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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:
166
First Appeared:
In the movie Big News 1929-09-06
Latest Project:
Movie Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976-05-01
Known For
Poster of The Gabby Hayes Show
Poster of What's My Line?
Poster of Death Flies East
Poster of Bedlam of Beards
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
Series The Gabby Hayes Show Himself 1950-12-11
Movie The Cariboo Trail Grizzly 1950-08-01
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 My Pal Trigger Gabby Kendrick 1946-07-10
Movie Song of Arizona Gabby Whittaker 1946-03-08
Movie Rainbow Over Texas Sheriff 'Gabby' Whittaker 1946-05-09
Movie Under Nevada Skies Gabby Whittaker 1946-08-26
Movie Home in Oklahoma Gabby Whittaker 1946-10-18
Movie Roll on Texas Moon Gabby Whittaker 1946-09-12
Movie Heldorado Gabby Whittaker 1946-12-15
Movie Bells of Rosarita Gabby Whittake 1945-06-19
Movie Man from Oklahoma Gabby Whittaker 1945-07-01
Movie Utah Gabby Wittaker 1945-03-21
Movie Along the Navajo Trail Gabby Whittaker 1945-09-15
Movie Don't Fence Me In Gabby Whittaker, aka Wildcat Kelly 1945-10-20
Movie Sunset in El Dorado Gabby 1945-09-29
Movie Tucson Raiders 'Gabby' Hopkins 1944-05-14
Movie Mojave Firebrand Gabby Hayes 1944-03-19
Movie Hidden Valley Outlaws Gabby Hayes 1944-04-01
Movie Marshal of Reno Gabby 1944-07-02
Movie Tall in the Saddle Dave 1944-09-29
Movie The Big Bonanza Hap Selby 1944-12-30
Movie Lights of Old Santa Fe Gabby Whittaker 1944-11-06
Movie Bordertown Gun Fighters Gabby Hayes 1943-07-08
Movie Wagon Tracks West Gabby 1943-08-18
Movie The Man from Thunder River Gabby Whittaker 1943-06-11
Movie Calling Wild Bill Elliott Gabby Hayes 1943-04-30
Movie Overland Mail Robbery Gabby 1943-11-20
Movie In Old Oklahoma Despirit Dean (stage driver) 1943-12-06
Movie Death Valley Manhunt Gabby Hayes 1943-11-25
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 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 Sunset Serenade Gabby 1942-09-14
Movie Sheriff of Tombstone Gabby 1941-05-07
Movie Robin Hood of the Pecos Gabriel Gabby Hornaday 1941-01-14
Movie In Old Cheyenne Arapaho Brown 1941-04-04
Movie Nevada City Gabby Chapman 1941-06-19
Movie Bad Man of Deadwood Prof. Mortimer 'Gabby' Blackstone 1941-09-05
Movie Red River Valley Gabby Whittaker 1941-12-12
Movie Jesse James at Bay Sheriff Gabby Whitaker 1941-10-17
Movie Wagons Westward Hardtack 1940-06-19
Movie The Carson City Kid Gabby 1940-07-01
Movie Young Buffalo Bill Gabby Whittaker 1940-04-11
Movie Dark Command Andrew 'Doc' Grunch 1940-04-15
Movie Melody Ranch Pop Laramie 1940-09-15
Movie The Ranger and the Lady Gabby Whittaker 1940-07-30
Movie The Border Legion Honest John Whittaker 1940-12-05
Movie Young Bill Hickok 'Gabby' Whitaker 1940-10-21
Movie Colorado Gabby 1940-09-15
Movie Silver on the Sage Windy Halliday 1939-03-31
Movie Southward Ho! Gabby Whitaker 1939-03-19
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 Let Freedom Ring Pop Wilkie 1939-02-24
Movie Renegade Trail Windy Halliday 1939-07-25
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 The Arizona Kid Gabby Whittaker 1939-09-28
Movie In Old Monterey Gabby Whittaker 1939-08-14
Movie Wall Street Cowboy Gabby 1939-08-06
Movie Heart of Arizona Windy Halliday 1938-04-22
Movie Bar 20 Justice Windy Halliday (as George Hayes) 1938-06-24
Movie Gold Is Where You Find It Enoch 1938-02-12
Movie Pride of the West Windy Halliday (as George Hayes) 1938-07-07
Movie The Frontiersmen Windy Halliday 1938-12-16
Movie In Old Mexico Windy Halliday 1938-09-09
Movie Borderland Windy Halliday 1937-02-26
Movie North of the Rio Grande Windy Halliday 1937-06-28
Movie Hills of Old Wyoming Windy Halliday 1937-04-16
Movie Rustlers' Valley Windy Halliday 1937-07-23
Movie Texas Trail Windy Halliday 1937-11-26
Movie Hopalong Rides Again Windy Halliday 1937-08-20
Movie Call of the Prairie Shanghai McHenry 1936-03-06
Movie Song of the Trail Dan Hobson 1936-03-15
Movie Heart of the West Windy Jenkins 1936-02-24
Movie Valley of the Lawless Grandpaw Jenkins (as George Hayes) 1936-01-25
Movie Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited) 1936-04-09
Movie The Lawless Nineties Major Carter 1936-02-15
Movie I Married a Doctor Train Station Agent 1936-04-25
Movie The Plainsman Breezy 1936-11-16
Movie Three on the Trail Windy Halliday 1936-04-14
Movie Hopalong Cassidy Returns Windy Halliday 1936-10-16
Movie Trail Dust Windy Halliday 1936-12-11
Movie Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Bearded Man 1936-10-06
Movie The Texas Rangers Judge Snow 1936-08-28
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 The Lost City Butterfield 1935-03-06
Movie Honeymoon Limited Pinkham 1935-07-01
Movie Death Flies East Wotkyns 1935-02-28
Movie Rainbow Valley George Hale 1935-03-15
Movie Swifty 1935-12-12
Movie The Eagle's Brood Spike 1935-10-25
Movie Hop-a-long Cassidy Uncle Ben 1935-08-23
Movie $1,000 a Minute New Deal Watson 1935-10-21
Movie Bar 20 Rides Again Windy Halliday 1935-12-06
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 Bedlam of Beards 1934-04-13
Movie City Limits Charlie Carter 1934-04-14
Movie Blue Steel Sheriff Jake Withers 1934-05-10
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 Star Packer Matt Matlock 1934-07-30
Movie The Lawless Frontier Dusty 1934-11-22
Movie The Man from Utah Marshal George Higgins 1934-05-15
Movie The Brand of Hate Bill Larkins 1934-11-02
Movie In Old Santa Fe Cactus 1934-11-15
Movie The Man from Hell Banker Colonel Campbell 1934-08-28
Movie Randy Rides Alone - Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute 1934-06-05
Movie Monte Carlo Nights Inspector Nick Gunby 1934-05-20
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 Galloping Romeo Grizzly 1933-08-04
Movie Riders of Destiny Charlie Denton 1933-10-10
Movie Skyway George Taylor 1933-08-29
Movie Ship of Wanted Men Crewman (as George Hayes) 1933-09-08
Movie Ranger's Code 1933-08-14
Movie The Man from Hell's Edges Shamrock Cassidy 1932-05-05
Movie Winner Take All Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited) 1932-07-16
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