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.
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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.
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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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