Peter Haskell
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| Born | Peter Abraham Haskell October 15, 1934 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Northridge, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Compton (1960–1974) Dianne Tolmich (1974–2010) |
Peter Abraham Haskell (October 15, 1934 – April 12, 2010)[1] was an American actor who worked primarily in television.[2]
Early years
Haskell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Rose Veronica (née Golden) and geophysicist Norman Haskell.[1] He attended Browne & Nichols and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University following a two-year stint in the United States Army.[citation needed]
Career
Haskell's plan to study at Columbia Law School was derailed when he was cast in the off-Broadway play The Love Nest, with James Earl Jones and Sally Kirkland.[3] The play closed after only 13 performances but led to his being cast in an episode of Death Valley Days.[citation needed]
Guest appearances on The Outer Limits, Dr. Kildare, 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, Vega$, B. J. and the Bear, Charlie's Angels, The A-Team, Matlock, and Booker followed.
He was later a regular on the soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Ryan's Hope, and the primetime series Bracken's World. He had a recurring role in Garrison's Gorillas, and was featured in Rich Man, Poor Man Book II and The Cracker Factory.[4]
In 1990s, Haskell appeared on Matlock, Frasier, Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health, JAG, The Closer, MacGyver and Cold Case. He played Sullivan, the CEO of Playpals Toys, in David Kirschner's Child's Play 2 (1990) and Child's Play 3 (1991).[4]
Personal life
Haskell was married to Annie Compton from 1960 until their 1974 divorce. In 1974, he married Dianne Tolmich.[5] His daughter reported his death on his Facebook page the day of his death but did not specify the cause of death.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Profile, filmreference.com; accessed June 27, 2015.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Peter Haskell at the Internet Movie Database
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015
- 1934 births
- 2010 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male soap opera actors
- American male television actors
- Harvard University alumni
- Male actors from Boston, Massachusetts
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Buckingham Browne & Nichols alumni
