
Alan Hale
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 β 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 Washingto...
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Filmography

The Londoners
2008
as Miguel

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
as Various Roles (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Joe Grogan (archive footage)

Colt .45
1950
as Sheriff Harris

Rogues of Sherwood Forest
1950
as Little John

Stars in My Crown
1950
as Jed Isbell

The House Across the Street
1949
as J.B. Grennell

The Inspector General
1949
as Kovatch

Always Leave Them Laughing
1949
as Sam Washburn

The Younger Brothers
1949
as Sheriff Knudson

South of St. Louis
1949
as Jake Evarts

Adventures of Don Juan
1948
as Leporello

Whiplash
1948
as Terrance O'Leary

My Girl Tisa
1948
as Dugan

Pursued
1947
as Jake Dingle

That Way with Women
1947
as Herman Brinker

Cheyenne
1947
as Fred Durkin

My Wild Irish Rose
1947
as John Donovan

The Man I Love
1946
as Riley

Night and Day
1946
as Leon Dowling

Perilous Holiday
1946
as Dr. Lilley

The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946
as John Braden

God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
as Big Mike Harrigan

Roughly Speaking
1945
as Lew Morton

Escape in the Desert
1945
as Dr. Orville Tedder

Hotel Berlin
1945
as Herman Plottke

Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self

Make Your Own Bed
1944
as Walter Whirtle

The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944
as Steve Gillis

Janie
1944
as Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon

Destination Tokyo
1943
as 'Cookie' Wainwright

Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Boats O'Hara

Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Self

This Is the Army
1943
as Sergeant McGee

Captains of the Clouds
1942
as Tiny Murphy

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Pat Corbett

Desperate Journey
1942
as Sgt. Kirk Edwards

Juke Girl
1942
as Yippee 'Yip'

Manpower
1941
as Jumbo Wells

Footsteps in the Dark
1941
as Police Insp. Charles M. Mason

The Smiling Ghost
1941
as Norton

The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Old Man Grimes

The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as 'Skipper' Martin

Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Robert Barnes

Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Tex Bell

The Sea Hawk
1940
as Carl Pitt

They Drive by Night
1940
as Ed Carlsen

The Fighting 69th
1940
as Big Mike Wynn

Green Hell
1940
as Dr. Emil 'Nils' Loren

Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
as Capt. Bullwinkle

Alice in Movieland
1940
as Carlo's Guest (uncredited)

Three Cheers for the Irish
1940
as Gallagher

Virginia City
1940
as Olaf Swenson

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Michael 'Mike' Leonard

The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as Porthos

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as The Prince of Tyrone

Dodge City
1939
as Rusty Hart

On Your Toes
1939
as Sergei Alexandrovitch

Pacific Liner
1939
as Gallagher

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Little John

Algiers
1938
as Grandpere

Listen, Darling
1938
as J.J. Slattery

The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Kaidu

Valley of the Giants
1938
as 'Ox' Smith

Four Men and a Prayer
1938
as Furnoy

The Sisters
1938
as Sam Johnson

The Prince and the Pauper
1937
as Captain of the Guard

Stella Dallas
1937
as Ed Munn

Thin Ice
1937
as Baron

God's Country and the Woman
1937
as Bjorn Skalka

Jump for Glory
1937
as Jim Diall 'Col. Fane'

High, Wide and Handsome
1937
as Walt Brennan

Music for Madame
1937
as Detective Flugelman

Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self

Our Relations
1936
as Joe Grogan

A Message to Garcia
1936
as Dr. Ivan Krug

Two in the Dark
1936
as Inspector Florio

Yellowstone
1936
as John Alexander Hardigan

The Country Beyond
1936
as Jim Alison

Parole!
1936
as John Borchard

The Good Fairy
1935
as Maurice Schlapkohl

The Last Days of Pompeii
1935
as Burbix

Grand Old Girl
1935
as Click Dade

Another Face
1935
as Charles L. Kellar

The Crusades
1935
as Blondel

Hollywood Extra Girl
1935
as Crusades Actor (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
1934
as Danker

