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	'''Paul Douglas Hale''' (credited as '''Doug Hale''') was an American actor who portrayed Major [[Grimsley]], a United States Air Force officer, in {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|prose=y}}.<ref group="footnotes" name="grimsley_nametag_identification">The character is credited on-screen and in episode databases only as "Air Force Major." The surname Grimsley is not spoken in dialogue but is visible on a nametag worn by the character in ''Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III'' (1980), an on-screen visual identification rather than a dialogue- or credits-stated name. A claim that Hale was also credited in "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I" could not be independently verified against IMDb's cast listing for that episode and is not repeated here pending a sourced citation.</ref> He was born on June 11, 1940, in [[w:Athens, Georgia\|Athens, Georgia]], and died on April 25, 2014, in [[w:Woodland Hills, Los Angeles\|Woodland Hills, California]], following a brief illness.<ref group="external" name="ajc_hale_obituary_birth_death">{{cite news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/doug-hale-obituary?id=23993306#:~:text=passed%20away%20in%20his%20home%20in%20Woodland%20Hills\|title=Doug HALE Obituary\|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution\|via=Legacy.com\|date=May 2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>		'''Paul Douglas Hale''' (June 11, 1940―April 25, 2014), credited as '''Doug Hale,''' was an American actor who portrayed Major [[Grimsley]], a [[United States Air Force]] officer, in {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|prose=y}}.<ref group="footnotes" name="grimsley_nametag_identification">The character is credited on-screen and in episode databases only as "Air Force Major." The surname Grimsley is not spoken in dialogue but is visible on a nametag worn by the character in ''Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III'' (1980), an on-screen visual identification rather than a dialogue- or credits-stated name. </ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Hale began performing as a child, appearing in a ~~[[w:~~University of Georgia~~\|University of Georgia]]~~ stage production at age eight.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_early_life">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=began%20his%20acting%20career%20at%20age%208\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He trained at the ~~[[w:~~Neighborhood Playhouse ~~School of the Theatre\|Neighborhood Playhouse]]~~ under ~~[[w:~~Sanford Meisner~~\|Sanford Meisner]]~~ and at the ~~[[w:HB Studio\|~~HB Studio]] under ~~[[w:Herbert Berghof\|~~Herbert Berghoff]] and ~~[[w:Uta Hagen\|~~Uta Hagen]], and performed in New York theater and elsewhere in productions including ''~~[[w:~~A View from the Bridge~~\|A View from the Bridge]]~~'', ''~~[[w:~~King Lear~~\|King Lear]]~~'', ''~~[[w:Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\|~~Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'', ''~~[[w:~~Cat on a Hot Tin Roof~~\|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]~~'', and ''~~[[w:Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|~~Arsenic and Old Lace]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_theater_training">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=studying%20at%20the%20Neighborhood%20Playhouse\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>		Born in Athens, Georgia<ref name="ajc_hale_obituary_birth_death">{{cite news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/doug-hale-obituary?id=23993306#:~:text=passed%20away%20in%20his%20home%20in%20Woodland%20Hills\|title=Doug HALE Obituary\|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution\|via=Legacy.com\|date=May 2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>, Hale began performing as a child, appearing in a University of Georgia stage production at age eight.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_early_life">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=began%20his%20acting%20career%20at%20age%208\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse under Sanford Meisner and at the HB Studio under Herbert Berghoff and Uta Hagen, and performed in New York theater and elsewhere in productions including ''A View from the Bridge'', ''King Lear'', ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'', ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', and ''Arsenic and Old Lace''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_theater_training">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=studying%20at%20the%20Neighborhood%20Playhouse\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	~~== Film career ==~~		On film, Hale appeared in Michael Mann's ''[[w:Ali (2001 film)\|Ali]]'' (2001) as Judge Ingraham, ''[[Memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Motion Picture\|Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' (1979) as the voice of a Starfleet computer, ''The Brass Ring'' (1975), ''The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's'' (1975), Claude Lelouch's ''Another Man Another Chance'', Tony Richardson's ''The Border'' (1982), and ''[[w:The Cable Guy\|The Cable Guy]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_films">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=Hale%20appeared%20in%20films%20including\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_hale_ali_character">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248667/characters/nm0354893#:~:text=Judge%20Ingraham\|title=Ali (2001) - Doug Hale as Judge Ingraham\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> His earlier film work included [[w:dubbing\|English dubbing]] of Kang Fu in the martial arts feature ''[[w:Blood_of_the_Dragon_(film)\|Blood of the Dragon]]'' (1971) and the Announcer in ''Pray TV'' (1980).<ref group="external" name="imdb_hale_bloodofdragon_role">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0077246/characters/nm0354893/#:~:text=Kang%20Fu\|title="Blood of the Dragon" (1971) - Doug Hale as Kang Fu\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_hale_praytv_character">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081368/characters/nm0354893#:~:text=Announcer\|title=Pray TV (1980) - Doug Hale as Announcer\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>
	On film, Hale appeared in ~~[[w:Michael Mann\|~~Michael Mann]]'s ''[[w:Ali (film)\|Ali]]'' (2001), ''[[w:Star Trek: The Motion Picture\|Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' (1979), ''The Brass Ring'' (1975), ''The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's'' (1975), ~~[[w:~~Claude Lelouch~~\|Claude Lelouch]]~~'s ''~~[[w:~~Another Man, Another Chance~~\|Another Man Another Chance]]~~'', ~~[[w:Tony Richardson\|~~Tony Richardson]]'s ''~~[[w:~~The Border ~~(1982 film)\|The Border]]~~'' (1982), and ''[[w:The Cable Guy\|The Cable Guy]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_films">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=Hale%20appeared%20in%20films%20including\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> His earlier film work included ~~the~~ [[w:~~English_dub~~\|English ~~dub~~]] ~~for~~ Kang Fu~~'s dialogue~~ in the martial arts feature ''[[w:Blood_of_the_Dragon_(film)\|Blood of the Dragon]]'' (1971).<ref group="external" name="imdb_hale_bloodofdragon_role">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0077246/characters/nm0354893/#:~:text=Kang%20Fu\|title="Blood of the Dragon" (1971) - Doug Hale as Kang Fu\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	~~== Television career ==~~		On television, Hale held recurring roles on ''[[w:Hart to Hart\|Hart to Hart]]'' and ''[[w:Hotel (TV series)\|Hotel]]'', and made guest appearances on ''[[w:Kojak\|Kojak]]'', ''[[w:The Bionic Woman\|The Bionic Woman]]'', ''[[w:Simon & Simon\|Simon & Simon]]'', ''[[w:Highway to Heaven\|Highway to Heaven]]'', ''[[w:Max Headroom (TV series)\|Max Headroom]]'', ''[[w:Scarecrow and Mrs. King\|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'', ''[[w:Night Court\|Night Court]]'', ''[[w:Babylon 5\|Babylon 5]]'', ''[[w:Seinfeld\|Seinfeld]]'', ''[[w:My Name Is Earl\|My Name Is Earl]]'', ''[[w:The West Wing\|The West Wing]]'', and ''[[w:Mad Men\|Mad Men]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_television">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=Hale%20appeared%20on%20a%20number%20of%20TV%20series\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="imdb_hale_nightcourt_character">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0660606/characters/nm0354893#:~:text=Lincoln\|title="Night Court" The Constitution: Part 1 (TV Episode 1987) - Doug Hale as Lincoln\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> Beyond acting, Hale also worked as a voice-over artist.<ref group="external" name="uga_hale_dedication_career">{{cite web\|url=https://www.english.uga.edu/honoring-paul-douglas-hale-dedication-park-265#:~:text=success%20as%20an%20actor%20and%20voice-over%20artist\|title=Honoring Paul Douglas Hale: Dedication of Park 265\|publisher=University of Georgia Department of English\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>
