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George Francis " Gabby " Hayes (7 May 1885 – 9 February 1969) was an American actor. He began as something of a leading man and a character player, but he was best known for his numerous appearances in B- Western film series as the bewhiskered, cantankerous, but ever-loyal and brave comic sidekick of the cowboy stars Roy Rogers and John Wayne. [1]
Actor: Randy Rides Alone. American character actor, the most famous of Western-movie sidekicks of the 1930s and 1940s. He was born May 7, 1885, the third of seven children, in the Hayes Hotel (owned by his father) in the tiny hamlet of Stannards, New York, on the outskirts of Wellsville, New York.
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- February 9, 1969
- May 7, 1885
Learn about the life and career of George 'Gabby' Hayes, a prolific American character actor and Western sidekick. Find his filmography, awards, trivia, photos, videos and more on IMDb.
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- Stannards, New York, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
Jan 27, 2024 · Gabby Hayes, the king of sidekicks, passed away on February 9, 1969, at the age of 84, leaving a lasting legacy in the world of Western entertainment.
Learn about the life and career of George Hayes, an American character actor and Western-movie sidekick. Find out his biography, filmography, and trivia on TMDB.
Jun 10, 2021 · The life and death of classic sidekick and character actor George "Gabby" Hayes, from his birth in his father's hotel to his time as a Shakespearian great, to his beloved roles as sidekick to...
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G eorge "Gabby" Hayes was a veteran of dozens of western movies. His whiskers and characterizations of a grizzled, old sidekick made him a staple. He began acting in Hollywood in 1928.
