Rufus Alan MacKahan
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Feb 10, 1892 Washington, DC |
| Died | Jan 22, 1950 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 57 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) | |
Alan Hale Sr. | |
| Job | Actor/Director |
| Years active | 1899-1950 |
| Known for | Errol Flynn sidekick; father of Alan Hale Jr (The Skipper on Gilligan's Island) |
| Top Roles | Little John, Martin, the Furniture Man, Ed Carlsen, Police Insp. Charles M. Mason, Kovatch |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Biographical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Swashbucklers, Romance (Drama) |
| Top Collaborators | Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Michael Curtiz (Director), Jack L. Warner (Producer), Errol Flynn |
| Shares birthday with | Jimmy Durante, Lon Chaney Jr., Judith Anderson see more.. |
Alan Hale Sr. Overview:
Character actor, Alan Hale Sr., was born Rufus Alan MacKahan on Feb 10, 1892 in Washington, DC. Hale Sr. died at the age of 57 on Jan 22, 1950 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
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Alan Hale studied opera, but was unable to make a career of it, so he pursued acting instead. He started out in silents and worked his way through sound becoming a popular and very busy character actor in the process. He is probably best known for his role as Little John in both the 1922 (silent) and 1938 (sound) versions of Robin Hood -- and as Errol Flynn's sidekick in Dodge City (1939), The Sea Hawk (1940), and Santa Fe Trail (1940), as well as in the aforementioned 1938 Adventures of Robin Hood. He is also known for being the father of Alan Hale Jr who played 'The Skipper' on Gilligan's Island (and who looks remarkably like his father).
Over the course of his 38-year career (1912-1950), he appeared in over 245 films, playing support to an array of stars including Bette Davis, James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and Douglas Fairbanks. One of his most memorable 'bit parts' was as Danker in It Happened One Night -- the man who gives a ride to Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, and much to the annoyance of the couple, starts merrily singing ÂYoung people in LOVE are very seldom hungry!"
Hale was also an inventor -- and is credited with inventing, holding the patent to, and/or financing the creation of auto brakes, hand-held fire extinguishers, greaseless potato chips -- and the folding theater seat!
(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
How Many Films did Errol Flynn and Alan Hale Star in Together?
By Annmarie Gatti on Feb 10, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub BlogErrol Flynn and his Trusty Sidekick Alan Hale Little John, Rusty, Tex… Yes, we all know that Alan Hale played sidekick to our hero Errol Flynn in ‘lots’ of films, but how movies did they really make together??? Errol Flynn and Alan Hale in Dodge City Errol Flynn and Alan Hale starr... Read full article
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Alan Hale Sr. Quotes:
Queen Elizabeth: And now, my loyal subjects, a grave duty confronts us all: To prepare our nation for a war that none of us wants, least of all your queen. We have tried by all means in our power to avert this war. We have no quarrel with the people of Spain or of any other country; but when the ruthless ambition of a man threatens to engulf the world, it becomes the solemn obligation of all free men to affirm that the earth belongs not to any one man, but to all men, and that freedom is the deed and title to the soil on which we exist. Firm in this faith, we shall now make ready to meet the great armada that Philip sends against us. To this end, I pledge you ships - ships worthy of our seamen - a mighty fleet, hewn out of the forests of England; a navy foremost in the world - not only in our time, but for generations to come.
Carl Pitt: [leading a cheer] To England, and the Queen!
Police Insp. Charles M. Mason: Say, listen, doctor. This is very important. I want another autopsy on Fissue. And be very careful this time. It's possible he was murdered by some obscure drug that you might have overlooked.
Coroner: I'm very sorry, Inspector. But I can't make another autopsy. Why not? Because the body was cremated yesterday.
Police Insp. Charles M. Mason: All right. Then don't do it.
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