	On television, Hale held recurring roles on ''[[w:Hart to Hart\|Hart to Hart]]'' and ''[[w:Hotel (~~American~~ TV series)\|Hotel]]'', and made guest appearances on ''[[w:Kojak\|Kojak]]'', ''[[w:The Bionic Woman\|The Bionic Woman]]'', ''[[w:Simon & Simon\|Simon & Simon]]'', ''[[w:Highway to Heaven\|Highway to Heaven]]'', ''[[w:Max Headroom (TV series)\|Max Headroom]]'', ''[[w:Scarecrow and Mrs. King\|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'', ''[[w:Night Court\|Night Court]]'', ''[[w:Babylon 5\|Babylon 5]]'', ''[[w:Seinfeld\|Seinfeld]]'', ''[[w:My Name Is Earl\|My Name Is Earl]]'', ''[[w:The West Wing\|The West Wing]]'', and ''[[w:Mad Men\|Mad Men]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_television">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=Hale%20appeared%20on%20a%20number%20of%20TV%20series\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Hale began studying cornet and ~~[[w:~~trumpet~~\|trumpet]]~~ at age five and played the instrument professionally with the University of Georgia Dance Band by age twelve, later spending two college summers playing trumpet in ~~[[w:~~Las Vegas~~\|Las Vegas]]~~ with the ~~[[w:~~Glenn Miller~~\|Glenn Miller]]~~ Orchestra under ~~[[w:Ray McKinley\|~~Ray McKinley]].<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_music_background">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=began%20studying%20the%20cornet%2Ftrumpet%20when%20he%20was%205\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He attended the ~~[[w:~~University of California, Berkeley~~\|University of California, Berkeley]]~~ before completing a B.A. in English at the University of Georgia in 1963, followed by ~~a postgraduate degree~~ in ~~[[w:Medieval literature\|~~Medieval Literature]] and ~~[[w:Linguistics\|~~Linguistics]] in 1966.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_education">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=receiving%20a%20BA%20in%20English%20in%201963\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He subsequently taught English at the University of Georgia, the ~~[[w:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\|~~University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], and ~~[[w:~~Columbus State University~~\|Columbus College]]~~, where he helped establish the English department's graduate program, before leaving academia to pursue acting full time.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_teaching">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=professor%20of%20English%20at%20the%20U.%20of%20Georgia\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>		Hale began studying cornet and trumpet at age five and played the instrument professionally with the University of Georgia Dance Band by age twelve, later spending two college summers playing trumpet in Las Vegas with the Glenn Miller Orchestra under Ray McKinley.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_music_background">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=began%20studying%20the%20cornet%2Ftrumpet%20when%20he%20was%205\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He attended the University of California, Berkeley before completing a B.A. in English at the University of Georgia in 1963, followed by an M.A. in Medieval Literature and Linguistics in 1966.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_education">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=receiving%20a%20BA%20in%20English%20in%201963\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="uga_hale_dedication_education">{{cite web\|url=https://www.english.uga.edu/honoring-paul-douglas-hale-dedication-park-265#:~:text=receiving%20a%20BA%20in%20English%20in%201963%20and%20an%20MA%20in%201966\|title=Honoring Paul Douglas Hale: Dedication of Park 265\|publisher=University of Georgia Department of English\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He subsequently taught English at the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Columbus College (now Columbus State University), where he helped establish the English department's graduate program, before leaving academia to pursue acting full time.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_teaching">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=professor%20of%20English%20at%20the%20U.%20of%20Georgia\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	In the fall of 1965, Hale joined the ~~[[w:United States Air Force Reserve\|~~United States Air Force Reserves]] and served as a cargo pilot during the [[w:~~Vietnam War~~\|~~Vietnam War~~]]~~, receiving an honorable discharge~~ as a captain in March 1978.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_military">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=joined%20the%20United%20States%20Air%20Force%20Reserves\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>		In the fall of 1965, Hale joined the United States Air Force Reserves and served as a cargo pilot during the Vietnam War, receiving an [[w:Honorable_discharge\|honorable discharge]] as a captain in March 1978.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_military">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=joined%20the%20United%20States%20Air%20Force%20Reserves\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	He was survived by his wife~~, Mary Anne~~, a stepson, and a grandson.<ref group="external" name="ajc_hale_obituary_survivors">{{cite news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/doug-hale-obituary?id=23993306#:~:text=he%20is%20survived%20by%20his%20wife\|title=Doug HALE Obituary\|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution\|via=Legacy.com\|date=May 2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>		He was married to Mary Anne Hale, a pharmacist and Auburn University alumna.<ref group="external" name="uga_hale_dedication_wife">{{cite web\|url=https://www.english.uga.edu/honoring-paul-douglas-hale-dedication-park-265#:~:text=Mary%20Anne%2C%20a%20pharmacist%2C%20alumna%20of%20Auburn%20University\|title=Honoring Paul Douglas Hale: Dedication of Park 265\|publisher=University of Georgia Department of English\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, a stepson, and a grandson.<ref group="external" name="ajc_hale_obituary_survivors">{{cite news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/doug-hale-obituary?id=23993306#:~:text=he%20is%20survived%20by%20his%20wife\|title=Doug HALE Obituary\|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution\|via=Legacy.com\|date=May 2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> On October 1, 2018, the University of Georgia's Department of English dedicated Park Hall 265 as the Paul Douglas Hale Lecture Hall, following a gift directed by Mary Anne Hale to the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.<ref group="external" name="uga_hale_dedication_lecture_hall">{{cite web\|url=https://www.english.uga.edu/news/stories/2018/dedication-park-hall-265-honoring-paul-douglas-hale#:~:text=serves%20as%20the%20first%20presentation%20in%20the%20newly%20named%20Paul%20Douglas%20Hale%20Lecture%20Hall\|title=Dedication of Park Hall 265: Honoring Paul Douglas Hale\|publisher=University of Georgia Department of English\|date=26 September 2018\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

