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  1. Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur. [1] He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. [1] 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), [1] a role he reprised ...

  2. Jan 2, 2022 · Remembering 'Gilligan's Island' Star Alan Hale Jr. Actor Alan Hale Jr., a 1960s household name known for playing Skipper on Gilligan’s Island, died 32 years ago in Hollywood at 71. Hale had cancer of the thymus, which is a small organ in the front part of the chest behind the breast bone (sternum).

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  3. Jan 4, 1990 · Alan Hale Jr., an actor who gained fame as the jolly Skipper in the television series ''Gilligan's Island,'' died of cancer of the thymus on Tuesday at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Los Angeles.

  4. By JOHN H. LEE. Jan. 4, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Alan Hale Jr., a veteran character actor best remembered as the blundering but likable skipper of a charter boat that for three ...

  5. Jan 3, 1990 · LOS ANGELES -- Alan Hale Jr., the burly skipper who was vexed by his bumbling first mate on the 1960s television series 'Gilligan's Island,' died Tuesday night of cancer. He was 71. He was 71.

  6. Alan Hale Jr.. Actor: Gilligan's Island. The son of the great character actor (and Errol Flynn sidekick) Alan Hale, Alan Hale Jr. (he dropped the Jr. after his father passed away) was literally born into the movies. Hale did his first movie as a baby and continued to act until his death. Unlike other child actors, Hale made a smooth transition in the movies and starred in several classics like...

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  8. Jan 3, 1990 · Alan Hale Jr., who played shipwrecked skipper Jonas Grumby in the hit television series "Gilligan's Island," died late Tuesday of cancer at the age of 71, a family spokeswoman said today.

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