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Cause of death
liver ailment
Role
Movie actor
Name
Alan Sr.
Years active
1899–1950
Occupation
Actor/Director
Full Name
Rufus Edward Mackahan
Born
February 10, 1892 (
1892-02-10
)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died
January 22, 1950, Hollywood, California, United States
Spouse
Gretchen Hartman (m. 1914–1950)
Children
Alan Hale, Jr., Karen Hale, Jeanne Hale
Grandchildren
Dorian Hale, Lana Hale, Chris Hale, Alan Brian Hale
Movies
The Adventures of Robin, It Happened One Night, Dodge City, The Sea Hawk, Destination Tokyo
Similar People
Alan Hale - Jr, Michael Curtiz, Errol Flynn, Raoul Walsh, William Keighley
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Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American movie actor and director, most widely remembered for his many supporting character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as films supporting Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Reagan, among dozens of others.
Hale was born Rufus Edward Mackahan in Washington, D.C.. He studied to be an opera singer and 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 having to stand up), the hand fire extinguisher, and greaseless potato chips.
His first film role was in the 1911 silent movie The Cowboy and the Lady. He played "Little John" in the 1922 film Robin Hood, with Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery, reprised the role 16 years later in The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone, then played him yet again in Rogues of Sherwood Forest in 1950 with John Derek as Robin Hood's son, an unprecedented 28-year span of portrayals of the same character in theatrical films. Hale played Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), featuring in a pivotal confrontation with the Earl of Essex, portrayed by Flynn.
His other films include the 1922 epic The Trap with Lon Chaney, 1928's Skyscraper; as well as Fog Over Frisco with Bette Davis; Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen with Baby LeRoy and William Frawley; The Little Minister with Katharine Hepburn; and It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; all released in 1934; the 1937 film Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck; High, Wide, and Handsome with Irene Dunne and Dorothy Lamour; The Fighting 69th with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien; They Drive By Night with George Raft and Humphrey Bogart; Manpower with Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft; Virginia City with Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, and Humphrey Bogart; and as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the 1943 movie This Is the Army with Irving Berlin. He also co-starred with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in the successful western film Dodge City (1939) where he played the slightly dimwitted but likeable and comical Rusty Hart, sidekick 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.
Personal life
Hale's wife of over thirty years was Gretchen Hartman, (1897–1979) a child actress and silent film player and mother of their three children.
He was the father of actor Alan Hale Jr., best known as "the Skipper" on television's Gilligan's Island. 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. In what may have been, in the second instance, stunt casting, Hale Sr. and Hale Jr. both played the same character, Porthos the musketeer, in movies forty years apart. Alan Hale Sr. played the character in 1939's Man in the Iron Mask, while Alan Hale Jr. played him in 1979's The Fifth Musketeer.
Alan Hale Sr. died in Hollywood, California on January 22, 1950, following a liver ailment and viral infection. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Filmography
