George 'Gabby' Hayes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 6, 1885
- Died
- February 9, 1969
- Birthplace
- 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
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Western: A Lost TV Special 1958
as Self
The Cariboo Trail 1950
as Grizzly
El Paso 1949
as Pesky Tees
The Untamed Breed 1948
as Windy Lucas
Return of the Bad Men 1948
as John Pettit
Albuquerque 1948
as Juke
Wyoming 1947
as Windy Gibson
Trail Street 1947
as Billy Jones
Heldorado 1946
as Gabby Whittaker
Home in Oklahoma 1946
as Gabby Whittaker
Roll on Texas Moon 1946
as Gabby Whittaker
Under Nevada Skies 1946
as Gabby Whittaker
My Pal Trigger 1946
as Gabby Kendrick
Rainbow Over Texas 1946
as Sheriff 'Gabby' Whittaker
Badman's Territory 1946
as Honest Jim Badger / The Coyote Kid
Song of Arizona 1946
as Gabby Whittaker
Don't Fence Me In 1945
as Gabby Whittaker
Sunset in El Dorado 1945
as Gabby
Along the Navajo Trail 1945
as Gabby Whittaker
Man from Oklahoma 1945
as Gabby Whittaker
Bells of Rosarita 1945
as Gabby Whittake
Utah 1945
as Gabby Whittaker
The Big Bonanza 1944
as Hap Selby
Lights of Old Santa Fe 1944
as Gabby Whittaker
Tall in the Saddle 1944
as Dave
Marshal of Reno 1944
as Gabby
Tucson Raiders 1944
as 'Gabby' Hopkins
Hidden Valley Outlaws 1944
as Gabby Hayes
Mojave Firebrand 1944
as Gabby Hayes
In Old Oklahoma 1943
as Despirit Dean
Death Valley Manhunt 1943
as Gabby Hayes
Overland Mail Robbery 1943
as Gabby
Wagon Tracks West 1943
as Gabby
Bordertown Gun Fighters 1943
as Gabby Hayes
The Man from Thunder River 1943
as Gabby Whittaker
Calling Wild Bill Elliott 1943
as Gabby Hayes
Ridin' Down the Canyon 1942
as Gabby
Heart of the Golden West 1942
as Gabby
Sunset Serenade 1942
as Gabby
The Sons of the Pioneers 1942
as Gabby Whittaker
Romance on the Range 1942
as Gabby
Sunset on the Desert 1942
as Gabby Whittaker
South of Santa Fe 1942
as Gabby Whittaker
Man from Cheyenne 1942
as Gabby Whittaker
Red River Valley 1941
as Gabby Whittaker
Jesse James at Bay 1941
as Sheriff Gabby Whitaker
Bad Man of Deadwood 1941
as Prof. Mortimer 'Gabby' Blackstone
Nevada City 1941
as Gabby Chapman
Sheriff of Tombstone 1941
as Gabby
In Old Cheyenne 1941
as Arapaho Brown
Robin Hood of the Pecos 1941
as Gabriel Gabby Hornaday
The Border Legion 1940
as Honest John Whittaker
Young Bill Hickok 1940
as 'Gabby' Whitaker
Melody Ranch 1940
as Pop Laramie
Colorado 1940
as Gabby
The Ranger and the Lady 1940
as Gabby Whittaker
The Carson City Kid 1940
as Gabby Whittaker
Wagons Westward 1940
as Hardtack
Dark Command 1940
as Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
Young Buffalo Bill 1940
as Gabby Whittaker
Days of Jesse James 1939
as Gabby
Saga of Death Valley 1939
as Gabby
The Arizona Kid 1939
as Gabby Whittaker
In Old Monterey 1939
as Gabby Whittaker
Wall Street Cowboy 1939
as Gabby
Renegade Trail 1939
as Windy Halliday
In Old Caliente 1939
as Gabby
Man of Conquest 1939
as Lannie Upchurch
Silver on the Sage 1939
as Windy Halliday
Southward Ho! 1939
as Gabby
Let Freedom Ring 1939
as Pop Wilkie
Sunset Trail 1939
as Windy Halliday
Fighting Thoroughbreds 1939
as Gramps Montrose
The Frontiersmen 1938
as Windy Halliday
In Old Mexico 1938
as Windy Halliday
Pride of the West 1938
as Windy Halliday
Bar 20 Justice 1938
as Windy Halliday
Heart of Arizona 1938
as Windy Halliday
Gold Is Where You Find It 1938
as Enoch
Texas Trail 1937
as Windy Halliday
Hopalong Rides Again 1937
as Windy Halliday
Rustlers' Valley 1937
as Windy Halliday
North of the Rio Grande 1937
as Windy Halliday
Mountain Music 1937
as Granpappy Burnside
Hills of Old Wyoming 1937
as Windy Halliday
Borderland 1937
as Windy Halliday
Trail Dust 1936
as Windy Halliday
The Plainsman 1936
as Breezy
Hopalong Cassidy Returns 1936
as Windy Halliday
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie 1936
as Bearded Man
The Texas Rangers 1936
as Judge Snow
I Married a Doctor 1936
as Train Station Agent
Three on the Trail 1936
as Windy Halliday
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited)
Song of the Trail 1936
as Dan Hobson
Call of the Prairie 1936
as Shanghai McHenry
