Alan Hale Jr.

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Alan Hale Jr.

Born 8 March 1921 Died 2 January 1990, aged 68 Los Angeles, California, United States TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
12age in their first credit on record (1933)
56years on screen and counting
15credits in 1950, their busiest year
155dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Terror Night poster Age: 68

Terror Night

1989
as Jake Nelson
Back to the Beach poster Age: 66

Back to the Beach

1987
as Bartender’s Buddy
Johnny Dangerously poster Age: 63

Johnny Dangerously

1984
as Desk Sergeant
The Red Fury poster Age: 62

The Red Fury

1984
as Doc Kaminsky
Hambone and Hillie poster Age: 62

Hambone and Hillie

1983
as McVickers
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island poster Age: 60

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island

1981
as Skipper
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island poster Age: 58

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979
as Skipper
The Fifth Musketeer poster Age: 58

The Fifth Musketeer

1979
as Porthos
The North Avenue Irregulars poster Age: 57

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979
as Harry, the Hat (as Alan Hale)
Angels' Brigade poster Age: 57

Angels' Brigade

1979
as Manny
Evidence of Power poster Age: 57

Evidence of Power

1979
Rescue from Gilligan's Island poster Age: 57

Rescue from Gilligan's Island

1978
as Skipper Jonas Grumby
Sammy poster Age: 56

Sammy

1977
as Mike (as Alan Hale)
The Giant Spider Invasion poster Age: 54

The Giant Spider Invasion

1975
as Sheriff
The Sky's the Limit poster Age: 53

The Sky's the Limit

1975
as Cholly
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love poster Age: 53

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974
as Walter
No poster
Age: 51

The Curse of a Faithful Wife

1972
as Jack Shimmering
There Was a Crooked Man... poster Age: 49

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970
as Tobaccy
The Andersonville Trial poster Age: 49

The Andersonville Trial

1970
as Board of Military Judges
Tiger by the Tail poster Age: 48

Tiger by the Tail

1970
as Billy Jack Whitehorn
Hang 'em High poster Age: 47

Hang 'em High

1968
as Matt Stone
Bullet for a Badman poster Age: 43

Bullet for a Badman

1964
as Leach
Advance to the Rear poster Age: 43

Advance to the Rear

1964
as Sgt. Beauregard Davis
The Crawling Hand poster Age: 42

The Crawling Hand

1963
as Sheriff Townsend
The Iron Maiden poster Age: 42

The Iron Maiden

1963
as Paul Fisher
The Long Rope poster Age: 40

The Long Rope

1961
as Sheriff John Millard
Moochie of Pop Warner Football poster Age: 39

Moochie of Pop Warner Football

1960
as Fred Preston
Thunder in Carolina poster Age: 39

Thunder in Carolina

1960
as Buddy Schaeffer
Mission of Danger poster Age: 38

Mission of Danger

1960
as Sam Beal
Moochie of the Little League poster Age: 38

Moochie of the Little League

1959
as Fred Preston
Up Periscope poster Age: 37

Up Periscope

1959
as Lt. Pat Malone
The Lady Takes a Flyer poster Age: 36

The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958
as Frank Henshaw
All Mine to Give poster Age: 36

All Mine to Give

1957
as Tom Cullen
The True Story of Jesse James poster Age: 36

The True Story of Jesse James

1957
as Cole Younger
Affair in Reno poster Age: 35

Affair in Reno

1957
as Deke (as Alan Hale)
Battle Hymn poster Age: 35

Battle Hymn

1957
as Mess Sergeant
The Cruel Tower poster Age: 35

The Cruel Tower

1956
as Rocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)
Canyon River poster Age: 35

Canyon River

1956
as George Lynch
The Three Outlaws poster Age: 35

The Three Outlaws

1956
as Sundance Kid (as Alan Hale)
The Killer Is Loose poster Age: 34

The Killer Is Loose

1956
as Detective Denny
Man on the Ledge poster Age: 34

Man on the Ledge

1955
as Boyle
The Indian Fighter poster Age: 34

The Indian Fighter

1955
as Will Crabtree
A Man Alone poster Age: 34

A Man Alone

1955
as Jim Anderson
The Sea Chase poster Age: 34

The Sea Chase

1955
as Wentz
Many Rivers to Cross poster Age: 33

Many Rivers to Cross

1955
as Luke Radford
Young at Heart poster Age: 33

Young at Heart

1954
as Robert Neary
Destry poster Age: 33

Destry

1954
as Jack Larson
Rogue Cop poster Age: 33

Rogue Cop

1954
as Johnny Stark
The Law vs. Billy the Kid poster Age: 33

The Law vs. Billy the Kid

1954
as Bob Ollinger
Silver Lode poster Age: 33

Silver Lode

1954
as Kirk
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl poster Age: 33

