Alan Hale, Sr.

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birthname = Rufus Edward Mackahan
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location = Washington, D.C., United States
deathdate = death date and age|1950|1|22|1892|2|10|mf=y
deathplace = Hollywood, California, United States
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Alan Hale, Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan, February 10, 1892 - January 22,1950) was an American movie actor and director, best known for his many supporting character roles, in particular as frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn. He was the father of lookalike actor Alan Hale, Jr., best known as "the Skipper" on television's "Gilligan's Island".

Career

Hale was born in Washington, D.C.. His first film role was in the 1911 silent movie "The Cowboy and the Lady". He played "Little John" in the 1922 film "Robin Hood", with Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery, reprised the role sixteen years later in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone, then played him yet again in "Rogues of Sherwood Forest" in 1950 with Bo Derek's future husband John Derek as Robin Hood, 28 years after his initial performance (possibly the longest period for an actor in the same role in movie history). His other films include "Fog Over Frisco", "The Little Minister", and "It Happened One Night" with Clark Gable, all released in 1934; the 1937 remake of "Stella Dallas"; "High, Wide, and Handsome"; "The Fighting 69th" with James Cagney; "They Drive By Night" with George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, and Humphrey Bogart; "Manpower" with Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft; and as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the 1943 movie "This Is the Army" with George Murphy and Ronald Reagan.

Hale directed eight movies during the 1920s and 1930s and acted in 235 theatrical films.

Father and Son

Hale's son Alan Hale, Jr. played the Skipper in "Gilligan's Island" on television, and the two blond and heavy-set actors closely resembled each other. Both men had very long and extremely successful movie/television careers.

Death

Alan Hale, Sr. died in Hollywood, California on January 22 1950 following a liver ailment and viral infection. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

Hale's son (who died 40 years later, almost to the day) often regretted that his father had died before the major success of "Gilligan's Island".

Partial filmography

*"The Cowboy and the Lady" (1911)
*"The Fox" (1921)
*"The Trap" (1922)
*"Robin Hood" (1922)
*"The Covered Wagon" (1923)
*"Cameo Kirby" (1923)
*"Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)" (1931)
*"The Sin of Madelon Claudet" (1931)
*"Union Depot" (1932)
*"The Lost Patrol" (1934)
*"It Happened One Night" (1934)
*"Fog Over Frisco" (1934)
*"Of Human Bondage" (1934)
*"Imitation of Life" (1934)
*"The Little Minister" (1934)
*"The Crusades" (1935)
*"The Last Days of Pompeii" (1935)
*"Two in the Dark" (1936)
*"A Message to Garcia" (1936)
*"Our Relations" (1936)
*"The Prince and the Pauper" (1937)
*"High, Wide, and Handsome" (1937)
*"Stella Dallas" (1937)
*"Thin Ice" (1937)
*"The Adventures of Marco Polo" (1938)
*"The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938)
*"Four Men and a Prayer" (1938)
*"Algiers" (1938)
*"Listen, Darling" (1938)
*"Dodge City" (1939)
*"The Man in the Iron Mask" (1939)
*"Dust Be My Destiny" (1939)
*"The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex" (1939)
*"On Your Toes" (1939)
*"Green Hell" (1940)
*"The Fighting 69th" (1940)
*"Virginia City" (1940)
*"The Sea Hawk" (1940)
*"They Drive by Night" (1940)
*"Tugboat Annie Sails Again" (1940)
*"Santa Fe Trail" (1940)
*"The Strawberry Blonde" (1941)
*"Footsteps in the Dark" (1941)
*"Manpower" (1941)
*"Captains of the Clouds" (1942)
*"Desperate Journey" (1942)
*"Gentleman Jim" (1942)
*"Action in the North Atlantic" (1943)
*"This Is the Army" (1943)
*"Destination Tokyo" (1943)
*"The Adventures of Mark Twain" (1944)
*"God Is My Co-Pilot" (1945)
*"Hotel Berlin" (1945)
*"Night and Day" (1946)
*"The Man I Love" (1947)
*"Pursued" (1947)
*"Adventures of Don Juan" (1948)
*"Stars in My Crown" (1950)
*"Rogues of Sherwood Forest" (1950)

External links

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References

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NAME= Hale, Alan, Sr.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor, film director
DATE OF BIRTH= 10 February, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH= Washington, D.C.
DATE OF DEATH= 22 January, 1950
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California