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Alan Hale Jr.(1921-1990)

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Alan Hale Jr.
The hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the living
Play trailer1:40
The Crawling Hand (1963)
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The son of the great character actor (and Errol Flynn sidekick) Alan Hale, Alan Hale Jr. (he dropped the Jr. after his father passed away) was literally born into the movies. Hale did his first movie as a baby and continued to act until his death. Unlike other child actors, Hale made a smooth transition in the movies and starred in several classics like Up Periscope (1959), The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) and The West Point Story (1950), as well as many westerns. He did many television guest appearances as well before getting his role as Skipper Jonas Grumby on the cult comedy Gilligan's Island (1964). After the sitcom went off the air, Hale continued to act and even teamed up with Gilligan co-star Bob Denver in The Good Guys (1968), a CBS-TV comedy that lasted only two years. After that ended, Hale keep busy acting in guest appearances and maintained his business interests which included a restaurant and travel agency. On January 2, 1990, Alan Hale Jr. died at age 68 of thymus cancer at St. Vincent Medical Center (SVMC) in Los Angeles, California. Upon his death, his remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
BornMarch 8, 1921
DiedJanuary 2, 1990(68)
BornMarch 8, 1921
DiedJanuary 2, 1990(68)
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Glenn Ford, Alan Hale Jr., and Jesse Pearson in Advance to the Rear (1964)
Glenn Ford, Alan Hale Jr., and Stella Stevens in Advance to the Rear (1964)
Maureen O'Hara, Alan Hale Jr., Dan O'Herlihy, and Cornel Wilde in At Sword's Point (1952)
Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr. in Gilligan's Island (1964)
Steve McQueen and Alan Hale Jr. in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
Alan Hale Jr. in Death Valley Days (1952)
Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Larry Storch, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
Milton Berle, Alan Hale Jr., and Gavin MacLeod in The Love Boat (1977)
Alan Hale Jr., Lola Albright, and Wayne Morris in Sierra Passage (1950)
Alan Hale Jr., Margaret Bert, Frankie Darro, Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Sarge Goes to College (1947)
Alan Hale Jr., Frankie Darro, Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, and Freddie Stewart in Sarge Goes to College (1947)

Known for

Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
Gilligan's Island
7.4
TV Series
  • Jonas 'The Skipper' Grumby
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
4.1
TV Movie
  • Skipper Jonas Grumby
  • 1981
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
The Giant Spider Invasion
3.2
  • Sheriff(as Alan Hale)
  • 1975
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Hang 'Em High
7.0
  • Matt Stone
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
  • Terror Night (1989)
    Terror Night
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • Growing Pains (1985)
    Growing Pains
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
    ALF
  • The New Gidget (1986)
    The New Gidget
  • Paul Reubens, Frankie Avalon, Bob Denver, Annette Funicello, Don Adams, and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Back to the Beach (1987)
    Back to the Beach
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • John Rubinstein and Jack Warden in Crazy Like a Fox (1984)
    Crazy Like a Fox
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
    Blacke's Magic
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • Michael Keaton and Joe Piscopo in Johnny Dangerously (1984)
    Johnny Dangerously
    • (as Alan Hale)
  • The Red Fury (1984)
    The Red Fury
  • Lillian Gish and Candy Clark in Hambone and Hillie (1983)
    Hambone and Hillie
    • (as Alan Hale)

Soundtrack

  • There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
    There Was a Crooked Man...
    • (uncredited)
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    • (uncredited)
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    • (uncredited)
  • The West Point Story (1950)
    The West Point Story
    • (uncredited)
  • Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
    It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Videos4

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Up Periscope
Trailer 2:31
Up Periscope

Personal details

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    • March 8, 1921
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • January 2, 1990
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer of the thymus)
    • Naomi HaleAugust 30, 1964 - January 2, 1990 (his death)
    • Alan Hale
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Caught Wet". Written by Rachel Crothers. Directed by Rachel Crothers. John Golden Theatre: 4 Nov 1931- Nov 1931 (closing date unknown/13 performances). Cast: Robert Bruce (as "Peterson"), Geoffrey Bryant (as "Tommy Jones"), James Davey (as "A Watchman"), Dortha Duckworth (as "Julia Vanderstyle"), 'Sylvia Field (I)' (as "Elizabeth Betts"), Alan Hale Jr. [credited as Allan Hale] (as "Brewster") [Broadway debut], Joseph King (as "Stanley"), Robert Lowes (as "Michael Meer"), Gertrude Michael (as "Dolores Winthrop"), Michael Milan (as "Clifford Vanderstyle"), Bertram Thorn (as "Peter Smeed"). Produced by John Golden.
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    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    On an episode of Gilligan's Island (1964), his character said the ring belonged to his "pop" and was over 200 years old, which was exactly the ring he wore in real-life, which belonged to his father.
  • Quotes
    Of course, I never met a man who didn't like dad.
    • Always wore his Captain's (Skipper) hat

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