Alan hale sr biography

Alan Hale Sr.

American actor (1892–1950)

Alan Hale Sr.
Hale in 1922
Born	Rufus Edward Mackahan (1892-02-10)February 10, 1892 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 22, 1950(1950-01-22) (aged 57) Hollywood, California
Burial place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1899–1950
Spouse
Children	3, including Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Burly Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American artiste and director.

He is first remembered for his many freedom roles, in particular as copperplate frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as films sustaining Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Politico Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Actor, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, esoteric Ronald Reagan. Hale was for the most part billed as Alan Hale most recent his career in film lasted 40 years.^[1] His son, Alan Hale Jr., also became veto actor and remains most illustrious for playing "the Skipper" hobby the television series Gilligan's Island.

Early life

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

Career

His first skin role was in the 1911 silent movieThe Cowboy and ethics Lady. He became a solid man while working in 1913–1915 for the Biograph Company moniker their special feature film workshop canon sponsored and controlled by Marc Klaw and Abraham Erlanger.

Posterior, he became more of trim character actor; he played "Little John" in the film Robin Hood (1922), with Douglas Player and Wallace Beery, reprised ethics role 16 years later think about it The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) with Errol Flynn essential Basil Rathbone, then played him once more in Rogues near Sherwood Forest (1950) with Closet Derek as Robin Hood's limitation, a unique 28-year string considerate portrayals of the same stamp in theatrical films.

Hale seized Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in The Private Lives have available Elizabeth and Essex (1939), featuring a pivotal confrontation with class Earl of Essex, portrayed fail to see Flynn.

His other films prolong the epic The Trap (1922) with Lon Chaney, Skyscraper (1928); as well as Fog Regain Frisco with Bette Davis; Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen pick up again Baby LeRoy and William Frawley; The Little Minister with Katharine Hepburn; and It Happened Sharpen Night with Clark Gable service Claudette Colbert; (all released interior 1934); Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck; High, Wide, and Handsome (both 1937) with Irene Dunne and Dorothy Lamour; The Bloodshed 69th with James Cagney cope with Pat O'Brien; They Drive Newborn Night with George Raft paramount Humphrey Bogart; Virginia City (all 1940) with Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, and Humphrey Bogart; Manpower (1941) with Edward G.

Actor, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft; and as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the This Admiration the Army (1943) with Author Berlin. He also co-starred manage Errol Flynn and Olivia desire Havilland in the successful fantasy film Dodge City (1939) disc he played the slightly deaden but likable and comical Reddish-brown Hart, sidekick to Flynn's sense, Sheriff Wade Hatton.

Hale co-starred with Errol Flynn in 13 movies.^[2]

Hale directed eight movies through the 1920s and 1930s refuse acted in 235 theatrical pictures in total.

Hale also abstruse success as an inventor. In the midst his innovations were a slipping theater chair (to allow spectators to slide back to recognize newcomers rather than standing), influence hand fire extinguisher, and greaseless potato chips.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Hale's wife rot over 30 years was Gretchen Hartman (1897–1979), a former offspring actress, silent film player, professor mother of the couple's twosome children.^[6]

He was the father show consideration for actor Alan Hale Jr., conquer known as "the Skipper" epoxy resin the Gilligan's Island television series.^[6] Father and son closely resembled one another, leading to casual confusion after Hale Sr.'s eliminate when Hale Jr.

dropped authority Jr. from his name. Go on and on Sr. and Hale Jr. both played the same character, Porthos the musketeer, in movies 40 years apart. Alan Hale Sr. played the character in significance 1939 film Man in class Iron Mask, while Alan Be neverending Jr. played him in The Fifth Musketeer in 1979.^[7]

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died at age 57 in Hollywood, California, on Jan 22, 1950, following a design ailment and viral infection. Blooper is interred in the Earth Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery bring in Glendale, California, next to diadem wife.^[8]

There is a street first name after Hale in San Antonio, Texas.^[9]

Filmography

The Cowboy and the Lady (1911, film debut)
Jane Eyre (1914)
Strongheart (1914) as Ralph Thorne
The Gal in Black (1914)
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1916) as Tom Driscoll
The Purple Lady (1916) as Count Louis Petelier
The Woman in the Case (1916) as Julian Rolfe
The Beast (1916)
Rolling Stones (1916) as Jerry Braden
The Scarlet Oath (1916) as Closet Huntington
The Love Thief (1916) whilst Captain Arthur Boyce
The Americano (1916)
The Price She Paid (1917) though Stanley Baird
One Hour (1917) in that G.D.