Actor
1950
Rogues of Sherwood Forest as
Little John
1950
Colt .45 as
Sheriff Harris
1950
Stars in My Crown as
Jed Isbell
1949
The Inspector General as
Kovatch
1949
Always Leave Them Laughing as
Sam Washburn
1949
The House Across the Street as
J.B. Grennell
1949
The Younger Brothers as
Sheriff Knudson
1949
South of St. Louis as
Jake Evarts
1948
Adventures of Don Juan as
Leporello
1948
Whiplash as
Terrance O'Leary
1948
My Girl Tisa as
Dugan
1947
My Wild Irish Rose as
John Donovan
1947
Cheyenne as
Fred Durkin
1947
Pursued as
Jake Dingle
1947
That Way with Women as
Herman Brinker
1946
The Man I Love as
Riley
1946
The Time, the Place and the Girl as
John Braden
1946
Night and Day as
Leon Dowling
1946
Perilous Holiday as
Dr. Lilley
1945
Escape in the Desert as
Dr. Orville Tedder
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot as
Big Mike Harrigan
1945
Hotel Berlin as
Herman Plottke
1945
Roughly Speaking as
Lew Morton
1944
Hollywood Canteen as
Alan Hale
1944
Janie as
Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon
1944
Make Your Own Bed as
Walter Whirtle
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain as
Steve Gillis
1943
Destination Tokyo as
'Cookie' Wainwright
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as
Alan Hale
1943
This Is the Army as
Sgt. McGee
1943
Action in the North Atlantic as
Boats O'Hara
1942
Gentleman Jim as
Pat Corbett
1942
Desperate Journey as
Flight Sergeant Kirk Edwards
1942
Juke Girl as
Yippee
1942
Captains of the Clouds as
Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy
1941
The Smiling Ghost as
Norton - the Butler
1941
Manpower as
Jumbo Wells
1941
Thieves Fall Out as
Rodney Barnes
1941
Footsteps in the Dark as
Police Inspector Charles M. Mason
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody as
'Skipper' Martin
1941
The Strawberry Blonde as
Old Man Grimes
1940
Santa Fe Trail as
Tex Bell
1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again as
Capt. Bullwinkle
1940
The Sea Hawk as
Carl Pitt
1940
They Drive by Night as
Ed Carlsen
1940
Virginia City as
Olaf 'Moosehead' Swenson
1940
3 Cheers for the Irish as
Gallagher
1940
Alice in Movieland (Short) as
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
1940
Green Hell as
Doctor Loren
1940
The Fighting 69th as
Sgt. 'Big Mike' Wynn
1939
On Your Toes as
Sergei Alexandrovitch
1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex as
Earl of Tyrone
1939
Dust Be My Destiny as
Mike Leonard
1939
The Man in the Iron Mask as
Porthos
1939
Dodge City as
Algernon 'Rusty' Hart
1939
Pacific Liner as
Gallagher
1938
Listen, Darling as
J.J. Slattery
1938
The Sisters as
Sam Johnson
1938
Valley of the Giants as
'Ox' Smith
1938
Algiers as
Grandpere
1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood as
Little John
1938
Four Men and a Prayer as
Mr. Furnoy
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo as
Kaidu
1937
Music for Madame as
Detective Flugelman
1937
Thin Ice as
Baron
1937
Stella Dallas as
Ed Munn
1937
High, Wide and Handsome as
Walt Brennan
1937
The Prince and the Pauper as
Captain of the Guard
1937
When Thief Meets Thief as
Jim Dial aka 'Col. Fane'
1937
God's Country and the Woman as
Bjorn Skalka (as Allan Hale)
1936
Our Relations as
Joe Grogan -Denker's Waiter
1936
Yellowstone as
John Alexander Hardigan
1936
Parole! as
John Borchard
1936
The Country Beyond as
Jim Alison
1936
A Message to Garcia as
Dr. Ivan Krug
1936
Two in the Dark as
Police Inspector Florio
1935
Another Face as
Charles L. Kellar - Studio Head
1935
The Last Days of Pompeii as
Burbix
1935
Hollywood Extra Girl (Documentary short) as
Crusades Actor (uncredited)
1935
The Crusades as
Blondel
1935
The Good Fairy as
Maurice Schlapkohl
1935
Grand Old Girl as
Click Dade
1934
