Also with Tony Dow as Wally, far left, Frank Bank as. Our thoughts and prayers are with Osmond’s family. EDT Eddie Haskell, up to no good, second from left, as played by Ken Osmond in Leave It To Beaver. Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley) was unforgettable, even iconic. His hysterical, obsequious repartee with Mrs. Some terribly sad news: actor Ken Osmond, who played Eddie Haskell on Leave It to Beaver, has passed away at the age of 76. IMO, the show wouldn't have been half as good without him. 'He was an incredibly kind and wonderful father,'. Sad to learn that Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell) died, one of TV's most interesting characters. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) Ken Osmond, who played Eddie Haskell on 'Leave It to Beaver,' died in Los Angeles Monday at 76, his family confirmed.
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The actor portrayed TV's classic smart-mouthed sycophant on the original series and later revival. Ken Osmond, who played Eddie Haskell on the 1950s sitcom Leave it to Beaver, has died at the age of 76. 's troublemaker Eddie Haskell, dies at 76. Many fans took to Twitter to express their sadness over Osmond’s passing. In 1988, he officially retired from the LAPD.Īccording to Variety, he is survived by his wife, Sandra, and their sons, Christian and Eric.
In 1970, he joined the Los Angeles Police Department and grew a mustache to be less recognizable on the job. He was in the feature films C’mon Let’s Live a Little and With Six You Get Eggroll, but found himself being typecast as Eddie Haskell-type characters.Ĭheck out his guest appearance on Happy Days below. Ken was great at it.? /30vGrVeDrEĮddie Haskell was only supposed to be a guest appearance, but the creators enjoyed Osmond so much, he was written as an integral part of the series and appeared in most of the 200+ episodes.Īfter Leave it To Beaver, Osmond had guest roles on Petticoat Junction, The Munsters, Happy Days and a return appearance on Lassie.
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Some of the things Eddie Haskell said just cracked me up. Ken Osmond's Eddie Haskell stood out among many memorable characters on the classic family sitcom 'Leave it to Beaver,' which ran from 1957 to 1963 on CBS and ABC, but had a decades-long life of. The character was also featured in the later series Still the Beaver, and in the film. Haskell) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran on CBS from October 4, 1957, to 1958 and on ABC from 1958 to 1963.
He was polished in front of adults, mostly Ward and June Cleaver and even referred to their children as Theodore and Wallace, even though the parents called them Beaver and Wally.Įddie Haskell He was so funny on The Beaver. Edward Clark Haskell (also referred to as Edward W. He often ragged on young Beaver and was always conniving his next plan. His character was always dressed very nice and was extremely polite to adults, but once they were gone, his real personality was shown. Eddie Haskell was Wally’s best friend who was always up to something and can be described by viewers of the show as smart-mouthed.
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