Deceased

How Did George 'Gabby' Hayes Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asGeorge Francis Hayes, George Hayes, George Francis "Gabby" HayesGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/05/1885Born inWellsville, New York, USADied09/02/1969 (aged 83)Died inBurbankCausecardiovascular diseaseWikidataQ1277973 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#88978 ↗

George Francis "Gabby" Hayes 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 William Boyd, Roy Rogers and John Wayne.

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Filmography123 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1987	It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year CelebrationMovie	Self (archive footage)	102
1978	Western von gesternSeries	Gabby Whittaker (archive footage)	93
1976	Meanwhile, Back at the RanchMovie	(archive footage)	91
1975	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie	Self (archive footage)	90
1958	The Western: A Lost TV SpecialMovie	Self	73
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries	Self	71
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	65
1950	The Cariboo TrailMovie	Grizzly	65
1948	AlbuquerqueMovie	Juke	63
1948	Return of the Bad MenMovie	John Pettit	63
1947	WyomingMovie	Windy Gibson	62
1946	HeldoradoMovie	Gabby Whittaker	61
1946	Song of ArizonaMovie	Gabby Whittaker	61
1946	My Pal TriggerMovie	Gabby Kendrick	61
1945	UtahMovie	Gabby Whittaker	60
1945	Man from OklahomaMovie	Gabby Whittaker	60
1945	Sunset in El DoradoMovie	Gabby	60
1945	Bells of RosaritaMovie	Gabby Whittake	60
1945	Don't Fence Me InMovie	Gabby Whittaker	60
1945	Along the Navajo TrailMovie	Gabby Whittaker	60
1944	Tucson RaidersMovie	'Gabby' Hopkins	59
1944	Tall in the SaddleMovie	Dave	59
1944	Lights of Old Santa FeMovie	Gabby Whittaker	59
1944	Hidden Valley OutlawsMovie	Gabby Hayes	59
1944	The Big BonanzaMovie	Hap Selby	59
1944	Mojave FirebrandMovie	Gabby Hayes	59
1944	Marshal of RenoMovie	Gabby	59
1943	In Old OklahomaMovie	Despirit Dean	58
1943	Calling Wild Bill ElliottMovie	Gabby Hayes	58
1943	Wagon Tracks WestMovie	Gabby	58
1943	Overland Mail RobberyMovie	Gabby	58
1942	Ridin' Down the CanyonMovie	Gabby	57
1941	Sheriff of TombstoneMovie	Gabby	56
1941	Nevada CityMovie	Gabby Chapman	56
1940	Dark CommandMovie	Andrew 'Doc' Grunch	55
1940	Young Buffalo BillMovie	Gabby Whittaker	55
1940	Young Bill HickokMovie	'Gabby' Whitaker	55
1940	The Ranger and the LadyMovie	Gabby Whittaker	55
1940	Melody RanchMovie	Pop Laramie	55
1940	Wagons WestwardMovie	Hardtack	55
1940	The Carson City KidMovie	Gabby Whittaker	55
1939	Sunset TrailMovie	Windy Halliday	54
1939	Let Freedom RingMovie	Pop Wilkie	54
1939	Renegade TrailMovie	Windy Halliday	54
1939	In Old CalienteMovie	Gabby	54
1939	Man of ConquestMovie	Lannie Upchurch	54
1939	Southward Ho!Movie	Gabby	54
1938	In Old MexicoMovie	Windy Halliday	53
1938	Gold Is Where You Find ItMovie	Enoch	53
1938	Bar 20 JusticeMovie	Windy Halliday	53
1937	North of the Rio GrandeMovie	Windy Halliday	52
1937	Hopalong Rides AgainMovie	Windy Halliday	52
1937	Hills of Old WyomingMovie	Windy Halliday	52
1937	Rustlers' ValleyMovie	Windy Halliday	52
