Dennis Haskins

Dennis Haskins
Actor Dennis Haskins in web series "Acting School Academy"
Born	November 18, 1950 (1950-11-18) (age 61) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981—present

Dennis Haskins (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. He then went on to star in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired from 1993 to 2000. He also portrayed the role as a regular in Good Morning, Miss Bliss.

Early life

He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Haskins is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Help as well as Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga and of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He played basketball at UTC after failing to make the team at the University of Tennessee. Haskins is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Before breaking into acting, Haskins was a contestant on the TV game shows Press Your Luck and Scrabble (game show). In recent years, he has been lobbying to become a cast member on ABC's Dancing With The Stars. ^[1]

Music

On August 31, 2009, Dennis released his first music album called "Karaoke With Your Favorite Principal Dennis." ^{[2] [3]} On the album he sings everything from “Piano Man” to “Mustang Sally.” He sings the latter with Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke Hogan, no less. The CD was recorded in the summer of 2009 at Mikron Studios in South Pittsburg, Tenn., with Mike Headrick. Cody McCarver produced the project, and Mike Yarworth financed it. ^[4]

Awards

Haskins was honored with The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Most Distinguished Alumni of 2000 award and has a regional high school academic decathlon name after him, The Dennis Haskins Open, now in its eleventh year. ^[5]

Filmography

• The Dukes of Hazzard: Cale Yarborough comes to Hazzard (1984) (TV series)...Elmo
• Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987) (TV series)... Mr. Richard Belding
• Hiroshima Maiden (1988) (TV)... Hal Latimer
• Saved by the Bell (1989) (TV series)... Principal Richard Belding
• The Image (1990) (TV)... Steven Fish
• Eyewitness to Murder (1991)... Dr. Baldwin
• Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style (1992) (TV)... Mr. Richard Belding
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993) (TV series, guest)... Mr. Richard Belding
• Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) (TV series)... Principal Richard Belding
• Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994) (TV)... Mr. Richard Belding
• Figure It Out: Family Style (1998)... Himself (panelist)
• The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (1999)... Boyd Russell
• 18 (2001)... Laura's Dad
• Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)... Mr. Kohls
• The Stoneman (2002)... Dean Hendricks
• An Ordinary Killer (2002)... Ronald Smith
• Dismembered (2003)
• Going Down (2003)... Uncle Frank
• Red Water (2003) (TV)... Captain Dale Landry
• Tangy Guacamole (2003)... Toss Honeycut
• Dead End Road (2004)... Mr. Makepiece
• JAG (2004) (TV Series)... Airport Security S-1
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)... Coach Murray
• Wild Michigan (2005)... Sheriff Folgar
• The Treasure of Painted Forest (2005)... Sheriff Thomas
• The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006)... Himself
• Revamped (2007) (V) ... Satanist #2
• Sweep The Leg (2007)... Pizza Store owner/dad
• Ratko: The Dictator's Son (2008) ... Dean Sitlong
• Ocean of Pearls (2008) ... Dr. Shultz
• Robot Chicken (TV series) (V) ... Jigsaw / Mr. Belding
• Private High Musical (2008)... Mr. Johnson
• Stacy's Mom (2008) ... Professor Wood
• Creative Differences (2008) ... Tom
• The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2008) ... Father Jay
• Acting School Academy (Web Series) (2009)... Martin DeWitt
• Holly, Jingles and Clyde (2010) ... Santa Claus
• Men Of A Certain Age (TV Series) (2010)... Terry's Landlord
• See You In Shell, Music Video by iwrestledabearonce (2010)
• Neighborhood Watch (Web Series) (2010)... Principal Gibbous

References

1. ^ http://www.dennishaskins.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:nows-the-time-to-nominate-dennis-haskins-for-dancing-with-the-stars-&catid=36:news&Itemid=1
2. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Karaoke-Your-Favorite-Principal-Dennis/dp/B002IRDDQG
3. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/dennis-haskins/id330568864
4. ^ http://www.myspace.com/dennishaskins
5. ^ http://www.dennishaskins.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=37&Itemid=85

External links

• Dennis Haskins Website
• Dennis Haskins at the Internet Movie Database
• Dennis Haskins at The New York Times
• 2003 Interview with Dennis Haskins
• Review of a college performance by Haskins.
• Dennis Haskins' karaoke album at Lucky Voice Blog

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Date of birth	November 18, 1950
Place of birth	Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
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