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	\| character=Major [[Grimsley]]		\| series= 1980
	\| series=1980		\| born_month= 6
			\| born_day= 11
			\| born_year= 1940
			\| death_month= 4
			\| death_day= 25
			\| death_year= 2014
			\| nationality= US
	\| imdb= 0354893		\| imdb= 0354893
	\| sortkey=Hale, Doug		\| sortkey= Hale, Doug
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			'''Paul Douglas Hale''' (credited as '''Doug Hale''') was an American actor who portrayed Major [[Grimsley]], a United States Air Force officer, in {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|prose=y}}.<ref group="footnotes" name="grimsley_nametag_identification">The character is credited on-screen and in episode databases only as "Air Force Major." The surname Grimsley is not spoken in dialogue but is visible on a nametag worn by the character in ''Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III'' (1980), an on-screen visual identification rather than a dialogue- or credits-stated name. A claim that Hale was also credited in "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I" could not be independently verified against IMDb's cast listing for that episode and is not repeated here pending a sourced citation.</ref> He was born on June 11, 1940, in [[w:Athens, Georgia\|Athens, Georgia]], and died on April 25, 2014, in [[w:Woodland Hills, Los Angeles\|Woodland Hills, California]], following a brief illness.<ref group="external" name="ajc_hale_obituary_birth_death">{{cite news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/doug-hale-obituary?id=23993306#:~:text=passed%20away%20in%20his%20home%20in%20Woodland%20Hills\|title=Doug HALE Obituary\|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution\|via=Legacy.com\|date=May 2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	'''~~Douglas Hale~~''' ~~(credited as~~ '''~~Doug Hale~~'''~~) is the actor who portrayed Major~~ [[~~Grimsley~~]] in {{~~G80~~\|~~Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III~~\|~~prose~~=y}}.		== Career ==
			Hale began performing as a child, appearing in a [[w:University of Georgia\|University of Georgia]] stage production at age eight.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_early_life">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=began%20his%20acting%20career%20at%20age%208\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He trained at the [[w:Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre\|Neighborhood Playhouse]] under [[w:Sanford Meisner\|Sanford Meisner]] and at the [[w:HB Studio\|HB Studio]] under [[w:Herbert Berghof\|Herbert Berghoff]] and [[w:Uta Hagen\|Uta Hagen]], and performed in New York theater and elsewhere in productions including ''[[w:A View from the Bridge\|A View from the Bridge]]'', ''[[w:King Lear\|King Lear]]'', ''[[w:Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf]]'', ''[[w:Cat on a Hot Tin Roof\|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'', and ''[[w:Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|Arsenic and Old Lace]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_theater_training">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=studying%20at%20the%20Neighborhood%20Playhouse\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	~~He is erroneously credited~~ for ~~appearing~~ in "[[~~Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I~~]]."		== Film career ==
			On film, Hale appeared in [[w:Michael Mann\|Michael Mann]]'s ''[[w:Ali (film)\|Ali]]'' (2001), ''[[w:Star Trek: The Motion Picture\|Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' (1979), ''The Brass Ring'' (1975), ''The Night They Robbed Big Bertha's'' (1975), [[w:Claude Lelouch\|Claude Lelouch]]'s ''[[w:Another Man, Another Chance\|Another Man Another Chance]]'', [[w:Tony Richardson\|Tony Richardson]]'s ''[[w:The Border (1982 film)\|The Border]]'' (1982), and ''[[w:The Cable Guy\|The Cable Guy]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_films">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=Hale%20appeared%20in%20films%20including\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> His earlier film work included the [[w:English_dub\|English dub]] for Kang Fu's dialogue in the martial arts feature ''[[w:Blood_of_the_Dragon_(film)\|Blood of the Dragon]]'' (1971).<ref group="external" name="imdb_hale_bloodofdragon_role">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0077246/characters/nm0354893/#:~:text=Kang%20Fu\|title="Blood of the Dragon" (1971) - Doug Hale as Kang Fu\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

