Peter Haskell was a leading television actor from the early 1960s. He starred in numerous tele-films including the sci-fi and horror titles The Eyes of Charles Band (1972), The Phantom of Hollywood (1974), The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer (1974), The Suicide Club (1974), Mandrake (1979), Disney’s Shadow of Fear (1979), and Stunt Seven (1979). He was also featured as Mr. Sullivan, Good Guys Toys CEO, in the Chucky horror films Child’s Play 2 (1990) and Child’s Play 3 (1991)
Haskell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 15, 1934, the son of geophysicist Norman Haskell. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard, and spent two years in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. He was soon performing on stage in Boston, Canada, and New York. Haskell began his long career on television in 1964, and was featured as Peter Jellicoe in the “Wolf 359″ episode of The Outer Limits later in the year. He was also seen in episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,...
Haskell was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 15, 1934, the son of geophysicist Norman Haskell. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard, and spent two years in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. He was soon performing on stage in Boston, Canada, and New York. Haskell began his long career on television in 1964, and was featured as Peter Jellicoe in the “Wolf 359″ episode of The Outer Limits later in the year. He was also seen in episodes of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,...
- 4/27/2010
- by Jesse
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Peter Haskell, a veteran stage, screen and TV actor best known for his role as Kevin Grant in the prime-time drama, "Bracken's World," died April 12 in Northridge, California. He was 75.The news of his death was first posted by his daughter, Audra, on his Facebook page. He died at home in his sleep of natural causes. Haskell's postings on Facebook were as recent as April 11. He mentions his wife and how much he'll enjoy the summer to come on April 5, and talks about the recent earthquake that was felt in most parts of Los Angeles April 4. The description of his prolific work read, simply, "3 soaps, 3 network series, 5 films, 400 TV shows."Haskell was born Oct. 15, 1934 in Boston to Rose Veronica and noted geophysicist Norman Abraham Haskell. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature with a prior, two-year stint as a Private First Class in the U.
- 4/20/2010
- backstage.com
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