Deceased

How Did Alan Hale Jr. Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 68

Also known asAlan Hale, آلن هیل جونیورGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/03/1921Born inLos Angeles, California, United StatesDied02/01/1990 (aged 68)Died inLos AngelesCausecancerWikidataQ640093 ↗TMDb#35322 ↗

Alan Hale Jr. was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his secondary lead role as Captain Jonas Grumby, better known as The Skipper, on the 1960s CBS comedy series Gilligan's Island (1964–1967), a role he reprised in three Gilligan's Island television films and two spin-off cartoon series.

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Filmography122 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	The Unknown StorySeries	Self - archive footage	101
1989	Terror NightMovie	Jake Nelson	68
1987	Back to the BeachMovie	Bartender’s Buddy	66
1986	ALFSeries	Skipper Jonas Grumby	65
1986	Blacke's MagicSeries	Vern Keppler	65
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Fenton Harris	63
1984	Johnny DangerouslyMovie	Desk Sergeant	63
1984	Crazy like a FoxSeries	—	63
1984	The Red FuryMovie	Doc Kaminsky	63
1983	Hambone and HillieMovie	McVickers	62
1982	Gilligan's PlanetSeries	Captain Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby (voice)	61
1981	Simon & SimonSeries	Bartender	60
1981	The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's IslandMovie	Skipper	60
1980	Magnum, P.I.Series	Russell Tate	59
1979	The Littlest HoboSeries	Harry (as Alan Hale)	58
1979	The Fifth MusketeerMovie	Porthos	58
1979	Angels' BrigadeMovie	Manny	58
1979	The North Avenue IrregularsMovie	Harry, the Hat (as Alan Hale)	58
1979	The Castaways on Gilligan's IslandMovie	Skipper	58
1979	When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionMovie	Self	58
1978	Fantasy IslandSeries	Corky	57
1978	Rescue from Gilligan's IslandMovie	Skipper Jonas Grumby	57
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Gus Dolan	56
1975	The Giant Spider InvasionMovie	Sheriff	54
1974	Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveMovie	Walter	53
1974	The New Adventures of GilliganSeries	Captain Skipper Jonas Grumby (voice)	53
1972	The Curse of a Faithful WifeMovie	Jack Shimmering	51
1970	There Was a Crooked Man...Movie	Tobaccy	49
1970	The Andersonville TrialMovie	Board of Military Judges	49
1968	Hang 'em HighMovie	Matt Stone	47
1968	Here's LucySeries	Moose Manley	47
1968	Land of the GiantsSeries	O'Reilly	47
1967	IronsideSeries	Laurence Drescher	46
1966	BatmanSeries	Gilligan (uncredited)	45
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	Ned Brown	44
1964	Gilligan's IslandSeries	Jonas "The Skipper" Grumby	43
1964	Bullet for a BadmanMovie	Leach	43
1964	Advance to the RearMovie	Sgt. Beauregard Davis	43
1963	My Favorite MartianSeries	Omar M. Keck	42
1962	The VirginianSeries	Sam Donner	41
1962	The Lucy ShowSeries	Captain Burke	41
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	40
1961	HazelSeries	Coach Murphy	40
1961	The Long RopeMovie	Sheriff John Millard	40
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Jeff Pruitt	39
1960	Route 66Series	Mr. Nickerson	39
1960	Moochie of Pop Warner FootballMovie	Fred Preston	39
1960	Thunder in CarolinaMovie	Buddy Schaeffer	39
1960	Mission of DangerMovie	Sam Beal	39
1959	BonanzaSeries	Swede Lundberg	38
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	'Big' Bill Phillips	38
