1920-01-20 Alliance, Nebraska, U.S.A.
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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John Wayne's 'The Alamo' | Self | 1992-06-06 |
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Stark | Scurvy | 1985-04-10 |
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Crystal Gazing | Band Member (as Charles Hayward) | 1982-09-15 |
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Wald (Cavendish gang) | 1981-08-06 |
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Tom Horn | Deputy Proctor | 1980-03-28 |
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Parts: The Clonus Horror | Walker Man | 1979-08-01 |
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The Swarm | Standby Engineer | 1978-07-14 |
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The Lord of the Rings | Character Actor (voice) | 1978-11-15 |
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Airport '77 | Passenger | 1977-03-11 |
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Lepke | Doorman | 1975-05-23 |
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Rooster Cogburn | Jerry (uncredited) | 1975-11-01 |
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Lepke | 1975-05-23 | |
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Gone with the West | Mimmo's Men | 1975-09-01 |
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Hustle | Morgue Attendant | 1975-12-25 |
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Scream of the Wolf | 1974-01-16 | |
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The Longest Yard | Trooper I | 1974-08-21 |
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Blazing Saddles | Outlaw (uncredited) | 1974-02-07 |
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Night of the Lepus | Jud | 1972-10-04 |
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Joe Kidd | Eljay | 1972-07-19 |
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Rio Lobo | (uncredited) | 1970-04-01 |
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True Grit | Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited) | 1969-06-11 |
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5 Card Stud | O'Hara (uncredited) | 1968-07-28 |
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The War Wagon | Blacksmith (uncredited) | 1967-05-26 |
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Nevada Smith | Fitch Man (uncredited) | 1966-06-10 |
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The Rare Breed | Wrangler (uncredited) | 1966-02-02 |
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The Great Race | Soldier (uncredited) | 1965-07-01 |
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Cheyenne Autumn | Trooper (uncredited) | 1964-10-15 |
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Kings of the Sun | Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited) | 1963-12-18 |
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Merrill's Marauders | Officer | 1962-03-16 |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Henchman (uncredited) | 1962-04-13 |
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Taras Bulba | Dolotov (uncredited) | 1962-11-21 |
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The Deadly Companions | Card Sharp (uncredited) | 1961-06-06 |
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Two Rode Together | Trooper (uncredited) | 1961-05-24 |
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Sergeant Rutledge | Capt. Dickinson (uncredited) | 1960-05-25 |
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Spartacus | Soldier (uncredited) | 1960-10-13 |
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The Alamo | Tennessean (uncredited) | 1960-10-23 |
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Pork Chop Hill | Chalmers | 1959-05-29 |
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The Horse Soldiers | Union Captain | 1959-06-11 |
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Plunderers of Painted Flats | Stage Driver (uncredited) | 1959-01-23 |
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Escort West | Indian | 1959-01-23 |
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Dogface | 1959-01-01 | |
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The Western: A Lost TV Special | Self | 1958-06-08 |
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The Big Country | Rafe Hannassey | 1958-09-30 |
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Run of the Arrow | Corporal | 1957-09-05 |
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Forty Guns | Charlie Savage | 1957-09-10 |
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The Unholy Wife | Hazer (uncredited) | 1957-06-24 |
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Gun for a Coward | Nester (uncredited) | 1956-12-30 |
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Gun Brothers | Lookout (uncredited) | 1956-09-15 |
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Showdown at Abilene | Roughneck (uncredited) | 1956-10-01 |
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The Searchers | Man at Wedding (uncredited) | 1956-05-16 |
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Red Sundown | Cowpuncher | 1956-03-01 |
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The Road to Denver | Randy (uncredited) | 1955-06-15 |
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Jubilee Trail | Velasco Rider (uncredited) | 1954-05-15 |
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The Sun Shines Bright | Deputy (uncredited) | 1953-05-02 |
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Fair Wind to Java | Sailor | 1953-01-28 |
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San Antone | Willie | 1953-02-15 |
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Arena | Cowboy | 1953-06-24 |
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High Noon | Townsman (uncredited) | 1952-06-09 |
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The World in His Arms | Guest (uncredited) | 1952-10-09 |
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Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory | Henchman (uncredited) | 1952-02-08 |
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Fort Osage | Henchman (uncredited) | 1952-02-10 |
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Apache Drums | Townsman (uncredited) | 1951-04-01 |
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Slaughter Trail | Wounded Indian (uncredited) | 1951-10-15 |
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Wagon Master | Jackson (uncredited) | 1950-04-22 |
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The Fargo Phantom | Barnes | 1950-02-09 |
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Desperadoes of the West | Al (uncredited) | 1950-08-02 |
