Alan Hale

Known For: Acting
Born: February 9, 1892
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died: January 22, 1950

Alan Hale

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 Doug…

Filmography

The Londoners

2008 · Miguel

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005 · Various Roles (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War

1982 · (archive footage)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968 · Joe Grogan (archive footage)

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950 · Little John

Colt .45

1950 · Sheriff Harris

Stars in My Crown

1950 · Jed Isbell

The Inspector General

1949 · Kovatch

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949 · Sam Washburn

The House Across the Street

1949 · J.B. Grennell

The Younger Brothers

1949 · Sheriff Knudson

South of St. Louis

1949 · Jake Evarts

Adventures of Don Juan

1948 · Leporello

Whiplash

1948 · Terrance O'Leary

My Girl Tisa

1948 · Dugan

My Wild Irish Rose

1947 · John Donovan

Cheyenne

1947 · Fred Durkin

Pursued

1947 · Jake Dingle

That Way with Women

1947 · Herman Brinker

The Man I Love

1946 · Riley

The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946 · John Braden

Night and Day

1946 · Leon Dowling

Perilous Holiday

1946 · Dr. Lilley

Escape in the Desert

1945 · Dr. Orville Tedder

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945 · Big Mike Harrigan

Hotel Berlin

1945 · Herman Plottke

Roughly Speaking

1945 · Lew Morton

Hollywood Canteen

1944 · Self

Janie

1944 · Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944 · Steve Gillis

Make Your Own Bed

1944 · Walter Whirtle

Destination Tokyo

1943 · 'Cookie' Wainwright

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 · Self

This Is the Army

1943 · Sergeant McGee

Action in the North Atlantic

1943 · Boats O'Hara

Gentleman Jim

1942 · Pat Corbett

Desperate Journey

1942 · Sgt. Kirk Edwards

Juke Girl

1942 · Yippee 'Yip'

Captains of the Clouds

1942 · Tiny Murphy

The Smiling Ghost

1941 · Norton

Manpower

1941 · Jumbo Wells

Thieves Fall Out

1941 · Robert Barnes

Footsteps in the Dark

1941 · Police Insp. Charles M. Mason

The Strawberry Blonde

1941 · Old Man Grimes

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941 · 'Skipper' Martin

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Tex Bell

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940 · Capt. Bullwinkle

The Sea Hawk

1940 · Carl Pitt

They Drive by Night

1940 · Ed Carlsen

Virginia City

1940 · Olaf Swenson

Three Cheers for the Irish

1940 · Gallagher

Alice in Movieland

1940 · Carlo's Guest (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

1940 · Big Mike Wynn

Green Hell

1940 · Dr. Emil 'Nils' Loren

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939 · The Prince of Tyrone

On Your Toes

1939 · Sergei Alexandrovitch

Dust Be My Destiny

1939 · Michael 'Mike' Leonard

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939 · Porthos

Dodge City

1939 · Rusty Hart

Pacific Liner

1939 · Gallagher

Listen, Darling

1938 · J.J. Slattery

The Sisters

1938 · Sam Johnson

Valley of the Giants

1938 · 'Ox' Smith

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938 · Little John

Four Men and a Prayer

1938 · Furnoy

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938 · Kaidu

Algiers

1938 · Grandpere

Breakdowns of 1937

1937 · Self

Music for Madame

1937 · Detective Flugelman

Thin Ice

1937 · Baron

Stella Dallas

1937 · Ed Munn

High, Wide and Handsome

1937 · Walt Brennan

The Prince and the Pauper

1937 · Captain of the Guard

Jump for Glory

1937 · Jim Diall 'Col. Fane'

God's Country and the Woman

1937 · Bjorn Skalka

Our Relations

1936 · Joe Grogan

Yellowstone

1936 · John Alexander Hardigan

Parole!

1936 · John Borchard

The Country Beyond

1936 · Jim Alison

A Message to Garcia

1936 · Dr. Ivan Krug

Two in the Dark

1936 · Inspector Florio

Another Face

1935 · Charles L. Kellar

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935 · Burbix

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935 · Crusades Actor (uncredited)

The Crusades

1935 · Blondel

The Good Fairy

1935 · Maurice Schlapkohl

Grand Old Girl

1935 · Click Dade

The Little Minister

1934 · Rob Daw

Babbitt

1934 · Charlie McKelvey

Broadway Bill

1934 · Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Imitation of Life

1934 · Martin the Furniture Man

There's Always Tomorrow

1934 · Henry

Great Expectations

1934 · Joe Gargery

The Scarlet Letter

1934 · Bartholomew Hockings

Of Human Bondage

1934 · Emil Miller

Little Man, What Now?

