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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
Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, freque ...
, as well as films supporting
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,
Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' ( ...
,
Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thi ...
,
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,
Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades ...
,
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,
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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 role ...
, 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
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'' 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
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. Later, he became more of a character actor; he played "
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" in the film ''
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'' (1922), with
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and
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, reprised the role 16 years later in ''
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, then played him once more in ''
Rogues of Sherwood Forest ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, S ...
'' (1950) with
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's son, a unique 28-year string of portrayals of the same character in theatrical films. Hale played
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, in ''
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'' is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play '' Elizabeth the Queen'' by Maxwell Anders ...
'' (1939), featuring a pivotal confrontation with the Earl of Essex, 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 ''Fog Over Frisco'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay by Robert N. Lee and Eugene Solow was based on the short story ''The Five Fragments'' by George Dyer. Plot Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) is ...
'' with
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; ''
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'' with
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; '' The Little Minister'' with
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; and ''
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'' with
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; (all released in 1934); '' Stella Dallas'' with
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; ''
High, Wide, and Handsome ''High, Wide and Handsome'' is a 1937 American musical Western film starring Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Alan Hale, Sr., Charles Bickford and Dorothy Lamour. The film was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and written by Oscar Hammerstein II and G ...
'' (both 1937) with
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; ''
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'' with
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and Pat O'Brien; '' They Drive By Night'' with
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and
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; ''
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'' (all 1940) with Errol Flynn,
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; ''
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'' (1941) with
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, and George Raft; and as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the ''
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'' (1943) with
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. He also co-starred with Errol Flynn and
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in the successful western film ''
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'' (1939) where he played the slightly dimwitted but likeable 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.''
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'', January 25, 1950


Personal life

Hale's wife of over 30 years was
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(1897–1979), a former child actress, silent film player, and mother of the couple's three children. He was the father of actor
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 role ...
, best known as " the Skipper" in the ''
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'' 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 ''
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'' in 1979. Alan Hale Sr. died at age 57 in
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, on January 22, 1950, following a
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ailment and viral infection. He is interred in the
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in
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, next to his wife.


Filmography

* '' The Cowboy and the Lady'' (1911, film debut) * ''Jane Eyre'' (1914) * ''
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'' (1914) as Ralph Thorne * ''
The Woman in Black ''The Woman in Black'' is a 1983 gothic horror novel by English writer Susan Hill. The plot concerns a mysterious spectre that haunts a small English town. A television film based on the story, also called '' The Woman in Black'', was produce ...
'' (1914) * ''
Pudd'nhead Wilson ''Pudd'nhead Wilson'' (1894) is a novel by American writer Mark Twain. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys—one, born into slavery, with 1/32 black ancestry; the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look s ...
'' (1916) as Tom Driscoll * ''
The Purple Lady ''The Purple Lady'' is a lost 1916 American silent comedy film. Directed by George A. Lessey, the film stars Ralph Herz, Irene Howley, and Alan Hale. It was released on June 26, 1916. Cast list * Ralph C. Herz as Silas Gilworthy * Irene Howl ...
'' (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 ''The Scarlet Oath'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Powell and Travers Vale and starring Gail Kane, Philip Hahn and Carleton Macy.Katchmer p.346 Cast * Gail Kane as Olga Pavloff / Nina Pavloff * Philip Hahn as Ivan Pa ...
'' (1916) as John Huntington * ''The Love Thief'' (1916) as Captain Arthur Boyce * '' The Americano'' (1916) * ''
The Price She Paid ''The Price She Paid'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Giblyn and starring Clara Kimball Young, Louise Beaudet and Alan Hale.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.304 It was shot at Lewis J. Selznick's Fort Lee ...
'' (1917) as Stanley Baird * ''One Hour'' (1917) as G.D. Stanley * '' Life's Whirlpool'' (1917) as Dr. Henry Grey * ''
The Eternal Temptress ''The Eternal Temptress'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Émile Chautard and written by Fred de Gresac and Eve Unsell. The film stars Lina Cavalieri, Elliott Dexter, Mildred Conselman, Alan Hale, Sr., Edward Fielding, and Hallen ...
