Alan Hale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

174

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

  • Hotel Berlin

    Hotel Berlin

  • Destination Tokyo

    Destination Tokyo

  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

  • Destination Unknown

    Destination Unknown

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Janie

    Janie

  • Captains of the Clouds

    Captains of the Clouds

  • Green Hell

    Green Hell

  • Aloha

    Aloha

  • Night and Day

    Night and Day

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

  • So Big!

    So Big!

  • Oh Kay!

    Oh Kay!

  • Algiers

    Algiers

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Covered Wagon

    The Covered Wagon

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • The Leatherneck

    The Leatherneck

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • Jump for Glory

    Jump for Glory

  • Parole!

    Parole!

  • The Match King

    The Match King

  • Adventures of Don Juan

    Adventures of Don Juan

  • The Good Fairy

    The Good Fairy

  • This Is the Army

    This Is the Army

  • For Another Woman

    For Another Woman

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night

  • The Cop

    The Cop

  • God Is My Co-Pilot

    God Is My Co-Pilot

  • Vanity

    Vanity

  • Power

    Power

  • One Night in Rome

    One Night in Rome

  • The Londoners

    The Londoners

  • Skyscraper

    Skyscraper

  • The Americano

    The Americano

  • My Girl Tisa

    My Girl Tisa

  • Stella Dallas

    Stella Dallas

  • Cameo Kirby

    Cameo Kirby

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • My Wild Irish Rose

    My Wild Irish Rose

  • Red Hot Rhythm

    Red Hot Rhythm

  • Strongheart

    Strongheart

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

  • The Lost Patrol

    The Lost Patrol

  • Black Oxen

    Black Oxen

  • Yellowstone

    Yellowstone

  • It Happened One Night

    It Happened One Night

  • Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

  • Rolling Stones

    Rolling Stones

  • The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

  • Shirley of the Circus

    Shirley of the Circus

  • The Leopard Lady

    The Leopard Lady

  • Dodge City

    Dodge City

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • Alice in Movieland

    Alice in Movieland

  • The Night Angel

    The Night Angel

  • Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

  • Life's Whirlpool

    Life's Whirlpool

  • Always Leave Them Laughing

    Always Leave Them Laughing

  • The Strawberry Blonde

    The Strawberry Blonde

  • Of Human Bondage

    Of Human Bondage

  • Hollywood Extra Girl

    Hollywood Extra Girl

  • Picture Brides

    Picture Brides

  • The Smiling Ghost

    The Smiling Ghost

  • Pursued

    Pursued

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • The Spieler

    The Spieler

  • A Wise Fool

    A Wise Fool

  • The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

  • Santa Fe Trail

    Santa Fe Trail

  • Rogues of Sherwood Forest

    Rogues of Sherwood Forest

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

  • Stars in My Crown

    Stars in My Crown

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • The Fox

    The Fox

  • South of St. Louis

    South of St. Louis

  • The Fighting 69th

    The Fighting 69th

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Desperate Journey

    Desperate Journey

  • The Americano

    The Americano

  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

  • The Beast

    The Beast

  • One Hour

    One Hour

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • The Crusades

    The Crusades

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Troubles of a Bride

    Troubles of a Bride

  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • The Eleventh Commandment

    The Eleventh Commandment

  • Colt .45

    Colt .45

  • Little Man, What Now?

    Little Man, What Now?

  • The Last Days of Pompeii

    The Last Days of Pompeii

  • The Great Mr. Nobody

    The Great Mr. Nobody

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Sal of Singapore

    Sal of Singapore

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

  • Dust Be My Destiny

    Dust Be My Destiny

  • The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

  • The Adventures of Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Mark Twain

  • Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

  • On Your Toes

    On Your Toes

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

  • Dora Thorne

    Dora Thorne

  • Make Your Own Bed

    Make Your Own Bed

  • God's Country and the Woman

    God's Country and the Woman

  • The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Babbitt

    Babbitt

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

  • The Scarlet Oath

    The Scarlet Oath

  • Glued

    Glued

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • Four Men and a Prayer

    Four Men and a Prayer

  • The House Across the Street

    The House Across the Street

  • Fog Over Frisco

    Fog Over Frisco

  • Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

  • Listen, Darling

    Listen, Darling

  • Thieves Fall Out

    Thieves Fall Out

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Long Live the King

    Long Live the King

  • Footsteps in the Dark

    Footsteps in the Dark

  • A Message to Garcia

    A Message to Garcia

  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy

    The Best of Laurel and Hardy

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • Tugboat Annie Sails Again

    Tugboat Annie Sails Again

  • Grand Old Girl

    Grand Old Girl

  • Three Cheers for the Irish

    Three Cheers for the Irish

  • The Younger Brothers

    The Younger Brothers

  • The Wreck of the Hesperus

    The Wreck of the Hesperus

  • Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

    Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

  • Dick's Turning

    Dick's Turning

  • The Woman in Black

    The Woman in Black

  • The Great Impersonation

    The Great Impersonation

  • High, Wide and Handsome

    High, Wide and Handsome

  • That Way with Women

    That Way with Women

  • Music for Madame

    Music for Madame

  • The Time, The Place and The Girl

    The Time, The Place and The Girl

  • The Country Beyond

    The Country Beyond

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • Pacific Liner

    Pacific Liner

  • Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

    Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • Escape in the Desert

    Escape in the Desert

  • The Sea Ghost

    The Sea Ghost

  • Sold Out

    Sold Out

  • Sailor's Holiday

    Sailor's Holiday

  • Quicksands

    Quicksands

  • The Love Thief

    The Love Thief

  • Perilous Holiday

    Perilous Holiday

  • There's Always Tomorrow

    There's Always Tomorrow

  • The Power of the Press

    The Power of the Press

  • The Barbarian

    The Barbarian

  • The Eternal Temptress

    The Eternal Temptress

  • Pudd'nhead Wilson

    Pudd'nhead Wilson

  • East Lynne

    East Lynne

  • What Price Decency

    What Price Decency

  • Woman Against Woman

    Woman Against Woman

  • The Sap

    The Sap

  • She Got What She Wanted

    She Got What She Wanted

  • Moral Suicide

    Moral Suicide

  • By Man's Law

    By Man's Law

  • One Glorious Day

    One Glorious Day

  • The Little Widow

    The Little Widow

  • A Voice in the Dark

    A Voice in the Dark

  • The Price She Paid

    The Price She Paid