1934 · Holgar Jachman

Fog Over Frisco

1934 · Chief O'Malley

Picture Brides

1934 · Von Luden

It Happened One Night

1934 · Danker

The Lost Patrol

1934 · Cook

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934 · Sam

Destination Unknown

1933 · Lundstrom

The Eleventh Commandment

1933 · Max Stager

What Price Decency

1933 · Klaus van Leyden

The Match King

1932 · Borglund

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1932 · Mr Simpson

So Big!

1932 · Klass Pool

Union Depot

1932 · The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan

The Sea Ghost

1931 · Capt. Greg Winters

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931 · Hubert

Susan Lenox

1931 · Jeb Mondstrum

The Night Angel

1931 · Biezel

Aloha

1931 · Stevens

She Got What She Wanted

She Got What She Wanted

1930

Red Hot Rhythm

1929 · Walter

The Sap

1929 · Jim Belden

Sailor's Holiday

1929 · Adam Pike

The Leatherneck

1929 · Otto Schmidt

The Spieler

1928 · Flash

Sal of Singapore

1928 · Captain Erickson

Power

1928 · Hanson

The Cop

1928 · Mather

Oh Kay!

1928 · Jansen

Skyscraper

1928 · Slim Strede

The Leopard Lady

The Leopard Lady

1928 · Caesar

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1927 · Singapore Jack

Vanity

1927 · 'Happy' Dan Morgan

Rubber Tires

1927 · Director

Risky Business

1926 · Director

The Sporting Lover

1926 · Director

Forbidden Waters

1926 · Director

Braveheart

1925 · Director

The Wedding Song

1925 · Director

Dick Turpin

1925 · Tom King

Troubles of a Bride

1924 · Gordon Blake

For Another Woman

1924

One Night in Rome

One Night in Rome

1924 · Duke Mareno

Black Oxen

1923 · Prince Rohenhauer

Long Live the King

1923 · King Karl

Cameo Kirby

1923 · Colonel Moreau

Hollywood

1923 · Alan Hale

The Eleventh Hour

1923 · Prince Stefan de Bernie

Main Street

1923 · Miles Bjornstam

The Covered Wagon

1923 · Sam Woodhull

Quicksands

1923 · Ferrago

Shirley of the Circus

1922 · Max

Robin Hood

1922 · Little John

The Dictator

1922 · Sabos

The Trap

1922 · Benson

A Doll's House

1922 · Torvald Helmer

One Glorious Day

1922 · Ben Wadley

The Great Impersonation

1921 · Gustave Seimann

The Fox

1921 · Rufus B. Coulter

Over the Wire

1921 · James Twyford

A Wise Fool

1921 · George Masson

A Voice in the Dark

1921 · Dr. Hugh Sainsbury

The Barbarian

1921 · Mark Grant

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921 · Karl von Hartrott

Moral Suicide

1918 · 'Lucky' Travers

The Eternal Temptress

1917 · Count Rudolph Frizel

Life's Whirlpool

1917 · Dr. Henry Grey

One Hour

1917 · G.D. Stanley

The Price She Paid

1917 · Stanley Baird

The Americano

1916

The Love Thief

1916 · Captain Arthur Boyce

The Scarlet Oath

1916 · John Huntington

Rolling Stones

1916 · Jerry Braden

The Beast

1916 · Cowboy

Sold Out

1916 · Halsey Brent

Pudd'nhead Wilson

Pudd'nhead Wilson

1916 · Tom Driscoll

Dora Thorne

1915 · Hugh Fernely

East Lynne

1915 · Sir Francis Levinson

The Americano

1915 · Madison - The Americano

The Woman in Black

1914 · Frank Mansfield

The Power of the Press

1914 · Sam Freeborn

The Little Widow

1914

Woman Against Woman

Woman Against Woman

1914 · John Tressider

Strongheart

1914 · Ralph Thorne

By Man's Law

1913 · Brother Owner

Dick's Turning

1913 · The Rich Boy's Father

Glued

1912

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