	{{~~stub~~}}		== Television career ==
			On television, Hale held recurring roles on ''[[w:Hart to Hart\|Hart to Hart]]'' and ''[[w:Hotel (American TV series)\|Hotel]]'', and made guest appearances on ''[[w:Kojak\|Kojak]]'', ''[[w:The Bionic Woman\|The Bionic Woman]]'', ''[[w:Simon & Simon\|Simon & Simon]]'', ''[[w:Highway to Heaven\|Highway to Heaven]]'', ''[[w:Max Headroom (TV series)\|Max Headroom]]'', ''[[w:Scarecrow and Mrs. King\|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'', ''[[w:Night Court\|Night Court]]'', ''[[w:Babylon 5\|Babylon 5]]'', ''[[w:Seinfeld\|Seinfeld]]'', ''[[w:My Name Is Earl\|My Name Is Earl]]'', ''[[w:The West Wing\|The West Wing]]'', and ''[[w:Mad Men\|Mad Men]]''.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_television">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=Hale%20appeared%20on%20a%20number%20of%20TV%20series\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

			== Personal life ==
			Hale began studying cornet and [[w:trumpet\|trumpet]] at age five and played the instrument professionally with the University of Georgia Dance Band by age twelve, later spending two college summers playing trumpet in [[w:Las Vegas\|Las Vegas]] with the [[w:Glenn Miller\|Glenn Miller]] Orchestra under [[w:Ray McKinley\|Ray McKinley]].<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_music_background">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=began%20studying%20the%20cornet%2Ftrumpet%20when%20he%20was%205\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He attended the [[w:University of California, Berkeley\|University of California, Berkeley]] before completing a B.A. in English at the University of Georgia in 1963, followed by a postgraduate degree in [[w:Medieval literature\|Medieval Literature]] and [[w:Linguistics\|Linguistics]] in 1966.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_education">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=receiving%20a%20BA%20in%20English%20in%201963\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref> He subsequently taught English at the University of Georgia, the [[w:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], and [[w:Columbus State University\|Columbus College]], where he helped establish the English department's graduate program, before leaving academia to pursue acting full time.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_teaching">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=professor%20of%20English%20at%20the%20U.%20of%20Georgia\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

