Dennis Button Haskins IV (November 18, 1950 – September 27, 2026) was an American actor known for his role as Principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. He then went on to star in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired from 1993 to 2000. He also portrayed the role as a regular in Good Morning, Miss Bliss.
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Early life
Dennis Haskins was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on November 18, 1950. He attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He played basketball at UTC after failing to make the team at the University of Tennessee, and he was also a member of the cheerleading squad. Haskins belonged to the Kappa Sigma fraternity. He dropped out of UTC but returned in 2015 to complete his degree in theater and speech, receiving credit for his continued work in his major field. Before beginning his acting career, Haskins appeared as a contestant on the TV game show Scrabble.
