<P> Throughout the early 1960s, Hale continued in guest - starring roles on episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide, The Real McCoys, Mister Ed, Assignment: Underwater, Hawaiian Eye, Adventures in Paradise, Lock Up, The Andy Griffith Show, Lassie, Tales of Wells Fargo, Route 66 and Hazel . He was featured in two episodes of Perry Mason, first as murderer Lon Snyder in the 1961 episode "The Case of the Unwelcome Bride", and then in 1963 as Nelson Barclift in "The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang". </P> <P> Despite his growing commitment to roles on television, Hale throughout the 1950s and into 1960s continued his work in supporting roles in feature films . Some of those include The Gunfighter (1950), At Sword's Point (1952), Silver Lode (1954), The Sea Chase (1955), The Three Outlaws (1956), The True Story of Jesse James (1957), Up Periscope (1959), Thunder in Carolina (1960), The Long Rope (1961), Bullet for a Badman (1964), Advance to the Rear (1964), and Hang' Em High (1968). </P> <P> In 1964, Hale won the co-starring role as the Skipper on the CBS sitcom Gilligan's Island . The series aired for a total of 98 episodes from 1964 to 1967 . His character proved to be the most prominent role of Hale's career, as the show continued to be popular with later generations of viewers due to syndicated reruns . The popularity of the show typecast its actors, making it difficult for them to successfully pursue diversified acting opportunities . They received no substantial residual payments for their roles, and the difficulty in finding new roles often created financial hardship and resentment . However, Hale did not mind being so closely identified with the Skipper . According to Sherwood Schwartz, he often visited children in hospitals dressed as the Skipper . </P> <P> Hale reprised the role of the Skipper in three television films, Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978), The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979), and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981). He also voiced the Skipper in two cartoon versions of the series, The New Adventures of Gilligan from 1974 to 1977 and Gilligan's Planet from 1982 to 1983 . Hale also appeared as the Skipper in two unrelated sitcoms, The New Gidget in 1987 and ALF in 1989 . He also promoted Gilligan's Island reruns on TBS, alongside Bob Denver . Denver and Hale also appeared as their characters at various promotional events . </P>

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