Poker Player | 1930-05-15 |
| Movie | Playing Around | Railroad Ticket-Seller | 1930-01-10 |
| Movie | For the Defense | Ben (the waiter) | 1930-07-19 |
| Movie | Top Speed | Western Union Clerk | 1930-08-24 |
| Movie | Big News | Reporter Hoffman (as George Hayes) | 1929-09-06 |