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George 'Gabby' Hayes

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

Born

May 06, 1885

Wellsville, New York, USA

Died

Feb 09, 1969

Known For

Acting

Movies

197 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle
1944 as Dave
★ 6.6
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 as Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited)
★ 7.5
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943 as Despirit Dean
★ 6.2
Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight
1932 as Grocer (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Heart of Arizona
Heart of Arizona
1938 as Windy Halliday
★ 5.5
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Dark Command
Dark Command
1940 as Andrew 'Doc' Grunch
★ 6.4
Wyoming
Wyoming
1947 as Windy Gibson
★ 6.4
El Paso
El Paso
1949 as Pesky Tees
★ 6.0
Blue Steel
Blue Steel
1934 as Sheriff Jake Withers
★ 4.8
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 as Breezy
★ 6.5
Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley
1939 as Gabby
★ 6.7
Melody Ranch
Melody Ranch
1940 as Pop Laramie
★ 6.2
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 as Enoch
★ 7.0
Colorado
Colorado
1940 as Gabby
★ 6.4
The Cariboo Trail
The Cariboo Trail
1950 as Grizzly
★ 6.4
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 as Honest Jim Badger / The Coyote Kid
★ 6.3
Red River Valley
Red River Valley
1941 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 7.5
Riders of Destiny
Riders of Destiny
1933 as Charlie Denton
★ 5.3
West of the Divide
West of the Divide
1934 as 'Dusty'
★ 5.2
The Carson City Kid
The Carson City Kid
1940 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.2
The Lawless Frontier
The Lawless Frontier
1934 as Dusty
★ 4.8
The Devil's Mate
The Devil's Mate
1933 as Collins
★ 8.0
The Star Packer
The Star Packer
1934 as Matt Matlock
★ 4.5
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
1936 as Judge Snow
★ 6.6
Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 as Billy Jones
★ 6.5
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
1935 as Dr. Parker
★ 7.5
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935 as Uncle Ben
★ 6.5
House of Mystery
House of Mystery
1934 as David Fells
★ 5.1
The Man from Utah
The Man from Utah
1934 as Marshal George Higgins
★ 4.8
The Sphinx
The Sphinx
1933 as Detective Casey
★ 5.1
The Border Legion
The Border Legion
1940 as Honest John Whittaker
★ 5.0
The Lucky Texan
The Lucky Texan
1934 as Jake 'Grandy' Benson
★ 5.0
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
1948 as Juke
★ 6.8
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 as Lucas
★ 6.2
Rodeo Rocketeers
Rodeo Rocketeers
1934 as Marshall George
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1935 as Foley
★ 10.0
Call of the Prairie
Call of the Prairie
1936 as Shanghai McHenry
★ 5.8
The Eagle's Brood
The Eagle's Brood
1935 as Spike
★ 5.8
My Pal Trigger
My Pal Trigger
1946 as Gabby Kendrick
★ 5.5
Trailing North
Trailing North
1933 as Flash Ryan
★ 7.5
Return of the Bad Men
Return of the Bad Men
1948 as John Pettit
★ 6.3
Bad Man of Deadwood
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941 as Prof. Mortimer 'Gabby' Blackstone
★ 5.3
In Old Caliente
In Old Caliente
1939 as Gabby
★ 6.0
The Gallant Fool
The Gallant Fool
1933 as Dad Denton
★ 9.0
Mystery Liner
Mystery Liner
1934 as Joe, the Watchman
★ 4.7
The Lawless Nineties
The Lawless Nineties
1936 as Major Carter
★ 5.5
Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa
1932 as Slack
★ 10.0
'Neath the Arizona Skies
'Neath the Arizona Skies
1934 as Matt Downing
★ 4.8
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976 as (archive footage)
★ 8.5
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools
1931 as Projectionist
★ 5.6
The Frontiersmen
The Frontiersmen
1938 as Windy Halliday
★ 5.8
Death Flies East
Death Flies East
1935 as Wotkyns
★ 7.0
Randy Rides Alone
Randy Rides Alone
1934 as - Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute
★ 5.0
Utah
Utah
1945 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 5.5
Sunset Serenade
Sunset Serenade
1942 as Gabby
★ 6.2
Under Nevada Skies
Under Nevada Skies
1946 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 7.5
Man from Cheyenne
Man from Cheyenne
1942 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 8.0
Big News
Big News
1929 as Hoffman
★ 4.5
Texas Terror
Texas Terror
1935 as Sheriff Ed Williams
★ 4.8
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936 as Bearded Man
★ 6.7
Wagons Westward
Wagons Westward
1940 as Hardtack
★ 6.5
Texas Buddies
Texas Buddies
1932 as Si Haller
★ 7.0
Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James
1939 as Gabby
★ 5.1
Cavalier of the West
Cavalier of the West
1931 as Sheriff Bill Ryan
★ 5.1
Texas Trail
