He came back to the television screen during the mid-1980s to recreate the lovable Eddie Haskell in the sitcom titled ‘Still the Beaver.’īut Eddie will live forever in reruns, which are broadcast across Florida and the world every day. He was loved and will be missed.” Many people may not know it, but in his post-acting years, Ken Osmond served as a motorcycle officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. “He had his family gathered around him when he passed. “He was an incredibly kind and wonderful father,” Eric said in a statement. In that show, his real-life son, Eric Osmond, played Eddie’s son and was a chip off the old block, almost as devious a character as his father.
WHO PLAYED EDDIE HASKELL ON LEAVE IT TO BEAVER TV
He came back to the TV screen during the mid-1980s in the sitcom “Still the Beaver.” He spent his post-acting career as a motorcycle officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. Osmond’s real life was far different than his television character. “He created a memorable role as my best friend (people still wonder why such a wisenheimer would be my bestie!) and will forever be remembered as one of the standouts in television history. “I sensed right off the bat that Ken was a character and terrific actor,” he said. Ken Osmond, who died Monday, wrote his autobiography in 2014 titled ‘Eddie.’ Osmond played the role of Eddie Haskell on the popular sitcom ‘Leave It To Beaver,’ which ran from 1957 until 1963. Dow told about his early meeting with him. Tony Dow, 75, also spoke fondly of Osmond in a Facebook post. I will greatly miss him along with his countless fans all over the world.” “I have always said that he was the best actor on our show because his real-life personality was so opposite of the character he so brilliantly portrayed. “Ken Osmond has been my lifelong friend and someone who I knew I could always go to for advice and good counsel,” Jerry Mathers, 71, told Fox News Monday, after learning of Osmond’s death. The two faces of Eddie Haskell – a wisenheimer and a smooth talker.
“When the stuff hit the fan, Eddie would say, ‘it’s time to leave,’” Sachs said.Įddie is gone now but his memory lives on. “I think the thing that made Eddie such a great character was that he was so different than everyone else on the show.”Įddie had a gift for causing trouble, especially for his best friend Wally and kid brother Beaver. “He was the type of kid when I was growing up, I’d want to punch him in the mouth,” said Stu Sachs, head of The Villages TV Nostalgia Club. Ken Osmond, left, of Eddie Haskell fame, poses with Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver), Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver) and Jerry Mathers (Beaver Cleaver). The Cleaver family was featured during the show, but Boomers knew who the real star was – Eddie Haskell.Įddie was also the kind of guy you love to hate.
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