Alan Hale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

173

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-02-09

Day of death

1950-01-22 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Alan Hale

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American movie actor and director, most widely remembered for his many supporting character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as films supporting Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart and Ronald Reagan, among dozens of others. Hale was born Rufus Edward Mackahan in Washington, D.C. He studied to be an opera singer and also had success as an inventor. Among his innovations were a sliding theater chair (to allow spectators to slide back to admit newcomers rather than standing), the hand fire extinguisher, and greaseless potato chips. His first film role was in the 1911 silent movie The Cowboy and the Lady. He played "Little John" in the 1922 film Robin Hood, with Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery, reprised the role 16 years later in The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone, then played him yet again in Rogues of Sherwood Forest in 1950 with John Derek as Robin Hood's son, an unprecedented 28-year span of portrayals of the same character in theatrical films. Hale played Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), featuring in a pivotal confrontation with the Earl of Essex, portrayed by Flynn. His other films include the 1922 epic The Trap with Lon Chaney, 1928's Skyscraper; as well as Fog Over Frisco with Bette Davis; Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen with Baby LeRoy and William Frawley; The Little Minister with Katharine Hepburn; and It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; all released in 1934; the 1937 film Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck; High, Wide, and Handsome with Irene Dunne and Dorothy Lamour; The Fighting 69th with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien; They Drive By Night with George Raft and Humphrey Bogart; Manpower with Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft; Virginia City with Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, and Humphrey Bogart; and as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the 1943 movie This Is the Army with Irving Berlin. He also co-starred with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in the successful western film Dodge City (1939) where he played the slightly dimwitted but likeable and comical Rusty Hart, sidekick to Flynn's character, Sheriff Wade Hatton. Hale co-starred with Errol Flynn in 13 movies. Hale directed eight movies during the 1920s and 1930s and acted in 235 theatrical films.

Known For

  • The Covered Wagon

    The Covered Wagon

  • Skyscraper

    Skyscraper

  • Cameo Kirby

    Cameo Kirby

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • Listen, Darling

    Listen, Darling

  • The Time, The Place and The Girl

    The Time, The Place and The Girl

  • The Fox

    The Fox

  • The Crusades

    The Crusades

  • Hotel Berlin

    Hotel Berlin

  • Yellowstone

    Yellowstone

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • Parole!

    Parole!

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • The Americano

    The Americano

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • Destination Tokyo

    Destination Tokyo

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

    Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • Destination Unknown

    Destination Unknown

  • Rolling Stones

    Rolling Stones

  • Janie

    Janie

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • Aloha

    Aloha

  • Pacific Liner

    Pacific Liner

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

  • Oh Kay!

    Oh Kay!

  • Black Oxen

    Black Oxen

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • Colt .45

    Colt .45

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • Picture Brides

    Picture Brides

  • So Big!

    So Big!

  • Power

    Power

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Stella Dallas

    Stella Dallas

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • The Cop

    The Cop

  • It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

  • The Sap

    The Sap

  • Night and Day

    Night and Day

  • Algiers

    Algiers

  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

  • Four Men and a Prayer

    Four Men and a Prayer

  • Little Man, What Now?

    Little Man, What Now?

  • The Lost Patrol

    The Lost Patrol

  • A Wise Fool

    A Wise Fool

  • Strongheart

    Strongheart

  • The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

  • Green Hell

    Green Hell

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • God's Country and the Woman

    God's Country and the Woman

  • Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

  • Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

  • Vanity

    Vanity

  • Always Leave Them Laughing

    Always Leave Them Laughing

  • The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

  • The Adventures of Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Mark Twain

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • Stars in My Crown

    Stars in My Crown

  • Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • A Message to Garcia

    A Message to Garcia

  • South of St. Louis

    South of St. Louis

  • Adventures of Don Juan

    Adventures of Don Juan

  • Make Your Own Bed

    Make Your Own Bed

  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

  • Pudd'nhead Wilson

    Pudd'nhead Wilson

  • My Girl Tisa

    My Girl Tisa

  • Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

  • Rogues of Sherwood Forest

    Rogues of Sherwood Forest

  • My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

  • The Night Angel

    The Night Angel

  • The Younger Brothers

    The Younger Brothers

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • The Match King

    The Match King

  • Escape in the Desert

    Escape in the Desert

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

  • Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

  • The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

  • The Great Mr. Nobody

    The Great Mr. Nobody

  • The Smiling Ghost

    The Smiling Ghost

  • The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

  • By Man's Law

    By Man's Law

  • The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

  • The Londoners

    The Londoners

  • Sailor's Holiday

    Sailor's Holiday

  • Fog Over Frisco

    Fog Over Frisco

  • The Eleventh Commandment

    The Eleventh Commandment

  • Alice in Movieland

    Alice in Movieland

  • That Way with Women

    That Way with Women

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • The Strawberry Blonde

    The Strawberry Blonde

  • The Country Beyond

    The Country Beyond

  • The House Across the Street

    The House Across the Street

  • Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

  • Sold Out

    Sold Out

  • Captains of the Clouds

    Captains of the Clouds

  • Life's Whirlpool

    Life's Whirlpool

  • Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • This Is the Army

    This Is the Army

  • The Love Thief

    The Love Thief

  • Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • The Eternal Temptress

    The Eternal Temptress

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • What Price Decency

    What Price Decency

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • The Leopard Lady

    The Leopard Lady

  • The Leatherneck

    The Leatherneck

  • God Is My Co-Pilot

    God Is My Co-Pilot

  • On Your Toes

    On Your Toes

  • Pursued

    Pursued

  • Thieves Fall Out

    Thieves Fall Out

  • Jump for Glory

    Jump for Glory

  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

  • The Barbarian

    The Barbarian

  • High, Wide and Handsome

    High, Wide and Handsome

  • She Got What She Wanted

    She Got What She Wanted

  • Moral Suicide

    Moral Suicide

  • One Hour

    One Hour

  • For Another Woman

    For Another Woman

  • Red Hot Rhythm

    Red Hot Rhythm

  • The Spieler

    The Spieler

  • The Power of the Press

    The Power of the Press

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • Grand Old Girl

    Grand Old Girl

  • A Voice in the Dark

    A Voice in the Dark

  • The Scarlet Oath

    The Scarlet Oath

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Sal of Singapore

    Sal of Singapore

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • Dora Thorne

    Dora Thorne

  • The Beast

    The Beast

  • The Americano

    The Americano

  • Quicksands

    Quicksands

  • One Night in Rome

    One Night in Rome

  • Glued

    Glued

  • The Sea Ghost

    The Sea Ghost

  • Hollywood Extra Girl

    Hollywood Extra Girl

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Babbitt

    Babbitt

  • Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

  • Troubles of a Bride

    Troubles of a Bride

  • Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

  • Dick's Turning

    Dick's Turning

  • The Woman in Black

    The Woman in Black

  • Three Cheers for the Irish

    Three Cheers for the Irish

  • Shirley of the Circus

    Shirley of the Circus

  • The Little Widow

    The Little Widow

  • Long Live the King

    Long Live the King

  • East Lynne

    East Lynne

  • The Wreck of the Hesperus

    The Wreck of the Hesperus

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

  • The Great Impersonation

    The Great Impersonation

  • One Glorious Day

    One Glorious Day

  • Perilous Holiday

    Perilous Holiday