George 'Gabby' Hayes | |
Job | Actor |
Years active | 1902-56 |
Known for | Comic western sidekick; catchphrases "yer durn tootin," "dadgumit," and "young whippersnapper" |
Top Roles | Farmer's Spokesman, Despirit Dean, Andrew 'Doc' Grunch, Matt Downing, Taxi Driver |
Top Genres | Western, Action, Romance, Drama, Adventure, Musical |
Top Topics | Outlaws, Wild West, Civil War |
Top Collaborators | Joseph Kane (Director), Roy Rogers, Tom London, Yakima Canutt |
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).HONORS and AWARDS:
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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:
Pat Brady: You been burnin' up her food, too, ain't you? Why, you're gorged to the gills right now.
Bob: All he can hear is the dinner bell. Two helpings of stew he had, and last night I saw him take a whole pie and hide it in the garbage chute.
Gabby: Awww, I never did...
[suddenly realizing]
Gabby: Garbage chute! I thought that was a cooler!
Gabby: Doggone it! There's another good man gone and got himself roped and hogtied in spite of my warnings!
[Porter and his men count the proceeds from their latest robbery]
Sam Porter: Well, I'll be danged. Nothing but old bills and receipts!
Charlie 'Shanghai' McHenry: Why, the dirty crook!
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