Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

1920-01-20 Alliance, Nebraska, U.S.A. 104 Credits

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 br...

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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

1992

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of th...

Stark

Stark

1985

as Scurvy

3.0
Acting

Wichita policeman, Evan Stark, goes to Las Vegas in search of his missing sister, Laura.

Crystal Gazing

Crystal Gazing

1982

as Band Member (as Charles Hayward)

Acting

Experimental drama set in London during the Thatcher administration involving four characters: Neil, a science-fiction illustrator, who is accidentall...

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981

as Wald (Cavendish gang)

4.8
Acting

When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued b...

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981

Stunt Driver

5.0

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling gr...

Airplane!

Airplane!

1980

Stunts

7.3

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

Stunts

7.7

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Tom Horn

Tom Horn

1980

as Deputy Proctor

6.3
Acting

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job...

Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror

1979

as Walker Man

4.4
Acting

An escaped clone tries to expose a government plot to clone everyone and make a perfect society.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

1978

as Character Actor (voice)

6.6
Acting

The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.

Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

Stunts

6.5

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside...

The Swarm

The Swarm

1978

as Standby Engineer

4.9
Acting

Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have...

Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

as Passenger

5.6
Acting

Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passengers must brave panic, slow leaks, oxygen depletio...

Hustle

Hustle

1975

as Morgue Attendant

5.7
Acting

The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that ...

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

as Jerry (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the ai...

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

Stunts

6.4

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the ai...

Gone with the West

Gone with the West

1975

as Mimmo's Men

2.1
Acting

After being framed, a cowboy is sent to jail. After his time is served, he leaves with vengeance in his heart. Soon he meets a young Native American w...

Lepke

Lepke

1975

as Doorman

5.2
Acting

Lepke is the feared leader of "Murder Incorporated" in this underworld drama based on the life of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. Lepke began his criminal ca...

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

1974

as Trooper I

6.7
Acting

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw...

The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

1974

Stunts

6.7

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw...

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974

as Outlaw (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his h...

Scream of the Wolf

Scream of the Wolf

1974

6.2
Acting

A big-game hunter comes out of retirement to help track down a killer wolf, and begins to suspect that it isn't a wolf but an animal that can take hum...

Westworld

Westworld

1973

Stunt Double

6.8

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds—ancient Rome, Medieval times and the Old West—populated by human-like androids. After...

High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter

1973

Stunts

7.3

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the ...

The Train Robbers

The Train Robbers

1973

Stunts

6.3

A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.

Night of the Lepus

Night of the Lepus

1972

as Jud

4.4
Acting

Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives ris...

Joe Kidd

Joe Kidd

1972

as Eljay

6.4
Acting

A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them ...

Joe Kidd

Joe Kidd

1972

Stunts

6.4

A band of Mexicans find their U. S. land claims denied and all the records destroyed in a courthouse fire. Their leader, Louis Chama, encourages them ...

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

1972

Second Unit Director

6.2
Directing

A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.

The Horsemen

The Horsemen

1971

Stunt Coordinator

6.5

In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his v...

Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970

as (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970

Stunts

6.4

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

Stunts

5.5

An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurped by a younger, but incompetent Marshal, and a yo...

True Grit

True Grit

1969

as Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marsha...

True Grit

True Grit

1969

Stunts

7.3

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marsha...

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968

as O'Hara (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.

Villa Rides

Villa Rides

1968

Second Unit Director

6.3
Directing

Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa and his band of ded...

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

as Blacksmith (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the ...

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

Stunts

6.8

An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the ...

El Dorado

El Dorado

1966

Stunts

7.4

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher...

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Fitch Man (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and...

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

1966

as Wrangler (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle i...

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

1966

Stunts

6.0

When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle i...

The Great Race

The Great Race

1965

as Soldier (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward...

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

Stunts

7.0

The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of ...

Major Dundee

Major Dundee

1965

Stunts

6.7

During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on a...

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Trooper (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

Stunts

6.7

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

1963

as Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the U...

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

Stunts

6.6

Ageing, wealthy, rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly ...

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

Stunts

7.0

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is t...

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962

as Dolotov (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for hi...

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

Stunts

7.0

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one ...

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Henchman (uncredited)

7.8
Acting

Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon ...

Merrill's Marauders

Merrill's Marauders

1962

as Officer

6.1
Acting

Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind J...

The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions

1961

as Card Sharp (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son, tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

as Trooper (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

Stunts

6.4

Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.

The Alamo

The Alamo

1960

as Tennessean (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant...

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Soldier (uncredited)

7.5
Acting

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena,...

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

as Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior office...

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Stunts

7.1

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior office...