The Scarlet Letter
1934
as Bartholomew Hockings

The Little Minister
1934
as Rob Daw

Of Human Bondage
1934
as Emil Miller

Imitation of Life
1934
as Martin the Furniture Man

The Lost Patrol
1934
as Cook

Broadway Bill
1934
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Great Expectations
1934
as Joe Gargery

There's Always Tomorrow
1934
as Henry

Picture Brides
1934
as Von Luden

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
1934
as Sam

Little Man, What Now?
1934
as Holgar Jachman

Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Chief O'Malley

Babbitt
1934
as Charlie McKelvey

Destination Unknown
1933
as Lundstrom

The Eleventh Commandment
1933
as Max Stager

What Price Decency
1933
as Klaus van Leyden

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1932
as Mr Simpson

So Big!
1932
as Klass Pool

Union Depot
1932
as The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan

The Match King
1932
as Borglund

Susan Lenox
1931
as Jeb Mondstrum

The Sea Ghost
1931
as Capt. Greg Winters

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
as Hubert

Aloha
1931
as Stevens

The Night Angel
1931
as Biezel
She Got What She Wanted
1930

Sailor's Holiday
1929
as Adam Pike

The Sap
1929
as Jim Belden

Red Hot Rhythm
1929
as Walter

The Leatherneck
1929
as Otto Schmidt

The Cop
1928
as Mather

Sal of Singapore
1928
as Captain Erickson

The Spieler
1928
as Flash

Skyscraper
1928
as Slim Strede
The Leopard Lady
1928
as Caesar

Power
1928
as Hanson

Oh Kay!
1928
as Jansen

Vanity
1927
as 'Happy' Dan Morgan

The Wreck of the Hesperus
1927
as Singapore Jack

Dick Turpin
1925
as Tom King
One Night in Rome
1924
as Duke Mareno

For Another Woman
1924

Troubles of a Bride
1924
as Gordon Blake

Main Street
1923
as Miles Bjornstam

Hollywood
1923
as Alan Hale

Quicksands
1923
as Ferrago

Black Oxen
1923
as Prince Rohenhauer

The Covered Wagon
1923
as Sam Woodhull

Cameo Kirby
1923
as Colonel Moreau

The Eleventh Hour
1923
as Prince Stefan de Bernie

Long Live the King
1923
as King Karl

A Doll's House
1922
as Torvald Helmer

Robin Hood
1922
as Little John

The Trap
1922
as Benson

The Dictator
1922
as Sabos

One Glorious Day
1922
as Ben Wadley

Shirley of the Circus
1922
as Max

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1921
as Karl von Hartrott

The Fox
1921
as Rufus B. Coulter

A Voice in the Dark
1921
as Dr. Hugh Sainsbury

A Wise Fool
1921
as George Masson

The Great Impersonation
1921
as Gustave Seimann

The Barbarian
1921
as Mark Grant

Over the Wire
1921
as James Twyford

Moral Suicide
1918
as 'Lucky' Travers

The Eternal Temptress
1917
as Count Rudolph Frizel

Life's Whirlpool
1917
as Dr. Henry Grey

One Hour
1917
as G.D. Stanley

The Price She Paid
1917
as Stanley Baird

Sold Out
1916
as Halsey Brent

The Beast
1916
as Cowboy

The Love Thief
1916
as Captain Arthur Boyce

The Scarlet Oath
1916
as John Huntington

The Americano
1916
Pudd'nhead Wilson
1916
as Tom Driscoll

Rolling Stones
1916
as Jerry Braden

East Lynne
1915
as Sir Francis Levinson
The Americano
1915
as Madison - The Americano

Dora Thorne
1915
as Hugh Fernely
Cupid Entangled
1915
as The Sweetheart
Woman Against Woman
1914
as John Tressider

The Power of the Press
1914
as Sam Freeborn

Strongheart
1914
as Ralph Thorne

The Little Widow
1914

The Woman in Black
1914
as Frank Mansfield
By Man's Law
1913
as Brother Owner
Dick's Turning
1913
as The Rich Boy's Father
Glued
1912