Person

Alan Hale Jr.

Acting · 1921–1990 · Los Angeles, California, United States

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.

Known for

Filmography

2022The Unknown StorySelf - archive footage
1989Terror NightJake Nelson
1987Back to the BeachBartender’s Buddy
1986ALFJonas Grumby
1986Blacke's MagicVern Keppler
1984Crazy like a Fox
1984Johnny DangerouslyDesk Sergeant
1984Murder, She WroteFenton Harris
1984The Red FuryDoc Kaminsky
1983Hambone and HillieMcVickers
1982Gilligan's PlanetCaptain Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby (voice)
1981Simon & SimonBartender
1981The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandSkipper
1980Magnum, P.I.Russell Tate
1979The Littlest HoboHarry (as Alan Hale)
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
1979The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandSkipper
1979The Fifth MusketeerPorthos
1979The North Avenue IrregularsHarry, the Hat (as Alan Hale)
1979Angels' BrigadeManny
1979Evidence of Power
1978Rescue from Gilligan's IslandSkipper Jonas Grumby
1978Fantasy IslandCorky
1977SammyMike (as Alan Hale)
1977The Love BoatJack McTigue
1975The Giant Spider InvasionSheriff
1975The Sky's the LimitCholly
1974The New Adventures of GilliganCaptain Skipper Jonas Grumby (voice)
1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveWalter
1972The Curse of a Faithful WifeJack Shimmering
1970There Was a Crooked Man...Tobaccy
1970The Andersonville TrialBoard of Military Judges
1970Tiger by the TailBilly Jack Whitehorn
1968Here's LucyMoose Manley
1968Land of the GiantsO'Reilly
1968Hang 'em HighMatt Stone
1967IronsideLaurence Drescher
1966BatmanGilligan (uncredited)
1965The Wild Wild WestNed Brown
1964Gilligan's IslandJonas "The Skipper" Grumby
1964Bullet for a BadmanLeach
1964Advance to the RearSgt. Beauregard Davis
1963My Favorite MartianOmar M. Keck
1963The Crawling HandSheriff Townsend
1963The Iron MaidenPaul Fisher
1962The Lucy ShowCaptain Burke
1962The VirginianSam Donner
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961HazelCoach Murphy
1961The Long RopeSheriff John Millard
1960Moochie of Pop Warner FootballFred Preston
1960Route 66Mr. Nickerson
1960The Andy Griffith ShowJeff Pruitt
1960Thunder in CarolinaBuddy Schaeffer
1960Mission of DangerSam Beal
1959The Untouchables'Big' Bill Phillips
1959Hawaiian EyeBig Mac
1959Moochie of the Little LeagueFred Preston
1959Johnny RingoCoffin Sam Sabine
1959BonanzaSwede Lundberg
1959Up PeriscopeLt. Pat Malone
1959RawhideWagon Master
1958The TexanJake Bricker
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveDan Poe
1958The Lady Takes a FlyerFrank Henshaw
1957All Mine to GiveTom Cullen
1957Casey JonesCasey Jones
1957Alcoa TheatreSven Svenson
1957MaverickBig Jim Watson
1957Perry MasonLon Snyder
1957Wagon TrainKirby
1957The True Story of Jesse JamesCole Younger
1957Affair in RenoDeke (as Alan Hale)
1957Battle HymnMess Sergeant
1956The Cruel TowerRocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)
1956Canyon RiverGeorge Lynch
1956The Three OutlawsSundance Kid (as Alan Hale)
1956The Killer Is LooseDetective Denny
1955Man on the LedgeBoyle
1955The Indian FighterWill Crabtree
1955A Man AloneJim Anderson
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseBowen
1955The 20th Century Fox HourBoyle
1955FrontierKane
1955CheyenneLes Bridgeman
1955GunsmokeDave Chaney
1955The Sea ChaseWentz
1955Many Rivers to CrossLuke Radford
1954Young at HeartRobert Neary
1954DestryJack Larson
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyBill Minters
1954Rogue CopJohnny Stark
1954The Law vs. Billy the KidBob Ollinger
1954Silver LodeKirk
1954Captain Kidd and the Slave GirlJay Simpson
1954The Iron GlovePatrick Gaydon
1954Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel DrakeCrew Foreman
1954Public DefenderSparky Albright
1953Captain John Smith and PocahontasFleming
1953General Electric TheaterAnthony Mullins
1953The Man Behind The GunCpl. Olaf Swenson
1952Mr. Walkie TalkieTiny
1952Biff Baker U.S.A.Biff Baker
1952Springfield RifleMizzell
1952Arctic FlightJohn W. Wetherby
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietHarry
1952Lady in the Iron MaskPorthos
1952Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieGeorge Oliphant
1952Ellis in FreedomlandMale Model
1952At Sword's PointPorthos Jr.
1952The Big TreesTiny
1952Chevron TheatreBiff Baker
1951HoneychileJoe Boyd
1951Home Town StorySlim Haskins
1950Sierra PassageYance Carter
1950Short GrassChris Christofferson
1950The West Point StoryBull Gilbert
1950The Blazing SunBen Luber
1950The Jack Benny ProgramMcGuire
1950The Underworld StoryShaeffer
1950The Gene Autry ShowMort Craig
1950The GunfighterFirst Brother (uncredited)
1950Kill the UmpireHarry Shea (uncredited)
1950When Willie Comes Marching HomeLaughing Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)
1949Swiss TourJoe
1949Riders in the SkyMarshal Riggs
1949Rim of the CanyonMatt Kimbrough
1949It Happens Every SpringSchmidt
1948One Sunday AfternoonMarty
1948Music ManJoe
1948HomecomingMilitary Policeman (uncredited)
1947The Spirit of West PointOklahoma Cutter
1947Sarge Goes to CollegeSarge
1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueWhitey Temple
1946Sweetheart of Sigma ChiMike Mitchell
1946Monsieur BeaucaireCourtier (uncredited)
1943Yanks AhoyColonel's Orderly (uncredited)
1943No Time for LoveUnion Checker (uncredited)
1942The McGuerins from BrooklynAlan
1942To the Shores of TripoliTom Hall
1942Wake Island
1942Rubber RacketeersRed
1942Eagle SquadronOlsen
1942Top SergeantCruxton
1942Victory Quiz
1941Military TrainingPoor Instructor
1941All-American Co-EdTiny
1933Wild Boys of the RoadBoy (uncredited)

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