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Born: May 7, 1885 – Died: February 9, 1969
George 'Gabby' Hayes, the iconic American character actor, was born on May 7, 1885, in the Hayes Hotel owned by his father, Clark Hayes, in Stannards, New York. He was the third of seven children in the Hayes family. George's journey in the entertainment industry began when he joined a touring stock company at the age of 17 after running away from home in 1902. He later found success in Vaudeville alongside his wife, Olive Ireland. However, it was in the world of western films that he truly made his mark as the most famous sidekick of the 1930s and 1940s. Known for his catchphrases "yer durn tootin" and "young whipper snapper," George 'Gabby' Hayes left an indelible mark on the Western genre.
Early Life and Career
George 'Gabby' Hayes' early life was marked by his adventurous spirit. He didn't attend university but instead embarked on a journey that led him to the world of entertainment. After running away from home at 17, he joined a touring stock company, setting the stage for his future career. His first professional role in the film industry came before the stock market crash of 1929, but it wasn't until he moved to California and met the right producer that his Hollywood career took off.
Hayes gained recognition as Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, Windy Halliday, in the mid-1930s, which marked a turning point in his career. His portrayal of the lovable sidekick with his trademark catchphrases endeared him to audiences and made him an integral part of the Western genre.
Throughout his career, George 'Gabby' Hayes won the hearts of many, and although he may not have received widespread awards recognition, his impact on Hollywood and the entertainment industry was significant. He was an iconic figure in Western cinema, known for his unique style and unforgettable character.
In his personal life, George 'Gabby' Hayes was married to Olive Ireland from 1914 until her death in 1957. While he may not have been the rugged characters he portrayed on screen, Hayes was known for his elegance and sophistication offstage.
Although not without controversy, particularly related to his portrayal of Native American characters in some films, Hayes remains a beloved figure in the history of Western movies. His legacy endures, and he is remembered as one of the legendary sidekicks of Hollywood's golden era.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Howdy Doody Show (TV Series) | Gabby Hayes |
| 1950 | The Cariboo Trail | Oscar aka Grizzly |
| 1949 | El Paso | Pesky Tees |
| 1948 | The Untamed Breed | Windy Lucas |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | John Pettit |
| 1948 | Albuquerque | Juke |
| 1947 | Wyoming | Windy Gibson |
| 1947 | Trail Street | Billy |
| 1946 | Heldorado | Gabby |
| 1946 | Home in Oklahoma | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1946 | Roll on Texas Moon | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1946 | Under Nevada Skies | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1946 | My Pal Trigger | Gabby Kendrick |
| 1946 | Rainbow Over Texas | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Coyote |
| 1946 | Song of Arizona | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me In | Gabby Whittaker - aka Wildcat Kelly |
| 1945 | Sunset in El Dorado | Gabby |
| 1945 | Along the Navajo Trail | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1945 | Man from Oklahoma | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1945 | Bells of Rosarita | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1945 | Utah | Gabby Wittaker |
| 1944 | The Big Bonanza | Hap Selby |
| 1944 | Lights of Old Santa Fe | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle | Dave |
| 1944 | Marshal of Reno | Gabby |
| 1944 | Tucson Raiders | Gabby Hopkins |
| 1944 | Hidden Valley Outlaws | Gabby Hayes |
| 1944 | Mojave Firebrand | Gabby Whitaker |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | Despirit Dean |
| 1943 | Death Valley Manhunt | Gabby Hayes |
| 1943 | Overland Mail Robbery | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1943 | Wagon Tracks West | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1943 | Bordertown Gun Fighters | Gabby Hayes |
| 1943 | The Man from Thunder River | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1943 | Calling Wild Bill Elliott | Gabby Hayes |
| 1942 | Ridin' Down the Canyon | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West | Gabby Whitaker |
| 1942 | Sunset Serenade | Gabby |
| 1942 | Sons of the Pioneers | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1942 | Romance on the Range | Gabby |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1942 | South of Santa Fe | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1942 | Man from Cheyenne | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1941 | Red River Valley | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1941 | Jesse James at Bay | Sheriff Gabby Whitaker |
| 1941 | Bad Man of Deadwood | Professor Gabby Blackstone |
| 1941 | Nevada City | Gabby Chapman |
| 1941 | Sheriff of Tombstone | Judge Gabby Whittaker |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne | Arapahoe Brown |
| 1941 | Robin Hood of the Pecos | Gabriel 'Gabby' Hornaday |
| 1940 | The Border Legion | Honest John Whittaker |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Pop Laramie |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok | Gabby Whitaker |
| 1940 | Colorado | Gabby |
| 1940 | The Ranger and the Lady | Texas Ranger Sergeant Gabby |
| 1940 | The Carson City Kid | Marshal Gabby Whittaker |
| 1940 | Wagons Westward | Hardtack |
| 1940 | Young Buffalo Bill | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Doc Grunch (as George Hayes) |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1939 | Saga of Death Valley | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1939 | The Arizona Kid | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1939 | Wall Street Cowboy | Gabby |
| 1939 | Renegade Trail | Marshal Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1939 | In Old Caliente | Gabby Whitaker |
| 1939 | Man of Conquest | Lannie Upchurch (as George Hayes) |
| 1939 | Silver on the Sage | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1939 | Southward Ho! | Gabby Whittaker |
| 1939 | Let Freedom Ring | 'Pop' Wilkie (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1939 | Fighting Thoroughbreds | 'Gramps' Montrose (as George Hayes) |
| 1938 | The Frontiersmen | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1938 | In Old Mexico | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1938 | Sunset Trail | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1938 | Pride of the West | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1938 | Bar 20 Justice | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1938 | Heart of Arizona | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Enoch (as George Hayes) |
| 1937 | Texas Trail | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1937 | Hopalong Rides Again | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1937 | Rustlers' Valley | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1937 | North of the Rio Grande | WindyHaliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1937 | Mountain Music | Granpappy Burnside (as George Hayes) |
| 1937 | Hills of Old Wyoming | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1937 | Borderland | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Trail Dust | Windy Halliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | Breezy (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Bearded Man (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1936 | The Texas Rangers | Judge Snow (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage | Ezra (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctor | Train Station Agent (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Three on the Trail | Windy Haliday (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Farmers' Spokesman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Song of the Trail | Dan Hobson (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Call of the Prairie | Shanghai McHenry (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Heart of the West | Windy Jenkins (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | The Lawless Nineties | Major Carter (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Silver Spurs | Drag Harlan (as George Hayes) |
