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Brad Dourif and Peter Haskell in Child's Play 3 (1991)

Biography

Peter Haskell

Overview

  • Born
    October 15, 1934 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    April 12, 2010 · Northridge, California, USA (heart attack)
  • Birth name
    Peter Abraham Haskell
  • Height
    6′ 2″ (1.88 m)

Mini bio

  • Peter Haskell was born on October 15, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Child's Play 3 (1991), Child's Play 2 (1990) and Bracken's World (1969). He was married to Dianne Tolmich and Annie Compton. He died on April 12, 2010 in Northridge, California, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      Dianne Tolmich(October 26, 1974 - April 12, 2010) (his death, 2 children)
      Annie Compton(February 27, 1960 - March 1974) (divorced)
  • Parents
      Norman Haskell
      Rose Veronica Golden

Trademarks

  • Classy Corporate Types (mostly villains)

Trivia

  • 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).
  • In the early years of his career, he was frequently misidentified in the press as Monte Markham, to whom he bore a strong resemblance early on.
  • Son of Norman Haskell, a noted scientist.
  • U.S. Army, Private First Class, 1954-1956
  • Incisive American actor, primarily on television. Best remembered in the leading role of producer Kevin Grant in NBC's Bracken's World (1969), and as the ruthless billionaire Charles Estep, a chief nemesis of Rudy Jordache in Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976) (both featured actress Laraine Stephens).

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