'' (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 ''A Wise Fool'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures. This film is based on the novel ''The Money Master'' by Sir Gilbert Parker and was directed by George Melford. James Kirkw ...
'' (1921) as George Masson * ''
Over the Wire ''Over the Wire'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Alice Lake, Alan Roscoe and Alan Hale.Connelly p.393 Cast * Alice Lake as Kathleen Dexter * Alan Roscoe Alan Roscoe (born John Albert Rascoe; A ...
'' (1921) as James Twyford * '' The Fox'' (1921) as Rufus B. Coulter * '' The Great Impersonation'' (1921) as Gustave Seaman * ''
One Glorious Day ''One Glorious Day'' is a lost 1922 American silent fantasy comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Barry Barringer and Walter Woods. The film stars Will Rogers, Lila Lee, Alan Hale, Sr., Johnny Fox, George Nichols, and Emily Rait. ...
'' (1922) as Ben Wadley * ''
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'' (1922) as Torvald Helmer * '' The Trap'' (1922) as Benson * '' The Dictator'' (1922) as Sabos * ''
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'' (1922) as
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* ''
Shirley of the Circus ''Shirley of the Circus'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee, and starring Shirley Mason, George O'Hara, Crauford Kent, Alan Hale Sr., and Lule Warrenton. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on November 1 ...
'' (1922) as Max * '' Quicksands'' (1923) as Ferrago * ''
The Covered Wagon ''The Covered Wagon'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent Western (genre), 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 ''Black Oxen'' is a 1923 American silent fantasy / romantic drama film starring Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle, and Clara Bow. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the film is based on the controversial best-selling 1923 novel of the same name by Gertru ...
'' (1923) as Prince Rohenhauer * ''
Code of the Wilderness ''Code of the Wilderness'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by David Smith and starring John Bowers, Alice Calhoun, and Alan Hale. Cast * John Bowers as Rex Randerson * Alice Calhoun as Ruth Harkness * Alan Hale as Willa ...
'' (1924) as Willard Masten * ''Girls Men Forget'' (1924) as Jimmy Masson * ''
One Night in Rome ''One Night in Rome'' is a 1924 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qua ...
'' (1924) as Duke Mareno * ''
For Another Woman ''For Another Woman'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring Kenneth Harlan, Florence Billings, and Tyrone Power Sr. Synopsis A New York City wastrel inherits an estate in Canada. Cast Preservation A ...
'' (1924) * ''
Troubles of a Bride ''Troubles of a Bride'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Tom Buckingham and written by John Stone and Tom Buckingham. The film stars Robert Agnew, Mildred June, Alan Hale Sr., Bruce Covington, Dolores Rousse, and Heinie Conkli ...
'' (1924) as Gordon Blake * ''
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'' (1925) as Tom King * ''
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'' (1925) as Arthur Barrington * ''
The Crimson Runner ''The Crimson Runner'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Tom Forman (actor), Tom Forman and starring Priscilla Dean, Bernard Siegel (actor), Bernard Siegel, and Alan Hale Sr., Alan Hale. Plot As described in a film m ...
'' (1925) as Gregory * '' The Wedding Song'' (1925, director) * ''
The Scarlet Honeymoon ''The Scarlet Honeymoon'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Alan Hale and starring Shirley Mason, Pierre Gendron, and Allan Sears Allan Sears (March 9, 1887 – August 18, 1942) was an American film actor who played leading ...
'' (1925, director) * '' Ranger of the Big Pines'' (1925) * ''
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'' (1925) (directed) * ''
Hearts and Fists ''Hearts and Fists'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring John Bowers (actor), John Bowers, Marguerite De La Motte, and Alan Hale Sr., Alan Hale.Munden p. 334 Plot As described in a film magaz ...
'' (1926) as Preston Tolley * '' Forbidden Waters'' (1926, director) * ''
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'' (1927) as 'Happy' Dan Morgan * ''
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'' (1927) (directed) * ''
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'' (1927) as Singapore Jack * ''
The Leopard Lady ''The Leopard Lady'' is a 1928 American silent horror film directed by Rupert Julian, written by Beulah Marie Dix, and starring Jacqueline Logan, Alan Hale and Robert Armstrong. The film, based on a play by Edward Childs Carpenter, is about a ...
