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Chuck Hayward

Acting 78 (deceased) years old Alliance, Nebraska, U.S.A. ★ 0.7
Born: January 20, 1920
Died: February 23, 1998

Biography

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.

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Known For

Spartacus
Spartacus Soldier (uncredited) 1960
High Noon
High Noon Townsman (uncredited) 1952
True Grit
True Grit Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited) 1969
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles Outlaw (uncredited) 1974
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings Character Actor (voice) 1978

Filmography

Acting Credits (91)

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' Self 1992
Stark
Stark Scurvy 1985
Crystal Gazing
Crystal Gazing Band Member (as Charles Hayward) 1982
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Legend of the Lone Ranger Wald (Cavendish gang) 1981
Tom Horn
Tom Horn Deputy Proctor 1980
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Parts: The Clonus Horror Walker Man 1979
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings Character Actor (voice) 1978
The Swarm
The Swarm Standby Engineer 1978
CHiPs
CHiPs 1977
Airport '77
Airport '77 Passenger 1977
Hustle
Hustle Morgue Attendant 1975
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn Jerry (uncredited) 1975
Gone with the West
Gone with the West Mimmo's Men 1975
Lepke
Lepke Doorman 1975
Lepke
Lepke 1975
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie 1974
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard Trooper I 1974
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles Outlaw (uncredited) 1974
Scream of the Wolf
Scream of the Wolf 1974
Night of the Lepus
Night of the Lepus Jud 1972
The Rookies
The Rookies 1972
Joe Kidd
Joe Kidd Eljay 1972
Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo (uncredited) 1970
True Grit
True Grit Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited) 1969
5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud O'Hara (uncredited) 1968
The War Wagon
The War Wagon Blacksmith (uncredited) 1967
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith Fitch Man (uncredited) 1966
The Rare Breed
The Rare Breed Wrangler (uncredited) 1966
The Great Race
The Great Race Soldier (uncredited) 1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn Trooper (uncredited) 1964
Kings of the Sun
Kings of the Sun Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited) 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Deputy 1963
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba Dolotov (uncredited) 1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Henchman (uncredited) 1962
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders Officer 1962
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions Card Sharp (uncredited) 1961
Two Rode Together
Two Rode Together Trooper (uncredited) 1961
The Alamo
The Alamo Tennessean (uncredited) 1960
Spartacus
Spartacus Soldier (uncredited) 1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge Capt. Dickinson (uncredited) 1960
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo Curly Ivers 1959
Wichita Town
Wichita Town 1959
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers Union Captain 1959
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill Chalmers 1959
Plunderers of Painted Flats
Plunderers of Painted Flats Stage Driver (uncredited) 1959
Escort West
Escort West Indian 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle Needham 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle Fields 1959
Dogface
Dogface 1959
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson Fugitive in Plaid Shirt 1958
Yancy Derringer
Yancy Derringer Mine Heavy (uncredited) 1958
The Big Country
The Big Country Rafe Hannassey 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive A Rider 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Bob Bradley 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Burt Taggart 1958
The Western: A Lost TV Special
The Western: A Lost TV Special Self 1958
Maverick
Maverick 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Quentin Cleatus 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
Forty Guns
Forty Guns Charlie Savage 1957
Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow Corporal 1957
The Unholy Wife
The Unholy Wife Hazer (uncredited) 1957
Gun for a Coward
Gun for a Coward Nester (uncredited) 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Posse Man (uncredited) 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Deputy Sheriff 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Blue 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Farmer 1956
Showdown at Abilene
Showdown at Abilene Roughneck (uncredited) 1956
Gun Brothers
Gun Brothers Lookout (uncredited) 1956
The Searchers
The Searchers Man at Wedding (uncredited) 1956
Red Sundown
Red Sundown Cowpuncher 1956
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Jake 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Studer 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Kemp 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Cowhand 1955
The Road to Denver
The Road to Denver Randy (uncredited) 1955
Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail Velasco Rider (uncredited) 1954
Arena
Arena Cowboy 1953
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright Deputy (uncredited) 1953
San Antone
San Antone Willie 1953
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java Sailor 1953
The World in His Arms
The World in His Arms Guest (uncredited) 1952
Son of Ali Baba
Son of Ali Baba Villager (uncredited) 1952
High Noon
High Noon Townsman (uncredited) 1952
Fort Osage
Fort Osage Henchman (uncredited) 1952
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory Henchman (uncredited) 1952
Slaughter Trail
Slaughter Trail Wounded Indian (uncredited) 1951
Apache Drums
Apache Drums Townsman (uncredited) 1951
Desperadoes of the West
Desperadoes of the West Al (uncredited) 1950
Wagon Master
Wagon Master Jackson (uncredited) 1950
The Fargo Phantom
The Fargo Phantom Barnes 1950

Directing Credits (2)

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