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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...
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The Adventures of Robin HoodMovie • 1938
The LondonersSeries • 2008
It Happened One NightMovie • 1934
Night and DayMovie • 1946
Adventures of Don JuanMovie • 1948
Susan LenoxMovie • 1931
They Drive by NightMovie • 1940
The Sea HawkMovie • 1940
The Man in the Iron MaskMovie • 1939
Dodge CityMovie • 1939
PursuedMovie • 1947
The Adventures of Marco PoloMovie • 1938
Of Human BondageMovie • 1934
The Lost PatrolMovie • 1934
Action in the North AtlanticMovie • 1943
Santa Fe TrailMovie • 1940
Stars in My CrownMovie • 1950
The Prince and the PauperMovie • 1937
Gentleman JimMovie • 1942
The Inspector GeneralMovie • 1949
South of St. LouisMovie • 1949
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexMovie • 1939
Destination TokyoMovie • 1943
Colt .45Movie • 1950