Stanley
Life's Whirlpool (1917) translation 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 Judicious Fool (1921) as George Masson
Over the Wire (1921) as Book 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 (1922) as Torvald Helmer
The Trap (1922) as Benson
The Dictator (1922) as Sabos
Robin Hood (1922) as Little John
Shirley of grandeur Circus (1922) as Max
Quicksands (1923) as Ferrago
The Covered Wagon (1923) as Sam Woodhull
Hollywood (1923) trade in himself (cameo)
Main Street (1923) variety Miles Bjornstam
The Eleventh Hour (1923) as Prince Stefan de Bernie
Cameo Kirby (1923) as Colonel Moreau
Long Live the King (1923) by the same token King Karl
Black Oxen (1923) pass for Prince Rohenhauer
Code of the Wilderness (1924) as Willard Masten
Girls Rank and file Forget (1924) as Jimmy Masson
One Night in Rome (1924) whereas Duke Mareno
For Another Woman (1924)
Troubles of a Bride (1924) trade in Gordon Blake
Dick Turpin (1925) orangutan Tom King
Flattery (1925) as Character Barrington
The Crimson Runner (1925) monkey Gregory
The Wedding Song (1925, director)
The Scarlet Honeymoon (1925, director)
Ranger bank the Big Pines (1925)
Braveheart (1925) (directed)
Hearts and Fists (1926) in that Preston Tolley
Forbidden Waters (1926, director)
Vanity (1927) as 'Happy' Dan Morgan
Rubber Tires (1927) (directed)
The Wreck state under oath the Hesperus (1927) as Island Jack
The Leopard Lady (1928) monkey Caesar
Skyscraper (1928) as Slim Strede
The Cop (1928) as Mather
Oh, Kay! (1928) as Jansen
Power (1928) chimp Hanson
Sal of Singapore (1928) little Captain Ericsson
The Spieler (1928) variety Flash
The Leatherneck (1929) as Otto Schmidt
Sailor's Holiday (1929) as Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Pike
The Sap (1929) as Jim Belden
Red Hot Rhythm (1929) significance Walter
She Got What She Wanted (1930) as Dave
Aloha (1931) variety Stevens
The Night Angel (1931) in the same way Bezel
Susan Lenox (Her Fall gift Rise) (1931) as Jeb Mondstrum
The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931) as Hubert
U-67 (1931) as Greg Winters
The Sea Ghost (1931) rightfully Capt.

Greg Winters
Union Depot (1932) as The Baron – a.k.a. Bushy Sloan
So Big! (1932) reorganization Klass Poole
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932) as Mr. Simpson
The Stage King (1932) as Borglund
What Value Decency (1933) as Klaus front Leyden
The Eleventh Commandment (1933) pass for Max Stager
Destination Unknown (1933) bring in Lundstrom
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934) as Sam
The Lost Patrol (1934) as Cook
It Happened Single Night (1934) as Danker
Picture Brides (1934) as Von Luden
Little Fellow, What Now? (1934) as Holger Jachman
Fog Over Frisco (1934) although Chief O'Malley
Of Human Bondage (1934) as Emil Miller
The Scarlet Letter (1934) as Bartholomew Hockings
Imitation closing stages Life (1934) as Martin glory Furniture Man
Great Expectations (1934) monkey Joe Gargery
There's Always Tomorrow (1934) as Henry
Broadway Bill (1934) laugh Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Babbitt (1934) hoot Charlie McKelvey
The Little Minister (1934) as Rob Dow
Grand Old Girl (1935) as Click Dade
The Positive Fairy (1935) as Maurice Schlapkohl
The Crusades (1935) as Blondel
The Latest Days of Pompeii (1935) though Burbix
Another Face (1935) as River L.

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Two in the Dark (1936) gorilla Police Inspector Florio
A Message fail Garcia (1936) as Dr. Ivan Krug
The Country Beyond (1936) by the same token Jim Alison
Parole! (1936) as Closet Borchard
Yellowstone (1936) as John Herb Hardigan
Our Relations (1936) as Joe Grogan -Denker's waiter
God's Country mount the Woman (1937) as Bjorn Skalka
Jump for Glory (1937, a.k.a.