Texas Trail
1937 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.3
The Lost City
The Lost City
1935 as Butterfield
★ 5.8
Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941 as Gabby
★ 7.2
Claim Jumpers
Claim Jumpers
1934 as Jake Benson
Pride of the West
Pride of the West
1938 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.5
Hitch Hike Lady
Hitch Hike Lady
1935 as Miner
★ 7.8
The Sons of the Pioneers
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 9.0
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
1936 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.8
The Phantom Broadcast
The Phantom Broadcast
1933 as Police Lieutenant
★ 5.1
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring
1939 as Pop Wilkie
★ 6.8
South of Santa Fe
South of Santa Fe
1942 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 5.0
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944 as Gabby Hayes
★ 8.0
North of the Rio Grande
North of the Rio Grande
1937 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.7
Home in Oklahoma
Home in Oklahoma
1946 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.6
Dirigible
Dirigible
1931 as Parade Official (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Borderland
Borderland
1937 as Windy Halliday
★ 7.5
Three on the Trail
Three on the Trail
1936 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.0
Jesse James at Bay
Jesse James at Bay
1941 as Sheriff Gabby Whitaker
★ 4.8
Mountain Music
Mountain Music
1937 as Granpappy Burnside
★ 6.0
Renegade Trail
Renegade Trail
1939 as Windy Halliday
★ 5.0
Overland Mail Robbery
Overland Mail Robbery
1943 as Gabby
★ 9.0
Silverspurs
Silverspurs
1936 as Drag Harlan
★ 10.0
Top Speed
Top Speed
1930 as Western Union Clerk
★ 6.5
Wall Street Cowboy
Wall Street Cowboy
1939 as Gabby
★ 5.8
Along the Navajo Trail
Along the Navajo Trail
1945 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 7.5
The Ranger and the Lady
The Ranger and the Lady
1940 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 7.3
Bordertown Gun Fighters
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943 as Gabby Hayes
★ 9.0
Heart of the Golden West
Heart of the Golden West
1942 as Gabby
★ 4.2
The Headline Woman
The Headline Woman
1935 as Duffy
★ 4.6
Southward Ho!
Southward Ho!
1939 as Gabby
★ 5.5
Song of Arizona
Song of Arizona
1946 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 4.6
Winner Take All
Winner Take All
1932 as Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Silver on the Sage
Silver on the Sage
1939 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.5
Romance on the Range
Romance on the Range
1942 as Gabby
★ 6.5
Young Buffalo Bill
Young Buffalo Bill
1940 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 4.6
The Fighting Champ
The Fighting Champ
1932 as Pete
★ 6.7
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942 as Gabby
★ 7.5
The Shadow Gang
The Shadow Gang
1934 as Matt Matlock
Playing Around
Playing Around
1930 as Railroad Ticket-Seller (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Lights of Old Santa Fe
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 5.6
Don't Fence Me In
Don't Fence Me In
1945 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 5.8
The Big Bonanza
The Big Bonanza
1944 as Hap Selby
★ 6.3
Man of Conquest
Man of Conquest
1939 as Lannie Upchurch
★ 5.6
The Boiling Point
The Boiling Point
1932 as George Duncan
★ 7.0
Heldorado
Heldorado
1946 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.0
Rainbow Over Texas
Rainbow Over Texas
1946 as Sheriff 'Gabby' Whittaker
★ 7.3
The Arizona Kid
The Arizona Kid
1939 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.1
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Robin Hood of the Pecos
1941 as Gabriel Gabby Hornaday
★ 6.0
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute
1935 as New Deal Watson
★ 5.8
Rainbow Man
Rainbow Man
1929 as Bill
★ 10.0
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1933 as Judge Tyler
★ 8.0
Sally of the Subway
Sally of the Subway
1932 as Police Lieutenant Paxton
★ 8.0
Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935 as McCloskey
★ 5.7
The Brand of Hate
The Brand of Hate
1934 as Bill Larkins
★ 5.8
The Untamed Breed
The Untamed Breed
1948 as Windy Lucas
★ 6.5
In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe
1934 as Cactus
★ 5.8
Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl
1931 as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Bar 20 Rides Again
Bar 20 Rides Again
1935 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.7
Rustlers' Valley
Rustlers' Valley
1937 as Windy Halliday
★ 5.8
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It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Ship of Wanted Men
Ship of Wanted Men
1933 as Crewman
★ 3.8
