George 'Gabby' Hayes

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Date of Birth:

May 06, 1885

Place of Birth:

Wellsville, New York, USA

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.

filmography:

Dirigible Dirigible

1931

Ranger's Code Ranger's Code

1933

Swifty Swifty

1935

Wagons Westward Wagons Westward

1940

Sally of the Subway Sally of the Subway

1932

In Old Caliente In Old Caliente

1939

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936

The Man from Hell The Man from Hell

1934

Trailing North Trailing North

1933

The Man from Thunder River The Man from Thunder River

1943

The Outlaw Tamer The Outlaw Tamer

1935

Man from Oklahoma Man from Oklahoma

1945

The Fighting Champ The Fighting Champ

1932

$1,000 a Minute $1,000 a Minute

1935

Fighting Thoroughbreds Fighting Thoroughbreds

1939

Ship of Wanted Men Ship of Wanted Men

1933

The Gallant Fool The Gallant Fool

1933

Don't Fence Me In Don't Fence Me In

1945

Wagon Tracks West Wagon Tracks West

1943

The Untamed Breed The Untamed Breed

1948

Jesse James at Bay Jesse James at Bay

1941

Calling Wild Bill Elliott Calling Wild Bill Elliott

1943

Death Valley Manhunt Death Valley Manhunt

1943

Bordertown Gun Fighters Bordertown Gun Fighters

1943

Nevada City Nevada City

1941

The Man from Hell's Edges The Man from Hell's Edges

1932

The Brand of Hate The Brand of Hate

1934

Gold Is Where You Find It Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

In Old Monterey In Old Monterey

1939

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

The Cariboo Trail The Cariboo Trail

1950

Saga of Death Valley Saga of Death Valley

1939

For the Defense For the Defense

1930

Dragnet Patrol Dragnet Patrol

1931

Cavalier of the West Cavalier of the West

1931

Playing Around Playing Around

1930

Along the Navajo Trail Along the Navajo Trail

1945

Wall Street Cowboy Wall Street Cowboy

1939

Smokey Smith Smokey Smith

1935

City Limits City Limits

1934

Top Speed Top Speed

1930

Tombstone Terror Tombstone Terror

1935

Death Flies East Death Flies East

1935

Skyway Skyway

1933

The Plainsman The Plainsman

1936

Big News Big News

1929

Song of the Trail Song of the Trail

1936

Valley of the Lawless Valley of the Lawless

1936

Crashing Broadway Crashing Broadway

1933

Fighting Texans Fighting Texans

1933

The Fugitive The Fugitive

1933

The Devil's Mate The Devil's Mate

1933

The Phantom Broadcast The Phantom Broadcast

1933

Self Defense Self Defense

1932

The Headline Woman The Headline Woman

1935

Hidden Valley Hidden Valley

1932

Oklahoma Jim Oklahoma Jim

1931

Broadway to Cheyenne Broadway to Cheyenne

1932

Beggars in Ermine Beggars in Ermine

1934

The Hoosier Schoolmaster The Hoosier Schoolmaster

1935

Next Of Kin Next Of Kin

1934

The Boiling Point The Boiling Point

1932

Justice of the Range Justice of the Range

1935

Hitch Hike Lady Hitch Hike Lady

1935

The Shadow Gang The Shadow Gang

1934

Bandits of the Badlands Bandits of the Badlands

1934

The Throwback The Throwback

1935

Silver Spurs Silver Spurs

1936

Rainbow Man Rainbow Man

1929

Border Devils Border Devils

1932

God's Country and the Man God's Country and the Man

1931

Mountain Music Mountain Music

1937

The Sphinx The Sphinx

1933

She Who Gets Slapped She Who Gets Slapped

1930

Hidden Valley Outlaws Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944

Overland Mail Robbery Overland Mail Robbery

1943

Thunder Mountain Thunder Mountain

1935

Winner Take All Winner Take All

1932

The Stolen Jools The Stolen Jools

1931

I Married a Doctor I Married a Doctor

1936

Big Business Girl Big Business Girl

1931

Melody Ranch Melody Ranch

1940

Mojave Firebrand Mojave Firebrand

1944

Wild Horse Mesa Wild Horse Mesa

1932

Love Me Tonight Love Me Tonight

1932

Bedlam of Beards Bedlam of Beards

1934

House of Mystery House of Mystery

1934

'Neath the Arizona Skies 'Neath the Arizona Skies

1934

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Texas Buddies Texas Buddies

1932

Wyoming Wyoming

1947

Breed of the Border Breed of the Border

1933

Play Girl Play Girl

1932

