Jerry Haynes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerry Haynes

American actor best known for long-running role as children's television host "Mr. Peppermint"

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1927

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 26-Sep-2011

Profession: actor, television presenter, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.