1. Charles Bert Hayward was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.
14 Facts About Chuck Hayward
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Chuck Hayward was associated particularly with the films of John Wayne.
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Chuck Hayward doubled for most of the great Western and action stars of the 1950s-1980s.
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Chuck Hayward spent his early youth working cattle, then, at 16, left home to join the rodeo circuit as a bronc rider and horse trainer.
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Chuck Hayward began doing stunts in 1949 on The Fighting Kentuckian, doubling for John Wayne.
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Chuck Hayward was prominent in The Big Country, co-produced by Peck.
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Chuck Hayward was known as "Good Chuck" in contrast to "Bad Chuck", in reference to Chuck Roberson, another of Wayne's stunt doubles.
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Chuck Hayward graduated into stunt coordination, arranging the stunts in films such as The Deadly Companions and the TV series The Rat Patrol.
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Chuck Hayward played small roles in numerous films and TV shows, and his appearance often served as an accurate predictor of an upcoming fight scene.
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Chuck Hayward retired from stunt work in 1981, and from acting in 1989.
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Chuck 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.
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Chuck Hayward died from Hodgkin's Disease at his home in North Hollywood, California, in 1998.
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Chuck Hayward was married three times, to Ellen Powell, by whom he had a daughter, and to Carol Lynn Shepherd.
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Chuck Hayward then married Sally Pape Callaghan on October 30,1982.