Actor Laurence Haddon Dies at 90
He had a landmark role as a gay man on “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and played recurring characters on such shows as “Dallas,” “Lou Grant” and “Knots Landing.”
He was not on the list.
Laurence Haddon, a busy character actor who appeared on dozens of TV series like Dallas, Lou Grant and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman during his four-decade career, has died. He was 90.
Haddon died May 10 in Santa Monica from complications associated with Lewy body disease, a form of dementia, his daughter-in-law Eilene Vila Schmidt said Tuesday. He was 90.
On Norman Lear’s syndicated soap opera parody Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Haddon portrayed one of the first non-stereotypical gay men to appear on national television. In a 1976 episode, he’s caught kissing another man (neighbors were led to believe that they were brothers), and later the couple consider getting married.
Haddon also was seen on three CBS series in the 1970s and ’80s: as J.R.’s banker Franklin Horner on primetime soap Dallas, as the foreign editor on the newsroom drama Lou Grant and as the crooked Dr. Mitch Ackerman, who memorably stole Joan Van Ark’s babies, on Knots Landing, another soapy drama.
Haddon’s lengthy résumé also includes stints on television’s Dr. Kildare, Dennis the Menace, Death Valley Days, My Three Sons, Sanford and Son, Mannix, Good Times, The Rockford Files, Barnaby Jones, Vega$, Hill Street Blues, T.J. Hooker and Designing Women. He appeared in the 1974 telefilm The Execution of Private Slovik and had roles in the features Hands of a Stranger (1962), Fantastic Voyage (1966) and The Graduate (1967).
Haddon was born in Philadelphia in 1922 and attended Friends’ Central School and Syracuse University. After Pearl Harbor, he left college and served in the Merchant Marine during World War II as an officer on Liberty ships ferrying munitions, other cargo and German prisoners in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific.
After the war, he did a brief stint in the aluminum business before deciding to become an actor. He moved to New York, where he landed parts on stage and in the early era of live TV.
Haddon went on the road in the national touring companies of Tea and Sympathy with Maria Riva and The Warm Peninsula, which starred Julie Harris and Larry Hagman and opened on Broadway in 1959.
In 1958, Haddon married actress-model Jacqueline Prevost, and they moved to Los Angeles two years later. He was a consistent performer at The Melrose, one of the first and most enduring waiver theaters in Los Angeles.
In addition his daughter-in-law and wife, survivors include his children Michael and Phoebe, stepson Guy and grandchildren Zoe and Stephen.
Actor (151 credits)
1997 Women: Stories of Passion (TV Series)
Elderly Man
- Woman on a Train (1997) ... Elderly Man
1996 Infinity
Family Doctor
1988-1993 The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series)
Charles Williams / Jerry
- Episode #1.1484 (1993) ... Charles Williams
- Episode #1.1483 (1993) ... Charles Williams
- Episode #1.1482 (1993) ... Charles Williams
- Episode #1.1426 (1992) ... Charles Williams
- Episode #1.793 (1990) ... Charles Williams
1991 Roc (TV Series)
- A Home, a Loan (1991)
1991 Equal Justice (TV Series)
Coucilman Persky
- Do the Wrong Thing (1991) ... Coucilman Persky
1991 Designing Women (TV Series)
Judge
- I'll See You in Court (1991) ... Judge
1991 Paradise (TV Series)
Mr. Bass
- See No Evil (1991) ... Mr. Bass
1990 Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)
Judge
- I Know That You Know (1990) ... Judge
1990 Columbo (TV Series)
Dean Howard Gillespie
- Columbo Goes to College (1990) ... Dean Howard Gillespie
1990 Thanksgiving Day (TV Movie)
Milt
1990 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series short)
Principal
- The Fourth Man (1990) ... Principal
1990 Children of the Bride (TV Movie)
The Minister
1990 Matlock (TV Series)
Herb Boldaun
- The Pro (1990) ... Herb Boldaun
1989 Highway to Heaven (TV Series)
Bob Traynor
- Merry Christmas from Grandpa (1989) ... Bob Traynor
1989 Caged in Paradiso
Sen. Paradiso
1989 The Young and the Restless (TV Series)
Prosecuting Attorney
- Episode #1.4106 (1989) ... Prosecuting Attorney
1988 Scandal in a Small Town (TV Movie)
Judge Larson
1980-1986 Dallas (TV Series)
Franklin Horner
- The Fire Next Time (1986) ... Franklin Horner
- Bells Are Ringing (1986) ... Franklin Horner
- Enigma (1986) ... Franklin Horner
- Hello... Goodbye... Hello (1986) ... Franklin Horner
