Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-02-09

Day of Death

1950-01-22 (58 years old)

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.

Known For

Acting

East Lynne

1915

East Lynne

as

Sir Francis Levinson

It Happened One Night

1934

It Happened One Night

as

Danker

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Santa Fe Trail

as

Tex Bell

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Little John

She Got What She Wanted

1930

She Got What She Wanted

as

Sold Out

1916

Sold Out

as

Halsey Brent

Destination Tokyo

1943

Destination Tokyo

as

'Cookie' Wainwright

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Action in the North Atlantic

as

Boats O'Hara

Manpower

1941

Manpower

as

Jumbo Wells

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1921

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

as

Karl von Hartrott

Algiers

1938

Algiers

as

Grandpere

Main Street

1923

Main Street

as

Miles Bjornstam

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

as

Michael 'Mike' Leonard

The Man I Love

1946

The Man I Love

as

Riley

Captains of the Clouds

1942

Captains of the Clouds

as

Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy (bush pilot)

Pursued

1947

Pursued

as

Jake Dingle

The Sea Hawk

1940

The Sea Hawk

as

Carl Pitt

The House Across the Street

1949

The House Across the Street

as

J.B. Grennell

Adventures of Don Juan

1948

Adventures of Don Juan

as

Leporello

Hollywood

1923

Hollywood

as

Alan Hale

The Inspector General

1949

The Inspector General

as

Kovatch

The Prince and the Pauper

1937

The Prince and the Pauper

as

Captain of the Guard

Night and Day

1946

Night and Day

as

Leon Dowling

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as

Self

This Is the Army

1943

This Is the Army

as

Sergeant McGee

Gentleman Jim

1942

Gentleman Jim

as

Pat Corbett

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

The Man in the Iron Mask

as

Porthos

The Scarlet Letter

1934

The Scarlet Letter

as

Bartholomew Hockings

Stella Dallas

1937

Stella Dallas

as

Ed Munn

Thin Ice

1937

Thin Ice

as

Baron

The Little Minister

1934

The Little Minister

as

Rob Daw

Of Human Bondage

1934

Of Human Bondage

as

Emil Miller

The Fox

1921

The Fox

as

Rufus B. Coulter

Quicksands

1923

Quicksands

as

Ferrago

Footsteps in the Dark

1941

Footsteps in the Dark

as

Police Insp. Charles M. Mason

Hollywood Canteen

1944

Hollywood Canteen

as

Self

Our Relations

1936

Our Relations

as

Joe Grogan

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as

The Prince of Tyrone

They Drive by Night

1940

They Drive by Night

as

Ed Carlsen

Imitation of Life

1934

Imitation of Life

as

Martin the Furniture Man

Dodge City

1939

Dodge City

as

Rusty Hart

The Lost Patrol

1934

The Lost Patrol

as

Cook

The Good Fairy

1935

The Good Fairy

as

Maurice Schlapkohl

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1932

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as

Mr Simpson

The Fighting 69th

1940

The Fighting 69th

as

Big Mike Wynn

Listen, Darling

1938

Listen, Darling

as

J.J. Slattery

Desperate Journey

1942

Desperate Journey

as

Sgt. Kirk Edwards

Whiplash

1948

Whiplash

as

Terrance O'Leary

Colt .45

1950

Colt .45

as

Sheriff Harris

The Smiling Ghost

1941

The Smiling Ghost

as

Norton

Make Your Own Bed

1944

Make Your Own Bed

as

Walter Whirtle

The Americano

1915

The Americano

as

Madison - The Americano

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

The Strawberry Blonde

as

Old Man Grimes

Broadway Bill

1934

Broadway Bill

as

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

A Voice in the Dark

1921

A Voice in the Dark

as

Dr. Hugh Sainsbury

A Wise Fool

1921

A Wise Fool

as

George Masson

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

as

Big Mike Harrigan

Juke Girl

1942

Juke Girl

as

Yippee 'Yip'

Always Leave Them Laughing

1949

Always Leave Them Laughing

as

Sam Washburn

So Big!

