Robert Hays

Birth Name: Robert Blakely Hays

Place of Birth: Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 24, 1947

Ethnicity: Norwegian (maternal grandmother), English, some Scottish, Irish, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Welsh, distant Belgian and French

Robert Hays is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as Ted Striker in the films Airplane! and Airplane II: The Sequel, and for voicing Tony Stark in the 1990s Iron Man animated series.

Robert is the son of Evelyn and John Hays. He has a son, guitarist Jake Hays, with his former wife, musician, actress, and artist Cherie Currie.

Robert’s paternal grandfather was John Earl Hays (the son of David Hays and Sallie Whitworth). Robert’s grandfather John was born in Texas. David was born in Alabama, the son of W. A. Hays.

Robert’s paternal grandmother was Clara Adella Rousseau (the daughter of John Luther Rousseau and Ella Nancy Bethel). Clara was born in Kentucky. John was born in Missouri, the son of John Wesley Rousseau and Martha Custis Stewart. Ella was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Peter Bethel and Mary Solesbury Willingham.

Robert’s maternal grandfather was Wilfred Elmo Blakely (the son of Thomas Alberton Blakely and Hanna Margaret Lever). Wilfred was born in Ontario, Canada. Thomas was born in Ontario, the son of Thomas Blakely, who was from County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and of Margaret Isabella Orr. Hanna was born in Ontario, the daughter of Roger Lever and Rebecca Isabella Holley.

Robert’s maternal grandmother was Mabel Bertha Anderson (the daughter of Jacob Cornelius Anderson and Johanna Brunhild Johnson). Mabel was born in North Dakota. Jacob was born in Wisconsin, to Norwegian parents. Johanna was also Norwegian.

Sources: Robert Hays on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Robert’s father – https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com