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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 ...

Alan Hale Jr., who had a career in Western films and musicals (including It Happened on Fifth Avenue) before donning the Skipper’s cap, died in 1990, at the age of 68, from thymus cancer.