'' (1928) as Caesar * ''
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'' (1928) as Slim Strede * '' The Cop'' (1928) as Mather * ''
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'' (1928) as Jansen * ''
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'' (1928) as Hanson * ''
Sal of Singapore ''Sal of Singapore'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Complete prints o ...
'' (1928) as Captain Ericsson * ''
The Spieler ''The Spieler'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Alan Hale Sr., Alan Hale, Clyde Cook (actor), Clyde Cook and Renée Adorée.Munden p.756 It was released as a part-talkie, during the transition from silent film, ...
'' (1928) as Flash * ''
The Leatherneck ''The Leatherneck'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Prints of the fil ...
'' (1929) as Otto Schmidt * '' Sailor's Holiday'' (1929) as Adam Pike * ''The Sap'' (1929) as Jim Belden * ''
Red Hot Rhythm ''Red Hot Rhythm'' (1929) is an American pre-Code early sound musical film directed by Leo McCarey, and starring Alan Hale Sr., Kathryn Crawford, Walter O'Keefe, and Josephine Dunn. As originally released by Pathé Exchange, the film feat ...
'' (1929) as Walter * '' She Got What She Wanted'' (1930) as Dave * ''
Aloha ''Aloha'' ( , ) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a simple greeting but has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians, for whom the term is used to define a f ...
'' (1931) as Stevens * ''
The Night Angel ''The Night Angel'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by Edmund Goulding. The film stars Nancy Carroll, Fredric March, Phoebe Foster, Alison Skipworth and Alan Hale, Sr. The film was released on July 18, 1931, by Paramo ...
'' (1931) as Bezel * ''
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) ''Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)'' is a 1931 American pre-Code film directed and produced by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greta Garbo and Clark Gable. The film was based on the novel by David Graham Phillips and made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ...
'' (1931) as Jeb Mondstrum * ''
The Sin of Madelon Claudet ''The Sin of Madelon Claudet'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play ''The Lullaby'' by Edward Knoblock. It tell ...
'' (1931) as Hubert * '' U-67'' (1931) as Greg Winters * ''
The Sea Ghost ''The Sea Ghost'' is a 1931 American pre-Code film directed by William Nigh and starring Alan Hale, Clarence Wilson, Claud Allister and Laura La Plante. The film was retitled ''U 67'' for its American reissue, stating in the foreword that "som ...
'' (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 ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's jo ...
'' (1932) as Mr. Simpson * ''
The Match King ''The Match King'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film made by First National Pictures, directed by William Keighley and Howard Bretherton. The film starred Warren William and Lili Damita, and follows the rise and fall of Swedish safety matc ...
'' (1932) as Borglund * ''What Price Decency'' (1933) as Klaus van Leyden * '' The Eleventh Commandment'' (1933) as Max Stager * '' Destination Unknown'' (1933) as Lundstrom * ''
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen ''Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen'' is a 1934 pre-Code American comedy-drama film, starring Dorothea Wieck, Alice Brady, and Baby LeRoy, written by Adela Rogers St. Johns and Jane Storm from a novel and story by Rupert Hughes, and directed by Alexan ...
'' (1934) as Sam * '' The Lost Patrol'' (1934) as Cook * ''
It Happened One Night ''It Happened One Night'' is a 1934 pre-Code American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite ( Claudette Colbert) tr ...
'' (1934) as Danker * ''
Picture Brides ''Picture Brides'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code adventure film, directed by Phil Rosen. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Regis Toomey and Alan Hale. Plot Four mail order brides from New Orleans and a young girl conned into a non-existing job in ...
'' (1934) as Von Luden * '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1934) as Holger Jachman * ''
Fog Over Frisco ''Fog Over Frisco'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle. The screenplay by Robert N. Lee and Eugene Solow was based on the short story ''The Five Fragments'' by George Dyer. Plot Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) is ...
