Samuel Lloyd Haynes (September 19, 1934 – January 1, 1987) was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the

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-winning series ''

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''.

Biography

A native of

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, Haynes served in the U.S. Marines from 1952 to 1964 and during the

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. He was a public affairs officer for the Naval Reserve with the rank of

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and an alumnus of

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. Following his military career, Haynes studied acting at the Film Industries Workshop and Actors West in

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. His film career included roles in '' Madigan'' (1968), '' Ice Station Zebra'' (1968), '' Assault on the Wayne'' (1971), ''

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'' (1976), '' The Greatest'' (1977), and '' Good Guys Wear Black'' (1978). He also appeared in a number of television series, such as''

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'' and the miniseries '' 79 Park Avenue'' (1977). He played Communications Officer Alden in the second ''

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" (1965), but was replaced by

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as Lt. Uhura when the series went into production the following year. Haynes also appeared on television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Fugitive'', '' The FBI'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as Captain Stone of Los Angeles County Fire Station 8 in the fourth episode of its fifth season (1975-1976) called "Equipment". He was best known as

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history

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Pete Dixon in the

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series with Denise Nicholas, Michael Constantine, and Karen Valentine. Haynes and Valentine were both nominated for an

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and

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for their roles. Set at fictional High School in a diverse area of

, the show ran for five seasons on ABC, from 1969 to 1974, and was partially filmed

Death

Haynes died of

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at age 52 in Coronado, California. He was survived by his third wife, Carolyn Inglis, and their 4-year-old daughter, Jessica Haynes. His ''Room 222'' co-star, Denise Nicholas, was in attendance at Haynes' small private funeral in San Diego County. During his illness, Haynes was co-starring in the television soap opera ''

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'' as Mayor Ken Morgan and was commuting from Coronado to Hollywood for filming, as he was working up until the time of his death. He was buried at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in

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Personal life

Haynes was an accomplished light airplane pilot, and developed a program to encourage and train minorities in aviation. In 1970, after the first season of ''Room 222'', Haynes divorced his wife of eleven years, Elizabeth. He married his second wife, Saundra Burge, the same year; they divorced in 1973. Haynes married again in March 1981, to Carolyn Inglis; together they had a daughter, Jessica Haynes.

Filmography

References

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