Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 20, 1920 (106 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 1992 | John Wayne's 'The Alamo'as Self | |
| 1985 | Starkas Scurvy | |
| 1982 | Crystal Gazingas Band Member (as Charles Hayward) | |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Rangeras Wald (Cavendish gang) | |
| 1980 | Tom Hornas Deputy Proctor | |
| 1979 | Parts: The Clonus Horroras Walker Man | |
| 1978 | The Lord of the Ringsas Character Actor (voice) | |
| 1978 | The Swarmas Standby Engineer | |
| 1977 | CHiPsas | |
| 1977 | Airport '77as Passenger | |
| 1975 | Hustleas Morgue Attendant | |
| 1975 | Rooster Cogburnas Jerry (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Gone with the Westas Mimmo's Men | |
| 1975 | Lepkeas | |
| 1975 | Lepkeas Doorman | |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairieas Cosby | |
| 1974 | The Longest Yardas Trooper I | |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddlesas Outlaw (uncredited) | |
| 1974 | Scream of the Wolfas | |
| 1972 | Night of the Lepusas Jud | |
| 1972 | The Rookiesas | |
| 1972 | Joe Kiddas Eljay | |
| 1970 | Rio Loboas (uncredited) | |
| 1969 | True Gritas Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | 5 Card Studas O'Hara (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | The War Wagonas Blacksmith (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | Nevada Smithas Fitch Man (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | The Rare Breedas Wrangler (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | The Great Raceas Soldier (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumnas Trooper (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Kings of the Sunas Indian Warrior Friend to Black Eagle (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Burke's Lawas Deputy | |
| 1962 | Taras Bulbaas Dolotov (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valanceas Henchman (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | Merrill's Maraudersas Officer | |
| 1961 | The Deadly Companionsas Card Sharp (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Two Rode Togetheras Trooper (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Alamoas Tennessean (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Spartacusas Soldier (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledgeas Capt. Dickinson (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringoas Curly Ivers | |
| 1959 | Wichita Townas | |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiersas Union Captain | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hillas Chalmers | |
| 1959 | Escort Westas Indian | |
| 1959 | Plunderers of Painted Flatsas Stage Driver (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Black Saddleas Fields | |
| 1959 | Black Saddleas Needham | |
| 1959 | Dogfaceas | |
| 1958 | Bat Mastersonas Fugitive in Plaid Shirt | |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringeras Mine Heavy (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas A Rider | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Bob Bradley | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Burt Taggart | |
| 1958 | The Big Countryas Rafe Hannassey | |
| 1958 | The Western: A Lost TV Specialas Self | |
| 1957 | Maverickas | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas Quentin Cleatus | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travelas | |
| 1957 | Forty Gunsas Charlie Savage | |
| 1957 | Run of the Arrowas Corporal | |
| 1957 | The Unholy Wifeas Hazer (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Gun for a Cowardas Nester (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Blue | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Deputy Sheriff | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Farmer | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Posse Man (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Showdown at Abileneas Roughneck (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Gun Brothersas Lookout (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Searchersas Man at Wedding (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Red Sundownas Cowpuncher | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Cowhand | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Jake | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Kemp | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Studer | |
| 1955 | The Road to Denveras Randy (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Jubilee Trailas Velasco Rider (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | Arenaas Cowboy | |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Brightas Deputy (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | San Antoneas Willie | |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Javaas Sailor | |
| 1952 | The World in His Armsas Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Babaas Villager (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | High Noonas Townsman (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Fort Osageas Henchman (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territoryas Henchman (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Slaughter Trailas Wounded Indian (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Apache Drumsas Townsman (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Desperadoes of the Westas Al (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | Wagon Masteras Jackson (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | The Fargo Phantomas Barnes |