| 1936 | Valley of the Lawless | Grandpaw Jenkins (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Hitch Hike Lady | Miner (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Swifty | Sheriff Dan Hughes (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1935 | Bar 20 Rides Again | Windy (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | The Eagle's Brood | Spike - (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | $1000 a Minute | 'New Deal' Watson (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | The Throwback | Ford Cruze (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Thunder Mountain | Foley (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1935 | Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Dr. Parker (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Welcome Home | Charles Rogers (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Lucas (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Hop-a-Long Cassidy | Uncle Ben (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Honeymoon Limited | Jasper Pinkham (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement | Dan McCloskey (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Justice of the Range | John Coffin, known as Pegleg Sanderson (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1935 | The Hoosier Schoolmaster | Pearson (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | The Headline Woman | Police Desk Sgt. Duffy (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Tombstone Terror | Soupy Baxter (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Smokey Smith | Blaze Bart (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Rainbow Valley | George Hale (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | The Outlaw Tamer | Cactus Barnes (as Geo. S. Hayes) |
| 1935 | The Lost City | Butterfield (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Death Flies East | Wotkyns (as George Hayes) |
| 1935 | Texas Terror | Sheriff Ed Williams (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | 'Neath the Arizona Skies | Matt Downing (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | The Lawless Frontier | Dusty (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | In Old Santa Fe | Cactus (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | The Brand of Hate | Bill Larkins (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | The Man from Hell | Colonel Campbell (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | The Star Packer | Matt Matlock (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | Randy Rides Alone | Marvin Black aka Matt the Mute (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | Monte Carlo Nights | Inspector Nick Gunby (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | The Man from Utah | Marshal George Higgins (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | Blue Steel | Sheriff Jake Withers (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | City Limits | Charlie Carter (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | Bedlam of Beards (Short) | Mr. Whipple (as George Hays) |
| 1934 | The House of Mystery | David Fells (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | The Lost Jungle | Doctor - Dirigible Passenger [Ch. 1] (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Mystery Liner | Joe, the watchman (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | Beggars in Ermine | Joe Wilson (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | West of the Divide | Dusty Rhodes (as George Hayes) |
| 1934 | The Lucky Texan | Jake Benson (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | Riders of Destiny | Charlie Denton (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | Ship of Wanted Men | Crewman (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | The Devil's Mate | Collins (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | Skyway | George Taylor (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | Ranger's Code | Baxter (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | Galloping Romeo | Grizzly (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | The Fugitive | Judge Tyler (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | Fighting Texans | Pop Martin (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | The Sphinx | Det. Casey (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Crashin' Broadway | J. Talbot Thorndyke | John Griswold (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | The Gallant Fool | Dad Denton (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | The Return of Casey Jones | Timothy Shine (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1933 | Trailing North | Slash Ryan (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | The Phantom Broadcast | Police Lieutenant (as George Hayes) |
| 1933 | Breed of the Border | Chuck Wiggins (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | A Slip at the Switch (Short) | Unknown |
| 1932 | Self Defense | Jury Foreman (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | The Fighting Champ | Pete (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | Wild Horse Mesa | Slack (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | Texas Buddies | Si Haller (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | Hidden Valley | Gavin Henchman - Dark Hat (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | Broadway to Cheyenne | Walrus (as George Hays) |
| 1932 | Klondike | Tom Ross (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | The Night Rider | Altoonie (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Grocer (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Boiling Point | George Duncan (as George Hays) |
| 1932 | Winner Take All | Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Ghost Valley | Dave (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Man from Hell's Edges | Shamrock Cassidy (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | Riders of the Desert | Hashknife Brooks (as George Hayes) |
| 1932 | Border Devils | Squint Sanders (as George F. Hayes) |
| 1932 | Play Girl | Dance Hall Tobacconist (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Sally of the Subway | Police Lieutenant Paxton (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Dragnet Patrol | Private Detective (as George Hayes) |
| 1931 | The Devil Plays | Doctor (as George Hayes) |
| 1931 | Cavalier of the West | Sheriff Bill Ryan (as Geo. F. Hayes) |
| 1931 | Freighters of Destiny | Jim (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Oklahoma Jim | Crooked Gambler (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Nevada Buckaroo | Cherokee Williams (as George Hayes) |
| 1931 | Pleasure | Motorcycle Cop (as George Hayes) |
| 1931 | Big Business Girl | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | God's Country and the Man | Stingaree Kelly (as George Hayes) |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools (Short) | Projectionist |
| 1931 | Dirigible | Parade Official (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Top Speed | Western Union Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1930 | For the Defense | Ben--Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1930 | She Who Gets Slapped (Short) | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Playing Around | Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Big News | Hoffman - Reporter (as George Hayes) |
| 1929 | Smiling Irish Eyes | Taxi Driver (as George Hayes) |
| 1929 | The Rainbow Man | Bill (as George Hayes) |
| 1923 | Why Women Remarry | Tuck McKinnon (as George Hayes) |
| 1919 | The House Without Children | Archibald Ponsonby (as George Hayes) |
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