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