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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 .
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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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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- May 7, 1885
May 3, 2020 · A look into the character actor George "Gabby" Hayes and his amazing career full of unforgettable characters!
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Apr 19, 2017 · George Francis "Gabby" Hayes was an American radio, film, and television actor. He was best known for his numerous appearances in Western films as the colorful sidekick of the leading...
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Jan 27, 2024 · George Francis Hayes, born on May 7, 1885, in Wellsville, N.Y., had a colorful career in the entertainment industry. Starting as a youth who ran away from home to join a traveling road show, he eventually became a prominent figure in Western films.
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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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