Job Actor
Years active 1902-56
Known for Comic western sidekick; catchphrases "yer durn tootin," "dadgumit," and "young whippersnapper"
Top Roles Texas Ranger Sergeant Gabby Whittaker, Gabby Whittaker, Hotel Clerk, Bill, Farmer's Spokesman
Top GenresWestern, Action, Romance, Drama, Adventure, Musical
Top TopicsOutlaws, Wild West, Civil War
Top Collaborators (Director), , ,
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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:

Gabby Whittaker: What're you up to, son?
Roy Rogers: I've got a brainstorm, Gabby.
Gabby Whittaker: Oh, I know that. But what're you up to?


Juke: [Holding a gun on the casino crowd] Get back there, all of yuh!
[Motioning to one of the men]
Juke: You too! This is private and poisonal between my friend and that scorpion there!


Charlie 'Shanghai' McHenry: Where'd you come from?
Johnny Nelson: I sprouted angel's wings and flew!
Charlie 'Shanghai' McHenry: More likely horns and a tail.


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Though a long time Western star, he had not learned to ride a horse until nearly 50 years of age.

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

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