Jerry Haynes
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Boys Don't Cry
1999
as Judge
RoboCop
1987
as Dr. McNamara
Possums
1998
as Bob
Places in the Heart
1984
as Deputy Jack Driscoll
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Minister at Funeral
Breaking Home Ties
1987
as Dr. Hendrickson
Sweet Dreams
1985
as Owen Bradley
Don't Look Back
1996
as Man in Stall
The Locusts
1997
as Harlan
Right to Kill?
1985
as Mr. Harris
Heartbreak Hotel
1988
as Mr. Hansen
Crisis at Central High
1981
as General
Hard Promises
1992
as Walt's Dad
License to Kill
1986
as Bill Wilson
The People Next Door
1996
as Albert
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
as Judge Scott
Island City
1994
as Ben
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
as Dr. Phillips
Texas Justice
1995
Papa Was a Preacher
1986
as Jack Murphy