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Jerry Haynes
Acting
Born: January 31, 1927
Dallas, Texas, USA
Biography
Jerome Martin "Jerry" Haynes (January 31, 1927 – September 26, 2011) was an American actor from Dallas, Texas. He is most well known as Mr. Peppermint, a role he played for 30 years as the host of one of the longest-running local children's shows in television, the Dallas-based Mr. Peppermint (1961–1969), which was retitled Peppermint Place for its second run (1975–1996). He also had a long career in local and regional theater and appeared in more than 50 films. A 1944 graduate of Dallas' Woodrow Wilson High School, he was the father of Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes.
Known For
RoboCop
as Dr. McNamara
The Locusts
as Harlan
Boys Don't Cry
as Judge
Places in the Heart
as Deputy Jack Driscoll
Heartbreak Hotel
as Mr. Hansen
License to Kill
as Bill Wilson
My Boyfriend's Back
as Minister at Funeral
A Killing in a Small Town
as Judge Scott
Sweet Dreams
as Owen Bradley
An American Story
as Dr. Jenkins