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl

1954
as Jay Simpson
The Iron Glove poster Age: 33

The Iron Glove

1954
as Patrick Gaydon
Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake poster Age: 33

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake

1954
as Crew Foreman
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas poster Age: 32

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

1953
as Fleming
The Man Behind The Gun poster Age: 31

The Man Behind The Gun

1953
as Cpl. Olaf Swenson
Mr. Walkie Talkie poster Age: 31

Mr. Walkie Talkie

1952
as Tiny
Springfield Rifle poster Age: 31

Springfield Rifle

1952
as Mizzell
Arctic Flight poster Age: 31

Arctic Flight

1952
as John W. Wetherby
Lady in the Iron Mask poster Age: 31

Lady in the Iron Mask

1952
as Porthos
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie poster Age: 31

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie

1952
as George Oliphant
Ellis in Freedomland poster Age: 31

Ellis in Freedomland

1952
as Male Model
At Sword's Point poster Age: 31

At Sword's Point

1952
as Porthos Jr.
The Big Trees poster Age: 30

The Big Trees

1952
as Tiny
Honeychile poster Age: 30

Honeychile

1951
as Joe Boyd
Home Town Story poster Age: 30

Home Town Story

1951
as Slim Haskins
Sierra Passage poster Age: 29

Sierra Passage

1950
as Yance Carter
Short Grass poster Age: 29

Short Grass

1950
as Chris Christofferson
The West Point Story poster Age: 29

The West Point Story

1950
as Bull Gilbert
The Blazing Sun poster Age: 29

The Blazing Sun

1950
as Ben Luber
The Underworld Story poster Age: 29

The Underworld Story

1950
as Shaeffer
The Gunfighter poster Age: 29

The Gunfighter

1950
as First Brother (uncredited)
Kill the Umpire poster Age: 29

Kill the Umpire

1950
as Harry Shea (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home poster Age: 28

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950
as Laughing Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)
Swiss Tour poster Age: 28

Swiss Tour

1949
as Joe
Riders in the Sky poster Age: 28

Riders in the Sky

1949
as Marshal Riggs
Rim of the Canyon poster Age: 28

Rim of the Canyon

1949
as Matt Kimbrough
It Happens Every Spring poster Age: 28

It Happens Every Spring

1949
as Schmidt
One Sunday Afternoon poster Age: 27

One Sunday Afternoon

1948
as Marty
Music Man poster Age: 27

Music Man

1948
as Joe
Homecoming poster Age: 27

Homecoming

1948
as Military Policeman (uncredited)
The Spirit of West Point poster Age: 26

The Spirit of West Point

1947
as Oklahoma Cutter
Sarge Goes to College poster Age: 26

Sarge Goes to College

1947
as Sarge
It Happened on Fifth Avenue poster Age: 26

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947
as Whitey Temple
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi poster Age: 25

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1946
as Mike Mitchell
Monsieur Beaucaire poster Age: 25

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946
as Courtier (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy poster Age: 22

Yanks Ahoy

1943
as Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
No Time for Love poster Age: 22

No Time for Love

1943
as Union Checker (uncredited)
The McGuerins from Brooklyn poster Age: 21

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

1942
as Alan
To the Shores of Tripoli poster Age: 21

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942
as Tom Hall
Wake Island poster Age: 21

Wake Island

1942
Rubber Racketeers poster Age: 21

Rubber Racketeers

1942
as Red
Eagle Squadron poster Age: 21

Eagle Squadron

1942
as Olsen
Top Sergeant poster Age: 21

Top Sergeant

1942
as Cruxton
Victory Quiz poster Age: 21

Victory Quiz

1942
No poster
Age: 20

Military Training

1941
as Poor Instructor
All-American Co-Ed poster Age: 20

All-American Co-Ed

1941
as Tiny
Wild Boys of the Road poster Age: 12

Wild Boys of the Road

1933
as Boy (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
ALF poster Age: 65

ALF

1986
as Jonas Grumby
Blacke's Magic poster Age: 64

Blacke's Magic

1986
as Vern Keppler
Crazy like a Fox poster Age: 63

Crazy like a Fox

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 63

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Fenton Harris
Gilligan's Planet poster Age: 61

Gilligan's Planet

1982
as Captain Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby (voice)
Simon & Simon poster Age: 60

Simon & Simon

1981
as Bartender
Magnum, P.I. poster Age: 59

Magnum, P.I.

