Actor Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Principal Richard Belding in "Saved by the Bell," has died at the age of 75. Haskins's agent Jay Schachter said his death was a "tragic loss." A cause of death has not been released. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis loved him even more," Schachter told People.
"He was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely loved his fans. He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him terribly.
I'm heartbroken." Dimples Karaoke—a now-closed bar in Burbank, California, that Haskins regularly visited—paid tribute to the actor on Instagram. "Dennis was a staple at Dimples. A lot of people thought he owned it, but he didn't.
He just loved the place and its people. He enjoyed singing for people, meeting them, and taking selfies with his fans. Dimples closed down about 11 years ago, and people still associate him with his beloved 'second home.' He was known to most as Mr.
Belding from Saved by the Bell, but to us, he was much more than that," the bar said. "Late last night, that journey ended for him. He is now at peace and is probably entertaining the people in the sky.
Just know that if you tried to reach out to him in the last few years, I did read your messages to him, and you were heard." Haskins starred as the principal in "Saved by the Bell" in nearly 90 episodes from 1989 to 1992. This is a breaking story. Newsweek’s reporters and editors used Martyn, our AI assistant, to produce this story.
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