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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. [1]
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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- February 9, 1969
- May 7, 1885
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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Known For. Tall in the Saddle. Blue Steel. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. The Star Packer. Return of the Bad Men. Randy Rides Alone. West of the Divide. In Old Oklahoma. Acting. George Hayes is an American character actor, the most famous of Western-movie sidekicks of the 1930s and 1940s.
Jan 27, 2024 · Admin January 27, 2024 0 Comments. 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 · 3.1K subscribers. Subscribed. 63. 3.9K views 2 years ago. 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...
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Mar 31, 2016 · Gabby on John Wayne: “He’s my boy. He’s the best. Couldn’t think more of him if he was my own son.” Born in the hamlet of Stannards, New York. As a young man, George Hayes worked in a circus and played semi-pro baseball while a teenager. He ran away from home at 17, in 1902, and joined a touring stock company.
