Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Date of Birth:

Feb 09, 1892

Place of Birth:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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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.

filmography:

Life's Whirlpool Life's Whirlpool

1917

The Sisters The Sisters

1938

The Great Mr. Nobody The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Parole! Parole!

1936

Robin Hood Robin Hood

1922

The Crusades The Crusades

1935

Fog Over Frisco Fog Over Frisco

1934

Pacific Liner Pacific Liner

1939

Virginia City Virginia City

1940

The Leopard Lady The Leopard Lady

1928

The Sea Ghost The Sea Ghost

1931

The Barbarian The Barbarian

1921

The Little Widow The Little Widow

1914

The Time, The Place and The Girl The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

The Americano The Americano

1916

Aloha Aloha

1931

The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour

1923

South of St. Louis South of St. Louis

1949

The Trap The Trap

1922

When Thief Meets Thief When Thief Meets Thief

1937

The Sin of Madelon Claudet The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

The Spieler The Spieler

1928

My Wild Irish Rose My Wild Irish Rose

1947

Vanity Vanity

1927

Cameo Kirby Cameo Kirby

1923

The Covered Wagon The Covered Wagon

1923

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934

Another Face Another Face

1935

Black Oxen Black Oxen

1923

The Wreck of the Hesperus The Wreck of the Hesperus

1927

Skyscraper Skyscraper

1928

High, Wide and Handsome High, Wide and Handsome

1937

A Doll's House A Doll's House

1922

Three Cheers for the Irish Three Cheers for the Irish

1940

Sailor's Holiday Sailor's Holiday

1929

Escape in the Desert Escape in the Desert

1945

Alice in Movieland Alice in Movieland

1940

The Country Beyond The Country Beyond

1936

Four Men and a Prayer Four Men and a Prayer

1938

Babbitt Babbitt

1934

Music for Madame Music for Madame

1937

Woman Against Woman Woman Against Woman

1914

The Power of the Press The Power of the Press

1914

Dora Thorne Dora Thorne

1915

Moral Suicide Moral Suicide

1918

The Cop The Cop

1928

A Wise Fool A Wise Fool

1921

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1932

The Americano The Americano

1915

A Voice in the Dark A Voice in the Dark

1921

The Beast The Beast

1916

Little Man, What Now? Little Man, What Now?

1934

One Night in Rome One Night in Rome

1924

She Got What She Wanted She Got What She Wanted

1930

The Sap The Sap

1929

The Scarlet Oath The Scarlet Oath

1916

By Man's Law By Man's Law

1913

The Great Impersonation The Great Impersonation

1921

The Eternal Temptress The Eternal Temptress

1917

The Love Thief The Love Thief

1916

Showbiz Goes to War Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Quicksands Quicksands

1923

Long Live the King Long Live the King

1923

The Night Angel The Night Angel

1931

The Leatherneck The Leatherneck

1929

Oh Kay! Oh Kay!

1928

Red Hot Rhythm Red Hot Rhythm

1929

My Girl Tisa My Girl Tisa

1948

Breakdowns of 1937 Breakdowns of 1937

1937

Power Power

1928

Hollywood Extra Girl Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

The Woman in Black The Woman in Black

1914

Main Street Main Street

1923

Hollywood Hollywood

1923

The Fox The Fox

1921

Sold Out Sold Out

1916

East Lynne East Lynne

1915

Dick's Turning Dick's Turning

1913

The Dictator The Dictator

1922

One Glorious Day One Glorious Day

1922

Thieves Fall Out Thieves Fall Out

1941

Janie Janie

1944

Of Human Bondage Of Human Bondage

1934

Footsteps in the Dark Footsteps in the Dark

1941

Hollywood Canteen Hollywood Canteen

1944

Our Relations Our Relations

1936

Thin Ice Thin Ice

1937

Stella Dallas Stella Dallas

1937

The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter

1934

The Little Minister The Little Minister

1934

The Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

They Drive by Night They Drive by Night

1940

Listen, Darling Listen, Darling

1938

Desperate Journey Desperate Journey

1942

Colt .45 Colt .45

1950

The Fighting 69th The Fighting 69th

1940

Imitation of Life Imitation of Life

1934

The Lost Patrol The Lost Patrol

1934

Dodge City Dodge City

1939

The Good Fairy The Good Fairy

1935

Gentleman Jim Gentleman Jim

1942

Thank Your Lucky Stars Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Manpower Manpower

1941

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

Captains of the Clouds Captains of the Clouds

1942

Action in the North Atlantic Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Destination Tokyo Destination Tokyo

1943

It Happened One Night It Happened One Night

1934

The Adventures of Robin Hood The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

Algiers Algiers

1938

The Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk

1940

The Man I Love The Man I Love

1946

The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper

1937

Night and Day Night and Day

1946

This Is the Army This Is the Army

1943

The Inspector General The Inspector General

1949

Adventures of Don Juan Adventures of Don Juan

1948

Dust Be My Destiny Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Pursued Pursued

1947

The House Across the Street The House Across the Street

1949

The Smiling Ghost The Smiling Ghost

1941

Make Your Own Bed Make Your Own Bed

1944

Hotel Berlin Hotel Berlin

1945

Two in the Dark Two in the Dark

1936

The Last Days of Pompeii The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

Great Expectations Great Expectations

1934

Green Hell Green Hell

1940

Destination Unknown Destination Unknown

1933

Roughly Speaking Roughly Speaking

1945

The Adventures of Marco Polo The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

That Way with Women That Way with Women

1947

Strongheart Strongheart

1914

Sal of Singapore Sal of Singapore

1928

Picture Brides Picture Brides

1934

Tugboat Annie Sails Again Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940

The Eleventh Commandment The Eleventh Commandment

1933

Yellowstone Yellowstone

1936

There's Always Tomorrow There's Always Tomorrow

1934

Grand Old Girl Grand Old Girl

1935

Valley of the Giants Valley of the Giants

1938

Cheyenne Cheyenne

1947

A Message to Garcia A Message to Garcia

1936

Perilous Holiday Perilous Holiday

1946

Juke Girl Juke Girl

1942

So Big! So Big!

1932

The Adventures of Mark Twain The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

God Is My Co-Pilot God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

Always Leave Them Laughing Always Leave Them Laughing

1949

Whiplash Whiplash

1948

The Strawberry Blonde The Strawberry Blonde

1941

Broadway Bill Broadway Bill

1934

On Your Toes On Your Toes

1939

Rogues of Sherwood Forest Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

1931

The Match King The Match King

1932

The Younger Brothers The Younger Brothers

1949

God's Country and the Woman God's Country and the Woman

1937

Dick Turpin Dick Turpin

1925

The Adventures of Errol Flynn The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

Stars in My Crown Stars in My Crown

1950

Union Depot Union Depot

1932

Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe Trail

1940

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