George 'Gabby' Hayes

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: May 06, 1885

Deathday: February 09, 1969

Popularity:

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Known For

My Pal Trigger
My Pal Trigger

1946-07-10

Riders of Destiny
Riders of Destiny

1933-10-10

Randy Rides Alone
Randy Rides Alone

1934-06-05

Texas Terror
Texas Terror

1935-10-17

The Lucky Texan
The Lucky Texan

1934-01-22

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

1936-04-09

West of the Divide
West of the Divide

1934-02-15

Dark Command
Dark Command

1940-04-15

In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma

1943-12-06

Albuquerque
Albuquerque

1948-02-20

Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle

1944-09-29

The Star Packer
The Star Packer

1934-07-30

The Hoosier Schoolmaster
The Hoosier Schoolmaster

1935-05-14

The Lost City
The Lost City

1935-03-06

Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood

1941-09-05

Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory

1946-05-04

The Carson City Kid
The Carson City Kid

1940-07-01

Colorado
Colorado

1940-09-15

The Lawless Frontier
The Lawless Frontier

1934-11-22

The Throwback
The Throwback

1935-10-01

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs

1936-01-29

The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers

1936-08-28

The Eagle's Brood
The Eagle's Brood

1935-10-25

Bar 20 Justice
Bar 20 Justice

1938-06-24

The Frontiersmen
The Frontiersmen

1938-12-16

In Old Mexico
In Old Mexico

1938-09-09

Pride of the West
Pride of the West

1938-07-07

Renegade Trail
Renegade Trail

1939-07-25

Silver on the Sage
Silver on the Sage

1939-03-31

Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail

1939-02-24

Three on the Trail
Three on the Trail

1936-04-14

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936-10-16

Hopalong Rides Again
Hopalong Rides Again

1937-08-20

North of the Rio Grande
North of the Rio Grande

1937-06-28

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

1935-08-23

Heart of the West
Heart of the West

1936-02-24

Texas Trail
Texas Trail

1937-11-26

Borderland
Borderland

1937-02-26

Bar 20 Rides Again
Bar 20 Rides Again

1935-12-06

Call of the Prairie
Call of the Prairie

1936-03-06

Rustlers' Valley
Rustlers' Valley

1937-07-23

Hills of Old Wyoming
Hills of Old Wyoming

1937-04-16

Heart of Arizona
Heart of Arizona

1938-04-22

Trail Dust
Trail Dust

1936-12-11

Home in Oklahoma
Home in Oklahoma

1946-10-18

Sunset Serenade
Sunset Serenade

1942-09-14

Lights of Old Santa Fe
Lights of Old Santa Fe

1944-11-06

Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone

1941-05-07

Bells of Rosarita
Bells of Rosarita

1945-06-19

Heldorado
Heldorado

1946-12-15

Roll on Texas Moon
Roll on Texas Moon

1946-09-12

Under Nevada Skies
Under Nevada Skies

1946-08-26

The Border Legion
The Border Legion

1940-12-05

Young Bill Hickok
Young Bill Hickok

1940-10-21

The Man from Utah
The Man from Utah

1934-05-15

Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley

1935-03-15

Blue Steel
Blue Steel

1934-05-10

Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man

1929-05-16

Trail Street
Trail Street

1947-02-19

The Lawless Nineties
The Lawless Nineties

1936-02-15

In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne

1941-04-04

Sunset in El Dorado
Sunset in El Dorado

1945-09-29

Young Buffalo Bill
Young Buffalo Bill

1940-04-11

Border Devils
Border Devils

1932-04-03

Bandits of the Badlands
Bandits of the Badlands

1934-06-01

The Shadow Gang
The Shadow Gang

1934-06-01

Next Of Kin
Next Of Kin

1934-06-01

The Arizona Kid
The Arizona Kid

1939-09-28

Rainbow Over Texas
Rainbow Over Texas

1946-05-09

The Big Bonanza
The Big Bonanza

1944-12-30

Red River Valley
Red River Valley

1941-12-12

Ridin' Down the Canyon
Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942-12-30

Southward Ho!
Southward Ho!

