Alan Hale, Sr.
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Alan Hale Sr. (born Alan Hale McKahan, February 10, 1892-January 22,1950) was an American movie actor and director, best known for his many supporting character roles, in particular as frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn. He was the father of the actor Alan Hale Jr..
He was born in Washington, D.C.. His first film role was in the 1911 silent movie Kentucky Foes. He played "Little John" in the 1922 film, Robin Hood and reprised the role sixteen years later in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). His other film roles include It Happened One Night (1934), Stella Dallas (1937), and he also appeared as the cantankerous Sgt. McGee in the 1943 movie This Is the Army. He directed eight movies during the 1920s and 1930s.
Alan Hale died in Hollywood, California following a liver ailment and viral infection and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.