George 'Gabby' Hayes
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.
Acted in
Western von gestern
1978
as Gabby Whittaker (archive footage)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Gabby Hayes Show
1956
as Narrator
The Gabby Hayes Show
1950
as Himself
The Cariboo Trail
1950
as Grizzly
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
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
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
Colorado
1940
as Gabby
Melody Ranch
1940
as Pop Laramie
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
Sunset Trail
1939
as Windy Halliday
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Pop Wilkie
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
Silver Spurs
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
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Pinkham
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
as McCloskey
Justice of the Range
1935
as John Coffin, known as Pegleg Sanderson
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1935
as Pearson (as George Hayes)
The Headline Woman
1935
as Duffy
Tombstone Terror
1935
as Soupy Baxter
Smokey Smith
1935
as Blaze Bart
Rainbow Valley
1935
as George Hale
The Outlaw Tamer
1935
as Cactus Barnes (as Geo. S. Hayes)
The Lost City
1935
as Butterfield
Death Flies East
1935
as Wotkyns
'Neath the Arizona Skies
1934
as Matt Downing
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
Randy Rides Alone
1934
as - Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute
Bandits of the Badlands
1934
as Sheriff Jake Withers
The Shadow Gang
1934
as Matt Matlock
Next Of Kin
1934
as 'Dusty'
Monte Carlo Nights
1934
as Inspector Nick Gunby
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
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'
The Lucky Texan
1934
as Jake 'Grandy' Benson
Claim Jumpers
1934
as Jake 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
The Sphinx
1933
as Detective Casey
Crashing Broadway
1933
as J. Talbot Thorndyke
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
The Fighting Champ
1932
as Pete
Self Defense
1932
as Jury Foreman
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
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
Rainbow Man
1929
as Bill
The House Without Children
1919
as Archibald Ponsonby