•
Florence Wickham and
Louise Le Baron shared the role of Alan-a-Dale in the comic opera
Robin Hood by Reginald De Koven and Harry B. Smith (1913). • Alan-a-Dale was played by Lloyd Talman in
Robin Hood (1922). • Alan-a-Dale is absent from
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) but is merged with the character
Will Scarlet portrayed by
Patric Knowles. • Alan-a-Dale was played by Leslie Denison in
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946). • Alan-a-Dale was played by
Lester Matthews in
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950). • Alan-a-Dale is played by
Elton Hayes in the 1952 film
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men. • Alan-a-Dale was played by
John Schlesinger in two episodes of
Robin Hood (1956). • Alan Dale is the main character in
Angus Donald's novels
Outlaw,
Holy Warrior and ''
King's Man''. • Alan-a-Dale was played by
Elric Hooper in
Lionel Bart's ill-fated musical,
Twang!! (1965). The show was revived in 2018 at the
Union Theatre, London, with James Hudson in the role. • Alan A 'Dale was the subject of a comic song performed on
Dudley Moore and
Peter Cook's show,
Not Only But Also in 1965. The lyrics consisted of little more than a repetition of his name. Along with Cook and Moore, the performers were
Joe Melia,
Bill Wallis and
John Wells. • He was played by
Bing Crosby in the rat pack film
Robin and the 7 Hoods. •
Robert O. Cornthwaite played Allan A. Dale, an accomplice to the supervillain The Archer, in season 2 of
Batman ("
Shoot a Crooked Arrow" and "
Walk the Straight and Narrow", 1966) • Alan-a-Dale was a character in the Canadian animated series
Rocket Robin Hood (1966-1969). Described as Rocket Robin Hood's "right hand man," he enjoyed playing pranks and often found solutions to save the day, such as recognizing the rhythm of
Morse code, a reference to the character's past as a minstrel. • Alan-a-Dale is the musical narrator of
Disney's 1973
animated Robin Hood film. He is depicted as a
lute-playing
rooster voiced by country singer
Roger Miller and played the role of both narrator and minor ally to Robin Hood and Little John. The songs are "Whistle Stop", "
Oo-De-Lally", and "
Not in Nottingham". • He was played by
Bernie Kopell in the 1975 US television series
When Things Were Rotten • He was played by Peter Hutchinson in the 1984 British television series
Robin of Sherwood, appearing in the fifth episode, entitled "
Alan A Dale". In this version, Alan's sweetheart is named Mildred and is to be married to the
Sheriff of Nottingham.
Friar Tuck weds Alan and Mildred. • In the animated series
Young Robin Hood, Alan-a-Dale (Voiced by
Michael O'Reilly) is a very young, romantic minstrel and good friend of Robin. • In the 2002 video game
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, Allan appears briefly to disguise himself as
Prince John's man Guillame de Longchamps to deliver the ransom to save
King Richard. •
LeVar Burton's character
Geordi La Forge was cast as Alan-a-Dale in a
Robin Hood fantasy episode of
Star Trek: The Next Generation. •
Allan A Dale is played by
Joe Armstrong in the 2006
BBC production of
Robin Hood. Here he is portrayed as an expert pickpocket and a compulsive liar with a sarcastic nature and no musical ability, but at the same time is a skilled swordsman and fighter. After being charged and sentenced to death for hunting a deer in the King's forest, Allan is one of four people rescued by Robin in his first demonstration of defiance against the Sheriff of Nottingham. Upon their escape, Allan joins Robin's band of outlaws and helps them aid the poor. After being captured by
Gisborne he sells him information. When Robin finds out that he has turned traitor, Allan goes to work for Gisborne, but he later reconciles with Robin and returns to the band of outlaws and tries to help them defeat the Sheriff of Nottingham. •
Alan Doyle of the band
Great Big Sea is cast as Alan-a-Dale in the
Ridley Scott production of
Robin Hood starring
Russell Crowe and
Cate Blanchett, released in 2010. He is a war veteran who goes home with Robin Longstride and seems to have some musical talent. • Alan O'Dell is the name of the character who takes on the identity of Rob Hood in "Robin Hood in the Wild West" and is played by the character of Bobby in Kander and Ebb's musical
Curtains. • Alan-a-Dale is played by
Ian Hallard in the third episode of the
eighth series of the
BBC1 series
Doctor Who entitled "
Robot of Sherwood". ==References==