Two more sequel specials were broadcast in 19. The original cast, which included the late Jim Backus as millionaire Thurston Howell III, got together in 1978 to make a two-part ″Gilligan’s Island″ special in which the castaways were finally rescued, only to be shipwrecked again while on a reunion cruise. The show originally ran from 1964 to 1967 before going into syndication. The younger Hale bore a strong resemblance to his father, who also played sidekick roles with Errol Flynn in such classics as ″The Sea Hawk″ and ″Robin Hood.″īut Hale was a marginally known character actor until his ″Gilligan’s Island″ success.
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The TV show dealt with the ill-fated SS Minnow, shipwrecked on an uncharted South Pacific isle after a freak storm during what was supposed to be a three- hour tour.Ī native of Los Angeles, Hale came from a show business family his father was a matinee idol in silent films and his mother was an actress. ″He was so strong that I could run across the stage and he could catch me like a feather. ″He was a great guy and a great physical comic,″ said Denver, who made personal appearances with Hale as recently as six months ago. The actor asked to be cremated and his ashes scattered at sea Saturday by the Neptune Society.
Hale, and proud father of Madelyne May, Alisa Dawn, and Lane G. ″He wore his skipper’s hat all the time.″ Pocatello Jared Alan Hale, 26, loving husband to Mandie S. ″He enjoyed every single minute of it,″ said actor Bob Denver, who portrayed Gilligan, the portly skipper’s albatross and accident-prone first mate.