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Chuck Hayward
Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 20, 1920Died February 23, 1998 (78 years)
Charles Bert Hayward (January 20, 1920 – February 23, 1998) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. He was associated particularly with the films of John Wayne. He doubled for most of the great Western and action stars of the 1950s-1980s.
His parents, Bert and Hazel Hayward, were cattle ranchers on a farm near Hyannis, Nebraska, about sixty miles east of Hayward's birthplace in Alliance. He spent his early youth working cattle, then, at 16, left home to join the rodeo circuit as a bronc rider and horse trainer. In 1947, he arrived in Los Angeles and sought work as a wrangler on motion pictures. He began doing stunts in 1949 on The Fighting Kentuckian, doubling for John Wayne. The two became pals and Hayward subsequently stunted and doubled for Wayne on nearly two dozen of the latter's films. Excelling at all sorts of horseback stunts, Hayward doubled most stars of the period who found themselves in Westerns or otherwise astride a horse, including Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Gregory Peck. He was prominent in The Big Country, co-produced by Peck. He was known as "Good Chuck" in contrast to "Bad Chuck", in reference to Chuck Roberson, another of Wayne's stunt doubles.
He graduated into stunt coordination, arranging the stunts in films such as The Deadly Companions and the TV series The Rat Patrol. He played small roles in numerous films and TV shows, and his appearance often served as an accurate predictor of an upcoming fight scene. He retired from stunt work in 1981, and from acting in 1989. Hayward was a member of the unofficial John Ford Stock Company, a lifetime member of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures, and an inductee into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. He died from Hodgkin's Disease at his home in North Hollywood, California, in 1998. He was married three times, to Ellen Powell, by whom he had a daughter, and to Carol Lynn Shepherd. He had two children with Carol Lynn Shepherd. They were divorced in 1982. He then married Sally Pape Callaghan on October 30, 1982.
Before his Hollywood stuntman career, Hayward also worked as a medic in the United States Merchant Marine and he stated that he served on liberty ships. His two boys, along with his wife Carol's best friend who was trying to save them, perished in a forest fire in the early 1980s.
His parents, Bert and Hazel Hayward, were cattle ranchers on a farm near Hyannis, Nebraska, about sixty miles east of Hayward's birthplace in Alliance. He spent his early youth working cattle, then, at 16, left home to join the rodeo circuit as a bronc rider and horse trainer. In 1947, he arrived in Los Angeles and sought work as a wrangler on motion pictures. He began doing stunts in 1949 on The Fighting Kentuckian, doubling for John Wayne. The two became pals and Hayward subsequently stunted and doubled for Wayne on nearly two dozen of the latter's films. Excelling at all sorts of horseback stunts, Hayward doubled most stars of the period who found themselves in Westerns or otherwise astride a horse, including Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Gregory Peck. He was prominent in The Big Country, co-produced by Peck. He was known as "Good Chuck" in contrast to "Bad Chuck", in reference to Chuck Roberson, another of Wayne's stunt doubles.
He graduated into stunt coordination, arranging the stunts in films such as The Deadly Companions and the TV series The Rat Patrol. He played small roles in numerous films and TV shows, and his appearance often served as an accurate predictor of an upcoming fight scene. He retired from stunt work in 1981, and from acting in 1989. Hayward was a member of the unofficial John Ford Stock Company, a lifetime member of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures, and an inductee into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. He died from Hodgkin's Disease at his home in North Hollywood, California, in 1998. He was married three times, to Ellen Powell, by whom he had a daughter, and to Carol Lynn Shepherd. He had two children with Carol Lynn Shepherd. They were divorced in 1982. He then married Sally Pape Callaghan on October 30, 1982.
Before his Hollywood stuntman career, Hayward also worked as a medic in the United States Merchant Marine and he stated that he served on liberty ships. His two boys, along with his wife Carol's best friend who was trying to save them, perished in a forest fire in the early 1980s.
Filmography
| 1989 | The Famous Teddy Z (TV Series) · as Lazlo Persich |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Hippie |
| 1985 | Stark · as Scurvy |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls (TV Series) · as Kidnapper #1 |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) · as Undercover Operative |
| 1982 | Crystal Gazing · as Band Member (as Charles Hayward) |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger · as Wald (cavendish Gang) |
| 1980 | Tom Horn · as Deputy Proctor |
| 1980 | Wild Times (TV Series) · as Makeup Man |
| 1979 | The Clonus Horror · as Walker Man |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Rings · as Character Actor (voice) |
| 1978 | The Swarm · as Standby Engineer |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Airport '77 · as Passenger |
| 1976 | The Quest (1976) (TV Series) · as Juice Cramer |
| 1975 | Hustle · as Morgue Attendant |
| 1975 | Rooster Cogburn · as Jerry (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Lepke · as Doorman |
| 1974 | Gone with the West · as Mimmo's Men |
| 1974 | The Longest Yard · as Trooper I |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles · as Outlaw (uncredited) |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | Westworld · as Saloon Brawler |
| 1972 | Night of the Lepus · as Jud |
| 1972 | Joe Kidd · as Eljay |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) · as Drifter |
| 1970 | |
| 1970 | Dirty Dingus Magee · as Indian |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1969 | True Grit · as Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited) |
| 1968 | 5 Card Stud · as O'hara (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The War Wagon · as Blacksmith (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith · as Fitch Man (uncredited) |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Wrangler (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Great Race · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Loner (TV Series) · as Lt. Robert Bromley |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn · as Trooper (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Kings of the Sun · as Indian Warrior Friend To Black Eagle (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Deputy |
| 1962 | Taras Bulba · as Dolotov (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Yaqui |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · as Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Merrill's Marauders · as Officer |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Sailor |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Julio |
| 1961 | The Deadly Companions · as Card Sharp (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together · as Trooper (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Spartacus · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Alamo · as Tennessean (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge · as Capt. Dickinson (uncredited) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringo (TV Series) · as Curly Ivers |
| 1959 | Wichita Town (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers · as Union Captain |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill · as Chalmers |
| 1959 | Escort West · as Indian |
| 1959 | Plunderers of Painted Flats · as Stage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Needham |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Fugitive In Plaid Shirt |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Mine Heavy (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 1958 | Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) · as Blackhawk |
| 1958 | The Big Country · as Rafe Hannassey |
| 1958 | Northwest Passage (TV Series) · as French Henchman |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Burt Taggart |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Foreman Burgess |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Quentin Cleatus |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Forty Guns · as Charlie Savage |
| 1957 | Run of the Arrow · as Corporal |
| 1957 | The Unholy Wife · as Hazer (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as First Rescue Worker |
| 1956 | Gun for a Coward · as Nester (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1956 | Gun Brothers · as Lookout (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Showdown at Abilene · as Roughneck (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Searchers · as Man At Wedding (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Red Sundown · as Cowpuncher |
| 1955 | The Road to Denver · as Randy (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Cowhand |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Bit Role |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trail · as Velasco Rider (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Arena · as Cowboy |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java · as Sailor |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright · as Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1953 | San Antone · as Willie |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba · as Villager |
| 1952 | The World in His Arms · as Guest (uncredited) |
| 1952 | High Noon · as Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Fort Osage · as Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory · as Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Slaughter Trail · as Wounded Indian (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Apache Drums · as Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Desperadoes of the West · as Al (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Wagon Master · as Jackson (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West · as Lee Cowhand |