Alan Hale

'Alan Hale' (qv) decided on a film career after his attempt at becoming an opera singer didn't pan out. He quickly became much in demand as a supporting actor, starred in several films for 'Cecil B. DeMille' (qv) and directed others for him. With the advent of sound, Hale played leads in a few films but soon settled down into a career as one of the busiest character actors in the business. He was one of the featured members of what became known as the "Warner Brothers Stock Co.", a corps of character actors and actresses who appeared in scores of Warner Bros. films of the 1930s and 1940s. Hale's best-known role is probably in _The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)_ (qv), one of several films he made with his friend 'Errol Flynn' (qv), in which he played Little John, a role he played in two other films: _Robin Hood (1922)_ (qv) and _Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)_ (qv).::[email protected]