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Alan Hale, Jr. (March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American film 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, Sr.
Hale was born Alan Hale Mackahan in Los Angeles, California. His father was character actor, Alan Hale, Sr. (1892‒1950), and his mother was silent film actress, Gretchen Hartman (1897‒1979). Appearing in over 235 films, his father had a successful screen career both as a leading man in silent films and as a supporting actor in sound movies. While his father was adapting to sound films, Hale, Jr., began his career while still a baby.
During the Second World War, Hale, Jr. enlisted in the United States Coast Guard.
After the death of his father in 1950, Alan stopped using "Junior".
Hale's first important roles were as a member of Gene Autry's recurring cast of players. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he frequently appeared in Autry movies and The Gene Autry Show on television. He starred in television series, such as the CBS Cold War espionage program from 1952–1953, Biff Baker, U.S.A., with co-star Randy Stuart, as his wife, Louise Baker.
Actors: Nancy Hanks (producer), Nancy Hanks (editor), Nancy Hanks (director), Nancy Hanks (composer), Steve Gelder (actor), Luciana Lagana (actress), Gregory Graham (actor), Craig C. Chen (actor), Vanessa Bednar (actress), Shalonda Shaw (actress), Holly Beavon (actress), Alistair McKenzie (actor), Susan R. Upperco (producer), Susan R. Upperco (actress), Linda Simeone (writer),
Genres: Fantasy,Actors: Duane Poole (writer), Laura Karpman (composer), Tina Louise (actress), Paul A. Kaufman (producer), Sherwood Schwartz (actor), Jacqueline Kennedy (actress), Jim Backus (actor), Alan Hale Jr. (actor), Phil Silvers (actor), John F. Kennedy (actor), Aaron Lustig (actor), Russell Johnson (actor), Paul A. Kaufman (actor), Carla Meyer (miscellaneous crew), Paul A. Kaufman (director),
Plot: The complete recapping adventure of the seven idiots trapped on a deserted island. No phones, no lights, no motor cars. Not a single luxury. Like Robinson Crusoe, it's primitive as can be. People portray not only Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells but also portray them as their world famous characters. We also get behind the scenes looks at how Sherwood Schwartz attempted to put his show on the air, and how they did casting, and how everyone dealt with the publicity, like people thought Jim Backus and Natalie Scahfer were really married, and when they took a picture of Gilligan, Ginger and Mary Ann for the cover of TV Guide and cut off Mary Ann, and about Tina Louise taking a dislike to her character. The trials and tribulations are explored too, even to the moment when Jim Backus was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and the deaths of he, Alan Hale and Natalie Schafer. The real life Bob Denver, Russell Johnson and Dawn Wells even appear and talk about what they remember back then.
Keywords: 1960s, based-on-true-story, character-name-in-title, comedy-filmmaking, fame, family-filmmaking, filmmaking, television, television-history, television-industry