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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BInfobox%20actor%5Cn%7Cname%20%20%20%20%3D%20Alan%20Hale%2C%20Jr.%5Cn%7Cimage%20%20%20%3D%20Alanhale.png%7C260px%5Cn%7Ccaption%20%3D%20Alan%20Hale%20as%20the%20Skipper%5Cn%7Cgender%20%20%3D%20Male%5Cn%7Coccupation%20%3D%20Actor%5Cn%7Cyearsactive%20%3D%201933-1988%5Cn%7Cbirthname%20%20%20%3D%20Alan%20Hale%2C%20Jr.%20%5Cn%7Cborn%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%7B%7Bbirth%20date%7C1921%7C3%7C8%7D%7D%5Cn%7Cbirth_place%20%3D%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20California%2C%20U.S.%5Cn%7Cdied%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%7B%7Bdeath%20date%20and%20age%7C1990%7C1%7C2%7C1921%7C3%7C8%7D%7D%5Cn%7Cdeath_place%20%3D%20Los%20Angeles%2C%20California%2C%20U.S.%5Cn%7Cseries%20%20%20%20%20%20%3D%20%27%27%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%27%27%5Cn%7Ccharacter%20%20%20%3D%20%5B%5BSkipper%5D%5D%5Cn%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Infobox%20actor%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <table class="infobox actor" data-rte-style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" style="background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-attribs=" class=infobox actor style= background:#f2f2f2; float:right; border-radius:5px; border:3px solid #3366cc; font-size:89%; width:275px;" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" style="border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px;background-color:#344D0E; border:2px solid black; color:#F8F8F8; font-size:140%; padding:.3em; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Alan Hale, Jr. </th></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align:center;" style="text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align:center;"> <td class="sb-both" colspan="2" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-both colspan=2"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Alanhale.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Alanhale%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gilligan5935/images/1/1a/Alanhale.png/revision/latest?cb=20140414014620" width="201" height="250" class="image" data-image-name="Alanhale.png" data-image-key="Alanhale.png" type="image" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Alan Hale as the Skipper </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" style="border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; border:2px solid black; background-color:#3366CC; color:#f2f2f2; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Personal Information </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Birthname:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Alan Hale, Jr. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Gender:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Male </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Born:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:none" style="display:none" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:none">(<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="bday" data-rte-attribs=" class=bday">1921-03-08</span>)</span>March 8, 1921 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Birthplace:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Los Angeles, California, U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Died:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">January 2, 1990<span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="display:none" style="display:none" data-rte-attribs=" style=display:none">(<span data-rte-washtml="1" class="dday deathdate" data-rte-attribs=" class=dday deathdate">1990-01-02</span>)</span> (aged 68) </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Deathplace:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Los Angeles, California, U.S. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Occupation/<br data-rte-washtml="1" />Career:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">Actor </td></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Years active:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right">1933-1988 </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="2" data-rte-style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" style="border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46;" data-rte-attribs=" colspan=2 style=border-radius:5px; background-color:#DCDCDC; border: 2px solid black; color:#001b46; " data-rte-spaces-before="1">Character/Series involvement </th></tr> <tr> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Series:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="Gilligan's Island (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2lsbGlnYW4lMjdzX0lzbGFuZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Gilligan's Island</a></i> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <td class="sb-left" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-left"><b>Character played:</b> </td><td class="sb-right" data-rte-attribs="class=sb-right"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSkipper%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> </td></tr> </table> ​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><b>Alan Hale Jr.</b> (born March 8, 1921 - died January 2, 1990) is the son of actor Alan Hale Sr., a renowned American actor from the late 1930's and 1940's. Alan is best known for playing the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Skipper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSkipper%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/Skipper" title="Skipper">Skipper</a> on Gilligan's Island. He reprised the role of the Skipper in three Gilligan's Island television films and two spin-off cartoon series. Over the course of his 55-year career, Hale appeared in more than 200 television and film roles. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Career</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><br /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="3">In 1931 at the age of 10, Young Alan made his Broadway stage debut in Caught Wet. The play opened on November 4 and closed later that month. He made his screen debut two years later in Wild Boys of the Road. However, his part was deleted out of the film's final release but he still received screen credit for the role. He later appeared in roles in To the Shores of Tripoli (1942), <i>Yanks Ahoy</i> (1943), <i>Sweetheart of Sigma Chi</i> (1946), and <i>When Willie Comes Marching Home</i> (1950). During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he frequently appeared in Gene Autry films and also had a recurring role from 1950 to 1952 on <i>The Gene Autry Show</i>. In 1952, Hale landed the starring role in CBS's <i>Biff Baker</i>, U.S.A., but the series was canceled in 1954. