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Alan Hale Jr.
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Alan Hale Jr.

Known for ALF · Batman · Bonanza

Alan Hale, Jr. (March 8, 1921– January 2, 1990) was an American movie and television actor, best known for his role as Skipper (Jonas Grumby) on the popular sitcom Gilligan's Island. Hale was the lookalike son of popular supporting film actor Alan Hale.

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Born
Mar 8, 1921
Died
Jan 2, 1990
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, United States
Known For
Acting

Biography

Alan Hale, Jr. (March 8, 1921– January 2, 1990) was an American movie and television actor, best known for his role as Skipper (Jonas Grumby) on the popular sitcom Gilligan's Island. Hale was the lookalike son of popular supporting film actor Alan Hale.

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Known For

TVALF
ALFJonas Grumby · 1986
★ 7.6
TVBatman
BatmanGilligan (uncredited) · 1966
★ 7.3
TVBonanza
BonanzaSwede Lundberg · 1959
★ 7.5
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteFenton Harris · 1984
★ 7.5
TVMagnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.Russell Tate · 1980
★ 7.3
TVGilligan's Island
Gilligan's IslandSkipper · 1964
★ 7.4
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatJack McTigue · 1977
★ 6.2
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith ShowJeff Pruitt · 1960
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

Wild Boys of the RoadBoy (uncredited)
1933
All-American Co-EdTiny
1941
MT
Military TrainingPoor Instructor
1941
Eagle SquadronOlsen
1942
Rubber RacketeersRed
1942
The McGuerins from BrooklynAlan
1942
To the Shores of TripoliTom Hall
1942
Top SergeantCruxton
1942
Victory Quiz
1942
Wake Island
1942
No Time for LoveUnion Checker (uncredited)
1943
Watch on the RhineBoy (uncredited)
1943
Yanks AhoyColonel's Orderly (uncredited)
1943
Monsieur BeaucaireCourtier (uncredited)
1946
Sweetheart of Sigma ChiMike Mitchell
1946
It Happened on Fifth AvenueWhitey Temple
1947
Sarge Goes to CollegeSarge
1947
The Spirit of West PointOklahoma Cutter
1947
HomecomingMilitary Policeman (uncredited)
1948
Music ManJoe
1948
One Sunday AfternoonMarty
1948
It Happens Every SpringSchmidt
1949
Riders in the SkyMarshal Riggs
1949
Rim of the CanyonMatt Kimbrough
1949
Swiss TourJoe
1949
Kill the UmpireHarry Shea (uncredited)
1950
Short GrassChris Christofferson
1950
Sierra PassageYance Carter
1950
The Blazing SunBen Luber
1950
The GunfighterFirst Brother (uncredited)
1950
The Underworld StoryShaeffer
1950
The West Point StoryBull Gilbert
1950
When Willie Comes Marching HomeLaughing Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)
1950
Home Town StorySlim Haskins
1951
HoneychileJoe Boyd
1951
Arctic FlightJohn W. Wetherby
1952
At Sword's PointPorthos Jr.
1952
Ellis in FreedomlandMale Model
1952
Lady in the Iron MaskPorthos
1952
Mr. Walkie TalkieTiny
1952
Springfield RifleMizzell
1952
The Big TreesTiny
1952
Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieGeorge Oliphant
1952
Captain John Smith and PocahontasFleming
1953
The Man Behind The GunCpl. Olaf Swenson
1953
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel DrakeCrew Foreman
1954
Captain Kidd and the Slave GirlJay Simpson
1954
DestryJack Larson
1954
Rogue CopJohnny Stark
1954
Silver LodeKirk
1954
The Iron GlovePatrick Gaydon
1954
The Law vs. Billy the KidBob Ollinger
1954
Young at HeartRobert Neary
1954
A Man AloneJim Anderson
1955
Man on the LedgeBoyle
1955
Many Rivers to CrossLuke Radford
1955
The Indian FighterWill Crabtree
1955
The Sea ChaseWentz
1955
Canyon RiverGeorge Lynch
1956
The Cruel TowerRocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)
1956
The Killer Is LooseDetective Denny
1956
The Three OutlawsSundance Kid (as Alan Hale)
1956
Affair in RenoDeke (as Alan Hale)
1957
All Mine to GiveTom Cullen
1957
Battle HymnMess Sergeant
1957
The True Story of Jesse JamesCole Younger
1957
The Lady Takes a FlyerFrank Henshaw
1958
Moochie of the Little LeagueFred Preston
1959
Up PeriscopeLt. Pat Malone
1959
Mission of DangerSam Beal
1960
Moochie of Pop Warner FootballFred Preston
1960
Thunder in CarolinaBuddy Schaeffer
1960
The Long RopeSheriff John Millard
1961
The Crawling HandSheriff Townsend
1963
The Iron MaidenPaul Fisher
1963
Advance to the RearSgt. Beauregard Davis
1964
Bullet for a BadmanLeach
1964
Hang 'em HighMatt Stone
1968
The Andersonville TrialBoard of Military Judges
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...Tobaccy
1970
Tiger by the TailBilly Jack Whitehorn
1970
TC
The Curse of a Faithful WifeJack Shimmering
1972
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveWalter
1974
The Giant Spider InvasionSheriff
1975
The Sky's the LimitCholly
1975
SammyMike (as Alan Hale)
1977
Rescue from Gilligan's IslandSkipper Jonas Grumby
1978
Angels' BrigadeManny
1979
Evidence of Power
1979
The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandSkipper
1979
The Fifth MusketeerPorthos
1979
The North Avenue IrregularsHarry, the Hat (as Alan Hale)
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
1979
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandSkipper
1981
Hambone and HillieMcVickers
1983
Johnny DangerouslyDesk Sergeant
1984
The Red FuryDoc Kaminsky
1984
Back to the BeachBartender’s Buddy
1987
Terror NightJake Nelson
1989