1980
as Russell Tate
The Littlest Hobo poster Age: 58

The Littlest Hobo

1979
as Harry (as Alan Hale)
Fantasy Island poster Age: 56

Fantasy Island

1978
as Corky
The Love Boat poster Age: 56

The Love Boat

1977
as Jack McTigue
The Love Boat poster Age: 56

The Love Boat

1977
as Gus Dolan
The New Adventures of Gilligan poster Age: 53

The New Adventures of Gilligan

1974
as Captain Skipper Jonas Grumby (voice)
Here's Lucy poster Age: 47

Here's Lucy

1968
as Moose Manley
Land of the Giants poster Age: 47

Land of the Giants

1968
as O'Reilly
Ironside poster Age: 46

Ironside

1967
as Laurence Drescher
Batman poster Age: 44

Batman

1966
as Gilligan (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West poster Age: 44

The Wild Wild West

1965
as Ned Brown
Gilligan's Island poster Age: 43

Gilligan's Island

1964
as Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby
My Favorite Martian poster Age: 42

My Favorite Martian

1963
as Omar M. Keck
The Lucy Show poster Age: 41

The Lucy Show

1962
as Captain Burke
The Virginian poster Age: 41

The Virginian

1962
as Sam Donner
Hazel poster Age: 40

Hazel

1961
as Coach Murphy
Route 66 poster Age: 39

Route 66

1960
as Mr. Nickerson
The Andy Griffith Show poster Age: 39

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as Jeff Pruitt
The Untouchables poster Age: 38

The Untouchables

1959
as 'Big' Bill Phillips
Hawaiian Eye poster Age: 38

Hawaiian Eye

1959
as Big Mac
Johnny Ringo poster Age: 38

Johnny Ringo

1959
as Coffin Sam Sabine
Bonanza poster Age: 38

Bonanza

1959
as Swede Lundberg
Rawhide poster Age: 37

Rawhide

1959
as Wagon Master
The Texan poster Age: 37

The Texan

1958
as Jake Bricker
The Texan poster Age: 37

The Texan

1958
as Sculley
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster Age: 37

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
as Dan Poe
Casey Jones poster Age: 36

Casey Jones

1957
as Casey Jones
Alcoa Theatre poster Age: 36

Alcoa Theatre

1957
as Sven Svenson
Maverick poster Age: 36

Maverick

1957
as Big Jim Watson
Maverick poster Age: 36

Maverick

1957
as Capt. Jim Pattishall
Perry Mason poster Age: 36

Perry Mason

1957
as Lon Snyder
Wagon Train poster Age: 36

Wagon Train

1957
as Kirby
Screen Director's Playhouse poster Age: 34

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955
as Bowen
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 34

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
as Boyle
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 34

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
as Palmer Cass
Frontier poster Age: 34

Frontier

1955
as Kane
Cheyenne poster Age: 34

Cheyenne

1955
as Les Bridgeman
Gunsmoke poster Age: 34

Gunsmoke

1955
as Dave Chaney
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 33

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Bill Minters
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 33

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Fred Preston
Public Defender poster Age: 33

Public Defender

1954
as Sparky Albright
General Electric Theater poster Age: 31

General Electric Theater

1953
as Anthony Mullins
Biff Baker U.S.A. poster Age: 31

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952
as Biff Baker
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet poster Age: 31

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952
as Harry
No poster
Age: 30

Chevron Theatre

1952
as Biff Baker
The Jack Benny Program poster Age: 29

The Jack Benny Program

1950
as McGuire
The Jack Benny Program poster Age: 29

The Jack Benny Program

1950
as Alan Hale Jr.
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 29

The Gene Autry Show

1950
as Mort Craig
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 29

The Gene Autry Show

1950
as Bill Watterson
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 29

The Gene Autry Show

1950
as Tiny - Sidekick
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 29

The Gene Autry Show

1950
as Goss
The Gene Autry Show poster Age: 29

The Gene Autry Show

1950
as The Bandit
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