- J.R. Rising (1986) ... Franklin Horner
Show all 17 episodes
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Judge
- Menace, Anyone? (1986) ... Judge
1986 If Tomorrow Comes (TV Mini Series)
Jensen
- Episode #1.1 (1986) ... Jensen
1986 It's a Living (TV Series)
Dwight
- Jealous Wife (1986) ... Dwight
1985 Call to Glory (TV Series)
Col. Locke
- Fathers and Daughters (1985) ... Col. Locke
1985 School Spirit
Dr. Strohman
1985 Knight Rider (TV Series)
Lloyd
- Knight of the Juggernaut (1985) ... Lloyd
1985 Mirrors (TV Movie)
Producer
1985 Days of Our Lives (TV Series)
Mr. Nordstrom / Dr. Nordstrom
- Episode #1.5032 (1985) ... Mr. Nordstrom
- Episode #1.5031 (1985) ... Dr. Nordstrom
1984-1985 Knots Landing (TV Series)
Dr. Mitch Ackerman / Dr. Ackerman
- Vulnerable (1985) ... Dr. Mitch Ackerman
- Four, No Trump (1985) ... Dr. Mitch Ackerman
- For Better, for Worse (1985) ... Dr. Mitch Ackerman
- A Man of Good Will (1985) ... Dr. Mitch Ackerman
- Message in a Bottle (1984) ... Dr. Mitch Ackerman
Show all 7 episodes
1985 T.J. Hooker (TV Series)
Patrick Begley
- The Surrogate (1985) ... Patrick Begley
1984 Fatal Vision (TV Mini Series)
Gen. Flanagan
- Episode #1.2 (1984) ... Gen. Flanagan
- Episode #1.1 (1984) ... Gen. Flanagan
1984 Matt Houston (TV Series)
Cassidy
- Vanished (1984) ... Cassidy
1983 Erotic Images
Russell Pittsfield
1983 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Police Sgt. Delahanty
- All Your Favorite Games (1983) ... Police Sgt. Delahanty
1978-1983 CHiPs (TV Series)
Mr.Richardson / Onlooker
- Firepower (1983) ... Mr.Richardson (as Larry Haddon)
- Vintage '54 (1978) ... Onlooker
1983 The Winds of War (TV Mini Series)
Captain of the Enterprise
- Into the Maelstrom (1983) ... Captain of the Enterprise
1983 White Water Rebels (TV Movie)
Sheriff Ross
1982 Hart to Hart (TV Series)
Taylor
- With This Hart, I Thee Wed (1982) ... Taylor
1982 The Devlin Connection (TV Series)
- Brian and Nick (1982)
1982 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)
Public Defender
- The Shooter (1982) ... Public Defender
1982 The Gift of Life (TV Movie)
Gov. Peerce
1982 Code Red (TV Series)
Captain Driscoll
- Burnout (1982) ... Captain Driscoll
1982 McClain's Law (TV Series)
Gun Shop Owner
- What Patric Doesn't Know (1982) ... Gun Shop Owner
1981-1982 The Greatest American Hero (TV Series)
Burke / General Morehead
- Now You See It (1982) ... Burke
- Here's Looking at You, Kid (1981) ... General Morehead
1977-1981 Lou Grant (TV Series)
Foreign Editor / McGrath
- Drifters (1981) ... Foreign Editor
- Boomerang (1981) ... McGrath
- Hazard (1980) ... Foreign Editor
- Indians (1980) ... Foreign Editor
- Marathon (1979) ... Foreign Editor
Show all 24 episodes
1981 Benson (TV Series)
Foster
- Double Exposure (1981) ... Foster
1981 Sizzle (TV Movie)
Judge
1981 Goliath Awaits (TV Mini Series)
Captain Volero
- Episode #1.2 (1981) ... Captain Volero (uncredited)
- Episode #1.1 (1981) ... Captain Volero (uncredited)
1981 Strike Force (TV Series)
Plainclothesman
- Strike Force (1981) ... Plainclothesman
1977-1981 Quincy M.E. (TV Series)
Dr. Linnamen / Coach Spalding
- Slow Boat to Madness: Part 1 (1981) ... Dr. Linnamen
- Main Man (1977) ... Coach Spalding
1981 Every Stray Dog and Kid (TV Movie)
1981 Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (TV Movie)
Sam Spade
1981 A Gun in the House (TV Movie)
Hal
1981 The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)
Neil Hines
- Bring Me the Head of the Hulk (1981) ... Neil Hines
1979-1980 Vega$ (TV Series)
Ski Director / Captain
- Christmas Story (1980) ... Ski Director
- Dan Tanna Is Dead (1979) ... Captain
1980 A Cry for Love (TV Movie)
1980 Act of Love (TV Movie)
Doctor
1980 Fun and Games (TV Movie)
Frank
1980 Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (TV Movie)
Prosecutor
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series)
Walter Burton
- The Sixteen Byte Data Chip and the Brown-eyed Fox (1980) ... Walter Burton
1979-1980 Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series)
Anesthesiologist
- Short Odds (1980) ... Anesthesiologist
- If You Can't Stand the Heat (1980) ... Anesthesiologist
- Have You Hugged Your Nurse Today? (1980) ... Anesthesiologist
- Deadly Exposure (1979) ... Anesthesiologist
1980 The Aliens Are Coming (TV Movie)
Bert Fowler
1980 B.J. and the Bear (TV Series)
Donald Beecham
- BJ and the Witch (1980) ... Donald Beecham
1974-1980 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)
Howard Millikin / George Vickers / Ben Ross / ...
