{{Short description|American actor (1922–2013)}} {{Infobox person | name = Laurence Haddon | image = Laurence_Haddon_in_Dennis_the_Menace_1961.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Laurence Haddon in Dennis the Menace 1961 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|10|25}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|5|10|1922|10|25}} | death_place = | occupation = Actor | homepage = }}

'''Laurence Haddon''' (October 25 1922 – May 10, 2013) was an American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Haddon appeared as a prolific actor in television, movies, and on the stage. He attended Friends' Central School and Syracuse University. He served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. Since 1958, he was married to actress/model Jacqueline Prevost with one son Michael, one daughter Phoebe, and one stepson. He died in Santa Monica, California, of "complications associated with Lewy body disease, a form of dementia," according to his daughter-in-law, at age 90 on May 10, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=http://rewired.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actor-laurence-haddon-dallas-mary-hartman-526232|first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Actor Laurence Haddon Dies at 90|date=May 21, 2013|access-date=May 22, 2013|archive-date=June 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629111443/http://rewired.hollywoodreporter.com/news/actor-laurence-haddon-dallas-mary-hartman-526232|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Film and Television appearances== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''Hands of a Stranger'' (1962) - Police Lt. Syms * ''Dennis the Menace'' (1961-1963, TV Series) - Charles Brady * ''Hazel'' (1961-1966, TV Series) - Bill Fox / Prosecutor * ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' (1966) - Bartender (uncredited) * ''Torn Curtain'' (1966) - American Correspondent (uncredited) * ''My Three Sons'' (1966, TV Series) - Don Lennox * ''Valley of the Dolls'' (1967) - Frank - Blue Angel Nightclub Owner (uncredited) * ''The Graduate'' (1967) - Mr. Carlson (uncredited) * ''The Flying Nun'' (1968, TV Series) - Mr. Shapiro * ''Room 222'' (1969, TV Series) - Roy Gale * ''Mission: Impossible'' (1969-1971, TV Series) - Lee Sheels / Lieutenant Marlov * ''The Partridge Family'' (1970-1971, TV Series) - Coach Dawson / Sergeant Sizemore * ''Mannix'' (1971-1973, TV Series) - Sgt. Carl Simmons / Ted Hanlon * ''Sanford and Son'' (1972) - Ronald Hart * ''The Execution of Private Slovik'' (1974) - Piper * ''Kojak'' (1974, TV Series) - Capt. Ernie Perkins / Steadman * ''The Streets of San Francisco'' (1973-1975, TV Series) - Inspector Wilkins * ''Good Times'' (1975, TV Series) - Monroe * ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' (1976, TV Series) - Ed McCullough * ''Maude'' (1976, TV Series) - Hal Crandall * ''One Day at a Time'' (1976, TV Series) - Clark * ''American Raspberry'' (1977) - General Jackson * ''Quincy, M.E.'' (1977-1981, TV Series) - Dr. Linnamen / Coach Spalding * ''Lou Grant'' (1977-1981, TV Series) - Foreign Editor / McGrath * ''The Incredible Hulk'' (1982, TV Series) - Neil Hines * ''Dallas'' (1980–1986, TV Series) - Franklin Horner * ''Hill Street Blues'' (1982, TV Series) - Public Defender * ''Knots Landing'' (1984–1985, TV Series) - Dr. Mitch Ackerman * ''School Spirit'' (1985) - Dr. Strohman * ''Murder, She Wrote'' (1986, TV Series) - Judge * ''Columbo'' (1990, TV Series) - Dean Howard Gillespie * ''Caged in Paradiso'' (1990) - Sen. Paradiso * ''The Fourth Man'' (1990, CBS Schoolbreak Special) - Principal Williams * ''Designing Women'' (1991) - Judge * ''Infinity'' (1996) - Family Doctor {{div col end}}

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