ACTOR

Alan Hale Sr.

1892 - 1950

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Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan; February 10, 1892 – January 22, 1950) was an American actor and director. He is best remembered for his many character roles, in particular as a frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn, as well as films supporting Lon Chaney, Wallace Beery, Douglas Fairbanks, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and Ronald Reagan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Hale Sr. has received more than 1,246,096 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Alan Hale Sr. is the 8,283rd most popular actor (down from 7,940th in 2019), the 12,254th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,709th in 2019) and the 3,863rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alan Hale Sr. ranks 8,283 out of 13,578. Before him are Silk Smitha, Paul Douglas, Aaron Ashmore, Marian Marsh, Cecilia Suárez, and Brian Tyree Henry. After him are Warren William, Patrika Darbo, Veda Ann Borg, Paul Cavanagh, Derek Richardson, and Holland Roden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Alan Hale Sr. ranks 297. Before him are William Demarest, Sumner Welles, Patricia Collinge, Robert Ellis, Hoot Gibson, and Franciszek Szymczyk. After him are Mirabehn, John F. Seitz, Jason Robards Sr., George Barnes, Lowell Thomas, and Abel Kiviat. Among people deceased in 1950, Alan Hale Sr. ranks 192. Before him are Ken Huszagh, Oscar Osthoff, Conrad Christensen, Anders Peter Nielsen, Charles R. Drew, and Peter Fraser. After him are Annie Montague Alexander, Alice Stone Blackwell, Hattie Wyatt Caraway, and Hobart Cavanaugh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Hale Sr. ranks 12,254 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Orlando (1944), Sherrod Brown (1952), Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Louise Ritter (1958), Steve Khan (1947), and Carter Braxton (1736). After him are Warren William (1894), Patrika Darbo (1948), Gaylen Ross (1950), Veda Ann Borg (1915), Stacy Peralta (1957), and Derek Richardson (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Alan Hale Sr. ranks 3,863. Before him are Debby Ryan (1993), Sonequa Martin-Green (1985), Dale Dickey (1961), John Kerr (1931), Paul Douglas (1907), and Brian Tyree Henry (1982). After him are Warren William (1894), Patrika Darbo (1948), Veda Ann Borg (1915), Derek Richardson (1976), Holland Roden (1986), and Melissa Fumero (1982).

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