Sons of the Pioneers Sons of the Pioneers

1942

Honeymoon Limited Honeymoon Limited

1935

Rustlers' Valley Rustlers' Valley

1937

Heart of the West Heart of the West

1936

Texas Trail Texas Trail

1937

Heart of Arizona Heart of Arizona

1938

Hopalong Cassidy Returns Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936

Call of the Prairie Call of the Prairie

1936

In Old Mexico In Old Mexico

1938

Pride of the West Pride of the West

1938

Renegade Trail Renegade Trail

1939

North of the Rio Grande North of the Rio Grande

1937

Bar 20 Rides Again Bar 20 Rides Again

1935

Trail Dust Trail Dust

1936

Sheriff of Tombstone Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

Lights of Old Santa Fe Lights of Old Santa Fe

1944

Sunset Serenade Sunset Serenade

1942

Bells of Rosarita Bells of Rosarita

1945

Home in Oklahoma Home in Oklahoma

1946

Borderland Borderland

1937

Three on the Trail Three on the Trail

1936

Hopalong Rides Again Hopalong Rides Again

1937

Hop-a-long Cassidy Hop-a-long Cassidy

1935

Hills of Old Wyoming Hills of Old Wyoming

1937

Silver on the Sage Silver on the Sage

1939

The Eagle's Brood The Eagle's Brood

1935

In Old Oklahoma In Old Oklahoma

1943

West of the Divide West of the Divide

1934

Albuquerque Albuquerque

1948

Tall in the Saddle Tall in the Saddle

1944

Dark Command Dark Command

1940

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Randy Rides Alone Randy Rides Alone

1934

The Lucky Texan The Lucky Texan

1934

My Pal Trigger My Pal Trigger

1946

Riders of Destiny Riders of Destiny

1933

The Star Packer The Star Packer

1934

The Lost City The Lost City

1935

The Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers

1936

Sunset Trail Sunset Trail

1939

The Frontiersmen The Frontiersmen

1938

Bar 20 Justice Bar 20 Justice

1938

The Lawless Frontier The Lawless Frontier

1934

The Carson City Kid The Carson City Kid

1940

Bad Man of Deadwood Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

Badman's Territory Badman's Territory

1946

Colorado Colorado

1940

Heldorado Heldorado

1946

Young Bill Hickok Young Bill Hickok

1940

Utah Utah

1945

Return of the Bad Men Return of the Bad Men

1948

Man of Conquest Man of Conquest

1939

Marshal of Reno Marshal of Reno

1944

Monte Carlo Nights Monte Carlo Nights

1934

The Return of Casey Jones The Return of Casey Jones

1933

The Night Rider The Night Rider

1932

Klondike Klondike

1932

Galloping Romeo Galloping Romeo

1933

In Old Santa Fe In Old Santa Fe

1934

Ladies Crave Excitement Ladies Crave Excitement

1935

Tucson Raiders Tucson Raiders

1944

Riders of the Desert Riders of the Desert

1932

The Nevada Buckaroo The Nevada Buckaroo

1931

El Paso El Paso

1949

A Slip at the Switch A Slip at the Switch

1932

Let Freedom Ring Let Freedom Ring

1939

Tumbling Tumbleweeds Tumbling Tumbleweeds

1935

Song of Arizona Song of Arizona

1946

Robin Hood of the Pecos Robin Hood of the Pecos

1941

Days of Jesse James Days of Jesse James

1939

Romance on the Range Romance on the Range

1942

South of Santa Fe South of Santa Fe

1942

Sunset on the Desert Sunset on the Desert

1942

Trail Street Trail Street

1947

In Old Cheyenne In Old Cheyenne

1941

Sunset in El Dorado Sunset in El Dorado

1945

Young Buffalo Bill Young Buffalo Bill

1940

Blue Steel Blue Steel

1934

Rainbow Valley Rainbow Valley

1935

The Border Legion The Border Legion

1940

Under Nevada Skies Under Nevada Skies

1946

Roll on Texas Moon Roll on Texas Moon

1946

The Man from Utah The Man from Utah

1934

The Lawless Nineties The Lawless Nineties

1936

The Arizona Kid The Arizona Kid

1939

Mystery Liner Mystery Liner

1934

Man from Cheyenne Man from Cheyenne

1942

The Ranger and the Lady The Ranger and the Lady

1940

Heart of the Golden West Heart of the Golden West

1942

Southward Ho! Southward Ho!

1939

Ridin' Down the Canyon Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942

The Big Bonanza The Big Bonanza

1944

Rainbow Over Texas Rainbow Over Texas

1946

Red River Valley Red River Valley

1941

Texas Terror Texas Terror

1935

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