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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/05/1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/1958
The Cariboo Trail
Character:Grizzly
Release Date:01/08/1950
El Paso
Character:Pesky Tees
Release Date:22/03/1949
The Untamed Breed
Character:Windy Lucas
Release Date:20/10/1948
Return of the Bad Men
Character:John Pettit
Release Date:17/07/1948
Albuquerque
Character:Juke
Release Date:20/02/1948
Wyoming
Character:Windy Gibson
Release Date:28/07/1947
Trail Street
Character:Billy Jones
Release Date:19/02/1947
Heldorado
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:15/12/1946
Home in Oklahoma
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:18/10/1946
Roll on Texas Moon
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:12/09/1946
Under Nevada Skies
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:26/08/1946
My Pal Trigger
Character:Gabby Kendrick
Release Date:10/07/1946
Rainbow Over Texas
Character:Sheriff 'Gabby' Whittaker
Release Date:09/05/1946
Badman's Territory
Character:Honest Jim Badger / The Coyote Kid
Release Date:04/05/1946
Song of Arizona
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:08/03/1946
Don't Fence Me In
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:20/10/1945
Sunset in El Dorado
Character:Gabby
Release Date:29/09/1945
Along the Navajo Trail
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:15/09/1945
Man from Oklahoma
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:01/07/1945
Bells of Rosarita
Character:Gabby Whittake
Release Date:19/06/1945
Utah
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:21/03/1945
The Big Bonanza
Character:Hap Selby
Release Date:30/12/1944
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:06/11/1944
Tall in the Saddle
Character:Dave
Release Date:29/09/1944
Marshal of Reno
Character:Gabby
Release Date:02/07/1944
Tucson Raiders
Character:'Gabby' Hopkins
Release Date:14/05/1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Character:Gabby Hayes
Release Date:01/04/1944
Mojave Firebrand
Character:Gabby Hayes
Release Date:19/03/1944
In Old Oklahoma
Character:Despirit Dean
Release Date:06/12/1943
Death Valley Manhunt
Character:Gabby Hayes
Release Date:25/11/1943
Overland Mail Robbery
Character:Gabby
Release Date:20/11/1943
Wagon Tracks West
Character:Gabby
Release Date:18/08/1943
Bordertown Gun Fighters
Character:Gabby Hayes
Release Date:08/07/1943
The Man from Thunder River
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:11/06/1943
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Character:Gabby Hayes
Release Date:30/04/1943
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Character:Gabby
Release Date:30/12/1942
Heart of the Golden West
Character:Gabby
Release Date:16/11/1942
Sunset Serenade
Character:Gabby
Release Date:14/09/1942
Sons of the Pioneers
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:02/07/1942
Romance on the Range
Character:Gabby
Release Date:18/05/1942
Sunset on the Desert
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:01/04/1942
South of Santa Fe
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:17/02/1942
Man from Cheyenne
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:16/01/1942
Red River Valley
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:12/12/1941
Jesse James at Bay
Character:Sheriff Gabby Whitaker
Release Date:17/10/1941
Bad Man of Deadwood
Character:Prof. Mortimer 'Gabby' Blackstone
Release Date:05/09/1941
Nevada City
Character:Gabby Chapman
Release Date:19/06/1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
Character:Gabby
Release Date:07/05/1941
In Old Cheyenne
Character:Arapaho Brown
Release Date:04/04/1941
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Character:Gabriel Gabby Hornaday
Release Date:14/01/1941
The Border Legion
Character:Honest John Whittaker
Release Date:05/12/1940
Young Bill Hickok
Character:'Gabby' Whitaker
Release Date:21/10/1940
Colorado
Character:Gabby
Release Date:15/09/1940
Melody Ranch
Character:Pop Laramie
Release Date:15/09/1940
The Ranger and the Lady
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:30/07/1940
The Carson City Kid
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:01/07/1940
Wagons Westward
Character:Hardtack
Release Date:19/06/1940
Dark Command
Character:Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
Release Date:15/04/1940
Young Buffalo Bill
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:11/04/1940
Days of Jesse James
Character:Gabby
Release Date:20/12/1939
Saga of Death Valley
Character:Gabby
Release Date:17/11/1939
The Arizona Kid
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:28/09/1939
In Old Monterey
Character:Gabby Whittaker
Release Date:14/08/1939
Wall Street Cowboy
Character:Gabby
Release Date:06/08/1939
Renegade Trail
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:25/07/1939
In Old Caliente
Character:Gabby
Release Date:19/06/1939
Man of Conquest
Character:Lannie Upchurch
Release Date:15/05/1939
Silver on the Sage
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:31/03/1939
Southward Ho!
