Alan Hale, Jr.
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Alan Hale, Jr. Biography
His first important roles were as a member of Gene Autry`s recurring cast of players. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he frequently appeared in Autry movies and The Gene Autry Show on TV. He also starred in television series, such as 1952-53`s Biff Baker U.S.A.. He later played the lead role in classic western series Casey Jones (TV series) (32 B&W episodes of 25 mins from 1957-1958) and The Good Guys (1968-70). In 1962, Hale also appeared on The Andy Griffith Show as Jeff Pruitt, a rough, back-woods bachelor who comes to Mayberry to find a bride. In the episode, he refers to Barney Fife more than once as "little buddy," a nickname he would later use in his most famous and beloved role, that of the Skipper on Gilligan`s Island, which ran from 1964 to 1967.

During his very long and successful career, he was noted for his fine supporting character roles in such movies as Up Periscope,The fifth Musketeer, The Lady Takes a Flyer, The Giant Spider Invasion, Hang `Em High with Clint Eastwood and The West Point Story.

Hale died on January 2, 1990 from respiratory failure due to cancer of the thymus. A resident of Hollywood, California in his final years, Hale was at St. Vincent`s Medical Center in Los Angeles at the time of his death.

The popularity of Gilligan`s Island typecast its actors, making it difficult for them to successfully pursue diversified acting opportunites. However, Hale often said he did not mind being so closely identified with the Skipper. He owned a restaurant in the Beverly Hills area ("Alan Hale`s Lobster House") and would often greet customers in his "Skipper" hat.

Hale was known for his great love of children. When he was dying of cancer, he learned there was a sick child in the same hospital who loved the show. He went to see the boy and said "The Skipper`s here, son, everything is going to be all right."
 

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    Name Alan Hale, Jr.
    (Alan Hale MacKahan, Jr.)
    Other Name(s) Jonas Grumby
    Height 6' 2"  (188 cm)
    Build Large
    Hair Color Other
    Date of Birth March 8, 1921
    Birthplace Los Angeles, California
    Star Sign Pisces
    Died January 2, 1990 (Aged 69)
    Location of Death Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Cause of Death Cancer - Thymus
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    High School Hollywood High School, Hollywood, CA
    Occupation Actor
    Celebrity Index Al
    Claim to Fame Gilligans Island
    Favourite Links www.alanhale.com

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  • Grandfather of Samantha Hale.
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  • It was while filming Bullet For A Badman (1964) that he got his casting call for Gilligan`s Island. He had to ride out of Zions National Park in St. George, Utah on horseback to the highway and hitchhike to Las Vegas to fly out to the interview.
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  • While playing Ned Brown in "The Wild Wild West" (1965) episode, "The Night of the Sabatini Death", he told a cast member he was going to "relax on my own private desert island.".
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  • While battling cancer, he lost a lot of weight. When a child inquired about his weight loss, Hale simply told him that he was going to be playing Gilligan in a new Gilligan`s Island show.
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  • He addressed "Barney Fife" as "Little Buddy" in January 1962 guest appearance as "Jeff Pruitt" on "The Farmer Takes a Wife" episode of the "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960). He used the same nickname for Gilligan 2 years later.
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  • Played a character called "Gilligan" in an episode of the TV series "Batman" (1966).
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  • Brother of Karen Hale Wookey
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  • Used to own a travel agency after he closed his restaurant.
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  • According to "Gilligan`s Island" (1964) creator Sherwood Schwartz, he was having trouble casting the right actor for the part of the Skipper. Several had auditioned (including Carroll O`Connor) but Schwartz couldn`t find the right guy. While he was having dinner in a Hollywood restaurant, he noticed Alan Hale Jr. dressed in a Civil War uniform, having dinner. Schwartz liked what he saw in Hale and began planning on casting him for the Skipper.
    (imdb.com)
  • Ashes scattered at sea.
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  • Unlike other cast members of "Gilligan`s Island" (1964), he enjoyed the image that his role on the show gave him. This included usually wearing a skipper`s cap at most times, donating his used ones for charity purposes.
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  • Best known as the skipper on "Gilligan`s Island" (1964).
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  • Sometime after his father`s death, `Alan Hale Jr.` dropped the "Jr" and became professionally known as `Alan Hale`.
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  • Son of Alan Hale.
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  • Spouse, Naomi Hale (30 August 1964 - 2 January 1990) (his death)
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  • Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.
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