- The Price of Anger (1980) ... Howard Millikin
- Terror on a Quiet Afternoon (1978) ... George Vickers
- Deadline for Dying (1976) ... Ben Ross
- Portrait of Evil (1975) ... Sheriff Cully
- Web of Deceit (1974) ... Charles Tatum
Show all 6 episodes
1979 The Streets of L.A. (TV Movie)
Restaurant Manager
1979 When Hell Was in Session (TV Movie)
Williams
1979 A Man Called Sloane (TV Series)
Carl Updike
- Tuned for Destruction (1979) ... Carl Updike
1979 The Cracker Factory (TV Movie)
Ted R.
1976-1979 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series)
Mr. Marston / Hollis' Father / Agent Nolan
- The Terrible Secret (1979) ... Mr. Marston
- The Horrible Honchos (1977) ... Hollis' Father (as Larry Haddon)
- P.J. and the President's Son (1976) ... Agent Nolan (as Larry Haddon)
1979 The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (TV Movie)
Lucas
1978 The Winds of Kitty Hawk (TV Movie)
1st General
1978 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV Series)
Con #1
- Cage of Steel (1978) ... Con #1
1978 Visions (TV Series)
Dr. Nat Jaffe
- Blackout (1978) ... Dr. Nat Jaffe
1978 Killing Stone (TV Movie)
Dist. Atty. Barkley
1978 Eight Is Enough (TV Series)
- Hard Hats and Hard Heads (1978)
1977 Prime Time
General Jackson
1977 Bigfoot and Wildboy (TV Series)
Major
- Black Box (1977) ... Major
1977 The Krofft Supershow (TV Series)
Major (segment: Bigfoot and Wildboy)
- Episode #2.2 (1977) ... Major (segment: Bigfoot and Wildboy)
- Episode #2.1 (1977) ... Major (segment: Bigfoot and Wildboy)
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Mini Series)
Shorter
- Part 2 (1977) ... Shorter
1977 Never Con a Killer (TV Movie)
Gunman
1977 The Feather and Father Gang (TV Series)
Gunman
- Never Con a Killer (1977) ... Gunman
1977 Baretta (TV Series)
Hathaway
- Guns and Brothers (1977) ... Hathaway
1977 Westside Medical (TV Series)
Dr. Bower
- Red Blanket for a City (1977) ... Dr. Bower
1977 Hunter (TV Series)
Attorney
- The Costa Rican Connection (1977) ... Attorney
1977 Most Wanted (TV Series)
Warden Matthews
- The White Collar Killer (1977) ... Warden Matthews
1976 Family (TV Series)
Marc Hanes
- Jury Duty: Part 2 (1976) ... Marc Hanes
- Jury Duty: Part 1 (1976) ... Marc Hanes
1976 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Dr. Sager / Braverman
- Drought at Indianhead River (1976) ... Dr. Sager
- A Bad Deal in the Valley (1976) ... Braverman
1976 Delvecchio (TV Series)
Lloyd Jerris
- The Avenger (1976) ... Lloyd Jerris
1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series)
Ed McCullough
- Episode #1.130 (1976) ... Ed McCullough (credit only)
- Episode #1.127 (1976) ... Ed McCullough (uncredited)
- Episode #1.126 (1976) ... Ed McCullough (uncredited)
- Episode #1.125 (1976) ... Ed McCullough (credit only)
- Episode #1.120 (1976) ... Ed McCullough (as Larry Haddon)
Show all 29 episodes
1976 City of Angels (TV Series)
Mason Terry
- The Castle of Dreams (1976) ... Mason Terry
1976 S.W.A.T. (TV Series)
Judge Zell
- Officer Luca, You're Dead (1976) ... Judge Zell
1976 Brinks: The Great Robbery (TV Movie)
Det. Russ Shannon
1976 One Day at a Time (TV Series)
Clark
- Fighting City Hall (1976) ... Clark
1976 Bronk (TV Series)
Speedy
- Target: Unknown (1976) ... Speedy
1976 Maude (TV Series)
Officer Hal Crandall
- Walter's Stigma (1976) ... Officer Hal Crandall
1975 Good Times (TV Series)
Monroe
- Cousin Cleatus (1975) ... Monroe
