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Alan Hale

Alan Hale is known for It Happened One Night (1934), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Sea Hawk (1940).

Biography

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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.

Questions about Alan Hale

How many Alan Hale films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 114 films with Alan Hale, from 1913 to 2005.

What is the best rated Alan Hale film?

The best rated Alan Hale film in the catalogue is It Happened One Night (1934), rated 7.8.

What was the first Alan Hale film?

The first Alan Hale film in the catalogue is The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from 1921.

Who has Alan Hale worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Alan Hale shares the most credits with Errol Flynn (6 films), Max Steiner (5 films) and Michael Curtiz (5 films).

People data: TMDb.

AWARDS 1 Wins 0 Nominations

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Trivia

Also works as
character actor · film director · director
Spouse
Gretchen Hartman

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Full filmography

176 films — 114 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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