Al Harrington (actor)

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Al Harrington (born as: Tausau Ta'a ; born December 12, 1935 in Pago Pago , American Samoa ; † September 21, 2021 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) was an American actor and historian .

Life

Harrington was born in Samoa as Tausau Ta'a and spent his early childhood there with his maternal grandparents.

At the age of three, his mother Lela Suʻa Paia brought him to Honolulu , Hawaii . She worked there as a nurse. Harrington and his mother lived in Halawa Housing (an area of social housing in Honolulu, near Pearl Harbor ). Harrington's mother married Roy Milbur Harrington, whose family name he adopted in 1952.

Harrington was a good student and a good athlete. He received a scholarship that enabled him to attend the Punahou School in Honolulu. Through its sporting achievements he became the first high school - All-American from Hawaii . Eventually he won a scholarship to Stanford University , where he studied history .

After graduating, Harrington returned to Hawaii. There he married and became a history teacher at the Punahou School. On the side, Harrington appeared in a lūʻau in Waikīkī . During one of these appearances, he was discovered by Ted Thorpe, one of the casting directors of the television series Hawaii Five-Zero .

From 1969, Harrington received roles in the television series Hawaii Five-Zero. He played

  • 1969 in Die Geiseln ( The Box, Season 1, Episode 17) den Toshi
  • 1970 in Escape from the Past ( The Late John Louisiana, Season 3, Episode 9) Charlie Cayliss
  • 1970 Race against Time ( The Double Wall, Season 3, Episode 14) the first Guardian
  • 1971 in The Syndicate, Honolulu ( No Bottles… No Cans… No People, Season 4, Episode 2) wants the Ray
  • 1971 in For a Million, Why Not? ( For a Million… Why Not ?, Season 4, Episode 8) the Noonan.

In 1972, difficulties with the actor Zulu led to his dismissal. His role 'Kono Kalakaua' was replaced from season 5 by ' Detective Ben Kokua'. Harrington received this role. He played in this role from 1972 (season 5, episode 1) to 1975 (season 7, episode 24) in a total of 59 episodes.

Harrington had a show in Waikiki, the "Al Harrington Show", for 20 years (1972-1992). He was nicknamed "The South Pacific Man". He performed with Donald Tai Loy Ho (Don Ho), Dick Jensen, Danny Kaleikini and Moe Keale. In 1992 Harrington moved first to Utah , then to Los Angeles . He played Indian roles in several films .

In 2005 he returned to Hawaii. Here he worked as an educator, actor and healer. He became a spokesman for AlohaCare (a health service in Hawaii).

When the remake Hawaii Five-0 began to be shot in 2010, he was given the role of 'Mamo Kahike' in this series. He performed in this role:

  • 2011, Season 1, Episode 13 Stick Figures (Ke Kinohi)
  • 2011, Season 1, Episode 15 Alarm in the Pacific (Kai eʻe)
  • 2012, Season 2, Episode 17 Change of Heart (Kupale)
  • 2013, Season 4, Episode 9 Top Secret (Hauʻoli La Hoʻomoaika'i)
  • 2014, Season 4, Episode 21 Najib (Makani ʻOlu a Holo Malie)
  • 2014, Season 5, Episode 3 Endless Summer (Kanalu Hope Loa)
  • 2016, Season 6, Episode 18 With Bow and Arrow (Kanaka Hahai)
  • 2016, Season 7, Episode 8 Danced Out (Hana Komo Pae)
  • 2017, Season 7, Episode 13 Mahalo, Max (Ua hoʻi ka ʻopua i Awalua)
  • 2018, Season 9, Episode 8 Arguers (Lele pu na manu like)

Private

Harrington was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He has two sons.

Trivia

In 1954 in high school , Harrington called himself Alvin Ta'a.

Harrington was the only actor to appear in both the original 1968 Hawaii Five-Zero series and the 2010 remake Hawaii Five-0 . Since James MacArthur's death in 2010, Harrington was the last surviving male actor in the original series Hawaii Five-Zero.

Filmography

  • 2011-2018: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series) in 10 episodes, as Mamo Kahike
  • 2011: No kissing! - Honeymoon with obstacles , as a bar tender resort
  • 2011: Satin, as Chief One Horn
  • 2009: Summer of the Eagle, as Jim Eagle
  • 2007: The Fall of Night, as Jesse the Indian
  • 2003: Conquest of Hawaii, as narrator (voice)
  • 2003: DreamKeeper (TV movie), as Buffalo Bull
  • 2003: Nate and the Colonel, as Standing Elk
  • 2002: Scrubs (TV series) in Season 1, Episode 14 My Alex (My Drug Buddy), as an elderly patient
  • 2001: The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud, as John Horse
  • 2001: Girl Power (TV series) in Season 2, Episode 21 Americans, as Daniel
  • 2000: The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd, as Amaron
  • 1999: The Creator's Game, as Old Snow
  • 1999: The Long Road Home, as Andy Lamebull
  • 1998: A Wink des Himmels (TV series) in season 2, episode 17 Dreamcatcher (The Secret of Bluestem), as an Indian
  • 1997: Escape from Atlantis (TV movie), as Argus, Temple of Morpheus Prisoner
  • 1995: Into the Paradise (TV movie), as Jimmy Whitehorse
  • 1994: Forrest Gump , as a local guy
  • 1994: Wolfsblut 2 - The Secret of the White Wolf, as Moses Joseph
  • 1994: Four for Hawaii (TV series) in Season 1 Episode 2 The Nenes Have It, as Jesse
  • 1989: Jake and McCabe - Through Thick and Thin (TV Series) Season 2, Episode 1 Wish You Were Here, as Haku Hoana, Season 3, Episodes 4 The Way You Look Tonight and 5 Dancing in the Dark, as Puka Pete
  • 1988: Dolly (TV series) in season 1, episode 16, My Hawaii
  • 1980: Magnum (TV series) in Season 1, Episode 4 Thank Heaven for Little Girls and Big Ones Too, as Mano
  • 1980: The Jeffersons (TV series) as Leon Kanekuulo in season 7, episodes 3 to 5 The Jeffersons Go to Hawaii parts 2 to 4
  • 1978: Bob Braun's Hawaiian Aloha
  • 1977: Charlie's Angels (TV series) in Season 2, Episode 1 Angels in Paradise, as Ned
  • 1970: ruler of the island , as military officer
  • 1969–1975: Hawaii Five-Zero in 64 Episodes, as Ben Kokua and others
  • 1957: To Tell the Truth (TV series), episode of December 17, 1957, as a participant

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Legendary Hawaii entertainer Al Harrington dies at age 85
  2. ↑ Hawaii Five-0 actor Al Harrington dead at 85
  3. ↑ a b c Al Harrington Biography at imdb.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ a b c d AL HARRINGTON DISCUSSES HIS YEARS at generations808.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ Mr. Versatile at archives.starbulletin.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ Unmasking the SOUTH PACIFIC MAN at maitaionline.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ a b Celebration of light, life to be held for Olympics at thechurchnews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ a b Celebration of light, life at thechurchnews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ a b 'Testaments' debuts in Hawaii at thechurchnews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ a b Al Harrington: Mormon Actor at mormonwiki.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  11. ↑ a b c d Al Harrington at imdb.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ Zulu, of 'Hawaii Five-0,' is dead at 66 at the.honoluluadvertiser.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Al Harrington
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tausau Ta'a; Alvin Ta'a
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and historian
BIRTH DATE December 12, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Pago Pago , American Samoa
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Honolulu , Hawaii