Peter Haskell (October 15, 1934 – April 12, 2010)
was an American actor who worked primarily in television.
Early years
Haskell attended
Browne & Nichols and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at
Harvard University
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following a two-year stint in the
United States Army
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where he rose to the rank of Private First Class. His plan to study at Columbia Law School was derailed when he was cast in the
off-Broadway
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play ''The Love Nest'', with
James Earl Jones and
Sally Kirkland.
Guest appearances followed on ''
The Outer Limits'', ''
Twelve O'Clock High'', ''
Dr. Kildare'', ''
Combat!'', ''
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''
Ben Casey'', ''
The Fugitive'', ''
The F.B.I.'' ''
The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''
The Big Valley'', ''
Mannix'', ''
Medical Center'', ''
The Streets of San Francisco'', ''
Barnaby Jones'', ''
Cannon
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'', ''
Vega$'', ''
B. J. and the Bear'', ''
Hawaii Five-O'', ''
Charlie's Angels'', ''
The A-Team'', ''
Hunter'', ''
Matlock'', ''
Booker'', ''
Bracken's World'', ''
Frasier'', ''
Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health'', ''
JAG'', ''
The Closer'', ''
MacGyver'', ''
Murder She Wrote'', and ''
Cold Case''. He was a regular on the daytime soap operas ''
Search for Tomorrow'' and ''
Ryan's Hope''.
He had recurring roles in ''
Garrison's Gorillas'' and ''
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II'', and was featured in TV movies, such as ''The Eyes of Charles Sand'' (1972), ''
The Phantom of Hollywood'' (1974), ''
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful'' (1977), ''
Superdome'' (1978), ''Mandrake'' (1979) and ''
The Cracker Factory'' (1979). Film appearances include the title role in ''
The Legend of Earl Durand'' (1974), ''
Riding the Edge'' (1989) and ''
Robot Wars'' (1993), although he may be best-known as Mr. Sullivan, the CEO of Playpals Toys, in
David Kirschner's ''
Child's Play 2'' (1990) and ''
Child's Play 3'' (1991).
Personal life
Haskell was married to Annie Compton from 1960 until their 1974 divorce. In 1974, he married Dianne Tolmich, with whom he had a son and a daughter (Jason and Audra).
Haskell was an
Episcopalian and a lifelong
liberal Democrat.
[''An Interview With Peter Haskell'', Skip E. Lowe, 1991] His daughter announced his death the day it occurred, but did not specify the cause.
Filmography
References
External links
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1934 births
2010 deaths
American male film actors
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Harvard University alumni
Male actors from Boston
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School alumni
California Democrats
Massachusetts Democrats
20th-century American Episcopalians
21st-century American Episcopalians