Character:Gabby
Release Date:19/03/1939
Sunset Trail
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:24/02/1939
Let Freedom Ring
Character:Pop Wilkie
Release Date:24/02/1939
Fighting Thoroughbreds
Character:Gramps Montrose
Release Date:06/01/1939
The Frontiersmen
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:16/12/1938
In Old Mexico
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:09/09/1938
Pride of the West
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:07/07/1938
Bar 20 Justice
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:24/06/1938
Heart of Arizona
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:22/04/1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Character:Enoch
Release Date:12/02/1938
Texas Trail
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:26/11/1937
Hopalong Rides Again
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:20/08/1937
Rustlers' Valley
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:23/07/1937
North of the Rio Grande
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:28/06/1937
Mountain Music
Character:Granpappy Burnside
Release Date:18/06/1937
Hills of Old Wyoming
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:16/04/1937
Borderland
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:26/02/1937
Trail Dust
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:11/12/1936
The Plainsman
Character:Breezy
Release Date:16/11/1936
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:16/10/1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Character:Bearded Man
Release Date:06/10/1936
The Texas Rangers
Character:Judge Snow
Release Date:28/08/1936
I Married a Doctor
Character:Train Station Agent
Release Date:25/04/1936
Three on the Trail
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:14/04/1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Character:Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1936
Song of the Trail
Character:Dan Hobson
Release Date:15/03/1936
Call of the Prairie
Character:Shanghai McHenry
Release Date:06/03/1936
Heart of the West
Character:Windy Jenkins
Release Date:24/02/1936
The Lawless Nineties
Character:Major Carter
Release Date:15/02/1936
Silver Spurs
Character:Drag Harlan
Release Date:29/01/1936
Valley of the Lawless
Character:Grandpaw Jenkins
Release Date:25/01/1936
Hitch Hike Lady
Character:Miner
Release Date:28/12/1935
Swifty
Character:Sheriff Dan Hughes (as George F. Hayes)
Release Date:12/12/1935
Bar 20 Rides Again
Character:Windy Halliday
Release Date:06/12/1935
The Eagle's Brood
Character:Spike
Release Date:25/10/1935
$1,000 a Minute
Character:New Deal Watson
Release Date:21/10/1935
Texas Terror
Character:Sheriff Ed Williams
Release Date:17/10/1935
The Throwback
Character:Ford Cruze
Release Date:01/10/1935
Thunder Mountain
Character:Foley
Release Date:27/09/1935
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Character:Dr. Parker
Release Date:05/09/1935
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Character:Uncle Ben
Release Date:23/08/1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Character:Lucas
Release Date:05/07/1935
Honeymoon Limited
Character:Pinkham
Release Date:01/07/1935
Ladies Crave Excitement
Character:McCloskey
Release Date:21/06/1935
Justice of the Range
Character:John Coffin, known as Pegleg Sanderson
Release Date:25/05/1935
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Character:Pearson (as George Hayes)
Release Date:14/05/1935
The Headline Woman
Character:Duffy
Release Date:14/05/1935
Tombstone Terror
Character:Soupy Baxter
Release Date:24/04/1935
Smokey Smith
Character:Blaze Bart
Release Date:01/04/1935
Rainbow Valley
Character:George Hale
Release Date:15/03/1935
The Outlaw Tamer
Character:Cactus Barnes (as Geo. S. Hayes)
Release Date:15/03/1935
The Lost City
Character:Butterfield
Release Date:06/03/1935
Death Flies East
Character:Wotkyns
Release Date:28/02/1935
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Character:Matt Downing
Release Date:05/12/1934
The Lawless Frontier
Character:Dusty
Release Date:22/11/1934
Vengence is Mine
Character:Dusty
Release Date:22/11/1934
In Old Santa Fe
Character:Cactus
Release Date:15/11/1934
The Brand of Hate
Character:Bill Larkins
Release Date:02/11/1934
The Man from Hell
Character:Banker Colonel Campbell
Release Date:28/08/1934
The Star Packer
Character:Matt Matlock
Release Date:30/07/1934
The Drifter
Character:Marvin Black
