Deceased

How Did Alan Hale Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 57

Also known asAllan Hale, Alan Hale Sr., Rufus Edward MacKahan, Rufus Alan MacKahanGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/02/1892Born inWashington, District of Columbia, USADied22/01/1950 (aged 57)Died inHollywoodCausekidney failureWikidataQ1971717 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#8729 ↗

Alan Hale Sr., typically credited as Alan Hale, was an American actor and film director. He is best known for his many character roles during the Golden Age of Hollywood, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn. He also played in films supporting Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and Ronald Reagan. In total, his career in film lasted 40 years.

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Filmography101 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2008	The LondonersSeries	Miguel	116
2005	The Adventures of Errol FlynnMovie	Various Roles (archive footage)	113
1982	Showbiz Goes to WarMovie	(archive footage)	90
1968	The Best of Laurel and HardyMovie	Joe Grogan (archive footage)	76
1950	Stars in My CrownMovie	Jed Isbell	58
1949	The Inspector GeneralMovie	Kovatch	57
1949	Always Leave Them LaughingMovie	Sam Washburn	57
1949	South of St. LouisMovie	Jake Evarts	57
1949	The House Across the StreetMovie	J.B. Grennell	57
1949	The Younger BrothersMovie	Sheriff Knudson	57
1948	Adventures of Don JuanMovie	Leporello	56
1948	My Girl TisaMovie	Dugan	56
1948	WhiplashMovie	Terrance O'Leary	56
1947	PursuedMovie	Jake Dingle	55
1947	My Wild Irish RoseMovie	John Donovan	55
1947	That Way with WomenMovie	Herman Brinker	55
1946	Night and DayMovie	Leon Dowling	54
1945	God Is My Co-PilotMovie	Big Mike Harrigan	53
1945	Roughly SpeakingMovie	Lew Morton	53
1945	Escape in the DesertMovie	Dr. Orville Tedder	53
1945	Hotel BerlinMovie	Herman Plottke	53
1944	Hollywood CanteenMovie	Self	52
1943	Destination TokyoMovie	'Cookie' Wainwright	51
1943	Action in the North AtlanticMovie	Boats O'Hara	51
1943	Thank Your Lucky StarsMovie	Self	51
1943	This Is the ArmyMovie	Sergeant McGee	51
1942	Gentleman JimMovie	Pat Corbett	50
1942	Juke GirlMovie	Yippee 'Yip'	50
1941	The Strawberry BlondeMovie	Old Man Grimes	49
1941	ManpowerMovie	Jumbo Wells	49
1941	The Smiling GhostMovie	Norton	49
1941	Thieves Fall OutMovie	Robert Barnes	49
1940	They Drive by NightMovie	Ed Carlsen	48
1940	The Sea HawkMovie	Carl Pitt	48
1940	Virginia CityMovie	Olaf Swenson	48
1940	Three Cheers for the IrishMovie	Gallagher	48
1939	The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexMovie	The Prince of Tyrone	47
1939	Dust Be My DestinyMovie	Michael 'Mike' Leonard	47
1939	On Your ToesMovie	Sergei Alexandrovitch	47
1939	The Man in the Iron MaskMovie	Porthos	47
1939	Pacific LinerMovie	Gallagher	47
1939	Dodge CityMovie	Rusty Hart	47
1938	The Adventures of Robin HoodMovie	Little John	46
1938	AlgiersMovie	Grandpere	46
1938	The SistersMovie	Sam Johnson	46
1938	Four Men and a PrayerMovie	Furnoy	46
1938	Listen, DarlingMovie	J.J. Slattery	46
1938	Valley of the GiantsMovie	'Ox' Smith	46
1937	Music for MadameMovie	Detective Flugelman	45
1937	Breakdowns of 1937Movie	Self	45
1937	The Prince and the PauperMovie	Captain of the Guard	45
1937	Jump for GloryMovie	Jim Diall 'Col. Fane'	45
1937	God's Country and the WomanMovie	Bjorn Skalka	45
1936	YellowstoneMovie	John Alexander Hardigan	44
1936	Parole!Movie	John Borchard	44
1936	Two in the DarkMovie	Inspector Florio	44
1936	Our RelationsMovie	Joe Grogan	44
1936	A Message to GarciaMovie	Dr. Ivan Krug	44
1936	The Country BeyondMovie	Jim Alison	44
1935	The CrusadesMovie	Blondel	43
1935	Hollywood Extra GirlMovie	Crusades Actor (uncredited)	43
1935	Grand Old GirlMovie	Click Dade	43
1934	It Happened One NightMovie	Danker	42
1934	Broadway BillMovie	Orchestra Leader (uncredited)	42
1934	Of Human BondageMovie	Emil Miller	42
1934	Picture BridesMovie	Von Luden	42
1934	Fog Over FriscoMovie	Chief O'Malley	42
1934	The Little MinisterMovie	Rob Daw	42
1934	Miss Fane's Baby Is StolenMovie	Sam	42
1934	Little Man, What Now?Movie	Holgar Jachman	42
1934	Imitation of LifeMovie	Martin the Furniture Man	42
1934	BabbittMovie	Charlie McKelvey	42
1934	There's Always TomorrowMovie	Henry	42
1934	The Lost PatrolMovie	Cook	42
1933	The Eleventh CommandmentMovie	Max Stager	41
1932	The Match KingMovie	Borglund	40
1932	Union DepotMovie	The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan	40
1932	Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMovie	Mr Simpson	40
1931	The Sea GhostMovie	Capt. Greg Winters	39
1931	Susan LenoxMovie	Jeb Mondstrum	39
1931	AlohaMovie	Stevens	39
1929	The LeatherneckMovie	Otto Schmidt	37
1929	Sailor's HolidayMovie	Adam Pike	37
1928	Oh Kay!Movie	Jansen	36
1928	Sal of SingaporeMovie	Captain Erickson	36
1928	SkyscraperMovie	Slim Strede	36
1927	The Wreck of the HesperusMovie	Singapore Jack	35
1923	QuicksandsMovie	Ferrago	31
1923	HollywoodMovie	Alan Hale	31
1922	A Doll's HouseMovie	Torvald Helmer	30
1922	The DictatorMovie	Sabos	30
1922	The TrapMovie	Benson	30
1921	The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseMovie	Karl von Hartrott	29
1921	Over the WireMovie	James Twyford	29
1916	Sold OutMovie	Halsey Brent	24
1916	The Scarlet OathMovie	John Huntington	24
1916	Pudd'nhead WilsonMovie	Tom Driscoll	24
1915	Dora ThorneMovie	Hugh Fernely	23
1915	The AmericanoMovie	Madison - The Americano	23
1915	East LynneMovie	Sir Francis Levinson	23
1914	The Woman in BlackMovie	Frank Mansfield	22