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Kenneth Charles Osmond (June 7, 1943 – May 18, 2020) was an American actor and police officer. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Osmond played the role of Eddie Haskell on the late 1950s to early 1960s television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver and reprised it on the 1980s revival series The New Leave It to Beaver .
The character, played in the original series by Ken Osmond, has become a cultural reference, recognized as an archetype for insincere sycophants. Ward Cleaver once remarked that "[Eddie] is so polite, it's almost un-American." [1] Eddie was known for his neat grooming [2] —hiding his shallow and sneaky character. Typically, Eddie would greet ...
Other series regulars included Wally's old friend Eddie Haskell , his wife Gert (Ellen Maxted) and their sons Freddie and Bomber (played by Osmond's two real-life sons), as well as "Lumpy" Rutherford and his daughter J.J., with Diane Brewster returning for four episodes to recreate her role as "Miss Canfield," Beaver's original grade school ...
Bank was cast in 50 episodes of Leave It to Beaver between January 24, 1958, until the series finale on May 30, 1963. Thereafter, he was cast as Clarence Rutherford in 101 episodes of the series sequel, The New Leave It to Beaver, which aired on cable television from 1984 to 1989. [1]
Ken Osmond, best known for his role as the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy "Leave It to Beaver," died Monday morning, his manager confirmed to NBC News. In 1957, Osmond ...
Actor Ken Osmond, best known for playing the excruciatingly pseudo-polite pal Eddie Haskell on TV’s “Leave It to Beaver,” died Monday in Los Angeles. “He was an incredibly kind and ...
Guests: Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell, Buddy Hart as Chester Anderson, "Tiger" Fafara as Tooey Brown, Howard McNear as Andy the Barber, Frank Bank as Lumpy Rutherford, Charles Cirillo as Barber. Eddie dreams of attending the Naval Academy .
Ken Osmond, best known to TV viewers as Leave It to Beaver suck-up Eddie Haskell, has died, Osmond’s manager confirms to TVLine. Osmond originated the role of smart-aleck-next-door Eddie on the ...