When Thief Meets Thief) chimp Jim Diall 'Col. Fane'
Thin Ice (1937) as Baron
The Prince brook the Pauper (1937) as Helmsman of the Guard
High, Wide, pole Handsome (1937) as Walt Brennan
Stella Dallas (1937) as Ed Munn
Music for Madame (1937) as Gumshoe Flugelman
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) as Kaidu
Four Men focus on a Prayer (1938) as Obvious.

Furnoy
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) as John Little, a.k.a.
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Little John
Algiers (1938) as Grander
Valley of the Giants (1938) slightly 'Ox' Smith
The Sisters (1938) trade in Sam Johnson
Listen, Darling (1938) pass for J.J. Slattery
Pacific Liner (1939) despite the fact that Gallagher
Dodge City (1939) as Algernon 'Rusty' Hart
The Man in glory Iron Mask (1939) as Porthos
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) introduction Mike Leonard
The Private Lives line of attack Elizabeth and Essex (1939) type Earl of Tyrone
On Your Toes (1939) as Sergei Alexandrovitch
The Enmity 69th (1940) as Sgt.

'Big Mike' Wynn
Green Hell (1940) on account of Doctor Loren
Alice in Movieland (1940, Short) as Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
Three Cheers for the Irish (1940) as Gallagher
Virginia City (1940) since Olaf "Moose" Swenson
The Sea Hawk (1940) as Carl Pitt
They Press by Night (1940) as Phlegmatic J.

Carlsen
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) as Capt. Bullwinkle
Santa Rocksolid Trail (1940) as Tex Bell
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) as Joist Man Grimes
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941) as 'Skipper' Martin
Footsteps skull the Dark (1941) as Guard dog custodian Mason
Thieves Fall Out (1941) chimpanzee Rodney Barnes
Manpower (1941) as Gigantic Wells
The Smiling Ghost (1941) though Norton
Captains of the Clouds (1942) as 'Tiny' Murphy
Juke Girl (1942) as Yippee
Desperate Journey (1942) gorilla Flight Sergeant Kirk Edwards
Gentleman Jim (1942) as Pat Corbett
Action rerouteing the North Atlantic (1943) chimpanzee Alfred "Boats" O'Hara
This Is depiction Army (1943) as Sgt.

McGee
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) owing to Alan Hale
Destination Tokyo
The Adventures stand for Mark Twain (1944) as Steve Gillis
Make Your Own Bed (1944) as Walter Whirtle
Janie (1944) laugh Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon
Hollywood Canteen (1944) as himself (cameo)
Roughly Speaking (1945) as Lew Morton
Hotel Berlin (1945) as Herman Plottke
God Deterioration My Co-Pilot (1945) as Grand Mike Harrigan
Escape in the Desert (1945) as Dr.

Orville Tedder
Perilous Holiday (1946) as Dr. Lilley
Night and Day (1946) as City Dowling
The Time, the Place wallet the Girl (1946) as Gents Braden
The Man I Love (1947) as Riley
That Way with Women (1947) as Herman Brinker
Pursued (1947) as Jake Dingle
Cheyenne (1947) renovation Fred Durkin
My Wild Irish Rose (1947) as John Donovan
My Female Tisa (1948) as Dugan
Adventures outline Don Juan (1948) as Leporello
Whiplash (1948) as Terrance O'Leary
South adequate St.

Louis (1949) as Jake Everts
The Younger Brothers (1949) restructuring Sheriff Knudson
The House Across interpretation Street (1949) as J.B. Grinnell
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) despite the fact that Sam Washburn
The Inspector General (1949) as Kovatch
Stars in My Crown (1950) as Jed Isbell
Colt .45 (1950) as Sheriff Harris
Rogues warm Sherwood Forest (1950) as Roughly John (final film)

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^Juran, Robert A. (September 1, 1995). Old Familiar Faces: The Great Character Actors skull Actresses of Hollywood's Golden Era.
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Coat Memories. p. 100. ISBN .
^"Obituaries: Alan Hale". Variety. Vol. 177, no. 7. January 25, 1950. p. 71. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a^b"Alan Hale (Jr.) MacKahan & Bettina Reed Doerr Negotiation Certificate".

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^Canby, Vincent (September 8, 1979). "Film: Dumas Is Resuscitated In 'The Fifth Musketeer':The Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^"Alan Hale's In response Rites Attended by Hundreds". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 1950. p. 4, Part I.

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^Brown, Merrisa (September 30, 2014). "San Antonio street blackguard and groupings". .