1932

So Big!

as

Klass Pool

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1944

The Adventures of Mark Twain

as

Steve Gillis

On Your Toes

1939

On Your Toes

as

Sergei Alexandrovitch

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

1950

Rogues of Sherwood Forest

as

Little John

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

Union Depot

1932

Union Depot

as

The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan

Stars in My Crown

1950

Stars in My Crown

as

Jed Isbell

Dick Turpin

1925

Dick Turpin

as

Tom King

God's Country and the Woman

1937

God's Country and the Woman

as

Bjorn Skalka

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

1931

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

as

Jeb Mondstrum

The Match King

1932

The Match King

as

Borglund

The Younger Brothers

1949

The Younger Brothers

as

Sheriff Knudson

A Message to Garcia

1936

A Message to Garcia

as

Dr. Ivan Krug

Roughly Speaking

1945

Roughly Speaking

as

Lew Morton

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

The Adventures of Marco Polo

as

Kaidu

That Way with Women

1947

That Way with Women

as

Herman Brinker

Destination Unknown

1933

Destination Unknown

as

Lundstrom

When Thief Meets Thief

1937

When Thief Meets Thief

as

Jim Diall 'Col. Fane'

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

The Great Mr. Nobody

as

'Skipper' Martin

Woman Against Woman

1914

Woman Against Woman

as

John Tressider

The Cop

1928

The Cop

as

Mather

Green Hell

1940

Green Hell

as

Dr. Emil 'Nils' Loren

The Power of the Press

1914

The Power of the Press

as

Sam Freeborn

Dora Thorne

1915

Dora Thorne

as

Hugh Fernely

Escape in the Desert

1945

Escape in the Desert

as

Dr. Orville Tedder

Hotel Berlin

1945

Hotel Berlin

as

Herman Plottke

South of St. Louis

1949

South of St. Louis

as

Jake Evarts

Two in the Dark

1936

Two in the Dark

as

Inspector Florio

The Last Days of Pompeii

1935

The Last Days of Pompeii

as

Burbix

Great Expectations

1934

Great Expectations

as

Joe Gargery

Strongheart

1914

Strongheart

as

Ralph Thorne

Sal of Singapore

1928

Sal of Singapore

as

Captain Erickson

Grand Old Girl

1935

Grand Old Girl

as

Click Dade

Valley of the Giants

1938

Valley of the Giants

as

'Ox' Smith

Cheyenne

1947

Cheyenne

as

Fred Durkin

There's Always Tomorrow

1934

There's Always Tomorrow

as

Henry

Yellowstone

1936

Yellowstone

as

John Alexander Hardigan

Picture Brides

1934

Picture Brides

as

Von Luden

The Eleventh Commandment

1933

The Eleventh Commandment

as

Max Stager

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

1940

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

as

Capt. Bullwinkle

Janie

1944

Janie

as

Prof. Matthew Q. Reardon

My Wild Irish Rose

1947

My Wild Irish Rose

as

John Donovan

Thieves Fall Out

1941

Thieves Fall Out

as

Robert Barnes

Moral Suicide

1918

Moral Suicide

as

'Lucky' Travers

The Beast

1916

The Beast

as

Cowboy

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

1934

Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen

as

Sam

Another Face

1935

Another Face

as

Charles L. Kellar

Little Man, What Now?

1934

Little Man, What Now?

as

Holgar Jachman

The Spieler

1928

The Spieler

as

Flash

The Sea Ghost

1931

The Sea Ghost

as

Capt. Greg Winters

Black Oxen

1923

Black Oxen

as

Prince Rohenhauer

The Covered Wagon

1923

The Covered Wagon

as

Sam Woodhull

By Man's Law

1913

By Man's Law

as

Brother Owner

The Great Impersonation

1921

The Great Impersonation

as

Gustave Seimann

The Love Thief

1916

The Love Thief

as

Captain Arthur Boyce

The Eternal Temptress

1917

The Eternal Temptress

as

Count Rudolph Frizel

Cameo Kirby

1923

Cameo Kirby

as

Colonel Moreau

The Scarlet Oath

1916

The Scarlet Oath

as

John Huntington

Alice in Movieland

1940

Alice in Movieland

as

Carlo's Guest (uncredited)

