Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American actor and director. He is best remembered for his many character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of

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, as well as films supporting Lon Chaney,

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James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, he was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and maj ...

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, and

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. Hale was usually billed as Alan Hale and his career in film lasted 40 years. His son,

Alan Hale Jr. Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his secondary lead ro ...

, also became an actor and remains most famous for playing " the Skipper" on the television series ''

Gilligan's Island ''Gilligan's Island'' is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz. The show's ensemble cast features Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, and Dawn Wells. It aired for th ...

''.

Early life

Hale was born Rufus Edward Mackahan in Washington, D.C. He studied to be an opera singer.

Career

His first film role was in the 1911

silent movie ''Silent Movie'' is a 1976 American satirical silent comedy film co-written, directed by and starring Mel Brooks, released by 20th Century Fox in summer 1976. The ensemble cast includes Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Bernadette Peters, and S ...

'' The Cowboy and the Lady''. He became a leading man while working in 1913–1915 for the

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in their special feature film productions sponsored and controlled by Marc Klaw and Abraham Erlanger. Later, he became more of a character actor; he played " Little John" in the film ''

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'' (1922), with

and

, reprised the role 16 years later in ''

The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Epic film, epic swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and written by Norman Reilly Ra ...

'' (1938) with

and

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, then played him once more in '' Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' (1950) with John Derek as

's son, a unique 28-year string of portrayals of the same character in theatrical films. Hale played

Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (; – 20 July 1616) was an Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", he led the confederacy of Irish lords against the English Crown in resistance to the Tudor conquest of Ir ...

, in ''

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'' (1939), featuring a pivotal confrontation with the

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, portrayed by Flynn. His other films include the epic '' The Trap'' (1922) with Lon Chaney, ''

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'' (1928); as well as '' Fog Over Frisco'' with

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; ''

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'' with Baby LeRoy and William Frawley; '' The Little Minister'' with

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; and ''

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'' with

and

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; (all released in 1934); '' Stella Dallas'' with Barbara Stanwyck; '' High, Wide, and Handsome'' (both 1937) with

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and

Dorothy Lamour Dorothy Lamour (born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton; December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American actress and singer. She is best remembered for having appeared in the ''Road to...'' movies, a series of successful comedies starring Bing C ...

; '' The Fighting 69th'' with

and Pat O'Brien; '' They Drive By Night'' with

George Raft George Raft (né Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is remembe ...

and

; '' Virginia City'' (all 1940) with Errol Flynn,

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, come ...

, and

; ''

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'' (1941) with Edward G. Robinson,

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, and George Raft; and as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the ''

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'' (1943) with

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Acade ...

. He also co-starred with Errol Flynn and

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in the successful western film '' Dodge City'' (1939) where he played the slightly dimwitted but likable and comical Rusty Hart,

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to Flynn's character, Sheriff Wade Hatton. Hale co-starred with Errol Flynn in 13 movies. Hale directed eight movies during the 1920s and 1930s and acted in 235 theatrical films in total. Hale also had success as an inventor. Among his innovations were a sliding theater chair (to allow spectators to slide back to admit newcomers rather than standing), the hand fire extinguisher, and greaseless potato chips.

Personal life

Hale's wife of over 30 years was Gretchen Hartman (1897–1979), a former child actress, silent film player, and mother of the couple's three children. He was the father of actor

, best known as " the Skipper" in the ''

'' television series. Father and son closely resembled one another, leading to occasional confusion after Hale Sr.'s death when Hale Jr. dropped the Jr. from his name. Hale Sr. and Hale Jr. both played the same character, Porthos the musketeer, in movies 40 years apart. Alan Hale Sr. played the character in the 1939 film ''Man in the Iron Mask'', while Alan Hale Jr. played him in '' The Fifth Musketeer'' in 1979. Alan Hale Sr. died at age 57 in Hollywood, California, on January 22, 1950, following a

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ailment and viral infection. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in

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, next to his wife. There is a street named after Hale in

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Filmography

* '' The Cowboy and the Lady'' (1911, film debut) * ''Jane Eyre'' (1914) * '' Strongheart'' (1914) as Ralph Thorne * '' The Woman in Black'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1916) as Tom Driscoll * '' The Purple Lady'' (1916) as Count Louis Petelier * '' The Woman in the Case'' (1916) as Julian Rolfe * ''The Beast'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) as Jerry Braden * '' The Scarlet Oath'' (1916) as John Huntington * ''The Love Thief'' (1916) as Captain Arthur Boyce * '' The Americano'' (1916) * '' The Price She Paid'' (1917) as Stanley Baird * ''One Hour'' (1917) as G.D. Stanley * '' Life's Whirlpool'' (1917) as Dr. Henry Grey * '' The Eternal Temptress'' (1917) as Count Rudolph Frizel * ''Moral Suicide'' (1918) as 'Lucky' Travers * '' The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1921) as Karl von Hartrott * '' The Barbarian'' (1921) as Mark Grant * '' A Voice in the Dark'' (1921) as Dr. Hugh Sainsbury * '' A Wise Fool'' (1921) as George Masson * '' Over the Wire'' (1921) as James Twyford * '' The Fox'' (1921) as Rufus B. Coulter * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1921) as Gustave Seaman * '' One Glorious Day'' (1922) as Ben Wadley * ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' (Danish language, Danish and ; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act Play (theatre), play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 De ...

