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, Breezy, Gabby Whittaker, Judge Gabby Whittaker, Major Carter |
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:
Roy Rogers: What meeting?
Gabby Whittaker: Over at the Hardy ranch. Since old man Hardy died his daughter's been runnin' it. You remember her.
Roy Rogers: Well, sort of.
Gabby Whittaker: Well, she's growed up too.
Sally Whittaker: [whistles] Boy, has she. Ever since she went East to that school she thinks she's a glamor girl.
Gabby Whittaker: Sally! Now that ain't nice.
Sally Whittaker: Well, it burns me up the way that dame makes fools of every old goat in the county.
Gabby Whittaker: Sally! She ain't a dame and I ain't an old goat.
Tom Slade: Why bother with him? You got everything he has last night.
Charlie 'Shanghai' McHenry: Every little bit makes just a little bit more.
[Breezy and Walrus get the drop on Owens' thugs]
Walrus: Now you fellas reach for a cloud and hang on to it.
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