Vanity

1927

Vanity

as

'Happy' Dan Morgan

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1927

The Wreck of the Hesperus

as

Singapore Jack

The Country Beyond

1936

The Country Beyond

as

Jim Alison

Skyscraper

1928

Skyscraper

as

Slim Strede

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

Four Men and a Prayer

as

Furnoy

High, Wide and Handsome

1937

High, Wide and Handsome

as

Walt Brennan

One Night in Rome

1924

One Night in Rome

as

Duke Mareno

A Doll's House

1922

A Doll's House

as

Torvald Helmer

Sailor's Holiday

1929

Sailor's Holiday

as

Adam Pike

Three Cheers for the Irish

1940

Three Cheers for the Irish

as

Gallagher

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

as

Hubert

The Sap

1929

The Sap

as

Jim Belden

Fog Over Frisco

1934

Fog Over Frisco

as

Chief O'Malley

The Leopard Lady

1928

The Leopard Lady

as

Caesar

Virginia City

1940

Virginia City

as

Olaf Swenson

Pacific Liner

1939

Pacific Liner

as

Gallagher

The Eleventh Hour

1923

The Eleventh Hour

as

Prince Stefan de Bernie

The Crusades

1935

The Crusades

as

Blondel

Robin Hood

1922

Robin Hood

as

Little John

Life's Whirlpool

1917

Life's Whirlpool

as

Dr. Henry Grey

The Sisters

1938

The Sisters

as

Sam Johnson

Parole!

1936

Parole!

as

John Borchard

The Trap

1922

The Trap

as

Benson

Aloha

1931

Aloha

as

Stevens

Perilous Holiday

1946

Perilous Holiday

as

Dr. Lilley

The Barbarian

1921

The Barbarian

as

Mark Grant

The Americano

1916

The Americano

as

What Price Decency

1933

What Price Decency

as

Klaus van Leyden

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

as

Joe Grogan (archive footage)

The Little Widow

1914

The Little Widow

as

The Time, The Place and The Girl

1946

The Time, The Place and The Girl

as

John Braden

Babbitt

1934

Babbitt

as

Charlie McKelvey

Music for Madame

1937

Music for Madame

as

Detective Flugelman

Breakdowns of 1937

1937

Breakdowns of 1937

as

Self

My Girl Tisa

1948

My Girl Tisa

as

Dugan

Power

1928

Power

as

Hanson

Red Hot Rhythm

1929

Red Hot Rhythm

as

Walter

Oh Kay!

1928

Oh Kay!

as

Jansen

Long Live the King

1923

Long Live the King

as

King Karl

The Night Angel

1931

The Night Angel

as

Biezel

The Leatherneck

1929

The Leatherneck

as

Otto Schmidt

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

Hollywood Extra Girl

as

Crusades Actor (uncredited)

The Woman in Black

1914

The Woman in Black

as

Frank Mansfield

Dick's Turning

1913

Dick's Turning

as

The Dictator

1922

The Dictator

as

Sabos

One Glorious Day

1922

One Glorious Day

as

Ben Wadley

Pudd'nhead Wilson

1916

Pudd'nhead Wilson

as

Tom Driscoll

For Another Woman

1924

For Another Woman

as

Shirley of the Circus

1922

Shirley of the Circus

as

Max

One Hour

1917

One Hour

as

G.D. Stanley

The Londoners

The Londoners

as

Miguel

Production

Crew

Directing

The Wedding Song

1925

The Wedding Song

as

Rubber Tires

1927

Rubber Tires

as

Risky Business

1926

Risky Business

as

Braveheart

1925

Braveheart

as

The Sporting Lover

1926

The Sporting Lover

as