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Had played either a supporting role or a cameo in 13 of his friend and fellow actor Errol Flynn's films.

Father of Alan Hale Jr., who became known as Alan Hale after his father's death.

He holds the record for appearing as Little John in separate productions: he played the role in Robin Hood (1922), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), filmed just a year before he died.

In addition to acting and directing Alan Hale was a successful inventor. Among other things he is credited with the invention of the flip-up movie theater seat.

Was in three Best Picture Oscar nominees: It Happened One Night (1934), Imitation of Life (1934) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), with only the first of these winning Best Picture of the year.

He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6532 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on February 8, 1960.

Ida Lupino, who played Hale's wife in They Drive by Night (1940), would go on to direct his son Alan Hale Jr. in four episodes of Hale's series Gilligan's Island (1964) 25 years later.

Originally trained to be an opera singer.

Following his death, he was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, Whispering Pines section.

His final three films -- Stars in My Crown (1950), Colt .45 (1950) and Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) -- were all released within a few months after his death in January 1950.

Had appeared in two films--ten years apart--with the word "Destination" in their titles and with the Pacific Ocean as their settings: Destination Unknown (1933) and Destination Tokyo (1943).