Personal Info
Birth date
1892-02-09 (133 Years)
Day of death
1950-01-22
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as
Allan Hale
Alan Hale Sr.
Rufus Edward MacKahan
Rufus Alan MacKahan
Alan Hale
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – 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 Washington, D.C. He studied to be an opera singer and also had success as an inventor. Among his innovations were a sliding theater chair (to allow spectators to slide back to admit newcomers rather than standing), the hand fire extinguisher, and greaseless potato chips. His first film role was in the 1911 silent movie The Cowboy and the Lady. He played "Little John" in the 1922 film Robin Hood, with Douglas Fairbanks and Wallace Beery, reprised the role 16 years later in The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone, then played him yet again in Rogues of Sherwood Forest in 1950 with John Derek as Robin Hood's son, an unprecedented 28-year span of portrayals of the same character in theatrical films. Hale played Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), featuring in a pivotal confrontation with the Earl of Essex, portrayed by Flynn. His other films include the 1922 epic The Trap with Lon Chaney, 1928's Skyscraper; as well as Fog Over Frisco with Bette Davis; Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen with Baby LeRoy and William Frawley; The Little Minister with Katharine Hepburn; and It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; all released in 1934; the 1937 film Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck; High, Wide, and Handsome with Irene Dunne and Dorothy Lamour; The Fighting 69th with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien; They Drive By Night with George Raft and Humphrey Bogart; Manpower with Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, and George Raft; Virginia City with Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, and Humphrey Bogart; and as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the 1943 movie This Is the Army with Irving Berlin. He also co-starred with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in the successful western film Dodge City (1939) where he played the slightly dimwitted but likeable and comical Rusty Hart, sidekick to Flynn's character, Sheriff Wade Hatton. Hale co-starred with Errol Flynn in 13 movies. Hale directed eight movies during the 1920s and 1930s and acted in 235 theatrical films.
Filmography
Santa Fe Trail
5.676
Overview:
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.Little Man, What Now?
6.3
Overview:
A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.Stella Dallas
6.898
Overview:
After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
NYR
Overview:
A young girl from Sunnybrook goes to live with her wealthy relatives and falls in love with a doctor. Adapted from Kate Douglas Wiggin's famous novel.The Great Impersonation
NYR
Overview:
When the man calling himself Everard Dominey returns home, his loved ones recognize that something about him is different. But with Europe racing toward war and England infiltrated by saboteurs, will the truth emerge before it is too late?Skyscraper
5.6
Overview:
Blondy and Swede are gruff best friends who build skyscrapers. Blondy gets sweet on a girl he saves from a falling beam, Sally, but when he is injured in an accident and temporarily crippled, he rejects her. Swede tries every desperate measure to get Blondy to fight back, to try to walk, even masquerading as stealing Sally away from him.Our Relations
6.963
Overview:
Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.Cameo Kirby
5.8
Overview:
Wrongfully blamed for the death of Col. John Randall, Cameo Kirby (Gilbert) must find the true villain and clear his name before he can declare his love for Adele (Olmstead), the dead man's daughter.The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.679
Overview:
Set in the years before and during World War I, this epic tale tells the story of a rich Argentine family, one of its two descending branches being half of French heritage, the other being half German. Following the death of the family patriarch, the man's two daughters and their families resettle to France and Germany, respectively. In time the Great War breaks out, putting members of the family on opposing sides.The Covered Wagon
6.1
Overview:
Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attack. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?Broadway Bill
6
Overview:
Tycoon J.L. Higgins controls his whole family, but one of his sons-in-law, Dan Brooks, and his daughter Alice are fed up with that. Brooks quits his job as manager of J.L.'s paper box factory and devotes his life to his racing horse Broadway Bill, but his bankroll is thin and the luck is against him. He is arrested because of $150 he owes somebody for horse food, but suddenly a planned fraud by somebody else seems to offer him a chance...It Happened One Night
