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The Skipper is the title and nickname of Jonas Grumby, a fictional character from the 1960s situation comedy Gilligan's Island.Played by Alan Hale Jr., the Skipper (the character's actual name was rarely mentioned after the show's pilot episode) was the owner and captain of the S. S. Minnow on its "three-hour tour" from Hawaii when he, first mate Gilligan (portrayed by Bob Denver), and their ...
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. 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 in ...
Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American actor and director. He is best remembered for his many 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 ...
Gilligan's Island, which aired from 1964 to 1967 on CBS, starred Bob Denver (Gilligan), Russell Johnson (the Professor), Tina Louise (Ginger), Alan Hale, Jr. (the Skipper), Jim Backus (Thurston ...
Bob Denver as Willy Gilligan Alan Hale Jr. as Cpt. Jonas Grumby ("The Skipper") Dawn Wells as Mary Ann Summers. Gilligan (portrayed by Bob Denver) – The title character of the sitcom. Gilligan is a crewman of the S. S. Minnow who worked for the Skipper. He is well-meaning but bumbling, and he frequently messes up the castaways' escape ...
Alan Hale, American radio announcer in 1942 (List of Los Angeles Dodgers broadcasters#List of current and former broadcasters and stations) Alan Hale Jr. (1921–1990), American actor, "Skipper" on Gilligan's Island, son of Alan Hale Sr. Alan Hale (politician) (1953–2016), American Republican legislator from Montana; Alan Hale (astronomer ...
In 1955, he had a role in Many Rivers to Cross along with Alan Hale Jr., later the Skipper from Gilligan's Island. Johnson and Hale also appeared together in an episode of the TV series Casey Jones, Season 1 Episode 20 "The Track Walker".
Rescue from Gilligan's Island is a 1978 made-for-television comedy film that continues the adventures of the shipwrecked castaways from the 1964–67 sitcom Gilligan's Island, starring Bob Denver and Alan Hale Jr., and featuring all the original cast except Tina Louise.