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Alan Hale Jr.

Restaurateur / Character Actor / Actor | * 03/08/1921 († 68, 01/02/1990) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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 as Captain Jonas Grumby, better known as The Skipper, on the 1960s CBS comedy series Gilligan's Island (1964–1967), a role he reprised in three Gilligan's Island television films and two spin-off cartoon series. Hale appeared in more than 200 films and television roles from 1941. He appeared primarily in Westerns, portraying the Sundance Kid in The Three Outlaws (1956) opposite Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy, performing with Kirk Douglas in The Big Trees (1952), Audie Murphy in Destry (1954), Ray Milland in A Man Alone (1955), Robert Wagner in ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

Known for these Movies & Shows

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught ...

Hang 'em High

PG-13

1968 | 3.5/5 | 1h 54min
Western
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The Harlem Globetrotters' chartered plane crash lands on the atoll inhabited by the happily marooned Gilligan and fellow castaways, and they all must play basketball against a specially programmed squ ...

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

Certification unknown

1981 | 2.7/5 | 2h
Comedy, Kids & Family, TV Movie
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A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Dr. Jenny Langer and Dr. Vance from NASA try to sav ...

The Giant Spider Invasion

PG

1975 | 2.0/5 | 1h 24min
Horror, Science Fiction
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The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship hit stormy weather. ...

Gilligan's Island

TV-G

1964 | 3.7/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Alan Hale Jr.

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Alan Hale Jr. as Actor(90)

as Jake Nelson1989 Terror Night
as Bartender’s Buddy1987 Back to the Beach
as Desk Sergeant1984 Johnny Dangerously
as Doc Kaminsky1984 The Red Fury
as McVickers1983 Hambone and Hillie
as Skipper1981 The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
as Skipper1979 The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
as Harry, the Hat (as Alan Hale)1979 The North Avenue Irregulars
as Manny1979 Angels' Brigade
1979 Evidence of Power
as Porthos1979 The Fifth Musketeer
as Skipper Jonas Grumby1978 Rescue from Gilligan's Island
as Mike (as Alan Hale)1977 Sammy
as Sheriff1975 The Giant Spider Invasion
as Cholly1975 The Sky's the Limit
as Walter1974 Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
as Board of Military Judges1970 The Andersonville Trial
as Tobaccy1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
as Billy Jack Whitehorn1970 Tiger by the Tail
as Matt Stone1968 Hang 'em High
as Leach1964 Bullet for a Badman
as Sgt. Beauregard Davis1964 Advance to the Rear
as Paul Fisher1963 The Iron Maiden
as Sheriff Townsend1963 The Crawling Hand
as Sheriff John Millard1961 The Long Rope
as Fred Preston1960 Moochie of Pop Warner Football
as Buddy Schaeffer1960 Thunder in Carolina
as Sam Beal1960 Mission of Danger
as Fred Preston1959 Moochie of the Little League
as Lt. Pat Malone1959 Up Periscope
as Frank Henshaw1958 The Lady Takes a Flyer
as Cole Younger1957 The True Story of Jesse James
as Deke (as Alan Hale)1957 Affair in Reno
as Tom Cullen1957 All Mine to Give
as Mess Sergeant1957 Battle Hymn
as Rocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)1956 The Cruel Tower
as George Lynch1956 Canyon River
as Sundance Kid (as Alan Hale)1956 The Three Outlaws
as Denny1956 The Killer Is Loose
as Luke Radford1955 Many Rivers to Cross
as Wentz1955 The Sea Chase
as Boyle1955 Man on the Ledge
as Jim Anderson1955 A Man Alone
as Will Crabtree (as Alan Hale)1955 The Indian Fighter
as Crew Foreman1954 Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
as Kirk1954 Silver Lode
as Johnny Stark1954 Rogue Cop
as Jack Larson1954 Destry
as Patrick Gaydon1954 The Iron Glove
as Bob Ollinger1954 The Law vs. Billy the Kid
as Robert Neary1954 Young at Heart
as Jay Simpson1954 Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
as Fleming1953 Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
as Cpl. Olaf Swenson1953 The Man Behind The Gun
as Mizzell1952 Springfield Rifle
as Porthos Jr.1952 At Sword's Point
as Tiny1952 Mr. Walkie Talkie
as Male Model1952 Ellis in Freedomland
as Porthos1952 Lady In The Iron Mask
as John W. Wetherby1952 Arctic Flight
as Tiny1952 The Big Trees
as George Oliphant1952 Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
as Slim Haskins1951 Home Town Story
as Joe Boyd1951 Honeychile
as Chris Christofferson1950 Short Grass
as First Brother (uncredited)1950 The Gunfighter
as Shaeffer1950 The Underworld Story
as Harry Shea (uncredited)1950 Kill the Umpire
as Ben Luber1950 The Blazing Sun
as Bull Gilbert1950 The West Point Story
as Yance Carter1950 Sierra Passage
as Schmidt1949 It Happens Every Spring
as Marshal Riggs1949 Riders in the Sky
as Matt Kimbrough1949 Rim of the Canyon
1948 Music Man
as Military Policeman (uncredited)1948 Homecoming
as Marty1948 One Sunday Afternoon
as Sarge1947 Sarge Goes to College
as Whitey Temple1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Oklahoma Cutter1947 The Spirit of West Point
as Mike Mitchell1946 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Courtier (uncredited)1946 Monsieur Beaucaire
as Tom Hall1942 To the Shores of Tripoli
as Red1942 Rubber Racketeers
1942 Victory Quiz
as Alan1942 The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942 Wake Island
as Cruxton1942 Top Sergeant
as Olsen1942 Eagle Squadron
as Tiny1941 All-American Co-Ed

TV Shows/Series with Alan Hale Jr. as Actor(25)

as Skipper Jonas Grumby1986 ALF
1984 Crazy like a Fox
1982 Gilligan's Planet
as Jack McTigue1977 The Love Boat
as Gus Dolan1977 The Love Boat
1974 The New Adventures of Gilligan
as O'Reilly1968 Land of the Giants
as Gilligan1966 Batman
as Ned Brown1965 The Wild Wild West
as Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby1964 Gilligan's Island
as Sam Donner1962 The Virginian
as Jeff Pruitt1960 The Andy Griffith Show
as Coffin Sam Sabine1959 Johnny Ringo
as Swede Lundberg1959 Bonanza
as 'Big' Bill Phillips1959 The Untouchables
as Casey Jones1957 Casey Jones
as Les Bridgeman1955 Cheyenne
as Bill Minters1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as Fred Preston1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as Biff Baker1952 Biff Baker U.S.A.
as Tiny - Sidekick1950 The Gene Autry Show
as Goss1950 The Gene Autry Show
as The Bandit1950 The Gene Autry Show
as Mort Craig1950 The Gene Autry Show
as Bill Watterson1950 The Gene Autry Show

Full Name: Alan Hale
Born: Tuesday, 03/08 1921 (March) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 01/02 1990 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 68)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Educated at: Hollywood High School, Black-Foxe Military Institute
Father: Alan Hale
Mother: Gretchen Hartman
Other names for Alan Hale Jr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alan Hale"
"Alan Hale junior"
Alan Hale Jr. frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (27x, Actor)
Don Barry (17x, Actor)
Robert J. Wilke (11x, Actor)
Robert B. Williams (11x, Actor)
Tol Avery (11x, Actor)
Bob Woodward (11x, Actor)
Bing Russell (11x, Actor)
Ford Rainey (11x, Actor)
Marshall Reed (10x, Actor)
John Harmon (10x, Actor)
Edward Faulkner (9x, Actor)
Will Jason (6x, Crew)
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