who played the skipper on gilligan's island
Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan, March 8, 1921 â January 2, 1990) was an American film, stage, character and television actor and restaurateur. Hale Jr. was the son of character actor Alan Hale Sr. Hale Jr.'s television career, which spanned four decades, was most noted for his co-starring role in the 1960s series Gilligan's Island.