'' (1934) as Chief O'Malley * ''
Of Human Bondage ''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in i ...
'' (1934) as Emil Miller * ''
The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction 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 ...
'' (1934) as Bartholomew Hockings * '' Imitation of Life'' (1934) as Martin the Furniture Man * ''
Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...
'' (1934) as Joe Gargery * '' There's Always Tomorrow'' (1934) as Henry * ''
Broadway Bill ''Broadway Bill'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy. Screenplay by Robert Riskin and based on the short story "Strictly Confidential" by Mark Hellinger, the film is about a ...
'' (1934) as Orchestra Leader (uncredited) * ''
Babbitt Babbitt may refer to: Fiction * ''Babbitt'' (novel), a 1922 novel by Sinclair Lewis ** ''Babbitt'' (1924 film), a 1924 silent film based on the novel ** ''Babbitt'' (1934 film), a 1934 film based on the novel *Babbit, the family name of the titl ...
'' (1934) as Charlie McKelvey * '' The Little Minister'' (1934) as Rob Dow * ''
Grand Old Girl ''Grand Old Girl'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by John Robertson from a screenplay by Milton Krims, John Twist, Arthur T. Horman, adapted from a story by Wanda Tuchock. The film stars May Robson, Mary Carlisle, Fred MacMurray, and ...
'' (1935) as Click Dade * '' The Good Fairy'' (1935) as Maurice Schlapkohl * ''
The Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...
'' (1935) as Blondel * '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1935) as Burbix * ''
Another Face ''Another Face'' (released in the UK as ''It Happened in Hollywood'')''Another Face' ...
'' (1935) as Charles L. Kellar – Studio Head * ''
Two in the Dark ''Two in the Dark'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Gail Patrick, and Alan Hale. The screenplay concerns an amnesiac suspected of murder. In 1945, Stoloff ...
'' (1936) as Police Inspector Florio * ''
A Message to Garcia ''A Message to Garcia'' is a widely distributed essay written by Elbert Hubbard in 1899, expressing the value of individual initiative and conscientiousness in work. The essay's primary example is a dramatized version of a daring escapade perform ...
'' (1936) as Dr. Ivan Krug * '' The Country Beyond'' (1936) as Jim Alison * '' Parole!'' (1936) as John Borchard * ''
Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellow ...
'' (1936) as John Alexander Hardigan * ''
Our Relations ''Our Relations'' is a 1936 feature film starring Laurel and Hardy, produced by Stan Laurel for Hal Roach Studios. This is the third of three films in which they play a dual role: the first was '' Brats'' and the second was ''Twice Two''. The sto ...
'' (1936) as Joe Grogan -Denker's waiter * ''
God's Country and the Woman ''God's Country and the Woman'' is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. a ...
'' (1937) as Bjorn Skalka * ''
Jump for Glory ''Jump for Glory'' is a 1937 British romantic drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Valerie Hobson and Alan Hale. It was based on a novel by Gordon McDonnell. The film was shot at Isleworth Studios by the ind ...
'' (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. Set in 1547 ...
'' (1937) as Captain of the Guard * ''
High, Wide, and Handsome ''High, Wide and Handsome'' is a 1937 American musical Western film starring Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Alan Hale, Sr., Charles Bickford and Dorothy Lamour. The film was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and written by Oscar Hammerstein II and G ...
'' (1937) as Walt Brennan * '' Stella Dallas'' (1937) as Ed Munn * ''
Music for Madame ''Music for Madame'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Gertrude Purcell and Robert Harari. The film was released on October 8, 1937 by RKO Pictures. Plot Singer Nino Maretti comes into Hollywood a ...
'' (1937) as Detective Flugelman * ''
The Adventures of Marco Polo ''The Adventures of Marco Polo'' is a 1938 adventure film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, and Basil Rathbone. It was one of the most elaborate and costly of Samuel Goldwyn's productions. Plot Nicolo Polo shows t ...
'' (1938) as
Kaidu Kaidu (Middle Mongol: , Modern Mongol: / , ; ; c. 1230 – 1301) was a grandson of the Mongol khagan Ögedei (1185–1241) and thus leader of the House of Ögedei and the ''de facto'' khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a division of the Mongol Em ...