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Hale continued his career with guest spots on The Range Rider (five times), Annie Oakley, Fireside Theater, Frontier, Matinee Theater, Fury, Northwest Passage, and The Man from Blackhawk (as Miles Mackenzie in the 1960 episode "The $100,000 Policy"). He also had roles in The Gunfighter (1950), Silver Lode (1954), The Sea Chase (1955), The Three Outlaws (1956), The True Story of Jesse James (1957), and Up Periscope (1959). </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1957, Hale landed another starring role in the syndicated television series Casey Jones, which aired thirty-two episodes before it was canceled in 1958. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1957, he played folksy rancher Les Bridgeman in the episode "Hired Gun" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Cheyenne, with Clint Walker in the title role. Whitney Blake plays Bridgeman's wife Lilli, who hires a professional assassin to kill her husband so that she can marry a rival rancher, Kiley Rand (Don Megowan). Cheyenne Bodie goes undercover to unravel the mystery.[6] </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">From 1958 to 1960, Hale had a recurring role on Rory Calhoun's CBS western series T<i>he Texan</i>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Throughout the early 1960s, Hale continued in guest-starring roles on episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide, The Real McCoys, Mister Ed, Assignment: Underwater, Hawaiian Eye, Adventures in Paradise, Lock Up, The Andy Griffith Show, Lassie, Tales of Wells Fargo, Route 66, and Hazel. He was featured in two episodes of Perry Mason, first as murderer Lon Snyder in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Unwelcome Bride," then in 1963 he played Nelson Barclift in "The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang". Actress Diana Millay also appeared in both episodes. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In addition to numerous guest roles on television, Hale was noted for his supporting-character roles in such movies as the character of Whitey in the 1947 Christmas movie <i>It Happened on 5th Avenue</i>, as Porthos' son in the 1952 <i>Three Musketeers</i> sequel <!-- RTE::{"spaces":1,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><i>At Swords Point</i> opposite Cornell Wilde and Maureen O'Hara, in the stock car racing film <i>Thunder in Carolina</i> (1960) starring Rory Calhoun, <i>The Long Rope</i> (1961) with Hugh Marlowe, <i>Bullet for a Badman</i> (1964) with Audie Murphy, <i>Advance to the Rear</i> (1964) starring Glenn Ford, and "hanging party" blacksmith Matt Stone in <i>Hang 'Em High</i> (1968) starring Clint Eastwood. </p> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><i>Gilligan's Island</i></h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In 1964, Hale won the role as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22the%20Skipper%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22the%20Skipper%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bthe%20Skipper%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/The_Skipper" title="The Skipper" class="mw-redirect">the Skipper</a> on the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22CBS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22CBS%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCBS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="CBS (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ0JTP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">CBS</a> sitcom <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="Gilligan's Island (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2lsbGlnYW4lMjdzX0lzbGFuZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Gilligan's Island</a></i>. The series aired for a total of 98 episodes from 1964 to 1967. The role proved to be the most prominent role for Hale, as the show continued to be popular for later generations of viewers due to syndicated reruns. The popularity of the show <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22typecast%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22typecasting%20%28acting%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Btypecasting%20%28acting%29%7Ctypecast%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="Typecasting (acting) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVHlwZWNhc3RpbmdfKGFjdGluZyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">typecast</a> its actors, making it difficult for them to successfully pursue diversified acting opportunities. They received no substantial residual payments for their roles, and the difficulty in finding roles often created financial hardship and resentment. However, Hale did not mind being so closely identified with the Skipper.<span data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20book%7Clast%3DLargo%7Cfirst%3DMichael%20%7Ctitle%3DThe%20Portable%20Obituary%3A%20How%20the%20Famous%2C%20Rich%2C%20and%20Powerful%20Really%20Died%7Cyear%3D2007%7Cpublisher%3DHarperCollins%7Cisbn%3D0-06-123166-5%7Cpage%3D94%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22200544-6058900285f60a510923b8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ703122de16de2767-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22200544-6058900285f60a510923b8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ703122de16de2767-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2227%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2228%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> According to Sherwood Schwartz, he often visited children in hospital dressed as the Skipper. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Alan reprised the role of the Skipper in three television films, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rescue%20from%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rescue%20from%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRescue%20from%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/Rescue_from_Gilligan%27s_Island" title="Rescue from Gilligan's Island">Rescue from Gilligan's Island</a></i> in 1978, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Castaways%20on%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Castaways%20on%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Castaways%20on%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/The_Castaways_on_Gilligan%27s_Island" title="The Castaways on Gilligan's Island">The Castaways on Gilligan's Island</a></i> in 1979, and <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Harlem%20Globetrotters%20on%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20Harlem%20Globetrotters%20on%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20Harlem%20Globetrotters%20on%20Gilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/The_Harlem_Globetrotters_on_Gilligan%27s_Island" title="The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island">The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island</a></i> in 1981. He also voiced the Skipper in two cartoon versions of the series, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20New%20Adventures%20of%20Gilligan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20New%20Adventures%20of%20Gilligan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20New%20Adventures%20of%20Gilligan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Gilligan" title="The New Adventures of Gilligan">The New Adventures of Gilligan</a></i> from 1974 to 1977 and <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Planet%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Planet%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Planet%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/Gilligan%27s_Planet" title="Gilligan's Planet">Gilligan's Planet</a></i> from 1982 to 1983. Hale also appeared as the Skipper in two unrelated sitcoms, <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20New%20Gidget%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22The%20New%20Gidget%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BThe%20New%20Gidget%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="The New Gidget (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVGhlX05ld19HaWRnZXQ/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">The New Gidget</a></i> in 1987 and <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ALF%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ALF%20%28TV%20series%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BALF%20%28TV%20series%29%7CALF%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="ALF (TV series) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQUxGXyhUVl9zZXJpZXMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">ALF</a></i> in 1989. He also promoted <i>Gilligan's Island</i> reruns on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22TBS%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22TBS%20%28TV%20network%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTBS%20%28TV%20network%29%7CTBS%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="TBS (TV network) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVEJTXyhUVl9uZXR3b3JrKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">TBS</a>, alongside <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bob%20Denver%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bob%20Denver%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBob%20Denver%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="/wiki/Bob_Denver" title="Bob Denver">Bob Denver</a>. Denver and Hale also appeared as their characters at various promotional events.<span data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dlatimes%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Farticles.latimes.com%5C%2F1990-01-04%5C%2Fnews%5C%2Fmn-92_1_alan-hale-jr%7Ctitle%3DAlan%20Hale%20Jr.%2C%2068%3B%20Skipper%20on%20TV%27s%20%27Gilligan%27s%20Island%27%7Clast%3DLee%7Cfirst%3DJohn%20H.%7Cdate%3DJanuary%204%2C%201990%7Cpublisher%3Dlatimes.com%7Caccessdate%3DDecember%2015%2C%202012%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-latimes_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-latimes_1-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22200544-6058900285f60a510923b8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ703122de16de2767-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22200544-6058900285f60a510923b8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ703122de16de2767-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-latimes-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-latimes-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2233%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2234%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" href="#cite_note-latimes-1"><span data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Family life/personal</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h2>Personal life</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Hale was married twice; his first marriage was on March 12, 1943 to Bettina Doerr Hale, with whom he had four children: Alan Brian, Chris, Lana, and Dorian. The couple later divorced. In 1964, Hale married former singer Naomi Ingram, to whom he would remain married until his death. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Death</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Hale died on January 2, 1990, of cancer of the thymus at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hale's body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea by the Neptune Society. <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gilligan%27s%20Island%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGilligan%27s%20Island%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" class="new" title="Gilligan's Island (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2lsbGlnYW4lMjdzX0lzbGFuZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Gilligan's Island</a></i> co-star, Dawn Wells, was in attendance representing the surviving members of the cast. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">For his contribution to the television industry, Alan Hale, Jr., has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6653 Hollywood Blvd. </p> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">External links</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="200544-6058900285f60a510923b8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BWikipedia%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Wikipedia%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> Loading editor Actors Main Cast Deceased Actors Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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