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Union Captain

6.9
Acting

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes insta...

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

Stunts

6.9

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes insta...

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959

as Chalmers

6.5
Acting

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied...

Plunderers of Painted Flats

Plunderers of Painted Flats

1959

as Stage Driver (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

To scare the squatters from the cattle country he claims as his own, rancher Ed Sampson orders the Martin farm house burned. Galt Martin is killed, an...

Escort West

Escort West

1959

as Indian

5.6
Acting

Seeking a new place to call home, former Confederate soldier Ben Lassiter (Victor Mature) and his daughter meet Beth (Elaine Stewart), whose fiancé is...

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

as Rafe Hannassey

7.6
Acting

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, a...

The Big Country

The Big Country

1958

Stunts

7.6

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, a...

Forty Guns

Forty Guns

1957

as Charlie Savage

6.5
Acting

An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle ...

Forty Guns

Forty Guns

1957

Stunts

6.5

An authoritarian rancher rules an Arizona county with her private posse of hired guns. When a new Marshall arrives to set things straight, the cattle ...

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

1957

as Corporal

6.2
Acting

When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a ...

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

1957

as Hazer (uncredited)

4.6
Acting

A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accident...

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

1957

Stunts

4.6

A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accident...

Gun for a Coward

Gun for a Coward

1956

as Nester (uncredited)

5.6
Acting

A young cowboy, whose dedication to the principles of peace and reason has earned him a reputation for cowardice, overcomes his psychological aversion...

Showdown at Abilene

Showdown at Abilene

1956

as Roughneck (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to find everyone thought he was dead. His old friend Dave...

Gun Brothers

Gun Brothers

1956

as Lookout (uncredited)

4.3
Acting

Recently discharged cavalry sergeant Chad Santee (Buster Crabbe) joins his brother, Jubal (Neville Brand), and discovers that Jubal is a wanted outlaw...

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

as Man at Wedding (uncredited)

7.7
Acting

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

Stunts

7.7

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

Red Sundown

Red Sundown

1956

as Cowpuncher

6.1
Acting

When his life is saved in a shootout by a fellow gunman whose life he in turn had saved, Alex Longmire promises to give up his way of life. Riding int...

The Road to Denver

The Road to Denver

1955

as Randy (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

The Mayhew brothers flee from one Texas town to another as older brother Bill repeatedly attempts to keep younger brother Sam out of jail. Bill finall...

Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail

1954

as Velasco Rider (uncredited)

4.8
Acting

A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is killed enroute, and his wife finds herself with chi...

Hondo

Hondo

1953

Stunt Double

6.6

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

Arena

Arena

1953

as Cowboy

4.7
Acting

Left by his wife, a vain rodeo star picks up a floozy and rides a bad Brahman bull.

The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

as Deputy (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a yo...

San Antone

San Antone

1953

as Willie

5.0
Acting

After the Civil War, a cowboy who's a former Union soldier leads a cattle drive into Mexico now occupied by the French...

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java

1953

as Sailor

4.9
Acting

The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vesse...

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java

1953

Stunts

4.9

The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vesse...

The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

1952

as Guest (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.

The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

1952

Stunts

6.5

A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.

High Noon

High Noon

1952

as Townsman (uncredited)

7.7
Acting

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train....

High Noon

High Noon

1952

Stunts

7.7

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train....

Fort Osage

Fort Osage

1952

as Henchman (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Rod Cameron stars as frontier scout Tim Clay, assigned to guide a wagon train through Indian territory. Clay knows that he's in for a lot of trouble b...

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

1952

as Henchman (uncredited)

4.2
Acting

Story concerns the efforts of Buffalo Bill to protect the Indian's land from a gang who want to get the gold buried there. The outlaws disguise themse...

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952

Stunts

6.9

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the...

Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail

1951

as Wounded Indian (uncredited)

3.8
Acting

Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war...

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

1951

as Townsman (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

1951

Stunts

6.2

A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.

Rio Grande

Rio Grande

1950

Stunts

6.8

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable st...

Desperadoes of the West

Desperadoes of the West

1950

as Al (uncredited)

3.8
Acting

A group of ranchers, led by Colonel Arnold and Ward Gordon, are drilling an oil well but getting fierce opposition from an unknown gang of outlaws. Ea...

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

as Jackson (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, a...

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

Stunts

6.7

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, a...

The Fargo Phantom

The Fargo Phantom

1950

as Barnes

Acting

This entry in Universal's series of "Musical Westerns" shorts has Tex Williams, assisted by Deuce Spriggins and Smokey Rogers, bringing his six guns, ...

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

Stunts

6.9

On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be ...