---
name: "Alan Hale Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-hale-jr"
fi1m_id: "alan-hale-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0001308"
tmdb_id: 35322
wikidata_id: "Q640093"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 March 1921"
died: "2 January 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T06:48:19.135325+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alan Hale Jr.

## Identity

Alan Hale Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-hale-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-hale-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001308
- **TMDB ID:** 35322
- **Wikidata ID:** Q640093
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hale_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640093, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001308/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35322

Actor. Born 8 March 1921 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Died 2 January 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 March 1921, Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Died:** 2 January 1990
- **Active:** 1942–1954
- **Also known as:** Alan Hale, آلن هیل جونیور
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 73 (2), 1950s 77 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hale_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q640093, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001308/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35322

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Silver Lode*](https://film.one/film/silver-lode.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alan Hale Jr. was an American actor. He was the son of character actor Alan Hale and began appearing in films as a child before taking adult roles from the 1940s onward.

He appeared in numerous Westerns and supporting parts in feature films, including *Silver Lode* (1954) and *Hang 'em High* (1968). Hale is best known for playing Captain Jonas Grumby, known as the Skipper, in the television series *Gilligan's Island* (1964–1967) and its subsequent television films and spin-offs. He also had guest roles in series such as *Bonanza*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Magnum, P.I.*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Silver Lode* (1954), Fi1m 77, as Kirk — [page](https://film.one/film/silver-lode.md)
- *Wake Island* (1942), Fi1m 73, Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/wake-island.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Watch on the Rhine* (1943), Fi1m 73, as Boy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/watch-on-the-rhine.md)

