Peter Haskell

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Biography

American actor

  • Primary profession
  • Actor
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 15 October 1934
  • Place of birth
  • Boston
  • Death date
  • 2010-04-12
  • Death age
  • 76
  • Place of death
  • Northridge· Los Angeles
  • Education
  • Harvard University

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Son of Norman Haskell, a noted scientist.

Has a B.A. in English Literature from Harvard University. He was accepted at Columbia Law School but a Harvard professor recommended him to playwright Derek Washburn for the off-Broadway play, "The Love Nest". While working in New York City on soap operas, he attended New York University Law School (1982-1983).

U.S. Army, Private First Class, 1954-1956

Attended Browne & Nichols prep school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Father of daughter, Audra Haskell.

Father of a son, Jason.

Incisive American actor, primarily on television. Best remembered in the leading role of producer Kevin Grant in NBCs "Brackens World" , and as the ruthless billionaire Charles Estep, a chief nemesis of Rudy Jordache in "Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" .

Along with Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly and Alex Vincent, Haskell is the only other actor to have appeared in more than one of the "Childs Play" franchise films.

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