George 'Gabby' Hayes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

201

Gender

Male

Birthday

1885-05-06

Day of death

1969-02-09 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Wellsville, New York, USA

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.

Known For

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

    Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Lawless Frontier

    The Lawless Frontier

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Blue Steel

    Blue Steel

  • Ranger's Code

    Ranger's Code

  • Bar 20 Rides Again

    Bar 20 Rides Again

  • Western von gestern

    Western von gestern

  • Swifty

    Swifty

  • Bar 20 Justice

    Bar 20 Justice

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • Trail Dust

    Trail Dust

  • The Man from Utah

    The Man from Utah

  • El Paso

    El Paso

  • City Limits

    City Limits

  • Dragnet Patrol

    Dragnet Patrol

  • Border Devils

    Border Devils

  • Mystery Liner

    Mystery Liner

  • Gold Is Where You Find It

    Gold Is Where You Find It

  • Wagons Westward

    Wagons Westward

  • Rainbow Man

    Rainbow Man

  • Calling Wild Bill Elliott

    Calling Wild Bill Elliott

  • Mojave Firebrand

    Mojave Firebrand

  • The Man from Hell's Edges

    The Man from Hell's Edges

  • Self Defense

    Self Defense

  • Renegade Trail

    Renegade Trail

  • Broadway to Cheyenne

    Broadway to Cheyenne

  • Playing Around

    Playing Around

  • Honeymoon Limited

    Honeymoon Limited

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • Fighting Texans

    Fighting Texans

  • Tumbling Tumbleweeds

    Tumbling Tumbleweeds

  • Rustlers' Valley

    Rustlers' Valley

  • Galloping Romeo

    Galloping Romeo

  • Colorado

    Colorado

  • Nevada City

    Nevada City

  • The Sphinx

    The Sphinx

  • Return of the Bad Men

    Return of the Bad Men

  • Fighting Thoroughbreds

    Fighting Thoroughbreds

  • Hills of Old Wyoming

    Hills of Old Wyoming

  • The Man from Thunder River

    The Man from Thunder River

  • God's Country and the Man

    God's Country and the Man

  • Bandits of the Badlands

    Bandits of the Badlands

  • Dirigible

    Dirigible

  • Heldorado

    Heldorado

  • Borderland

    Borderland

  • Trail Street

    Trail Street

  • Riders of Destiny

    Riders of Destiny

  • The Headline Woman

    The Headline Woman

  • The Ranger and the Lady

    The Ranger and the Lady

  • Tall in the Saddle

    Tall in the Saddle

  • Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

  • Top Speed

    Top Speed

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • The Frontiersmen

    The Frontiersmen

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

  • Sunset Trail

    Sunset Trail

  • Tucson Raiders

    Tucson Raiders

  • Texas Trail

    Texas Trail

  • Home in Oklahoma

    Home in Oklahoma

  • Rainbow Valley

    Rainbow Valley

  • Southward Ho!

    Southward Ho!

