OBIT: 'Saved by the Bell' Principal Haskins Dead at 75...
ConsequenceSeptember 29, 2026
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding on *Saved by the Bell*, has died at 75 after battling Parkinson's disease for eight years, according to his caretaker. Haskins was one of the few cast members to carry over when the show jumped from Disney Channel's *Good Morning, Miss Bliss* in 1988 to NBC's *Saved by the Bell* in 1989, staying through all four seasons and later the spin-off *The New Class*. Beyond the beloved sitcom, he appeared in shows ranging from *The Dukes of Hazzard* to *Mad Men* and reunited with the original cast for a 2015 *Tonight Show* sketch.