Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

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Alan Hale Jr. was born on Mar 08, 1921 in USA. Alan Hale Jr.'s big-screen debut came with Wild Boys of the Road directed by William A. Wellman in 1933, strarring Boy (uncredited). Alan Hale Jr. is known for Blacke's Magic directed by Allen Reisner, Hal Linden stars as Alexander Blacke and Harry Morgan as Leonard Blacke. The most recent award Alan Hale Jr. achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Alan Hale Jr. plays is Terror Night which will be released on Oct 18, 1989.

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 La mission secrète du sous-marin X-16 (1959), Escale à Tokyo (1958) and Les Cadets de West Point (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 L'île aux naufragés (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.

  • Birthday

    Mar 08, 1921
  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Television
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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