## Complete filmography (146)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Terror Night* (1989), as Jake Nelson
- *Back to the Beach* (1987), as Bartender’s Buddy
- *ALF* (1986), series, as Jonas Grumby
- *Blacke's Magic* (1986), series, as Vern Keppler
- *Crazy like a Fox* (1984), series, Actor
- *Johnny Dangerously* (1984), as Desk Sergeant
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Fenton Harris
- *The Red Fury* (1984), as Doc Kaminsky
- *Hambone and Hillie* (1983), as McVickers
- *Gilligan's Planet* (1982), series, as Captain Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby (voice)
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, as Bartender
- *The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island* (1981), as Skipper
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Russell Tate
- *The Littlest Hobo* (1979), series, as Harry (as Alan Hale)
- *The Castaways on Gilligan's Island* (1979), as Skipper
- *The Fifth Musketeer* (1979), as Porthos
- *The North Avenue Irregulars* (1979), as Harry, the Hat (as Alan Hale)
- *Angels' Brigade* (1979), as Manny
- *Evidence of Power* (1979), Actor
- *Rescue from Gilligan's Island* (1978), as Skipper Jonas Grumby
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), series, as Corky
- *Sammy* (1977), as Mike (as Alan Hale)
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Jack McTigue, Gus Dolan
- *The Giant Spider Invasion* (1975), as Sheriff
- *The Sky's the Limit* (1975), as Cholly
- *The New Adventures of Gilligan* (1974), series, as Captain Skipper Jonas Grumby (voice)
- *Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love* (1974), as Walter
- *The Curse of a Faithful Wife* (1972), as Jack Shimmering
- *There Was a Crooked Man...* (1970), as Tobaccy
- *The Andersonville Trial* (1970), as Board of Military Judges
- *Tiger by the Tail* (1970), as Billy Jack Whitehorn
- *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Moose Manley
- *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as O'Reilly
- *Hang 'em High* (1968), as Matt Stone
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Laurence Drescher
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Gilligan (uncredited)
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Ned Brown
- *Gilligan's Island* (1964), series, as Skipper
- *Bullet for a Badman* (1964), as Leach
- *Advance to the Rear* (1964), as Sgt. Beauregard Davis
- *My Favorite Martian* (1963), series, as Omar M. Keck
- *The Crawling Hand* (1963), as Sheriff Townsend
- *The Iron Maiden* (1963), as Paul Fisher
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Captain Burke
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Sam Donner
- *Hazel* (1961), series, as Coach Murphy
- *The Long Rope* (1961), as Sheriff John Millard
- *Moochie of Pop Warner Football* (1960), as Fred Preston
- *Route 66* (1960), series, as Mr. Nickerson
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Jeff Pruitt
- *Thunder in Carolina* (1960), as Buddy Schaeffer
- *Mission of Danger* (1960), as Sam Beal
- *The Untouchables* (1959), series, as 'Big' Bill Phillips
- *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Big Mac
- *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Coffin Sam Sabine
- *Moochie of the Little League* (1959), as Fred Preston
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Swede Lundberg
- *Up Periscope* (1959), as Lt. Pat Malone
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Wagon Master
- *The Texan* (1958), series, as Jake Bricker, Sculley
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Dan Poe
- *The Lady Takes a Flyer* (1958), as Frank Henshaw
- *All Mine to Give* (1957), as Tom Cullen
- *Casey Jones* (1957), series, as Casey Jones
- *Alcoa Theatre* (1957), series, as Sven Svenson
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Big Jim Watson, Capt. Jim Pattishall
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Lon Snyder
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Kirby
- *The True Story of Jesse James* (1957), as Cole Younger
- *Affair in Reno* (1957), as Deke (as Alan Hale)
- *Battle Hymn* (1957), as Mess Sergeant
- *The Cruel Tower* (1956), as Rocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)
- *Canyon River* (1956), as George Lynch
- *The Three Outlaws* (1956), as Sundance Kid (as Alan Hale)
- *The Killer Is Loose* (1956), as Detective Denny
- *Man on the Ledge* (1955), as Boyle
- *The Indian Fighter* (1955), as Will Crabtree
- *A Man Alone* (1955), as Jim Anderson
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, as Boyle, Palmer Cass
- *Screen Director's Playhouse* (1955), series, as Bowen
- *Frontier* (1955), series, as Kane
- *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Les Bridgeman
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Dave Chaney
- *The Sea Chase* (1955), as Wentz
- *Many Rivers to Cross* (1955), as Luke Radford
- *Young at Heart* (1954), as Robert Neary
- *Destry* (1954), as Jack Larson
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Bill Minters, Fred Preston
- *Rogue Cop* (1954), as Johnny Stark
- *The Law vs. Billy the Kid* (1954), as Bob Ollinger
- *Silver Lode* (1954), as Kirk — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/silver-lode.md)
- *Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl* (1954), as Jay Simpson
- *The Iron Glove* (1954), as Patrick Gaydon
- *Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake* (1954), as Crew Foreman
- *Public Defender* (1954), series, as Sparky Albright
- *Captain John Smith and Pocahontas* (1953), as Fleming
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Anthony Mullins
- *The Man Behind The Gun* (1953), as Cpl. Olaf Swenson
- *Mr. Walkie Talkie* (1952), as Tiny
- *Biff Baker U.S.A.* (1952), series, as Biff Baker
- *Springfield Rifle* (1952), as Mizzell
- *Arctic Flight* (1952), as John W. Wetherby
- *The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet* (1952), series, as Harry
- *Lady in the Iron Mask* (1952), as Porthos
- *Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie* (1952), as George Oliphant
- *Ellis in Freedomland* (1952), as Male Model
- *At Sword's Point* (1952), as Porthos Jr.
- *The Big Trees* (1952), as Tiny
- *Chevron Theatre* (1952), series, as Biff Baker
- *Honeychile* (1951), as Joe Boyd
- *Home Town Story* (1951), as Slim Haskins
- *Sierra Passage* (1950), as Yance Carter
- *Short Grass* (1950), as Chris Christofferson
- *The West Point Story* (1950), as Bull Gilbert
- *The Blazing Sun* (1950), as Ben Luber
- *The Jack Benny Program* (1950), series, as McGuire, Alan Hale Jr.
- *The Underworld Story* (1950), as Shaeffer
- *The Gene Autry Show* (1950), series, as Mort Craig, Bill Watterson, Tiny - Sidekick, Goss, The Bandit
- *The Gunfighter* (1950), as First Brother (uncredited)
- *Kill the Umpire* (1950), as Harry Shea (uncredited)
- *When Willie Comes Marching Home* (1950), as Laughing Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)
- *Riders in the Sky* (1949), as Marshal Riggs
- *Swiss Tour* (1949), as Joe
- *Rim of the Canyon* (1949), as Matt Kimbrough
- *It Happens Every Spring* (1949), as Schmidt
- *One Sunday Afternoon* (1948), as Marty
- *Music Man* (1948), as Joe
- *Homecoming* (1948), as Military Policeman (uncredited)
- *The Spirit of West Point* (1947), as Oklahoma Cutter
- *Sarge Goes to College* (1947), as Sarge
- *It Happened on Fifth Avenue* (1947), as Whitey Temple
- *Sweetheart of Sigma Chi* (1946), as Mike Mitchell
- *Monsieur Beaucaire* (1946), as Courtier (uncredited)
- *Watch on the Rhine* (1943), as Boy (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/watch-on-the-rhine.md)
- *Yanks Ahoy* (1943), as Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
- *No Time for Love* (1943), as Union Checker (uncredited)
- *The McGuerins from Brooklyn* (1942), as Alan
- *Wake Island* (1942), Actor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/wake-island.md)
- *Rubber Racketeers* (1942), as Red
- *Eagle Squadron* (1942), as Olsen
- *Top Sergeant* (1942), as Cruxton
- *Victory Quiz* (1942), Actor
- *To the Shores of Tripoli* (1942), as Tom Hall
- *Military Training* (1941), as Poor Instructor
- *All-American Co-Ed* (1941), as Tiny
- *Wild Boys of the Road* (1933), as Boy (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Photo of Alan Hale, Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/1233616/gallery-b619ff359187.jpg) Photo of Alan Hale, Jr. — Warner Bros. Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Alan_Hale%2C_Jr._1959.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Alan Hale, Jr. and Randy Stuart from the television drama series Biff Baker, U.S.A.. (1952)](https://film.one/media/person/1233616/gallery-6c3a21a4208e.jpg) Photo of Alan Hale, Jr. and Randy Stuart from the television drama series Biff Baker, U.S.A.. (1952) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Alan_Hale%2C_Jr._Randy_Stuart_Biff_Baker_USA_1952.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Alan Hale Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/1233616/gallery-777906de462b.jpg) Alan Hale Jr. — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Alan_Hale_Jr._Gilligans_Island_1966.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Alan Hale Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/1233616/gallery-1f5fd249e9ba.jpg) Alan Hale Jr. — Image via TMDB

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