7.824
Overview:
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.The Prince and the Pauper
6.8
Overview:
Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.Showbiz Goes to War
10
Overview:
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the American public through bond sales, morale-boosting USO tours, patriotic war dramas and escapist film fare. Comedian David Steinberg plays host for this star-studded, 90-minute documentary, which looks at the way Tinseltown helped the United States' war effort.Babbitt
6
Overview:
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the two who have two children, Ted and Verona who are approaching adulthood. George has always had a fearless attitude, much like that of a naive child, which has led to his business success. He encounters some personal stresses when he faces what he believes is a potential home-wrecking issue, and when his oldest friend Paul and his wife Zilla deal with domestic problems. These stresses make George want to provide even more to his own family, leading to George agreeing to participate in a less than scrupulous but lucrative business dealing. George's bravura gets him into a potential scandal. This situation makes him question his general behavior, especially toward his family.Make Your Own Bed
5.8
Overview:
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fiancée Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies but when a real group of spies disguised as a troupe of radio actors appears on the scene, events quickly spiral out of control.Great Expectations
6.2
Overview:
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.Black Oxen
5.2
Overview:
A Manhattan playboy falls for a mysterious European woman, whom he notices is an exact double for a famous socialite who disappeared at the turn of the century. At first he thinks it's just a coincidence, as the beautiful young woman he's romancing is much younger than the woman who vanished, who would be in her late 50s or early 60s by now. Soon, however, he begins to believe that maybe it's not such a coincidence after all.The Great Mr. Nobody
5.3
Overview:
A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.The Man in the Iron Mask
7.069
Overview:
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.Thieves Fall Out
5.5
Overview:
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die before the broker can collect the full value of the policy and the broker's gangster partner doesn't want to wait for nature to take its course.Virginia City
6.1
Overview:
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.Dodge City
6.9
Overview:
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.485
Overview:
Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.Quicksands
5
Overview:
Stationed at the Mexican border, a young lieutenant whose job is to capture a ring of narcotics smugglers, spies his sweetheart, the daughter of a U. S. Customs official, in a cantina suspected of being the headquarters of the dope ring.Acting
2008The Londoners (1 Episode) as Miguel
2005The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Various Roles (archive footage)
1982Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
1968The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Joe Grogan (archive footage)
1950Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Little John
1950Colt .45 as Sheriff Harris
1950Stars in My Crown as Jed Isbell
1949The Inspector General as Kovatch
1949Always Leave Them Laughing as Sam Washburn
1949The House Across the Street as J.B. Grennell
1949The Younger Brothers as Sheriff Knudson
1949South of St. Louis as Jake Evarts
1948Adventures of Don Juan as Leporello
1948Whiplash as Terrance O'Leary
1948My Girl Tisa as Dugan
1947My Wild Irish Rose as John Donovan
1947Cheyenne as Fred Durkin
1947Pursued as Jake Dingle
1947That Way with Women as Herman Brinker
1946The Man I Love as Riley
1946The Time, The Place and The Girl as John Braden
1946Night and Day as Leon Dowling
1946Perilous Holiday as Dr. Lilley
1945Escape in the Desert as Dr. Orville Tedder
1945God Is My Co-Pilot as Big Mike Harrigan
1945Hotel Berlin as Herman Plottke
1945Roughly Speaking as Lew Morton
1944Hollywood Canteen as Self
1944Janie as Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon
1944The Adventures of Mark Twain as Steve Gillis
1944Make Your Own Bed as Walter Whirtle
1943Destination Tokyo as 'Cookie' Wainwright
1943Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self
1943This Is the Army as Sergeant McGee
1943Action in the North Atlantic as Boats O'Hara
1942Gentleman Jim as Pat Corbett
1942Desperate Journey as Sgt. Kirk Edwards
1942Juke Girl as Yippee 'Yip'
1942Captains of the Clouds as Tiny Murphy
1941The Smiling Ghost as Norton
1941Manpower as Jumbo Wells
1941Thieves Fall Out as Robert Barnes
1941Footsteps in the Dark as Police Insp. Charles M. Mason
1941The Strawberry Blonde as Old Man Grimes
1941The Great Mr. Nobody as 'Skipper' Martin
1940Santa Fe Trail as Tex Bell
