George Hayes (actor)
George Francis "Gabby" Hayes (born May 7, 1885 in Stannards , New York , † February 9, 1969 in Burbank , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Hayes played mostly the sidekick of the protagonist in numerous B - westerns of the 1930s and 1940s , including the "singing cowboy" Roy Rogers or in the early films with John Wayne . His nickname "Gabby" is derived from the character of Gabby Whittaker , whom he played in 27 Roy Rogers films. In total he and Rogers made over 40 films. In Germany he is best known for the television series Western von Yesterday , which was broadcast on ZDF from 1978 to 1986.
In total, Hayes has appeared in almost 200 films. His grave is in the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles .
Filmography (selection)
- 1929: Rainbow Man
- 1931: Hollywood jewel theft (The Stolen Jools)
- 1932: Klondike
- 1932: Self-Defense
- 1933: The Lost Creek Water Rights (Riders of Destiny)
- 1933: The Phantom Broadcast
- 1934: The solitary tab (Randy Rides alone)
- 1934: Downstream (West of the Divide)
- 1934: The law of the jungle (The Lawless Frontier)
- 1934: The Gold of Texas (The Lucky Texan)
- 1934: Rodeo (The Man from Utah)
- 1934: Showdown at the Adler Pass (Blue Steel)
- 1934: Under the Arizona Skies ('Neath the Arizona Skies)
- 1934: US Marshal John (The Star Packer)
- 1935: 1,000 dollars a minute
- 1935: Adventures in Texas (Texas Terror)
- 1935: In the Rainbow Valley
- 1939: Revenge for the Alamo (Man of Conquest)
- 1940: Dark Command (Dark Command)
- 1941: Sheriff of Tombstone (Sheriff of Tombstone)
- 1942: The men of the Golden West (Heart of the Golden West)
- 1943: The Hell of Oklahoma (In Old Oklahoma)
- 1944: With rifle and lasso (Tall in the Saddle)
- 1946: Land of the Bandits ( Badman's Territory )
- 1946: The Kansas Death Riders (Trail Street)
- 1949: The city of the lawless (El Paso)
- 1950: The Death Canyon of Arizona (The Cariboo Trail)
Web links
- George Hayes in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- George Hayes in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Hayes, George |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hayes, George Francis (full name); Hayes, Gabby (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1885 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stannards , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1969 |
Place of death | Burbank , California |