Release Date:18/06/1934
Randy Rides Alone
Character:- Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute
Release Date:05/06/1934
Bandits of the Badlands
Character:Sheriff Jake Withers
Release Date:01/06/1934
The Shadow Gang
Character:Matt Matlock
Release Date:01/06/1934
Next Of Kin
Character:'Dusty'
Release Date:01/06/1934
Monte Carlo Nights
Character:Inspector Nick Gunby
Release Date:20/05/1934
The Man from Utah
Character:Marshal George Higgins
Release Date:15/05/1934
Rodeo Rocketeers
Character:Marshall George
Release Date:15/05/1934
Blue Steel
Character:Sheriff Jake Withers
Release Date:10/05/1934
City Limits
Character:Charlie Carter
Release Date:14/04/1934
Bedlam of Beards
Character:
Release Date:13/04/1934
House of Mystery
Character:David Fells
Release Date:30/03/1934
Mystery Liner
Character:Joe, the Watchman
Release Date:15/03/1934
Beggars in Ermine
Character:Joe Wilson
Release Date:21/02/1934
West of the Divide
Character:'Dusty'
Release Date:15/02/1934
The Lucky Texan
Character:Jake 'Grandy' Benson
Release Date:22/01/1934
Claim Jumpers
Character:Jake Benson
Release Date:22/01/1934
Riders of Destiny
Character:Charlie Denton
Release Date:10/10/1933
Ship of Wanted Men
Character:Crewman
Release Date:08/09/1933
Skyway
Character:George Taylor
Release Date:29/08/1933
The Devil's Mate
Character:Collins
Release Date:20/08/1933
Ranger's Code
Character:Baxter (as George Hayes)
Release Date:14/08/1933
Galloping Romeo
Character:Grizzly
Release Date:04/08/1933
The Fugitive
Character:Judge Tyler
Release Date:15/07/1933
Fighting Texans
Character:Pop Martin
Release Date:15/06/1933
The Sphinx
Character:Detective Casey
Release Date:01/06/1933
Crashing Broadway
Character:J. Talbot Thorndyke
Release Date:01/06/1933
The Gallant Fool
Character:Dad Denton
Release Date:28/05/1933
The Return of Casey Jones
Character:Timothy Shine
Release Date:24/05/1933
Trailing North
Character:Flash Ryan
Release Date:15/05/1933
The Phantom Broadcast
Character:Police Lieutenant
Release Date:14/03/1933
Breed of the Border
Character:Chuck Wiggins
Release Date:01/03/1933
The Fighting Champ
Character:Pete
Release Date:15/12/1932
Self Defense
Character:Jury Foreman
Release Date:15/12/1932
Wild Horse Mesa
Character:Slack
Release Date:25/11/1932
Texas Buddies
Character:Si Haller
Release Date:18/10/1932
Hidden Valley
Character:Gavin Henchman - Dark Hat
Release Date:10/10/1932
Broadway to Cheyenne
Character:Walrus
Release Date:09/09/1932
Klondike
Character:Tom Ross
Release Date:29/08/1932
The Night Rider
Character:Altoonie
Release Date:22/08/1932
Love Me Tonight
Character:Grocer (uncredited)
Release Date:18/08/1932
A Slip at the Switch
Character:Deputy Smoot
Release Date:08/08/1932
Winner Take All
Character:Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited)
Release Date:16/07/1932
The Boiling Point
Character:George Duncan
Release Date:15/07/1932
The Man from Hell's Edges
Character:Shamrock Cassidy
Release Date:05/05/1932
Riders of the Desert
Character:Hashknife Brooks
Release Date:23/04/1932
Border Devils
Character:Squint Sanders
Release Date:03/04/1932
Play Girl
Character:Dance Hall Tobacconist (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1932
Sally of the Subway
Character:Police Lieutenant Paxton
Release Date:15/01/1932
Dragnet Patrol
Character:Private Detective
Release Date:14/12/1931
Cavalier of the West
Character:Sheriff Bill Ryan
Release Date:15/11/1931
Oklahoma Jim
Character:Crooked Gambler
Release Date:10/10/1931
The Nevada Buckaroo
Character:Cherokee Williams
Release Date:28/07/1931
Big Business Girl
Character:Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1931
God's Country and the Man
Character:Stingaree Kelly
Release Date:01/05/1931
The Stolen Jools
Character:Projectionist
Release Date:04/04/1931
Dirigible
Character:Parade Official (uncredited)
Release Date:01/02/1931
Top Speed
Character:Western Union Clerk
Release Date:24/08/1930
For the Defense
Character:Ben (the waiter)
Release Date:19/07/1930
She Who Gets Slapped
Character:Poker Player
Release Date:15/05/1930
Playing Around
Character:Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
Release Date:10/01/1930
Big News
Character:Hoffman
Release Date:06/09/1929
Smiling Irish Eyes
Character:Taxi Driver
Release Date:22/07/1929
Rainbow Man
Character:Bill
Release Date:16/05/1929
The House Without Children
Character:Archibald Ponsonby
Release Date:10/08/1919
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