1973-1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series)
Inspector Wilkins / Lyman
- Merchants of Death (1975) ... Inspector Wilkins
- Shield of Honor (1973) ... Lyman
1975 Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case (TV Movie)
Chaplain Gilly
1975 The Rookies (TV Series)
Macon
- The Saturday Night Special (1975) ... Macon
1974 Kojak (TV Series)
Capt. Ernie Perkins / Steadman
- A Very Deadly Game (1974) ... Capt. Ernie Perkins
- Deliver Us Some Evil (1974) ... Steadman
1974 The Manhunter (TV Series)
Timothy Simpson
- The Baby-Faced Killers (1974) ... Timothy Simpson
1974 The Execution of Private Slovik (TV Movie)
Piper
1974 Banacek (TV Series)
Joe Daley
- Fly Me- If You Can Find Me (1974) ... Joe Daley
1974 Insight (TV Series)
Doctor
- Eddie (1974) ... Doctor
1974 Get Christie Love! (TV Series)
Coach
- Get Christie Love! (1974) ... Coach
1972-1973 Cannon (TV Series)
Ogden / Paul
- Trial by Terror (1973) ... Ogden
- Hear No Evil (1972) ... Paul
1973 Ironside (TV Series)
Colonel McAdams
- The Armageddon Gang (1973) ... Colonel McAdams
1971-1973 Mannix (TV Series)
Sgt. Carl Simmons / Ted Hanlon
- A Problem of Innocence (1973) ... Sgt. Carl Simmons
- A Step in Time (1971) ... Ted Hanlon
1972 Sanford and Son (TV Series)
Ronald Hart
- The Shootout (1972) ... Ronald Hart
1970-1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series)
Edmund Carlyle / Harry Beeley
- The Long Morning After: Part 2 (1972) ... Edmund Carlyle (uncredited)
- The Loneliness Racket (1970) ... Harry Beeley
1971 The Pink Garter Gang
1971 Murder Once Removed (TV Movie)
Officer Charlie Bates (uncredited)
1970-1971 The Partridge Family (TV Series)
Coach Dawson / Sergeant Sizemore
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Partridge (1971) ... Coach Dawson
- See Here, Private Partridge (1970) ... Sergeant Sizemore
1971 Men at Law (TV Series)
Ralph Bellman
- This Money Kills Dreams (1971) ... Ralph Bellman
1971 The Young Lawyers (TV Series)
Desk Sergeant
- The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1971) ... Desk Sergeant
1969-1971 Mission: Impossible (TV Series)
Lee Sheels / Lieutenant Marlov
- Blast (1971) ... Lee Sheels (as Larry Haddon)
- The Test Case (1969) ... Lieutenant Marlov
1970 The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series)
Salesman
- The Lincoln Letter (1970) ... Salesman
1969 Room 222 (TV Series)
Roy Gale
- Arizona State Loves You (1969) ... Roy Gale
1969 Here Come the Brides (TV Series)
Marshall
- The Legend of Big Foot (1969) ... Marshall (as Larry Haddon)
1969 General Hospital (TV Series)
Lt. Todd
- Episode #1.1559 (1969) ... Lt. Todd
1969 Judd for the Defense (TV Series)
Furnas
- Runaway (1969) ... Furnas
1968 The Outsider (TV Series)
Frank Ebb
- A Time to Run (1968) ... Frank Ebb (as Lawrence Haddon)
1968 Premiere (TV Series)
Jerry Burns
- Lassiter (1968) ... Jerry Burns (as Lawrence Haddon)
1968 The Flying Nun (TV Series)
Mr. Shapiro
- The Reconversion of Sister Shapiro (1968) ... Mr. Shapiro
1967 The Graduate
Mr. Carlson (uncredited)
1967 Valley of the Dolls
Frank - Blue Angel Nightclub Owner (uncredited)
1967 The Second Hundred Years (TV Series)
Warehouse Manager
- Remember the Maine (1967) ... Warehouse Manager
1967 Occasional Wife (TV Series)
Desk Sergeant
- Kangaroo Kandidates (1967) ... Desk Sergeant
1966 Daniel Boone (TV Series)
Eli
- The Symbol (1966) ... Eli