'' (1922) as Torvald Helmer * '' The Trap'' (1922) as Benson * '' The Dictator'' (1922) as Sabos * ''

'' (1922) as Little John * '' Shirley of the Circus'' (1922) as Max * '' Quicksands'' (1923) as Ferrago * ''

The Covered Wagon ''The Covered Wagon'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Epic film, epic Western film released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze based on a 1922 novel of the same name by Emerson Hough about a group of pioneers tr ...

'' (1923) as Sam Woodhull * ''

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'' (1923) as himself (cameo) * '' Main Street'' (1923) as Miles Bjornstam * '' The Eleventh Hour'' (1923) as Prince Stefan de Bernie * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1923) as Colonel Moreau * '' Long Live the King'' (1923) as King Karl * '' Black Oxen'' (1923) as Prince Rohenhauer * '' Code of the Wilderness'' (1924) as Willard Masten * ''Girls Men Forget'' (1924) as Jimmy Masson * '' One Night in Rome'' (1924) as Duke Mareno * '' For Another Woman'' (1924) * '' Troubles of a Bride'' (1924) as Gordon Blake * ''

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ear ...

'' (1925) as Tom King * ''

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'' (1925) as Arthur Barrington * '' The Crimson Runner'' (1925) as Gregory * '' The Wedding Song'' (1925, director) * '' The Scarlet Honeymoon'' (1925, director) * '' Ranger of the Big Pines'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) (directed) * '' Hearts and Fists'' (1926) as Preston Tolley * '' Forbidden Waters'' (1926, director) * ''

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'' (1927) as 'Happy' Dan Morgan * '' Rubber Tires'' (1927) (directed) * '' The Wreck of the Hesperus'' (1927) as Singapore Jack * '' The Leopard Lady'' (1928) as Caesar * ''

'' (1928) as Slim Strede * '' The Cop'' (1928) as Mather * '' Oh, Kay!'' (1928) as Jansen * '' Power'' (1928) as Hanson * '' Sal of Singapore'' (1928) as Captain Ericsson * '' The Spieler'' (1928) as Flash * ''

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'' (1929) as Otto Schmidt * '' Sailor's Holiday'' (1929) as Adam Pike * ''The Sap'' (1929) as Jim Belden * '' Red Hot Rhythm'' (1929) as Walter * '' She Got What She Wanted'' (1930) as Dave * ''

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'' (1931) as Stevens * '' The Night Angel'' (1931) as Bezel * '' Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)'' (1931) as Jeb Mondstrum * '' The Sin of Madelon Claudet'' (1931) as Hubert * '' U-67'' (1931) as Greg Winters * '' The Sea Ghost'' (1931) as Capt. Greg Winters * '' Union Depot'' (1932) as The Baron – a.k.a. Bushy Sloan * '' So Big!'' (1932) as Klass Poole * '' Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1932) as Mr. Simpson * '' The Match King'' (1932) as Borglund * '' What Price Decency'' (1933) as Klaus van Leyden * '' The Eleventh Commandment'' (1933) as Max Stager * '' Destination Unknown'' (1933) as Lundstrom * ''

'' (1934) as Sam * '' The Lost Patrol'' (1934) as Cook * ''

'' (1934) as Danker * '' Picture Brides'' (1934) as Von Luden * '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1934) as Holger Jachman * '' Fog Over Frisco'' (1934) as Chief O'Malley * '' Of Human Bondage'' (1934) as Emil Miller * ''

The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a historical novel by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who concei ...

'' (1934) as Bartholomew Hockings * '' Imitation of Life'' (1934) as Martin the Furniture Man * ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by English author Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. The novel is a bildungsroman and depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens' second novel, after ''Dav ...

'' (1934) as Joe Gargery * '' There's Always Tomorrow'' (1934) as Henry * '' Broadway Bill'' (1934) as Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * '' Babbitt'' (1934) as Charlie McKelvey * '' The Little Minister'' (1934) as Rob Dow * '' Grand Old Girl'' (1935) as Click Dade * '' The Good Fairy'' (1935) as Maurice Schlapkohl * ''

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'' (1935) as Blondel * '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1935) as Burbix * '' Another Face'' (1935) as Charles L. Kellar – Studio Head * ''

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'' (1936) as Police Inspector Florio * '' A Message to Garcia'' (1936) as Dr. Ivan Krug * '' The Country Beyond'' (1936) as Jim Alison * '' Parole!'' (1936) as John Borchard * ''

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'' (1936) as John Alexander Hardigan * '' Our Relations'' (1936) as Joe Grogan -Denker's waiter * '' God's Country and the Woman'' (1937) as Bjorn Skalka * '' Jump for Glory'' (1937, a.k.a. ''When Thief Meets Thief'') as Jim Diall 'Col. Fane' * '' Thin Ice'' (1937) as Baron * ''

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The plot conce ...