  • The Plainsman

    The Plainsman

  • The Carson City Kid

    The Carson City Kid

  • Silver on the Sage

    Silver on the Sage

  • Mountain Music

    Mountain Music

  • 'Neath the Arizona Skies

    'Neath the Arizona Skies

  • Hidden Valley

    Hidden Valley

  • For the Defense

    For the Defense

  • Oklahoma Jim

    Oklahoma Jim

  • Hopalong Cassidy Returns

    Hopalong Cassidy Returns

  • Beggars in Ermine

    Beggars in Ermine

  • Claim Jumpers

    Claim Jumpers

  • The Star Packer

    The Star Packer

  • The Lucky Texan

    The Lucky Texan

  • The Lawless Nineties

    The Lawless Nineties

  • The Phantom Broadcast

    The Phantom Broadcast

  • Sons of the Pioneers

    Sons of the Pioneers

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Gallant Fool

    The Gallant Fool

  • The Arizona Kid

    The Arizona Kid

  • Death Flies East

    Death Flies East

  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

  • Red River Valley

    Red River Valley

  • Play Girl

    Play Girl

  • The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

  • Randy Rides Alone

    Randy Rides Alone

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • Song of the Trail

    Song of the Trail

  • West of the Divide

    West of the Divide

  • Love Me Tonight

    Love Me Tonight

  • Man from Cheyenne

    Man from Cheyenne

  • Young Bill Hickok

    Young Bill Hickok

  • The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

  • Heart of the Golden West

    Heart of the Golden West

  • Lights of Old Santa Fe

    Lights of Old Santa Fe

  • Let Freedom Ring

    Let Freedom Ring

  • The Man from Hell

    The Man from Hell

  • Song of Arizona

    Song of Arizona

  • Sheriff of Tombstone

    Sheriff of Tombstone

  • Sally of the Subway

    Sally of the Subway

  • The Night Rider

    The Night Rider

  • The Outlaw Tamer

    The Outlaw Tamer

  • In Old Mexico

    In Old Mexico

  • Pride of the West

    Pride of the West

  • Justice of the Range

    Justice of the Range

  • The Brand of Hate

    The Brand of Hate

  • Man from Oklahoma

    Man from Oklahoma

  • Sunset on the Desert

    Sunset on the Desert

  • Wild Horse Mesa

    Wild Horse Mesa

  • South of Santa Fe

    South of Santa Fe

  • Ladies Crave Excitement

    Ladies Crave Excitement

  • Wall Street Cowboy

    Wall Street Cowboy

  • Young Buffalo Bill

    Young Buffalo Bill

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • Rainbow Over Texas

    Rainbow Over Texas

  • In Old Santa Fe

    In Old Santa Fe

  • The Eagle's Brood

    The Eagle's Brood

  • Breed of the Border

    Breed of the Border

  • Romance on the Range

    Romance on the Range

  • Hitch Hike Lady

    Hitch Hike Lady

  • Sunset in El Dorado

    Sunset in El Dorado

  • Cavalier of the West

    Cavalier of the West

  • In Old Cheyenne

    In Old Cheyenne

  • The Nevada Buckaroo

    The Nevada Buckaroo

  • North of the Rio Grande

    North of the Rio Grande

  • $1,000 a Minute

    $1,000 a Minute

  • Overland Mail Robbery

    Overland Mail Robbery

  • The Hoosier Schoolmaster

    The Hoosier Schoolmaster

  • Robin Hood of the Pecos

    Robin Hood of the Pecos

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • Smiling Irish Eyes

    Smiling Irish Eyes

  • Badman's Territory

    Badman's Territory

  • Call of the Prairie

    Call of the Prairie

  • The Untamed Breed

    The Untamed Breed

  • She Who Gets Slapped

    She Who Gets Slapped

  • Wagon Tracks West

    Wagon Tracks West

  • Along the Navajo Trail

    Along the Navajo Trail

  • Hidden Valley Outlaws

    Hidden Valley Outlaws

  • Man of Conquest

    Man of Conquest

  • Bedlam of Beards

    Bedlam of Beards

  • Hopalong Rides Again

    Hopalong Rides Again

  • The Cariboo Trail

    The Cariboo Trail

  • Don't Fence Me In

    Don't Fence Me In

  • Riders of the Desert

    Riders of the Desert

  • I Married a Doctor

    I Married a Doctor

  • Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

  • The Lost City

    The Lost City

  • Heart of the West

    Heart of the West

  • Trailing North

    Trailing North

  • In Old Caliente

    In Old Caliente

  • House of Mystery

    House of Mystery

  • Rodeo Rocketeers

    Rodeo Rocketeers

  • Winner Take All

    Winner Take All

  • The Devil's Mate

    The Devil's Mate

  • Next Of Kin

    Next Of Kin

  • Klondike

    Klondike

  • Hop-a-long Cassidy

    Hop-a-long Cassidy

  • Valley of the Lawless

    Valley of the Lawless

  • Utah

    Utah

  • The Western: A Lost TV Special

    The Western: A Lost TV Special

  • Heart of Arizona

    Heart of Arizona

  • Ship of Wanted Men

    Ship of Wanted Men

  • Ridin' Down the Canyon

    Ridin' Down the Canyon

  • The Fighting Champ

    The Fighting Champ

  • Texas Buddies

    Texas Buddies

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • The Big Bonanza

    The Big Bonanza

  • Under Nevada Skies

    Under Nevada Skies

  • Bells of Rosarita

    Bells of Rosarita

  • The Shadow Gang

    The Shadow Gang

  • The Gabby Hayes Show

    The Gabby Hayes Show

  • Big News

    Big News

  • Sunset Serenade

    Sunset Serenade

  • My Pal Trigger

    My Pal Trigger

  • Marshal of Reno

    Marshal of Reno

  • Roll on Texas Moon

    Roll on Texas Moon

  • The Border Legion

    The Border Legion

  • Texas Terror

    Texas Terror

  • A Slip at the Switch

    A Slip at the Switch

  • The Return of Casey Jones

    The Return of Casey Jones

  • Bordertown Gun Fighters

    Bordertown Gun Fighters

  • Bad Man of Deadwood

    Bad Man of Deadwood

  • Monte Carlo Nights

    Monte Carlo Nights

  • Smokey Smith

    Smokey Smith

  • The Boiling Point

    The Boiling Point

  • Death Valley Manhunt

    Death Valley Manhunt

  • Three on the Trail

    Three on the Trail

  • Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

  • Saga of Death Valley

    Saga of Death Valley

  • The House Without Children

    The House Without Children

  • The Throwback

    The Throwback

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Crashing Broadway

    Crashing Broadway

  • Skyway

    Skyway

  • Tombstone Terror

    Tombstone Terror

  • The Gabby Hayes Show

    The Gabby Hayes Show

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Vengence is Mine

    Vengence is Mine

  • The Drifter

    The Drifter