One can see the Commedia influence in the interactions between Gilligan and the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr.). Gilligan is an innocent, largely oblivious, and always clumsy. He may foil rescues and wreck ...

On Gilligan's Island, "The Skipper" became an all-time TV legend. He was played by the great actor Alan Hale Jr. But do you ...

Alan Hale Jr. broke his arm during season 1 of ‘Gilligan’s Island’ A broken arm is a serious injury that certainly hurts if you don’t have it attended to. When Hale Jr. broke his arm on ...

Alan Hale Jr. seen as part of the big screen ensemble for the 1947 comedy Sarge Goes to College. Note that one of his co-stars is Noel Neill, who would go on to play Lois Lane in TV's Adventures ...

To that I say, you must be thinking of Alan’s son, Alan Jr., who after his father’s death, dropped the suffix. (Incidentally, his birth name was actually Alan Hale MacKahan.) Like his dad, the ...