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Four Men and a Prayer ''Four Men and a Prayer'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by John Ford and starring Loretta Young, Richard Greene and George Sanders. Plot After Loring Leigh (C. Aubrey Smith), a British Army Officer, is cashiered in India followin ...
'' (1938) as Mr. Furnoy * ''
The Adventures of Robin Hood ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' is a 1938 American Technicolor swashbuckler film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke, directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, and stars Errol Flynn, Olivia d ...
'' (1938) as John Little, a.k.a. Little John * ''
Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques d ...
'' (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 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 Heart", which la ...
'' (1938) as J.J. Slattery * ''
Pacific Liner ''Pacific Liner'' is a 1939 American action/adventure film directed by Lew Landers. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris and Wendy Barrie. ''Pacific Liner'' is primarily set in the engineering section of the vessel, where a stowaway ha ...
'' (1939) as Gallagher * ''
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'' (1939) as Algernon 'Rusty' Hart * '' The Man in the Iron Mask'' (1939) as
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Dust Be My Destiny ''Dust Be My Destiny'' is a 1939 American drama film starring John Garfield as a man who gets into trouble after being sentenced to a work farm. Plot Joe Bell (John Garfield) becomes embittered after he is jailed for 16 months for burglary . Late ...
'' (1939) as Mike Leonard * ''
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ''The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'' is a 1939 American historical romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland. Based on the play '' Elizabeth the Queen'' by Maxwell Anders ...
'' (1939) as
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* '' On Your Toes'' (1939) as Sergei Alexandrovitch * ''
The Fighting 69th ''The Fighting 69th'' is a 1940 American war film starring James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and George Brent. The plot is based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I. The regiment was given that ni ...
'' (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 ''Three Cheers for the Irish'' is a 1940 comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Richard Macaulay and Jerry Wald, and starring Priscilla Lane, Thomas Mitchell and Dennis Morgan. The supporting cast features Virginia Grey, Alan Hale, Sr. ...
'' (1940) as Gallagher * ''
Virginia City Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Virginia City developed as a boom ...
'' (1940) as Olaf "Moose" Swenson * ''
The Sea Hawk ''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1915 novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set over the years 1588–1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous half-brother. After being ...
'' (1940) as Carl Pitt * '' They Drive by Night'' (1940) as Ed J. Carlsen * ''
Tugboat Annie Sails Again ''Tugboat Annie Sails Again'' is a 1940 American comedy romance film directed by Lewis Seiler. The picture is a sequel to ''Tugboat Annie'' (1933). Marjorie Rambeau took over the late Marie Dressler's role, and the supporting cast features Alan Ha ...
'' (1940) as Capt. Bullwinkle * ''
Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, ...
'' (1940) as Tex Bell * '' The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) as Old Man Grimes * ''
The Great Mr. Nobody ''The Great Mr. Nobody'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Ben Markson and Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, Sr., William Lundigan, John Litel, Charles Trowbridge and ...
'' (1941) as 'Skipper' Martin * '' Footsteps in the Dark'' (1941) as Inspector Mason * ''
Thieves Fall Out ''Thieves Fall Out'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright, written by Charles Grayson and Ben Markson, and starring Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Alan Hale, Sr., William T. Orr and John Litel. It was released by Wa ...
'' (1941) as Rodney Barnes * ''
Manpower Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms includ ...
'' (1941) as Jumbo Wells * ''
The Smiling Ghost ''The Smiling Ghost'' is a 1941 American film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith, and Alan Hale. The film is in the horror comedy genre, which was popular in the 1940s. Plot The elderly Mrs. Bentley (Helen West ...
'' (1941) as Norton * ''
Captains of the Clouds ''Captains of the Clouds'' ( ''Shadows of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney (Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive p ...
'' (1942) as 'Tiny' Murphy * ''
Juke Girl ''Juke Girl'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by A. I. Bezzerides, and starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale Sr., Howard ...
'' (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'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as ...