The Little Minister as
Rob Dow
1934
Babbitt as
Charlie McKelvey
1934
Broadway Bill as
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1934
There's Always Tomorrow as
Henry
1934
Imitation of Life as
Martin the Furniture Man
1934
Great Expectations as
Joe Gargery
1934
The Scarlet Letter as
Bartholomew Hockings
1934
Of Human Bondage as
Miller
1934
Little Man, What Now? as
Holger Jachman
1934
Fog Over Frisco as
Police Chief O'Malley
1934
Picture Brides as
Von Luden
1934
It Happened One Night as
Danker
1934
The Lost Patrol as
Cook
1934
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen as
Sam
1933
Destination Unknown as
Lundstrom
1933
The Eleventh Commandment as
Max Stäger
1933
What Price Decency as
Klaus van Leyden
1932
The Match King as
Borglund
1932
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as
Mr. Simpson
1932
So Big! as
Klass Poole
1932
Union Depot as
The Baron - aka Bushy Sloan
1931
The Sea Ghost as
Capt. Greg Winters
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet as
Hubert
1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as
Jeb Mondstrum
1931
The Night Angel as
Biezel
1931
Aloha as
Stevens
1930
She Got What She Wanted as
Dave
1929
Red Hot Rhythm as
Walter
1929
The Sap as
Jim Belden
1929
Sailor's Holiday as
Adam Pike
1929
The Leatherneck as
Otto Schmidt
1928
The Spieler as
Flash
1928
Sal of Singapore as
Captain Erickson
1928
Power as
Hanson
1928
Oh Kay! as
Jansen
1928
The Cop as
Mather
1928
Skyscraper as
Slim Strede
1928
The Leopard Lady as
Caesar
1927
The Wreck of the Hesperus as
Singapore Jack
1927
Vanity as
'Happy' Dan Morgan
1926
Hearts and Fists as
Preston Tolley
1925
Ranger of the Big Pines as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1925
The Crimson Runner as
Gregory
1925
Flattery as
Arthur Barrington
1925
Dick Turpin as
Tom King
1924
Troubles of a Bride as
Gordon Blake
1924
For Another Woman
1924
One Night in Rome as
Duke Mareno
1924
Girls Men Forget as
Jimmy Masson
1924
Code of the Wilderness as
Willard Masten
1923
The Cricket
1923
Black Oxen as
Prince Rohenhauer
1923
Long Live the King as
King Karl
1923
Cameo Kirby as
Colonel Moreau
1923
Hollywood as
Alan Hale
1923
The Eleventh Hour as
Prince Stefan de Bernie
1923
Main Street as
Miles Bjornstam
1923
The Covered Wagon as
Sam Woodhull
1923
Quicksands as
Ferrago
1922
Shirley of the Circus as
Max
1922
Robin Hood as
Little John
1922
The Dictator as
Sabos
1922
The Trap as
Benson
1922
A Doll's House as
Torvald Helmer
1922
One Glorious Day as
Ben Wadley
1921
The Great Impersonation as
Gustave Seimann
1921
The Fox as
Rufus B. Coulter
1921
Over the Wire as
James Twyford
1921
A Wise Fool as
George Masson
1921
A Voice in the Dark as
Dr. Hugh Sainsbury
1921
The Barbarian as
Mark Grant
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as
Karl von Hartrott
1918
Moral Suicide as
'Lucky' Travers
1917
The Eternal Temptress as
Count Rudolph Frizel
1917
Life's Whirlpool as
Dr. Henry Grey
1917
One Hour as
G.D. Stanley
1917
The Price She Paid as
Stanley Baird
1916
The Americano as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1916
The Love Thief as
Captain Arthur Boyce
1916
The Scarlet Oath as
John Huntington
1916
Rolling Stones as
Jerry Braden
1916
The Beast as
Cowboy
1916
The Woman in the Case as
Julian Rolfe
1916
The Purple Lady as
Count Louis Petelier
1916
Sold Out (Short) as
Halsey Brent
1916
Madelaine Morel (Short) as
Julian Dalberg
1916
Pudd'nhead Wilson as
Tom Driscoll
1915
The Lone Cowboy (Short)
1915
Cupid Entangled (Short) as
The Sweetheart
1915
His Emergency Wife (Short) as
George Haynes
1915
The Man from Town (Short) as
The City Boarder
1915
Love's Enduring Flame (Short) as
Robert Carter - the Grown Son
1915
The Passing Storm (Short) as
The Village Blacksmith
1915
Dora Thorne (Short) as
Hugh Fernely
1915
