Alan Hale

Alan Hale

actor, film director (1892-1950)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 84 films (1915–1975) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 26 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1915 THE PASSING STORM. Biograph Co 1 reel B&W silent
1916 PUDD'NHEAD WILSON. The Mark Twain Co. B&W silent
1917 LIFE'S WHIRLPOOL. Metro Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1917 THE ETERNAL TEMPTRESS. Famous Players Film Co 5 reels B&W
1920 A VOICE IN THE DARK. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. 5 reels B&W
1921 THE FOX. Universal Film Mfg. Co. Inc. 7 reels B&W
1922 A doll's house. United Artists Corp. (Nazimova Productions author). 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1922 THE DICTATOR. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 6 reels B&W
1923 MAIN STREET. warner bros. 9 reels B&W
1923 The Covered Wagon Famous Players-Lasky Corporation 1:29:00 16mm B&W silent
1923 The covered wagon director, James Cruze. 85 16mm B&W silent
1923 THE COVERED WAGON. Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W
1925 Braveheart. Producers Distributing Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1925 THE SCARLET HONEYMOON. Fox Film Corp 5 reels B&W
1925 THE WEDDING SONG. Cinema Corp. of America 7 reels B&W
1926 FORBIDDEN WATERS. Metropolitan Pictures Corp. of Calif. 6 reels B&W
1926 THE SPORTING LOVER. First National Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1927 [The Wreck of the Hesperus] Elmer Clifton B&W
1927 Rubber Tires. Cinema Corp. of America 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1927 THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS. Pathe Exchange Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1928 SAL OF SINGAPORE. Pathe Exchange Inc. 8 reels B&W
1928 THE COP. Pathe Exchange Inc. 8 reels B&W
1928 THE LEOPARD LADY. Pathe Exchange Inc. 7 reels B&W
1928 THE SPIELER. Pathe Exchange Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1929 RED HOT RHYTHM Castle Films 10min 16mm B&W Sound
1929 RED HOT RHYTHM. Pathe Exchange Inc. 9 reels B&W
1929 SAILOR'S HOLIDAY. Pathe Exchange Inc. 6 reels B&W
1929 THE LEATHERNECK. Pathe Exchange Inc. 8 reels B&W
1931 Aloha. Thomas H. Ince 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1931 SUSAN LENOX. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 THE NIGHT ANGEL. Paramount Publix Corp. 8 reels B&W
1931 The Sea Ghost William Nigh 64 min B&W
1933 DESTINATION UNKNOWN. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1934 It happened one night 1934) (A Columbia Picture 1:45:00 16mm B&W sound
1934 Little Man, What Now? Frank Borzage 98 min B&W
1934 Of Human Bondage Inc. 83 16mm B&W
1934 The Little Minister Richard Wallace 1:10 B&W
1934 THE SCARLET LETTER. Majestic Producing Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1935 Hollywood Extra Girl Blackhawk Pictures Inc 0:11:00 16mm B&W sound
1935 The Crusades Cecil B. DeMille 12:00 B&W
1935 THE CRUSADES Cecil B. DeMille 125 min B&W
1935 THE CRUSADES Films, Inc 135min 16mm B&W Sound
1935 THE GOOD FAIRY. ▶ Universal Pictures Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1935 The Last Days of Pompeii Merian C. Cooper 96 min B&W
1936 GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN. Vitaphone Corp. 10 reels Color
1936 Our Relations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 2500 16mm B&W sound
1936 TWO IN THE DARK. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 Jump for glory Raoul Walsh 85 min B&W
1937 STELLA DALLAS. Samuel Goldwyn 12 reels Color & B&W
1938 Algiers VIDEOIM 95 min. 16mm B&W