Hale loved being associated with his character "The Skipper" from Gilligan's Island and till his death in 1990 he wore the famous seaman's hat and blue-topped deck shoes. La Cienega, Hollywood's restaurant row, throughout the 1970s and 1980s.įor fifteen years the Skipper bade welcome to guests eager to sink their teeth in a nice juicy lobster ( steaks were always available too ). This venue was entitled Skipper Alan Hale's Lobster Barrel, and it became a very popular seafood restaurant along N. ( "Skipper" ) continued guest starring on numerous television series ( he even starred with Bob Denver in the short-lived series "The Good Guys" in 1969 ), but he ventured into other fields as well.including opening his own restaurant. Vincent Medical Center."The first thing I'll do when I get back is sink my teeth into a nice juicy steak." Skipper - 1965Īfter Gilligan's Island was canceled in 1966, Alan Hale Jr. In lieu of flowers, the family requested that donations be made to the Oncological Society at St. Hale’s body will be cremated and the ashes scattered at sea. He was not the kind of man who wanted anyone to make a fuss over him.”
Many who were very close to him didn’t know he was sick until the end. “He was such a big man and his energy was always up. “Nobody ever saw any change in Alan,” Stevens said. The actor then opened Alan Hale’s Quality and Leisure Travel office, where, among other things, he arranged for travelers to take boat cruises. Hale helped run the business until 1982, when he was “phased out” of the operation, Stevens said. In the mid-'70s, Hale became co-owner of Alan Hale’s Lobster Barrel on La Cienega Boulevard on Los Angeles’ Restaurant Row.
That was the first time he ever made any kind of statement like that.” “Then, about five weeks ago, he called and told me he was a very sick man. “We were going along like he was going to beat this,” Stevens said of his friend’s death. His most recent appearances include cameos on “Alf,” “Growing Pains,” “Murder She Wrote” and “The New Gidget,” said his agent, Steve Stevens. “Doing physical comedy with some one that secure was great.”Īfter the series, Hale continued to act in movies and on television. “He broke his wrist once and didn’t tell anyone on the set until a year later because he didn’t want to shut down production,” Denver said. Since the original series ended, the cast has been reunited for three TV movie reunions in 1978, ’79 and ’81.īob Denver, who played the title role on “Gilligan’s Island,” said he and Hale performed together four times last year at promotional appearances.ĭenver remembered Hale as the lovable, strong man who served as a safety net for the cast’s pratfalls. For three full seasons of television production and now nearly three decades of syndicated reruns, Hale’s bellowing belly laughs created a lasting impression on two generations of TV viewers.
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