Heart of the West 1936
as Windy Jenkins
The Lawless Nineties 1936
as Major Carter
Silverspurs 1936
as Drag Harlan
Valley of the Lawless 1936
as Grandpaw Jenkins
Hitch Hike Lady 1935
as Miner
Swifty 1935
as Sheriff Dan Hughes (as George F. Hayes)
Bar 20 Rides Again 1935
as Windy Halliday
The Eagle's Brood 1935
as Spike
$1,000 a Minute 1935
as New Deal Watson
Texas Terror 1935
as Sheriff Ed Williams
The Throwback 1935
as Ford Cruze
Thunder Mountain 1935
as Foley
Tumbling Tumbleweeds 1935
as Dr. Parker
Hop-a-long Cassidy 1935
as Uncle Ben
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935
as Lucas
Honeymoon Limited 1935
as Pinkham
Ladies Crave Excitement 1935
as McCloskey
Justice of the Range 1935
as John Coffin, known as Pegleg Sanderson
The Headline Woman 1935
as Duffy
The Hoosier Schoolmaster 1935
as Pearson (as George Hayes)
Tombstone Terror 1935
as Soupy Baxter
Smokey Smith 1935
as Blaze Bart
The Outlaw Tamer 1935
as Cactus Barnes (as Geo. S. Hayes)
Rainbow Valley 1935
as George Hale
The Lost City 1935
as Butterfield
Death Flies East 1935
as Wotkyns
'Neath the Arizona Skies 1934
as Matt Downing
Vengence is Mine 1934
as Dusty
The Lawless Frontier 1934
as Dusty
In Old Santa Fe 1934
as Cactus
The Brand of Hate 1934
as Bill Larkins
The Man from Hell 1934
as Banker Colonel Campbell
The Star Packer 1934
as Matt Matlock
The Drifter 1934
as Marvin Black
Randy Rides Alone 1934
as - Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute
Next Of Kin 1934
as 'Dusty'
The Shadow Gang 1934
as Matt Matlock
Bandits of the Badlands 1934
as Sheriff Jake Withers
Monte Carlo Nights 1934
as Inspector Nick Gunby
Rodeo Rocketeers 1934
as Marshall George
The Man from Utah 1934
as Marshal George Higgins
Blue Steel 1934
as Sheriff Jake Withers
City Limits 1934
as Charlie Carter
Bedlam of Beards 1934
Actor
House of Mystery 1934
as David Fells
Mystery Liner 1934
as Joe, the Watchman
Beggars in Ermine 1934
as Joe Wilson
West of the Divide 1934
as 'Dusty'
Claim Jumpers 1934
as Jake Benson
The Lucky Texan 1934
as Jake 'Grandy' Benson
Riders of Destiny 1933
as Charlie Denton
Ship of Wanted Men 1933
as Crewman
Skyway 1933
as George Taylor
The Devil's Mate 1933
as Collins
Ranger's Code 1933
as Baxter (as George Hayes)
Galloping Romeo 1933
as Grizzly
The Fugitive 1933
as Judge Tyler
Fighting Texans 1933
as Pop Martin
Crashing Broadway 1933
as J. Talbot Thorndyke
The Sphinx 1933
as Detective Casey
The Gallant Fool 1933
as Dad Denton
The Return of Casey Jones 1933
as Timothy Shine
Trailing North 1933
as Flash Ryan
The Phantom Broadcast 1933
as Police Lieutenant
Breed of the Border 1933
as Chuck Wiggins
Self Defense 1932
as Jury Foreman
The Fighting Champ 1932
as Pete
Wild Horse Mesa 1932
as Slack
Texas Buddies 1932
as Si Haller
Hidden Valley 1932
as Gavin Henchman - Dark Hat
Broadway to Cheyenne 1932
as Walrus
Klondike 1932
as Tom Ross
The Night Rider 1932
as Altoonie
Love Me Tonight 1932
as Grocer (uncredited)
- A Slip at the Switch
A Slip at the Switch 1932
as Deputy Smoot
Winner Take All 1932
as Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited)
The Boiling Point 1932
as George Duncan
The Man from Hell's Edges 1932
as Shamrock Cassidy
Riders of the Desert 1932
as Hashknife Brooks
Border Devils 1932
as Squint Sanders
Play Girl 1932
as Dance Hall Tobacconist (uncredited)
Sally of the Subway 1932
as Police Lieutenant Paxton
Dragnet Patrol 1931
as Private Detective
Cavalier of the West 1931
as Sheriff Bill Ryan
Oklahoma Jim 1931
as Crooked Gambler
The Nevada Buckaroo 1931
as Cherokee Williams
Big Business Girl 1931
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
God's Country and the Man 1931
as Stingaree Kelly
The Stolen Jools 1931
as Projectionist
Dirigible 1931
as Parade Official (uncredited)
Top Speed 1930
as Western Union Clerk
For the Defense 1930
as Ben (the waiter)
She Who Gets Slapped 1930
as Poker Player
Playing Around 1930
as Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Big News 1929
as Hoffman
Smiling Irish Eyes 1929
as Taxi Driver
Rainbow Man 1929
as Bill
The House Without Children 1919
as Archibald Ponsonby
Credits from TMDB.