1940Tugboat Annie Sails Again as Capt. Bullwinkle
1940The Sea Hawk as Carl Pitt
1940They Drive by Night as Ed Carlsen
1940Virginia City as Olaf Swenson
1940Three Cheers for the Irish as Gallagher
1940Alice in Movieland as Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
1940The Fighting 69th as Big Mike Wynn
1940Green Hell as Dr. Emil 'Nils' Loren
1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex as The Prince of Tyrone
1939On Your Toes as Sergei Alexandrovitch
1939Dust Be My Destiny as Michael 'Mike' Leonard
1939The Man in the Iron Mask as Porthos
1939Dodge City as Rusty Hart
1939Pacific Liner as Gallagher
1938Listen, Darling as J.J. Slattery
1938The Sisters as Sam Johnson
1938Valley of the Giants as 'Ox' Smith
1938The Adventures of Robin Hood as Little John
1938Four Men and a Prayer as Furnoy
1938The Adventures of Marco Polo as Kaidu
1938Algiers as Grandpere
1937Breakdowns of 1937 as Self
1937Music for Madame as Detective Flugelman
1937Thin Ice as Baron
1937Stella Dallas as Ed Munn
1937High, Wide and Handsome as Walt Brennan
1937The Prince and the Pauper as Captain of the Guard
1937God's Country and the Woman as Bjorn Skalka
1937Jump for Glory as Jim Diall 'Col. Fane'
1936Our Relations as Joe Grogan
1936Yellowstone as John Alexander Hardigan
1936Parole! as John Borchard
1936The Country Beyond as Jim Alison
1936A Message to Garcia as Dr. Ivan Krug
1936Two in the Dark as Inspector Florio
1935Another Face as Charles L. Kellar
1935The Last Days of Pompeii as Burbix
1935Hollywood Extra Girl as Crusades Actor (uncredited)
1935The Crusades as Blondel
1935The Good Fairy as Maurice Schlapkohl
1935Grand Old Girl as Click Dade
1934The Little Minister as Rob Daw
1934Babbitt as Charlie McKelvey
1934Broadway Bill as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
1934Imitation of Life as Martin the Furniture Man
1934There's Always Tomorrow as Henry
1934Great Expectations as Joe Gargery
1934The Scarlet Letter as Bartholomew Hockings
1934Of Human Bondage as Emil Miller
1934Little Man, What Now? as Holgar Jachman
1934Fog Over Frisco as Chief O'Malley
1934Picture Brides as Von Luden
1934It Happened One Night as Danker
1934The Lost Patrol as Cook
1934Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen as Sam
1933Destination Unknown as Lundstrom
1933The Eleventh Commandment as Max Stager
1933What Price Decency as Klaus van Leyden
1932The Match King as Borglund
1932Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as Mr Simpson
1932So Big! as Klass Pool
1932Union Depot as The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan
1931The Sea Ghost as Capt. Greg Winters
1931The Sin of Madelon Claudet as Hubert
1931Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as Jeb Mondstrum
1931The Night Angel as Biezel
1931Aloha as Stevens
1930She Got What She Wanted as Unknown
1929Red Hot Rhythm as Walter
1929The Sap as Jim Belden
1929Sailor's Holiday as Adam Pike
1929The Leatherneck as Otto Schmidt
1928The Spieler as Flash
1928Sal of Singapore as Captain Erickson
1928Power as Hanson
1928The Cop as Mather
1928Oh Kay! as Jansen
1928Skyscraper as Slim Strede
1928The Leopard Lady as Caesar
1927The Wreck of the Hesperus as Singapore Jack
1927Vanity as 'Happy' Dan Morgan
1925Dick Turpin as Tom King
1924For Another Woman as Unknown
1924One Night in Rome as Duke Mareno
1923Black Oxen as Prince Rohenhauer
1923Long Live the King as King Karl
1923Cameo Kirby as Colonel Moreau
1923Hollywood as Alan Hale
1923The Eleventh Hour as Prince Stefan de Bernie
1923Main Street as Miles Bjornstam
1923The Covered Wagon as Sam Woodhull
1923Quicksands as Ferrago
1922Shirley of the Circus as Max
1922Robin Hood as Little John
1922The Dictator as Sabos
1922The Trap as Benson
1922A Doll's House as Torvald Helmer
1922One Glorious Day as Ben Wadley
1921The Great Impersonation as Gustave Seimann
1921The Fox as Rufus B. Coulter
1921A Wise Fool as George Masson
1921A Voice in the Dark as Dr. Hugh Sainsbury
1921The Barbarian as Mark Grant
1921The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Karl von Hartrott
1918Moral Suicide as 'Lucky' Travers
1917The Eternal Temptress as Count Rudolph Frizel
1917Life's Whirlpool as Dr. Henry Grey
1917One Hour as G.D. Stanley
1916The Americano as Unknown
1916The Love Thief as Captain Arthur Boyce
1916The Scarlet Oath as John Huntington
1916The Beast as Cowboy
1916Sold Out as Halsey Brent
1916Pudd'nhead Wilson as Tom Driscoll
1915Dora Thorne as Hugh Fernely
1915East Lynne as Sir Francis Levinson
1915The Americano as Madison - The Americano
1914The Woman in Black as Frank Mansfield
1914The Power of the Press as Sam Freeborn
1914The Little Widow as Unknown
1914Woman Against Woman as John Tressider
1914Strongheart as Ralph Thorne
1913By Man's Law as Brother Owner
1913Dick's Turning as The Rich Boy's Father
1912Glued as Unknown
Directing
1927Rubber Tires ... Director
1926Risky Business ... Director
1926The Sporting Lover ... Director
1925Braveheart ... Director
1925The Wedding Song ... Director