			In the fall of 1965, Hale joined the [[w:United States Air Force Reserve\|United States Air Force Reserves]] and served as a cargo pilot during the [[w:Vietnam War\|Vietnam War]], receiving an honorable discharge as a captain in March 1978.<ref group="external" name="variety_hale_obituary_military">{{cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/actor-doug-hale-dies-at-73-1201181498/#:~:text=joined%20the%20United%20States%20Air%20Force%20Reserves\|title=Actor Doug Hale Dies at 73\|magazine=Variety\|date=2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

			He was survived by his wife, Mary Anne, a stepson, and a grandson.<ref group="external" name="ajc_hale_obituary_survivors">{{cite news\|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/doug-hale-obituary?id=23993306#:~:text=he%20is%20survived%20by%20his%20wife\|title=Doug HALE Obituary\|newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution\|via=Legacy.com\|date=May 2014\|accessdate=6 July 2026}}</ref>

			== Notes ==
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			== References ==

			=== External Sources ===
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	'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed ~~an unnamed~~ [[~~Air Force Major~~]] in [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|~~Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''~~.		'''Douglas Hale''' (credited as '''Doug Hale''') is the actor who portrayed Major [[Grimsley]] in {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|prose=y}}.

	He is erroneously credited for appearing in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".		He is erroneously credited for appearing in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]."

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Updated.

2008-05-16T18:08:48Z

Updated.

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	'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed an unnamed [[Air Force Major]] in [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.		'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed an unnamed [[Air Force Major]] in [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

	He is erroneously ~~credit~~ for appearing in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]"~~, an episode in which Hale does not appear~~.		He is erroneously credited for appearing in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".

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2007-12-30T20:19:45Z

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	'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed an unnamed Air Force Major ~~in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth~~]]~~", [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I\|Part I]] and~~ [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.		'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed an unnamed [[Air Force Major]] in [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

			He is erroneously credit for appearing in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]", an episode in which Hale does not appear.

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: piping Part III

2007-11-28T07:15:23Z

piping Part III

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	'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed an unnamed Air Force Major in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]", [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I\|Part I]] and [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.		'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed an unnamed Air Force Major in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]", [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I\|Part I]] and [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III\|Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: now you know I'm a bit tired, lol

2007-11-28T07:14:46Z

now you know I'm a bit tired, lol

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: tweaks

2007-11-28T07:14:06Z

tweaks

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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: it's a stub! muhahahah!

2007-11-28T07:13:46Z

it's a stub! muhahahah!

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	~~This~~ is ~~an overview of~~ the actor ~~or actress, include the date of birth as well as the role he or she played~~ in ~~the series. Remember to include which series as well.~~		'''Douglas Hale''' is the actor who portrayed an unnamed Air Force Major in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth]]", [[Galactic Discovers Earth, Part I\|Part I]] and [[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]] of ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

	~~For articles on cast and crew~~, ~~refer to the~~ [[~~Battlestar Wiki: Standards and Conventions (biographies)~~\|~~Standards~~ and ~~Conventions for biographies~~]].

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