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name: "Alan Hale"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 February 1892"
died: "22 January 1950"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:39:23.995228+00:00"
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# Alan Hale

Actor. Born 9 February 1892 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Died 22 January 1950.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 February 1892, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- **Died:** 22 January 1950
- **Also known as:** Allan Hale, Alan Hale Sr., Rufus Edward MacKahan, Rufus Alan MacKahan

## Biography

Alan Hale (1892–1950) was an American actor and film director. Born Rufus Edward MacKahan in Washington, D.C., he began his career in silent films around 1911 and appeared in more than 200 feature films over four decades, often in supporting character roles.

He is known for playing Little John in the Robin Hood films of 1922, 1938 and 1950. Hale frequently appeared alongside Errol Flynn, including in *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), *Dodge City* (1939) and *The Sea Hawk* (1940). Other notable credits include *It Happened One Night* (1934), in which he played Danker, *Of Human Bondage* (1934) and *Stella Dallas* (1937). He also directed nine films.

Hale was married to actress Gretchen Hartman from 1914 until his death; their son, Alan Hale Jr., also became an actor.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *It Happened One Night* (1934), Fi1m 88, as Danker — [page](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md)

## Also known for

- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938), Little John
- *The Sea Hawk* (1940), Carl Pitt
- *Of Human Bondage* (1934), Emil Miller
- *They Drive by Night* (1940), Ed Carlsen
- *Our Relations* (1936), Joe Grogan
- *Dodge City* (1939), Rusty Hart
- *Pursued* (1947), Jake Dingle
- *Stella Dallas* (1937), Ed Munn

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