1959	RawhideSeries	Wagon Master	38
1959	Hawaiian EyeSeries	Big Mac	38
1959	Johnny RingoSeries	Coffin Sam Sabine	38
1959	Up PeriscopeMovie	Lt. Pat Malone	38
1959	Moochie of the Little LeagueMovie	Fred Preston	38
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Dan Poe	37
1958	The TexanSeries	Sculley	37
1958	The Lady Takes a FlyerMovie	Frank Henshaw	37
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Kirby	36
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Lon Snyder	36
1957	MaverickSeries	Big Jim Watson	36
1957	The True Story of Jesse JamesMovie	Cole Younger	36
1957	Alcoa TheatreSeries	Sven Svenson	36
1957	All Mine to GiveMovie	Tom Cullen	36
1957	Battle HymnMovie	Mess Sergeant	36
1957	Affair in RenoMovie	Deke (as Alan Hale)	36
1956	The Killer Is LooseMovie	Detective Denny	35
1956	The Cruel TowerMovie	Rocky Milliken (as Alan Hale)	35
1956	Canyon RiverMovie	George Lynch	35
1956	The Three OutlawsMovie	Sundance Kid (as Alan Hale)	35
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Dave Chaney	34
1955	CheyenneSeries	Les Bridgeman	34
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Palmer Cass	34
1955	Many Rivers to CrossMovie	Luke Radford	34
1955	The Sea ChaseMovie	Wentz	34
1955	The Indian FighterMovie	Will Crabtree	34
1954	DestryMovie	Jack Larson	33
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Fred Preston	33
1954	Public DefenderSeries	Sparky Albright	33
1954	Silver LodeMovie	Kirk	33
1954	Rogue CopMovie	Johnny Stark	33
1954	The Iron GloveMovie	Patrick Gaydon	33
1954	Captain Kidd and the Slave GirlMovie	Jay Simpson	33
1954	The Law vs. Billy the KidMovie	Bob Ollinger	33
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Anthony Mullins	32
1953	Captain John Smith and PocahontasMovie	Fleming	32
1953	The Man Behind The GunMovie	Cpl. Olaf Swenson	32
1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietSeries	Harry	31
1952	The Big TreesMovie	Tiny	31
1952	At Sword's PointMovie	Porthos Jr.	31
1952	Biff Baker U.S.A.Series	Biff Baker	31
1952	Arctic FlightMovie	John W. Wetherby	31
1951	HoneychileMovie	Joe Boyd	30
1951	Home Town StoryMovie	Slim Haskins	30
1950	When Willie Comes Marching HomeMovie	Laughing Sergeant at Dance (uncredited)	29
1950	The GunfighterMovie	First Brother (uncredited)	29
1950	Kill the UmpireMovie	Harry Shea (uncredited)	29
1950	The Gene Autry ShowSeries	Tiny - Sidekick	29
1950	Short GrassMovie	Chris Christofferson	29
1950	Sierra PassageMovie	Yance Carter	29
1950	The West Point StoryMovie	Bull Gilbert	29
1949	It Happens Every SpringMovie	Schmidt	28
1949	Swiss TourMovie	Joe	28
1949	Riders in the SkyMovie	Marshal Riggs	28
1949	Rim of the CanyonMovie	Matt Kimbrough	28
1948	Music ManMovie	Joe	27
1948	HomecomingMovie	Military Policeman (uncredited)	27
1948	One Sunday AfternoonMovie	Marty	27
1947	Sarge Goes to CollegeMovie	Sarge	26
1947	The Spirit of West PointMovie	Oklahoma Cutter	26
1946	Monsieur BeaucaireMovie	Courtier (uncredited)	25
1943	Yanks AhoyMovie	Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)	22
1943	No Time for LoveMovie	Union Checker (uncredited)	22
1942	Wake IslandMovie	—	21
1942	Eagle SquadronMovie	Olsen	21
1942	Rubber RacketeersMovie	Red	21
1942	The McGuerins from BrooklynMovie	Alan	21
1942	To the Shores of TripoliMovie	Tom Hall	21
1942	Top SergeantMovie	Cruxton	21
1941	All-American Co-EdMovie	Tiny	20
1933	Wild Boys of the RoadMovie	Boy (uncredited)	12