Dennis Haskins
Biography
Dennis Haskins is an American actor whose signature part was Principal Richard Belding, the character he played on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell from 1989 to 1993 and then on its spinoff Saved by the Bell: The New Class through 2000. He was the only adult among that show's regulars, and he first took the role in Good Morning, Miss Bliss on the Disney Channel, auditioning seven times before he won it. Raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he had earlier played assorted parts on The Dukes of Hazzard and competed on the game shows Press Your Luck and Scrabble. Later film work included A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), where he played a snake oil salesman. He released an album, Karaoke with Your Favorite Principal Dennis, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga honored him as its most distinguished alumnus in 2000.
75years old
Turns 76 on November 18in 35 days
- Born Chattanooga
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 27 years1992 to 2019
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Big break
Dennis Haskins auditioned seven times before landing the role of Mr. Belding, first playing the character in the 1988 Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss.
Beyond film
Haskins plays a principal in Khalid's music video for "Young Dumb & Broke." Over the school's intercom, his character makes an announcement at the end of the year.
Own stunts
Haskins appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 4, 2010, and claimed that as a senior on the Notre Dame men's varsity basketball team he could bench press 150 pounds.
Dennis Haskins movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas1994 Comedy, Romanceas Mr. Richard Belding
IMDb rating 6.33.8K votes
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Films together
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Also two films together1 more actor
- Lark VoorhiesSaved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994) and Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style (1992)
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Online
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