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{{Infobox person
| name=Ronald Grimwood "Ron" Hayes​
(American film and television actor: ''The Everglades,'' ''The Rounders,'' ''Lassie'', and ''Coors Western Outdoorsman'')
| birth_date=February 26, 1929​
| birth_place=[[San Francisco]], [[California]], USA​
| death_date=October 1, 2004 (aged 75)
|death_place=Malibu, California.​
| nationality=[[United States|American]]​
| alma_mater=[[Stanford University]]​
| spouse=(1) Dorothea Joan Sturgess Hayes (married 1952-1962, divorced)​
(2) Betty Endicott (married 1964-1974, divorced) ​
​(3) Caroline Muir (married 1982-1986, divorced) ​
(4) Carol Capek (married 1996-2000, divorced<br>
'''Three children from first marriage:<br>
Vanessa, Peter Gynt Hayes (deceased), and Heidi ​<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Sam and Marion de Rode Brune​ Hayes
}}​
'''Ronald Grimwood Hayes, known as '''Ron Hayes''' (February 26, 1929&ndash; October 1, 2004), was an [[United States|American]] [[television]] [[actor]] and an activist in the environmental movement who worked to establish the first [[Earth Day]] observance on April 22, 1970. A member of the [[Sierra Club]], he was also a founder of ta river guiding company, Wilderness World.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcrg.org/bqr/17-4/farewells.html|title=''Farewells: Ron Hayes''|publisher=gcrg.org|accessdate=February 6, 2009}}</ref>​>ref name=pgh/>
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In his acting career, Hayes appeared in [[westerns]], [[comedy]], and drama.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371208|title=Ron Hayes profile|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>​
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==Biography==​
Hayes was born to Sam Hayes and the former Marion de Rode Brune in [[San Francisco]] [[California]], both of whom were involved in the stage and acting. Hayes graduated in 1952 from nearby [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto with a degree in foreign relations.<ref name=obit/> Hayes was a [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marine]] in the [[Korean War]]. After military service, Hayes worked for [[radio]] station [[KSJO]] in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], California.<ref name=imdb/>​
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In 1957, Hayes moved with his wife, Joan, and their three children, Vanessa, Peter, and Heidi, to [[Hollywood]] to launch an acting career. He was soon cast in his first engagement in 1957 as Jeff Miller in the episode "A Case of Sudden Death" of the [[NBC]] legal drama ''On Tria,'' renamed ''The Joseph Cotten Show.'' He was further cast as Lieutenant Harry Summers in the episode "Family Portrait" of Lee Marvin's NBC police drama, ''M Squad''.<ref name=imdb/>​
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Late in 1957, Hayes was cast as "The Durango Kid" in the episode "Town of Fear" n the [[ABC]]/Warner Brothers western series, ''Cheyenne,'' starring Clint Walker in the title role. Walter Coy played Sheriff Sam Townley in whose jail the Durango Kid was being held prior to his ill-fated escape. John Doucette was cast as Bill Jenkins, the leader of a [[Lynching|lynch mob]] that plans to remove the Kid from jail and to hang him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0540189|title=Town of Fear on ''Cheyenne''|date=December 3, 1957|publisher=IMDb |accessdate=August 31, 2014}}</ref>​
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Hayes appeared again with Walter Coy in the 1959 film ''Gunmen from Laredo,'' the story of a man seeking revenge for the murder of his wife and the unlikely path to closure for his grief.