1937	Mountain MusicMovie	Granpappy Burnside	52
1936	Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMovie	Farmer's Spokesman (uncredited)	51
1936	The PlainsmanMovie	Breezy	51
1936	Call of the PrairieMovie	Shanghai McHenry	51
1936	The Lawless NinetiesMovie	Major Carter	51
1936	Valiant Is the Word for CarrieMovie	Bearded Man	51
1936	The Texas RangersMovie	Judge Snow	51
1936	Hopalong Cassidy ReturnsMovie	Windy Halliday	51
1936	SilverspursMovie	Drag Harlan	51
1935	Texas TerrorMovie	Sheriff Ed Williams	50
1935	The Eagle's BroodMovie	Spike	50
1935	Hop-a-long CassidyMovie	Uncle Ben	50
1935	Bar 20 Rides AgainMovie	Windy Halliday	50
1935	Honeymoon LimitedMovie	Pinkham	50
1935	The Farmer Takes a WifeMovie	Lucas	50
1935	The Hoosier SchoolmasterMovie	Pearson (as George Hayes)	50
1935	Rainbow ValleyMovie	George Hale	50
1935	Smokey SmithMovie	Blaze Bart	50
1935	The Lost CityMovie	Butterfield	50
1935	Ladies Crave ExcitementMovie	McCloskey	50
1934	Blue SteelMovie	Sheriff Jake Withers	49
1934	The Star PackerMovie	Matt Matlock	49
1934	Randy Rides AloneMovie	- Marvin Black aka Mat Mathews/Matt the Mute	49
1934	The Lawless FrontierMovie	Dusty	49
1934	'Neath the Arizona SkiesMovie	Matt Downing	49
1934	The Lucky TexanMovie	Jake 'Grandy' Benson	49
1934	The Brand of HateMovie	Bill Larkins	49
1934	City LimitsMovie	Charlie Carter	49
1934	The Man from UtahMovie	Marshal George Higgins	49
1934	West of the DivideMovie	'Dusty'	49
1934	Beggars in ErmineMovie	Joe Wilson	49
1934	House of MysteryMovie	David Fells	49
1934	In Old Santa FeMovie	Cactus	49
1934	Monte Carlo NightsMovie	Inspector Nick Gunby	49
1934	Bedlam of BeardsMovie	—	49
1934	Bandits of the BadlandsMovie	Sheriff Jake Withers	49
1934	The Shadow GangMovie	Matt Matlock	49
1934	Next Of KinMovie	'Dusty'	49
1934	Claim JumpersMovie	Jake Benson	49
1934	Rodeo RocketeersMovie	Marshall George	49
1933	The Phantom BroadcastMovie	Police Lieutenant	48
1933	Riders of DestinyMovie	Charlie Denton	48
1933	SkywayMovie	George Taylor	48
1933	Crashing BroadwayMovie	J. Talbot Thorndyke	48
1933	Trailing NorthMovie	Flash Ryan	48
1933	Ranger's CodeMovie	Baxter (as George Hayes)	48
1933	The SphinxMovie	Detective Casey	48
1933	The Devil's MateMovie	Collins	48
1933	The Return of Casey JonesMovie	Timothy Shine	48
1933	Breed of the BorderMovie	Chuck Wiggins	48
1933	Fighting TexansMovie	Pop Martin	48
1933	The FugitiveMovie	Judge Tyler	48
1933	Galloping RomeoMovie	Grizzly	48
1932	Sally of the SubwayMovie	Police Lieutenant Paxton	47
1932	Wild Horse MesaMovie	Slack	47
1932	Border DevilsMovie	Squint Sanders	47
1932	Broadway to CheyenneMovie	Walrus	47
1932	Winner Take AllMovie	Interne at Rosario Ranch (uncredited)	47
1932	The Fighting ChampMovie	Pete	47
1932	Texas BuddiesMovie	Si Haller	47
1932	Riders of the DesertMovie	Hashknife Brooks	47
1931	DirigibleMovie	Parade Official (uncredited)	46
1931	Big Business GirlMovie	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)	46
1931	Cavalier of the WestMovie	Sheriff Bill Ryan	46
1930	For the DefenseMovie	Ben (the waiter)	45
1930	Top SpeedMovie	Western Union Clerk	45
1929	Big NewsMovie	Hoffman	44
1929	Smiling Irish EyesMovie	Taxi Driver	44
1919	The House Without ChildrenMovie	Archibald Ponsonby	34