Jerry Haynes

Jerry Haynes

Actor

Dallas, Texas, USA
January 31, 1927

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.

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Representative Works

RoboCop
RoboCop
7.4
/ English
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry
7.4
/ English
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart
7.2
/ English
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back
5.7
/ English
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
6.4
/ English
Possums
Possums
6.2
/ English
License to Kill
License to Kill
5.7
/ English
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
5.2
/ English
A Killing in a Small Town
A Killing in a Small Town
5.1
/ English
Heartbreak Hotel
Heartbreak Hotel
5.1
/ English
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
7.0
/ English
Texas Justice
Texas Justice
5.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

RoboCop
1987Nominee

Best Performance

RoboCop

Boys Don't Cry
1999Nominee

Best Performance

Boys Don't Cry

Places in the Heart
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Places in the Heart

Career Highlights

My Boyfriend's Back
1993Highlight

Best Performance

My Boyfriend's Back

Sweet Dreams
1985Highlight

Best Performance

Sweet Dreams

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