1960-1966 My Three Sons (TV Series)
Don Lennox / Man Waiting in Line
- The Awkward Age (1966) ... Don Lennox
- The Elopement (1960) ... Man Waiting in Line (uncredited)
1966 Run for Your Life (TV Series)
District Attorney George McCullough
- I Am the Late Diana Hays (1966) ... District Attorney George McCullough
1966 Tarzan (TV Series)
Walker Sully
- The Ultimate Weapon (1966) ... Walker Sully
1966 Torn Curtain
American Correspondent (uncredited)
1966 The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Bartender (uncredited)
1965-1966 The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series)
Pete / Mr. Ward
- Is He or Isn't He? (1966) ... Pete
- Forever Is a Cast Iron Mess (1965) ... Mr. Ward
1965-1966 Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Whtiney Phillips / Honest Jim
- The Hat That Huldah Wore (1966) ... Whtiney Phillips
- A Bell for Volcano (1965) ... Honest Jim
1961-1966 Hazel (TV Series)
Bill Fox / Prosecutor
- Who Can Afford a Bargain? (1966) ... Bill Fox
- The Holdout (1965) ... Bill Fox
- How to Lose 30 Pounds in 30 Minutes (1965) ... Bill Fox
- A Matter of Principle (1961) ... Prosecutor (as Larry Haddon)
1966 I Spy (TV Series)
Social Secretary
- The Conquest of Maude Murdock (1966) ... Social Secretary (as Lawrence Haddon)
1966 Camp Runamuck (TV Series)
Mr. Sullivan
- Tomboy (1966) ... Mr. Sullivan
1965 The Donna Reed Show (TV Series)
Henshaw
- Four on the Floor (1965) ... Henshaw
1965 Slattery's People (TV Series)
Representative Harry Borland
- A Sitting Duck Named Slattery (1965) ... Representative Harry Borland
1965 My Living Doll (TV Series)
Bill Gazzari
- Comic Interference (1965) ... Bill Gazzari
1963 Grindl (TV Series)
Deputy #2
- The Great Schultz (1963) ... Deputy #2 (as Larry Haddon)
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series)
Investigator
- The Machine That Played God (1963) ... Investigator
1959-1963 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
Martin Flack
- The Great Land Swindle (1963)
- Full Disclosure (1960) ... Martin Flack
- The Zone of Silence (1959)
1961-1963 Dennis the Menace (TV Series)
Charles Brady / Mr. Brady / Jack Brady / ...
- The Big Basketball Game (1963) ... Mr. Brady (as Larry Haddon)
- Community Picnic (1962) ... Jack Brady (as Larry Haddon)
- Horseless Carriage Club (1962) ... Charles Brady (as Larry Haddon)
- Dennis and the Pee Wee League (1961) ... Charlie Brady (as Larry Haddon)
- Dennis and the Picnic (1961) ... Charles Brady (as Larry Haddon)
Show all 6 episodes
1961-1962 Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
Dr. Charles Galmeir
- Hastings' Farewell (1962) ... Dr. Charles Galmeir
- The Bronc-Buster (1962) ... Dr. Charles Galmeir
- Johnny Temple (1961) ... Dr. Charles Galmeir
1962 Sam Benedict (TV Series)
Farron
- A Split Week in San Quentin (1962) ... Farron (as Larry Haddon)
1962 Hands of a Stranger
Police Lt. Syms (as Larry Haddon)
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV Series)
Hood 2
- The Plush Jungle: Benjamin Riker (1962) ... Hood 2
1960 Manhunt (TV Series)
Kinkaid
- The Rabies Story (1960) ... Kinkaid (as Larry Haddon)
1960 Michael Shayne (TV Series)
Hood
- Blood on Biscayne Bay (1960) ... Hood (as Lawrence Hadden)
1956 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series)
Union Official Walters
- The Rag Jungle (1956) ... Union Official Walters
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