
Alan Hale Jr.
Known for Acting · 148 credits
- Born
- 1921-03-08
- Died
- 1990-01-02
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Also known as
- Alan Hale · آلن هیل جونیور
Biography
Alan Hale, Jr. (March 8, 1921– January 2, 1990) was an American movie 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.
Known For
TV Shows (50)

Perry Mason
1957
as Lon Snyder

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Fenton Harris

The Love Boat
1977
as Jack McTigue / Gus Dolan

Bonanza
1959
as Swede Lundberg

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Jeff Pruitt

Wagon Train
1957
as Kirby

Ironside
1967
as Laurence Drescher

Maverick
1957
as Big Jim Watson / Capt. Jim Pattishall

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Ned Brown

The Virginian
1962
as Sam Donner

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Russell Tate

Batman
1966
as Gilligan (uncredited)

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Harry

Fantasy Island
1978
as Corky

Rawhide
1959
as Wagon Master

Simon & Simon
1981
as Bartender

The Untouchables
1959
as 'Big' Bill Phillips

The Lucy Show
1962
as Captain Burke

Cheyenne
1955
as Les Bridgeman

Route 66
1960
as Mr. Nickerson

Gunsmoke
1955
as Dave Chaney

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Dan Poe

ALF
1986
as Jonas Grumby

Here's Lucy
1968
as Moose Manley

Hazel
1961
as Coach Murphy

Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Big Mac

My Favorite Martian
1963
as Omar M. Keck

The Texan
1958
as Jake Bricker / Sculley

Land of the Giants
1968
as O'Reilly

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as McGuire / Alan Hale Jr.

Gilligan's Island
1964
as Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Boyle / Palmer Cass

Crazy like a Fox
1984

The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Mort Craig / Bill Watterson / Tiny - Sidekick / Goss / The Bandit

Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Sven Svenson

Johnny Ringo
1959
as Coffin Sam Sabine

Public Defender
1954
as Sparky Albright

The Littlest Hobo
1979
as Harry (as Alan Hale)

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Bowen

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Bill Minters / Fred Preston
Chevron Theatre
1952
as Biff Baker

Casey Jones
1957
as Casey Jones

Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
as Biff Baker

Blacke's Magic
1986
as Vern Keppler

Frontier
1955
as Kane

General Electric Theater
1953
as Anthony Mullins

The New Adventures of Gilligan
1974
as Captain Skipper Jonas Grumby (voice)

Gilligan's Planet
1982
as Captain Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby (voice)

The Unknown Story
2022
as Self - archive footage
Movies (98)

Hang 'em High
1968
as Matt Stone

Destry
1954
as Jack Larson

Advance to the Rear
1964
as Sgt. Beauregard Davis

The Indian Fighter
1955
as Will Crabtree

The Gunfighter
1950
as First Brother (uncredited)

The Sea Chase
1955
as Wentz

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Tobaccy

Bullet for a Badman
1964
as Leach

Young at Heart
1954
as Robert Neary

Victory Quiz
1942

Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Desk Sergeant

Springfield Rifle
1952
as Mizzell

The True Story of Jesse James
1957
as Cole Younger
The Curse of a Faithful Wife
1972
as Jack Shimmering

Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Boy (uncredited)

The Red Fury
1984
as Doc Kaminsky

The Iron Maiden
1963
as Paul Fisher

Many Rivers to Cross
1955
as Luke Radford

Silver Lode
1954
as Kirk

Up Periscope
1959
as Lt. Pat Malone

The Big Trees
1952
as Tiny

A Man Alone
1955
as Jim Anderson

The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Porthos

The Giant Spider Invasion
1975
as Sheriff

The Man Behind The Gun
1953
as Cpl. Olaf Swenson

Back to the Beach
1987
as Bartender’s Buddy

The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Board of Military Judges

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Whitey Temple

Wake Island
1942

It Happens Every Spring
1949
as Schmidt

To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Tom Hall

Short Grass
1950
as Chris Christofferson

Rubber Racketeers
1942
as Red

Thunder in Carolina
1960
as Buddy Schaeffer

All Mine to Give
1957
as Tom Cullen

Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952
as Tiny

The Lady Takes a Flyer
1958
as Frank Henshaw

The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Harry, the Hat (as Alan Hale)

At Sword's Point
1952
as Porthos Jr.

One Sunday Afternoon
1948
as Marty

Moochie of the Little League
1959
as Fred Preston

The Crawling Hand
1963
as Sheriff Townsend

When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as Laughing Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)

Moochie of Pop Warner Football
1960
as Fred Preston

Man on the Ledge
1955
as Boyle

Battle Hymn
1957
as Mess Sergeant

The Spirit of West Point
1947
as Oklahoma Cutter

Kill the Umpire
1950
as Harry Shea (uncredited)

Riders in the Sky
1949
as Marshal Riggs

Rim of the Canyon
1949
as Matt Kimbrough

Rescue from Gilligan's Island
1978
as Skipper Jonas Grumby

The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Detective Denny

Canyon River
1956
as George Lynch

No Time for Love
1943
as Union Checker (uncredited)

All-American Co-Ed
1941
as Tiny

Ellis in Freedomland
1952
as Male Model

Lady in the Iron Mask
1952
as Porthos

The West Point Story
1950
as Bull Gilbert

The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Cholly

Homecoming
1948
as Military Policeman (uncredited)

Hambone and Hillie
1983
as McVickers

Angels' Brigade
1979
as Manny

Mission of Danger
1960
as Sam Beal

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
1981
as Skipper

The Iron Glove
1954
as Patrick Gaydon

The Cruel Tower
1956
as Rocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
as Walter

The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954
as Bob Ollinger

Arctic Flight
1952
as John W. Wetherby

Home Town Story
1951
as Slim Haskins

Tiger by the Tail
1970
as Billy Jack Whitehorn

Rogue Cop
1954
as Johnny Stark

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
1954
as Jay Simpson

The Underworld Story
1950
as Shaeffer

Terror Night
1989
as Jake Nelson

Evidence of Power
1979

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island
1979
as Skipper

Affair in Reno
1957
as Deke (as Alan Hale)

Eagle Squadron
1942
as Olsen

Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952
as George Oliphant

Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
as Courtier (uncredited)

The Long Rope
1961
as Sheriff John Millard

The Three Outlaws
1956
as Sundance Kid (as Alan Hale)

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)

The Blazing Sun
1950
as Ben Luber

Sarge Goes to College
1947
as Sarge

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953
as Fleming

Honeychile
1951
as Joe Boyd

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1946
as Mike Mitchell

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
1942
as Alan

Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake
1954
as Crew Foreman

Sammy
1977
as Mike (as Alan Hale)

Swiss Tour
1949
as Joe
Military Training
1941
as Poor Instructor

Top Sergeant
1942
as Cruxton

Sierra Passage
1950
as Yance Carter

Music Man
1948
as Joe
About Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale, Jr. (March 8, 1921– January 2, 1990) was an American movie 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. With 148 credits spanning from 1933 to 2022, Alan Hale Jr. has appeared in 98 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Hale Jr. Movies
- Hang 'em High (1968) — as Matt Stone
- Destry (1954) — as Jack Larson
- Advance to the Rear (1964) — as Sgt. Beauregard Davis
- The Indian Fighter (1955) — as Will Crabtree
- The Gunfighter (1950) — as First Brother (uncredited)
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