1939-03-19

Heart of the Golden West
Heart of the Golden West

1942-11-16

Man from Cheyenne
Man from Cheyenne

1942-01-16

The Ranger and the Lady
The Ranger and the Lady

1940-07-30

South of Santa Fe
South of Santa Fe

1942-02-17

Sunset on the Desert
Sunset on the Desert

1942-04-01

Klondike
Klondike

1932-08-29

The Night Rider
The Night Rider

1932-08-22

The Boiling Point
The Boiling Point

1932-07-15

Galloping Romeo
Galloping Romeo

1933-08-04

The Return of Casey Jones
The Return of Casey Jones

1933-05-24

In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe

1934-11-15

Monte Carlo Nights
Monte Carlo Nights

1934-05-20

Utah
Utah

1945-03-21

Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men

1948-07-17

Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest

1939-05-15

Marshal of Reno
Marshal of Reno

1944-07-02

Jesse James at Bay
Jesse James at Bay

1941-10-17

Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement

1935-06-21

Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James

1939-12-20

Tucson Raiders
Tucson Raiders

1944-05-14

Song of Arizona
Song of Arizona

1946-03-08

Robin Hood of the Pecos
Robin Hood of the Pecos

1941-01-14

Romance on the Range
Romance on the Range

1942-05-18

Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Tumbling Tumbleweeds

1935-09-05

Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring

1939-02-24

The Nevada Buckaroo
The Nevada Buckaroo

1931-07-28

Riders of the Desert
Riders of the Desert

1932-04-23

Honeymoon Limited
Honeymoon Limited

1935-07-01

Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers

1942-07-02

El Paso
El Paso

1949-03-22

A Slip at the Switch
A Slip at the Switch

1932-08-08

The Cariboo Trail
The Cariboo Trail

1950-08-01

For the Defense
For the Defense

1930-07-19

Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley

1939-11-17

Dragnet Patrol
Dragnet Patrol

1931-12-14

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

1976-05-01

In Old Monterey
In Old Monterey

1939-08-14

Nevada City
Nevada City

1941-06-19

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

1932-05-05

The Brand of Hate
The Brand of Hate

1934-11-02

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

1938-02-12

Justice of the Range
Justice of the Range

1935-05-25

Hitch Hike Lady
Hitch Hike Lady

1935-12-28

Cavalier of the West
Cavalier of the West

1931-11-15

Playing Around
Playing Around

1930-01-10

Death Flies East
Death Flies East

1935-02-28

Skyway
Skyway

1933-08-29

The Plainsman
The Plainsman

1936-11-16

Big News
Big News

1929-09-06

Top Speed
Top Speed

1930-08-24

Tombstone Terror
Tombstone Terror

1935-04-24

Along the Navajo Trail
Along the Navajo Trail

1945-09-15

Wall Street Cowboy
Wall Street Cowboy

1939-08-06

Smokey Smith
Smokey Smith

1935-04-01

City Limits
City Limits

1934-04-14

Death Valley Manhunt
Death Valley Manhunt

1943-11-25

Bordertown Gun Fighters
Bordertown Gun Fighters

1943-07-08

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

1936-10-06

Hidden Valley Outlaws
Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944-04-01

The Man from Hell
The Man from Hell

1934-08-28

In Old Caliente
In Old Caliente

1939-06-19

Sally of the Subway
Sally of the Subway

1932-01-15

Dirigible
Dirigible

1931-02-01

Ranger's Code
Ranger's Code

1933-08-14

The Gallant Fool
The Gallant Fool

1933-05-28

Swifty
Swifty

1935-12-12

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

1945-10-20

Wagons Westward
Wagons Westward

1940-06-19

Trailing North
Trailing North

1933-05-15

Valley of the Lawless
Valley of the Lawless

1936-01-25

The Outlaw Tamer
The Outlaw Tamer

1935-03-15

Man from Oklahoma
Man from Oklahoma

1945-07-01

Wagon Tracks West
Wagon Tracks West

1943-08-18

Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain

1935-09-27

The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed

1948-10-20

The Fighting Champ
The Fighting Champ

1932-12-15

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

1935-10-21

Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Calling Wild Bill Elliott

1943-04-30

Fighting Thoroughbreds
Fighting Thoroughbreds

1939-01-06

Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men

1933-09-08

Song of the Trail
Song of the Trail

1936-03-15

The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools

1931-04-04

Claim Jumpers
Claim Jumpers

1934-01-22

I Married a Doctor
I Married a Doctor

1936-04-25

Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl

1931-06-12

Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch

1940-09-15

Winner Take All
Winner Take All

1932-07-16

Mystery Liner
Mystery Liner

1934-03-15

The Man from Thunder River
The Man from Thunder River

1943-06-11

The Sphinx
The Sphinx

1933-06-01

She Who Gets Slapped
She Who Gets Slapped

1930-05-15

Overland Mail Robbery
Overland Mail Robbery

1943-11-20

Mojave Firebrand
Mojave Firebrand

1944-03-19

Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa

1932-11-25

Wyoming
Wyoming

1947-07-28

Breed of the Border
Breed of the Border

1933-03-01

Play Girl
Play Girl

1932-03-12

Texas Buddies
Texas Buddies

1932-10-18

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

1975-08-06

Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight

1932-08-18

Bedlam of Beards
Bedlam of Beards

1934-04-13

House of Mystery
House of Mystery

1934-03-30

'Neath the Arizona Skies
'Neath the Arizona Skies

1934-12-05

Mountain Music
Mountain Music

1937-06-18

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

1931-05-01

The Headline Woman
The Headline Woman

1935-05-14

Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley

1932-10-10

Oklahoma Jim
Oklahoma Jim

1931-10-10

Broadway to Cheyenne
Broadway to Cheyenne

1932-09-09

Self Defense
Self Defense

1932-12-15

The Phantom Broadcast
The Phantom Broadcast

1933-03-14

Crashing Broadway
Crashing Broadway

1933-06-01

Fighting Texans
Fighting Texans

1933-06-15

The Fugitive
The Fugitive

1933-07-15

The Devil's Mate
The Devil's Mate

1933-08-20

Beggars in Ermine
Beggars in Ermine

1934-02-21

The House Without Children
The House Without Children

1919-08-10

Smiling Irish Eyes
Smiling Irish Eyes

1929-07-22

The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935-07-05