'' (1937) as Captain of the Guard * '' High, Wide, and Handsome'' (1937) as Walt Brennan * '' Stella Dallas'' (1937) as Ed Munn * '' Music for Madame'' (1937) as Detective Flugelman * '' The Adventures of Marco Polo'' (1938) as Kaidu * '' Four Men and a Prayer'' (1938) as Mr. Furnoy * ''

'' (1938) as John Little, a.k.a. Little John * ''

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'' (1938) as Grander * '' Valley of the Giants'' (1938) as 'Ox' Smith * '' The Sisters'' (1938) as Sam Johnson * ''

Listen, Darling ''Listen, Darling'' is a 1938 American musical film, musical comedy film starring Judy Garland, Freddie Bartholomew, Mary Astor, and Walter Pidgeon. It is best known as being the film in which Judy Garland sings "Zing! Went the Strings of My Hear ...

'' (1938) as J.J. Slattery * '' Pacific Liner'' (1939) as Gallagher * '' Dodge City'' (1939) as Algernon 'Rusty' Hart * '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939) as

Porthos Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), '' Twenty Years After'' (1845), and '' The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847–1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the o ...

* '' Dust Be My Destiny'' (1939) as Mike Leonard * ''

'' (1939) as

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* '' On Your Toes'' (1939) as Sergei Alexandrovitch * '' The Fighting 69th'' (1940) as Sgt. 'Big Mike' Wynn * '' Green Hell'' (1940) as Doctor Loren * ''Alice in Movieland'' (1940, Short) as Carlo's Guest (uncredited) * '' Three Cheers for the Irish'' (1940) as Gallagher * '' Virginia City'' (1940) as Olaf "Moose" Swenson * '' The Sea Hawk'' (1940) as Carl Pitt * '' They Drive by Night'' (1940) as Ed J. Carlsen * '' Tugboat Annie Sails Again'' (1940) as Capt. Bullwinkle * ''

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'' (1940) as Tex Bell * '' The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) as Old Man Grimes * '' The Great Mr. Nobody'' (1941) as 'Skipper' Martin * '' Footsteps in the Dark'' (1941) as Inspector Mason * '' Thieves Fall Out'' (1941) as Rodney Barnes * ''

'' (1941) as Jumbo Wells * '' The Smiling Ghost'' (1941) as Norton * '' Captains of the Clouds'' (1942) as 'Tiny' Murphy * '' Juke Girl'' (1942) as Yippee * '' Desperate Journey'' (1942) as Flight Sergeant Kirk Edwards * '' Gentleman Jim'' (1942) as Pat Corbett * ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'' is a 1943 American war film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, and adapted by John Howard Lawson from a story by Guy Gilpatric. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and R ...

'' (1943) as Alfred "Boats" O'Hara * ''

'' (1943) as Sgt. McGee * '' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' (1943) as Alan Hale * '' Destination Tokyo'' (1943) as 'Cookie' Wainwright * '' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) as Steve Gillis * '' Make Your Own Bed'' (1944) as Walter Whirtle * '' Janie'' (1944) as Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon * '' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944) as himself (cameo) * '' Roughly Speaking'' (1945) as Lew Morton * '' Hotel Berlin'' (1945) as Herman Plottke * '' God Is My Co-Pilot'' (1945) as Big Mike Harrigan * '' Escape in the Desert'' (1945) as Dr. Orville Tedder * '' Perilous Holiday'' (1946) as Dr. Lilley * '' Night and Day'' (1946) as Leon Dowling * '' The Time, the Place and the Girl'' (1946) as John Braden * '' The Man I Love'' (1947) as Riley * '' That Way with Women'' (1947) as Herman Brinker * '' Pursued'' (1947) as Jake Dingle * ''

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'' (1947) as Fred Durkin * '' My Wild Irish Rose'' (1947) as John Donovan * '' My Girl Tisa'' (1948) as Dugan * '' Adventures of Don Juan'' (1948) as Leporello * '' Whiplash'' (1948) as Terrance O'Leary * '' South of St. Louis'' (1949) as Jake Everts * '' The Younger Brothers'' (1949) as Sheriff Knudson * '' The House Across the Street'' (1949) as J.B. Grinnell * '' Always Leave Them Laughing'' (1949) as Sam Washburn * '' The Inspector General'' (1949) as Kovatch * '' Stars in My Crown'' (1950) as Jed Isbell * '' Colt .45'' (1950) as Sheriff Harris * '' Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' (1950) as Little John (final film)

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