'' (1943) as Alfred "Boats" O'Hara * ''
This Is the Army ''This Is the Army'' is a 1943 American wartime musical comedy film produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner, and directed by Michael Curtiz, adapted from a wartime stage musical with the same name, designed to boost morale in the U.S. duri ...
'' (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 ''Make Your Own Bed'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Peter Godfrey and written by Francis Swann, Edmund Joseph and Richard Weil. The film stars Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Irene Manning, Alan Hale, Sr., George Tobias and Robert S ...
'' (1944) as Walter Whirtle * ''
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'' (1944) as Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon * ''
Hollywood Canteen The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard in the Los Angeles, California, neighborhood of Hollywood between October 3, 1942, and November 22, 1945 (Thanksgiving Day), as a club offering food, dancing and entertainment for serv ...
'' (1944) as Himself (cameo) * ''
Roughly Speaking ''Roughly Speaking'' is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in November 2006. The album was recorded without computerized modern digital recording techniques. Instead, the group employed the same type of a ...
'' (1945) as Lew Morton * ''
Hotel Berlin ''Hotel Berlin'' is an American drama film set in Berlin near the close of World War II, made by Warner Bros. in late 1944 to early 1945. Directed by Peter Godfrey, it stars Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey and Andrea King. It is b ...
'' (1945) as Herman Plottke * '' God Is My Co-Pilot'' (1945) as Big Mike Harrigan * ''
Escape in the Desert ''Escape in the Desert'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Edward A. Blatt and written by Marvin Borowsky and Thomas Job. The film stars Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Sr. and Samuel S. Hinds. The f ...
'' (1945) as Dr. Orville Tedder * ''
Perilous Holiday ''Perilous Holiday'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Pat O'Brien and Ruth Warrick.Stephens p.276 The screenplay concerns a woman newspaper reporter who is on the trail of a smuggling ring ope ...
'' (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 ''Pursued'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Theresa Wright and Robert Mitchum. The supporting cast features Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan ...
'' (1947) as Jake Dingle * ''
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'' (1947) as Fred Durkin * '' My Wild Irish Rose'' (1947) as John Donovan * ''
My Girl Tisa ''My Girl Tisa'' is a 1948 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Lilli Palmer and Sam Wanamaker. It is based on the play ''Ever the Beginning'' by Lucille S. Prumbs and Sara B. Smith (copyrighted 14 May 1946). Plot In 1905, Tisa Kepes is a ...
'' (1948) as Dugan * ''
Adventures of Don Juan ''Adventures of Don Juan'' is a 1948 American Technicolor swashbuckling adventure romance film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors, with Robert Douglas, Alan Hale, Ann Rutherford, and Robert Warwick. Also in ...
'' (1948) as Leporello * ''
Whiplash Whiplash may refer to: * The long flexible part of a whip * Whiplash (medicine), a neck injury ** Whiplash Injury Protection System (WHIPS), in automobiles Film and television * ''Whiplash'' (1948 film), a US film noir about a boxer * ''Whiplas ...
'' (1948) as Terrance O'Leary * ''
South of St. Louis ''South of St Louis'' is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Joel McCrea, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott and Dorothy Malone. It chronicles the friendship between three ranchers after their ranch is destroy ...
'' (1949) as Jake Everts * '' The Younger Brothers'' (1949) as Sheriff Knudson * ''
The House Across the Street ''The House Across the Street'' is a 1949 American comedy/newspaper film directed by Richard L. Bare and written by Russell S. Hughes. The film stars Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Alan Hale, Sr., James Mitchell and Barbara Bates. ...
'' (1949) as J.B. Grinnell * ''
Always Leave Them Laughing ''Always Leave Them Laughing'' is a 1949 musical comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Milton Berle and Virginia Mayo. Plot Unoriginal comic Kip Cooper meets aspiring showgirl Fay Washburn at a second rate hotel in Asbury Park, ...
'' (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 ''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1950 Technicolor adventure film from Columbia Pictures, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring John Derek as Robin, the Earl of Huntingdon, the son of Robin Hood, Diana Lynn as Lady Marianne, and Alan Hale, S ...
'' (1950) as Little John (final film)


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