Dennis Haskins, who played the hapless principal on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75

Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing the affable Principal Richard Belding on the hit NBC sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75.

Haskins’ death was confirmed early Tuesday by his agent. Additional details were not immediately available.

“It’s a tragic loss,” his agent, Jay Schachter, said in a statement. “Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis, loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans. He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him terribly. I’m heartbroken.”

“Saved by the Bell,” which ran from 1989 to 1993, centered on the antics of a group of students at the fictitious Bayside High in Southern California. Taking a page from the comedy movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the school often appeared to be run more by the teens than their hapless principal. The show was both ridiculed and embraced for its zany plots.

Lark Voorhies, who played Lisa Turtle on the show, paid tribute to Haskins in an Instagram post, saying she was heartbroken.

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“Knowing Dennis Haskins for almost 40 years has been one of the truest blessings of my life, which makes losing him hurt so deeply,” she wrote. “We shared so much history together from our earliest days, and through it all, he remained a fabulous person, a loyal friend, and someone with such a kind, gentle heart.”

Haskins was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to a biography posted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, he was active in the school’s drama club and helped found a community theater group.

Before his television career, he was a music manager, agent and concert promoter, and his clients included Tom Jones and Gregg Allman, according to his biography on IMDb.

Haskins later went on to have guest roles in “The Twilight Zone” and “Magnum, P.I.” in the 1980s.

因在NBC热门情景喜剧《Saved by the Bell》中饰演和蔼可亲的校长理查德·贝尔丁而闻名的演员丹尼斯·哈斯金斯去世，享年75岁。

哈斯金斯的经纪人于周二早些时候证实了他的死讯。目前尚无更多细节公布。

“这真是个悲剧性的损失，”他的经纪人杰伊·沙赫特在一份声明中说道。“每个人都喜欢贝尔丁先生，而我们这些认识丹尼斯的人，更是对他爱得深沉。他是一个很棒的人，他热爱他的粉丝，我是说，他真的非常热爱他们。无论何时何地，他总是会抽出时间来陪伴他们。他是我二十多年的客户和挚友，我会无比怀念他。我心碎了。”

《Saved by the Bell》（《校园情景喜剧》）于1989年至1993年播出，讲述了一群就读于虚构的南加州贝赛德高中的学生的种种趣事。该剧借鉴了喜剧电影《春天不是读书天》（Ferris Bueller's Day Off）的模式，学校的管理似乎更多地是由青少年而非他们那倒霉的校长掌控。这部剧因其荒诞不经的剧情而备受争议，既遭到嘲笑，也广受欢迎。

在剧中饰演 Lisa Turtle 的 Lark Voorhies 在 Instagram 上发帖悼念 Haskins，称自己心碎不已。

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“认识丹尼斯·哈斯金斯近40年是我人生中最美好的事情之一，他的离世让我无比悲痛，”她写道。“从我们相识之初，我们就一起经历了许多事情，而他始终是一位出色的人，一位忠诚的朋友，一位拥有善良温柔之心的人。”

哈斯金斯出生于田纳西州查塔努加市，并在那里长大。根据田纳西大学查塔努加分校发布的一份传记，他曾积极参与学校的戏剧社活动，并帮助创立了一个社区剧团。

据 IMDb 上的传记显示，在从事电视行业之前，他曾是一名音乐经理、经纪人和演唱会推广人，他的客户包括汤姆·琼斯和格雷格·奥尔曼。

哈斯金斯后来在 20 世纪 80 年代出演了《阴阳魔界》和《夏威夷神探》等剧集的客串角色。