Alan Hale Jr.

Known for

Murder, She Wrote

Magnum, P.I.

The Love Boat

Ironside

The Virginian

The Andy Griffith Show

Biography

Alan Hale, Jr. (March 8, 1921– January 2, 1990) was an American movie and television actor, best known for his role as Skipper (Jonas Grumby) on the popular sitcom Gilligan's Island. Hale was the lookalike son of popular supporting film actor Alan Hale.