Television

The Gene Autry ShowMort Craig · 1 eps
1950
The Gene Autry ShowBill Watterson · 1 eps
1950
The Gene Autry ShowTiny - Sidekick · 2 eps
1950
The Gene Autry ShowThe Bandit · 1 eps
1950
The Gene Autry ShowGoss · 1 eps
1950
The Jack Benny ProgramMcGuire · 1 eps
1950
The Jack Benny ProgramAlan Hale Jr. · 1 eps
1950
Biff Baker U.S.A.Biff Baker · 26 eps
1952
CT
Chevron TheatreBiff Baker · 1 eps
1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietHarry · 1 eps
1952
General Electric TheaterAnthony Mullins · 1 eps
1953
Public DefenderSparky Albright · 1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyBill Minters · 1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyFred Preston · 4 eps
1954
CheyenneLes Bridgeman · 1 eps
1955
FrontierKane · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeDave Chaney · 1 eps
1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseBowen · 1 eps
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourBoyle · 1 eps
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourPalmer Cass · 1 eps
1955
Alcoa TheatreSven Svenson · 1 eps
1957
Casey JonesCasey Jones · 32 eps
1957
MaverickBig Jim Watson · 1 eps
1957
MaverickCapt. Jim Pattishall · 1 eps
1957
Perry MasonLon Snyder · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainKirby · 1 eps
1957
The TexanJake Bricker · 1 eps
1958
The TexanSculley · 2 eps
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveDan Poe · 1 eps
1958
BonanzaSwede Lundberg · 1 eps
1959
Hawaiian EyeBig Mac · 1 eps
1959
Johnny RingoCoffin Sam Sabine · 1 eps
1959
RawhideWagon Master · 1 eps
1959
The Untouchables'Big' Bill Phillips · 1 eps
1959
Route 66Mr. Nickerson · 1 eps
1960
The Andy Griffith ShowJeff Pruitt · 1 eps
1960
HazelCoach Murphy · 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The Lucy ShowCaptain Burke · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianSam Donner · 1 eps
1962
My Favorite MartianOmar M. Keck · 1 eps
1963
Gilligan's IslandSkipper · 98 eps
1964
The Wild Wild WestNed Brown · 1 eps
1965
BatmanGilligan (uncredited) · 1 eps
1966
IronsideLaurence Drescher · 1 eps
1967
Here's LucyMoose Manley · 1 eps
1968
Land of the GiantsO'Reilly · 1 eps
1968
The New Adventures of GilliganCaptain Skipper Jonas Grumby (voice) · 32 eps
1974
The Love BoatJack McTigue · 1 eps
1977
The Love BoatGus Dolan · 1 eps
1977
Fantasy IslandCorky · 1 eps
1978
The Littlest HoboHarry (as Alan Hale) · 1 eps
1979
Magnum, P.I.Russell Tate · 1 eps
1980
Simon & SimonBartender · 1 eps
1981
Gilligan's PlanetCaptain Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby (voice) · 13 eps
1982
Crazy like a Fox1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteFenton Harris · 1 eps
1984
ALFJonas Grumby · 1 eps
1986
Blacke's MagicVern Keppler · 1 eps
1986
The Unknown StorySelf - archive footage · 1 eps
2022

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