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===1960s===​
In the 1961–62 season, Hayes appeared in all thirty-eight episodes as Lincoln Vail, officer of [[Florida]]'s Everglades County Patrol, in the half-hour syndicated adventure series, ''The Everglades.'' After ''The Everglades,'' Hayes appeared in more westerns, including the last season of NBC's ''Laramie'' in two episodes, "Shadow of the Past" and "Protective Custody." He then appeared in Jeffrey Hunter's ''Temple Houston'' as Lambert in the episode "Billy Hart" and on NBC's ''The Virginian'' as Marshal Brett Cole in the episode "Siege." From 1960 to 1964, Hayes appeared as different characters in eight episodes of ''Wagon Train.. In 1964, he appeared once on John Gavin's ''Destry'' series as Jethro Jellico in "Blood Brother-in-law." In 1965, he was cast as Jamie Brewster in the episode "A Long Way Home" of 'Robert Horton's ''A Man Called Shenandoah.''<ref name=imdb/>​

In 1962, Hayes' ten-year marriage by which he had three children, ended in a bitterly contested divorce. In 1964, he wed Betty Endicott, a stunt actress on NBC's ''Bonzanza.'' Hayes himself appeared six times on ''Bonanza.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/files/castbios/stunt.html|title=''Bonanza''{{'}}s Extra Girls: Betty Endicott|publisher=Ponderosa Scenery Homestead.com|accessdate=February 7, 2009}}</ref>
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From 1966, Hayes co-starred as Ben Jones in M-G-M's short-lived ABC comedy-western series ''The Rounders'' about cowpokes on a [[Texas]] [[cattle]] ranch, with Chill Wills as rancherr Jim Ed Love and Patrick Wayne, a son of [[John Wayne]], in the role of Howdy Lewis.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 710</ref> He also appeared on three 1966 episodes of the [[CBS]] animal drama ''Daktari'' playing Roy Meadows, an escaped murderer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ken Lynch and Susan Bailey|url=https://daktaritvshow.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/daktari-season-one-episode-guide "Daktari Season One Episode Guide"|publisher=daktaritvshow.wordpress.com|accessdate=May 22, 2015.</ref>​
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In 1967, Hayes appeared twice as George Moran on'[[Walt Disney]]s ''Wonderful World of Color.'' with [[Roger Mobley]] in the title role of Gallagher. He appeared that same year in several episodes of the ABC [[soap opera]] ''General Hospital.'' In 1968, he appeared in the last episode of the first season of ''Ironside''. He remained in demand for appearances on television westerns, having guest starred twice in 1968–69 on NBC's ''The High Chaparral''' in the episodes "Threshold of Courage" and "A Fella Called Kilroy." Hayes appeared in eight segments of James Arness' CBS western, ''Gunsmoke.''<ref name=imdb/>​
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===Later career===​
From 1969 to 1972, after Robert Bray, as Forest Ranger Corey Stuart, had departed the series, Hayes appeared seven times on CBS's ''Lassie,'' six of those in 1971–1972 in the role of rancher Garth Holden. His co-stars at the time were Larry Pennell, as his brother, and Larry Wilcox as a friend of his son's.<ref name=imdb/>​
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In 1979, Hayes portrayed a Sheriff Pinter in James Arness's ABC series ''How the West Was Won.'' Otherwise, most of his work in the 1970s was on drama series, including Raymond Bur'd ''Ironside'' on NBC and ''The Mod Squad'' on ABC. He also appeared in three CBS series, Jack Lord's original version of ''Hawaii Five-O'' (as Roy in the Season 3 episode "The Ransom" and as Laughlin in the Season 5 episode "The Odd-Lot Caper"), William Conrad's ''Cannon'' (as Harry Gibbons in the episode "Press Pass to the Slammer"), and Buddy Ebsen's ''Barnaby Jones'' (as Sheriff Oscar Hamlin in "Target for a Wedding"). His last recurring work was as Hank Johnson in 1980–1981 in six episodes of CBS's [[prime time]] soap opera ''Dallas.'' Thereafter, in 1983, he appeared as Tim Coulton in "Children of Jamestown" of NBC's ''The A-Team'' starring George Peppard.<ref name=imdb/>​
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==Accidental death==​
