Peter Haskell

Peter Haskell (October 15, 1934 – April 12, 2010)^[1] was an American actor who worked primarily in television.

Peter Haskell
Haskell in 1969
Born	(1934-10-15)October 15, 1934 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died	April 12, 2010(2010-04-12) (aged 75) Northridge, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–2009
Spouses	Annie Compton (1960–1974) Dianne Tolmich (1974–2010)
Children	2

Early years

Haskell attended Browne & Nichols and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University following a two-year stint in the United States Army where he rose to the rank of Private First Class.^[2] His 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]

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, 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 circa 1990

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).^[4][1] Haskell was an Episcopalian and a lifelong liberal Democrat.^[5] His daughter announced his death the day it occurred, but did not specify the cause.^[4]

Filmography

Main article: Peter Haskell filmography