Bandits of the Badlands
Bandits of the Badlands
1934 as Sheriff Jake Withers
The Return of Casey Jones
The Return of Casey Jones
1933 as Timothy Shine
★ 7.5
Rainbow Valley
Rainbow Valley
1935 as George Hale
★ 4.9
Hidden Valley
Hidden Valley
1932 as Gavin Henchman - Dark Hat
★ 7.5
The Man from Hell
The Man from Hell
1934 as Banker Colonel Campbell
★ 5.7
Hills of Old Wyoming
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937 as Windy Halliday
★ 5.0
Sunset in El Dorado
Sunset in El Dorado
1945 as Gabby
★ 5.7
Bells of Rosarita
Bells of Rosarita
1945 as Gabby Whittake
★ 6.2
Swifty
Swifty
1935 as Sheriff Dan Hughes (as George F. Hayes)
★ 8.0
Valley of the Lawless
Valley of the Lawless
1936 as Grandpaw Jenkins
★ 7.5
Monte Carlo Nights
Monte Carlo Nights
1934 as Inspector Nick Gunby
★ 5.9
Song of the Trail
Song of the Trail
1936 as Dan Hobson
★ 5.8
Justice of the Range
Justice of the Range
1935 as John Coffin, known as Pegleg Sanderson
★ 9.0
I Married a Doctor
I Married a Doctor
1936 as Train Station Agent
★ 5.3
Beggars in Ermine
Beggars in Ermine
1934 as Joe Wilson
★ 7.3
Oklahoma Jim
Oklahoma Jim
1931 as Crooked Gambler
★ 9.0
Next Of Kin
Next Of Kin
1934 as 'Dusty'
Galloping Romeo
Galloping Romeo
1933 as Grizzly
★ 8.0
Sunset Trail
Sunset Trail
1939 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.3
Trail Dust
Trail Dust
1936 as Windy Halliday
★ 5.3
The Night Rider
The Night Rider
1932 as Altoonie
★ 8.0
Klondike
Klondike
1932 as Tom Ross
★ 5.3
Man from Oklahoma
Man from Oklahoma
1945 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.3
Smokey Smith
Smokey Smith
1935 as Blaze Bart
★ 6.0
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
1935 as Pearson (as George Hayes)
★ 4.3
The Throwback
The Throwback
1935 as Ford Cruze
★ 7.0
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
1943 as Gabby Hayes
★ 6.3
Nevada City
Nevada City
1941 as Gabby Chapman
★ 7.0
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A Slip at the Switch
1932 as Deputy Smoot
The Man from Hell's Edges
The Man from Hell's Edges
1932 as Shamrock Cassidy
★ 6.5
Self Defense
Self Defense
1932 as Jury Foreman
★ 10.0
Border Devils
Border Devils
1932 as Squint Sanders
★ 6.0
Fighting Texans
Fighting Texans
1933 as Pop Martin
★ 9.0
Skyway
Skyway
1933 as George Taylor
★ 5.8
Death Valley Manhunt
Death Valley Manhunt
1943 as Gabby Hayes
★ 7.5
Young Bill Hickok
Young Bill Hickok
1940 as 'Gabby' Whitaker
★ 5.4
In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne
1941 as Arapaho Brown
★ 4.6
Honeymoon Limited
Honeymoon Limited
1935 as Pinkham
★ 5.8
In Old Mexico
In Old Mexico
1938 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.7
Hopalong Rides Again
Hopalong Rides Again
1937 as Windy Halliday
★ 6.3
Marshal of Reno
Marshal of Reno
1944 as Gabby
★ 8.0
Ranger's Code
Ranger's Code
1933 as Baxter (as George Hayes)
★ 10.0
Bar 20 Justice
Bar 20 Justice
1938 as Windy Halliday
★ 5.4
For the Defense
For the Defense
1930 as Ben (the waiter)
★ 5.3
The Drifter
The Drifter
1934 as Marvin Black
Vengence is Mine
Vengence is Mine
1934 as Dusty
Tombstone Terror
Tombstone Terror
1935 as Soupy Baxter
★ 5.5
City Limits
City Limits
1934 as Charlie Carter
★ 5.5
Tucson Raiders
Tucson Raiders
1944 as 'Gabby' Hopkins
★ 8.0
Play Girl
Play Girl
1932 as Dance Hall Tobacconist (uncredited)
★ 5.0
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Fighting Thoroughbreds
1939 as Gramps Montrose
★ 7.0
Wagon Tracks West
Wagon Tracks West
1943 as Gabby
★ 9.0
Sunset on the Desert
Sunset on the Desert
1942 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.0
Roll on Texas Moon
Roll on Texas Moon
1946 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.3
Mojave Firebrand
Mojave Firebrand
1944 as Gabby Hayes
★ 4.7
The Nevada Buckaroo
The Nevada Buckaroo
1931 as Cherokee Williams
★ 8.0
In Old Monterey
In Old Monterey
1939 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 6.3
The Man from Thunder River
The Man from Thunder River
1943 as Gabby Whittaker
★ 7.5
Riders of the Desert
Riders of the Desert
1932 as Hashknife Brooks
★ 6.0
Heart of the West
Heart of the West
1936 as Windy Jenkins
★ 5.3
God's Country and the Man
God's Country and the Man
1931 as Stingaree Kelly
★ 8.0
Crashing Broadway
Crashing Broadway
1933 as J. Talbot Thorndyke
★ 5.5
Smiling Irish Eyes
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929 as Taxi Driver
★ 9.0
The Outlaw Tamer
The Outlaw Tamer
1935 as Cactus Barnes (as Geo. S. Hayes)
★ 9.0
Breed of the Border
Breed of the Border
1933 as Chuck Wiggins
★ 7.0
She Who Gets Slapped
She Who Gets Slapped
1930 as Poker Player
★ 8.0
Bedlam of Beards
★ 3.3
Dragnet Patrol
Dragnet Patrol
1931 as Private Detective
★ 6.2
The House Without Children
The House Without Children
1919 as Archibald Ponsonby
★ 10.0
Broadway to Cheyenne
Broadway to Cheyenne
1932 as Walrus
★ 5.0