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name: "Peter Haskell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-haskell"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 October 1934"
died: "12 April 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:58.119050+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Peter Haskell

Actor. Born 15 October 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died 12 April 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 October 1934, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 12 April 2010
- **Active:** 1963–1971

## Biography

Peter Haskell (15 October 1934 – 12 April 2010) was an American actor who worked primarily in television. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he attended Browne & Nichols School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University after serving in the United States Army as a Private First Class.

Haskell began acting in the early 1960s, appearing in the off-Broadway play *The Love Nest* and making his television debut with guest roles including Bob Sterne on *The Fugitive* in 1965. He had regular roles on the soap operas *Search for Tomorrow* and *Ryan's Hope*, and played Kevin Grant on the series *Bracken's World* (1969–1970). His film work included the title role in *The Legend of Earl Durand* (1974) and Mr Sullivan in *Child's Play 2* (1990) and *Child's Play 3* (1991). He continued with numerous guest appearances on series such as *Murder, She Wrote*, *Frasier* and *ER* until the late 2000s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Budd Clarke — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Bob Sterne — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Child's Play 2* (1990), Sullivan
- *Child's Play 3* (1991), Sullivan
- *The A-Team* (1983), Warden Crichton
- *MacGyver* (1985), Colonel Woodward
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Leland Biddle, Terence Locke
- *Cold Case* (2003), Will Paige (2007)
- *JAG* (1995), Ellis Burke
- *The Closer* (2005), Judge

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