Hayes died at the age of seventy-five from complications of an acute subdural hematoma which resulted from a fall near his residence in Malibu, California. He was survived by his three children and five grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>His son Peter Gynt Hayes (1955-2015, was an [[educator]] and outdoorsman like his father. In 1988, he sustained a fall that crushed both heel bones but recovered. He spent his last years in [[Utah]] and taught for twenty-eight years.<ref name=pgh>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?pid=175863971|title=Peter Hayes obituary|publisher=''Salt Lake City Deseret News''|date=September 20, 2015|accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
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==Filmography==​
{| class="wikitable"​
|-​
! Year​
! Title​
! Role​
! Notes​
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|1959|| ''Gunmen from Laredo]' || Walt Keefer ||​
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|1959|| ''Face of a Fugitive'' || Danny Larsen ||​
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|1960|| ''Who Was That Lady?'' || F.B.I. Man || Uncredited​
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|1966|| ''Around the World Under the Sea'' || Brinkman ||​
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|1978|| ''Zero to Sixty'' || Officer Ron ||​
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|1980|| ''Galyon'' || Martin Davis ||​
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|1985|| ''Death Wish 3'' || Lieutenant ||​
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|1986|| ''Say Yes'' || Annie's Father ||​
|}​
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==Western roles==​
During 1958–70, Hayes appeared in at least twenty-two western series:​
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#Clint Walker's ''[[Cheyenne (1955 TV series)|Cheyenne]]'' as the Durango Kid in "Town of Fear: (1957) and as Cote Martin in "Reprieve" (1959) on ABC​
#Wayde Preston's ''Colt .45'' television series as Rick in "The Golden Gun" (ABC, 1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/Western/Colt45.htm|title=''Colt .45''|publisher=ctva.biz|accessdate=December 22, 2012}}</ref>​
#''26 Men,'' syndicated series about the [[Arizona]] Rangers, a force limited to twenty-six members, with Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979) in the episode titled "Cross and Doublecross"​
#James Garner's and Jack Kelly's ''Maverick'' in the episodes "Seed of Deception" and "Passage to Fort Doom" on ABC​
#Ty Hardin's ''Bronco'' in "Trail to Taos" and "Red Water North" on ABC​
#Rory Calhoun's ''The Texan,'' as Rich Taber in "The Ringer" (1959), as Walt Dawson in "Thirty Hours to Kill" (1960), and as Ty Embry in "Showdown" (1960) on CBS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/Western/Texan.htm|title=''The Texan''|publisher=Classic Television Archive|accessdate=January 31, 2013}}</ref>​
#Steve McQueen's ''Wanted: Dead or Alive''' on CBS, as Paul Bradley in the episode "Reckless"​
#Earl Holliman's ''Hotel de Paree'' in the episode "Sundance Goes to Kill" on CBS​
#Joel McCrea's ''Wichita Town''' as Scotty in "Sidekicks" on NBC​
#Henry Fonda's and Allen Case's ''The Deputy''' as Ralph Jenson in "Marked for Bounty" on NBC​
#''Overland Trail'' as Luke in "Mission into Mexico" on NBC​
#The syndicated ''Tombstone Territory'' as Chuck Umber in "Day of the Amnesty" and "The Innocent Man"​
#The syndicated ''Death Valley Days'' as Dan Bartlett in "Devil's Bar"​
#Dale Robertson's ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'' as Ira Kyle in "Run for the River" on NBC​
#Chuck Connors' ''The Rifleman'' as Bruce in "Six Years and a Day" on ABC​
#''[[Klondike (TV series)|Klondike]]'' as Harold Enright in "Sitka Madonna" on NBC​
#Charles Bateman's syndicated ''Two Faces Wes,'' as Toley in "Music Box"​
#''Bonanza,'' in the episodes: "Desert Justice" (as Hurd Cutler), "The Rescue" (as Johnny Reed), "Mirror Of A Man" (as Rube-Homer Barnes / Jud Lolly), "The Bridegroom" (as Jared Wilson), "Night Of Reckoning" (as Donnie Buckler) and "Emily" (as Deputy Marshal Wade McPhail).​
#''Rawhide'' as Owen in "Incident of the Haunted Hills" and as Frank Lawden in "Incident of the Four Horsemen" on CBS​
#''Bat Masterson''' on NBC, starring Gene Barry, in which Hayesmade four appearances as Marshal Wyatt Earp.<ref name=imdb/>​
#''Gunsmoke'' in the episodes "Moo Moo Raid," "Harriet," "Old Faces,'' "Jenny, "I Call Him Wonder, "The Judas Gun,", and "Snow Train,'" Parts One and Two.​
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