Looking at the cast of Gilligan's Island — Alan Hale Jr among them — it's impossible to view these actors as anything other than their on screen characters, which in their careers became evident in ...

Alan Hale, Jr. was a deeply committed and versatile character actor whose career stretches all the way back to the 1930s. He has appeared on stage, in movies, and on hundreds of TV shows. He played ...

'Gilligan's Island' fans may not know that Alan Hale Jr. worked through a broken arm to produce the show's first season. A broken arm is a serious injury that certainly hurts if you don’t have it ...

The Skipper is one of the pivotal characters on the show, and it’s hard to imagine anyone besides Alan Hale Jr. in the role. However, he almost lost out on the chance due to other work commitments.

Sherwood Schwartz's 1964 sitcom "Gilligan's Island" is a zany slapstick comedy series, yes, but there's something undeniably classical about it. Although its characters were trapped on an uncharted ...