Job Actor
Years active 1902-56
Known for Comic western sidekick; catchphrases "yer durn tootin," "dadgumit," and "young whippersnapper"
Top Roles Farmer's Spokesman, Parade Official, 'Gabby' Whitaker, Gabby, Gabby
Top GenresWestern, Action, Romance, Drama, Adventure, Musical
Top TopicsOutlaws, Wild West, Civil War
Top Collaborators (Director), , ,
Shares birthday with Gary Cooper, Anne Baxter, Irving Reis  see more..

George 'Gabby' Hayes Overview:

Legendary character actor, George 'Gabby' Hayes, was born George Francis Hayes on May 7, 1885 in Wellsville, NY. Hayes died at the age of 83 on Feb 9, 1969 in Burbank, CA .

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Many western heroes had comic sidekicks in the 1930's and 1940s, but George 'Gabby' Hayes was not only about the most popular, but perhaps the only one who was also a star in the public eye. A vaudevillian of long experience, he joined films with the coming of sound, and soon assumed the all-round white whiskers and flapped-back stetson hat, together with such expressions as "Dadgumit!" or "You're durn tootin". He died from a heart ailment.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Radio. Hayes was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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George 'Gabby' Hayes Quotes:

Brett Scoville: [he and Gabby are watching one of Scoville's horses running a lap] Well, what do you think of her?
Gabby Kendrick: [in a confidently disgusted tone] I'd think that horse was runnin' BACKWARDS. Any animal I own could beat that.
Brett Scoville: Would you like to make a bet?
Gabby Kendrick: [firmly, wanting to respect his daughter's wishes] I aint makin' no bets. Quit gamblin'!
Brett Scoville: [scoffs] Ha! Ha! Ha! That's a laugh!
Gabby Kendrick: [indignantly] You wanna bet on it? Ah-oh - -
[splutters]


Tom Slade: Why bother with him? You got everything he has last night.
Charlie 'Shanghai' McHenry: Every little bit makes just a little bit more.


Andrew 'Doc' Grunch: That'll be four and half
[dollars]
Andrew 'Doc' Grunch: . Two for the tooth, two-and-a-half for the whiskey. You got another swig coming.


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George 'Gabby' Hayes Facts
Married one time, to Olive E. Ireland, from 1914-1957. Olive Ireland performed in vaudeville under the name Dorothy Earle and thus is often mistaken for film actress/writer Dorothy Earle, and that Earle is often mistakenly listed as one of George 'Gabby' Hayes's wives. Dorothy Earle was never married to George 'Gabby' Hayes.

He hosted a local 15 minute late afternoon show in NYC in the early '50s, aimed at school aged children (WNBT Ch. 4). This show presented Western feature films from the '30s and '40s. Each film would be presented in 5 installments Mon-Fri. The final installment , or "the showdown", on Friday would coincide with the last day of the school week. A double treat for the fans.

Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2000.

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