Bad Money (Short) as
The Detective
1915
The Inevitable (Short) as
The Artist
1915
Bob's Love Affairs (Short) as
Bob Lane
1915
Winning the Widow (Short) as
The Bachelor
1915
The Girl Who Didn't Forget (Short) as
The Grocery Clerk's Rival
1915
Heart Trouble (Short) as
The Young Novelist
1915
A Lasting Lesson (Short) as
The Daughter's Fiance
1915
Among Those Killed (Short)
1915
East Lynne (Short) as
Sir Francis Levinson
1915
Mrs. Randolph's New Secretary (Short) as
Mrs. Randolph's Nephew
1915
Frederick Holmes' Ward (Short) as
Frederick Holmes
1915
Jane Eyre (Short) as
Secondary Supporting Role
1915
His Singular Lesson (Short) as
Smith - the Husband
1915
Under Two Flags (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1915
A Daughter of Earth (Short) as
Keene
1915
The Smuggler's Ward (Short) as
Jack Hardy
1915
The Wives of Men (Short) as
The Chief Engineer
1915
Captain Fracasse (Short) as
Baron de Sigognac aka Captain Fracasse
1915
Adam Bede (Short) as
Arthur Donnithorne
1915
The Quicksands of Society (Short) as
The Thorpe Son - as an adult
1915
The Americano (Short) as
Madison - The Americano
1915
After the Storm (Short) as
Elmer Hilton
1915
Aurora Floyd (Short) as
John Mellish
1915
His Romany Wife (Short) as
Travers
1915
Three Hats (Short) as
Fred Bellamy
1915
File No. 113 (Short) as
Prosper
1915
Money (Short) as
Alfred Evelyn
1914
On the Heights (Short) as
Col. Brennan
1914
A Scrap of Paper (Short) as
Prosper
1914
The Closing Web (Short) as
Bruce
1914
The Woman in Black as
Frank Mansfield
1914
Ernest Maltravers (Short) as
Castruccio
1914
Life's Stream (Short) as
The Young Man
1914
Masks and Faces (Short) as
Ernest Vane
1914
The Power of the Press (Short) as
Sam Freeborn
1914
Martin Chuzzlewit (Short) as
Young Martin Chuzzlewit
1914
Gwendolin (Short) as
Daniel Deronda
1914
Who's Looney Now? (Short)(unconfirmed)
1914
The Ring and the Book (Short) as
A Priest
1914
The Cricket on the Hearth (Short) as
Edward Plummer
1914
Men and Women (Short) as
One of Kirke's Creditors (uncredited)
1914
The Man Who Paid (Short)
1914
The Little Widow (Short)
1914
Jane Eyre
1914
Woman Against Woman (Short) as
John Tressider
1914
The Ragamuffin (Short) as
The Minister
1914
By the Old Dead Tree (Short)
1914
The Opal's Curse (Short) as
The Jeweler
1914
A Daring Getaway (Short) as
The Cashier
1914
Strongheart (Short) as
Ralph Thorne
1913
The Capturing of David Dunne (Short) as
David Dunne
1913
By Man's Law (Short) as
Brother Owner
1913
His Inspiration (Short) as
The Artist
1913
The Stolen Woman (Short) as
Lewis Granton
1913
The Glow Worm (Short)
1913
The Smuggler's Sister (Short) as
Jim Stewart, N.W.M.P.
1913
Runa Plays Cupid (Short) as
Dr. Hale
1913
Kentucky Foes (Short) as
Fred Nelson
1913
The Silly Sex (Short) as
John Duncan
1913
Maria Roma (Short) as
Maria's Husband
1913
A Hospital Romance (Short) as
The Doctor
1913
The Wager (Short) as
Mr. Ellis
1913
Dick's Turning (Short) as
The Rich Boy's Father
1913
The House of Pretense (Short) as
Deacon - The Husband
1913
His Uncle's Heir (Short)
1913
The Madcap of the Hills (Short) as
Kingston Ford - the City Slicker
1913
The Master Cracksman (Short) as
Parr - the Detective
1913
Hearth Lights (Short) as
Kent Rankin
1913
The Eternal Sacrifice (Short) as
Arthur Ellis
1913
The Children of St. Anne (Short) as
The Artist
1912
Once Was Enough (Short) as
Uncle Tom
1912
The Drummer (Short) as
Anthony Brown
Director
1936
Neighborhood House (uncredited)
1927
Rubber Tires
1926
Risky Business
1926
The Sporting Lover
1926
Forbidden Waters
1925
Braveheart
1925
The Wedding Song
1925
The Scarlet Honeymoon
1915
The Passing Storm (Short)
Soundtrack
1984
Before Stonewall (Documentary) (performer: "Ladies of the Chorus" - uncredited)
1949
Always Leave Them Laughing ("Carolina in the Morning" (1922), uncredited)
