[2][4] Osmond began going on professional auditions at the age of four, and began working in commercials. [9] Cooper would later tell the New Times, "It was the biggest rumor that ever came out about me. On September 18, 2007, Osmond filed a class action lawsuit against the Screen Actors Guild, alleging that SAG had collected $8 million in foreign residuals for U.S. actors but had not distributed them to the actors. De 1970 à 1988, il est policier à Los Angeles, et est blessé en 1980. 8:00 AM PDT Parents like Ward and June Cleaver hoped Eddie wouldn't be a model to their children but someone to point out as an example of what not to do. [6], Osmond made a guest appearance, in 1964, on Petticoat Junction. KAZA (023), Tue, Oct 20 [20], In the early 1970s, a story was widely reported that Osmond had become rock star Alice Cooper. [9], During the final years of the show, Osmond was in the U.S. Army Reserve as an armorer and was granted leave to film episodes in return for personal appearances for the Army's Special Services. on After retiring from police work, he resumed his acting career. Even today, the term "Eddie Haskell" is known to refer to an insincere flatterer or a sycophant. [7], In the fall of 1957, 14-year-old Osmond was called into a typical "cattle call" audition to read for the role for which he became most identified, that of Wally Cleaver's best (and worst) friend, Eddie Haskell, on the family sitcom Leave It to Beaver. [21][22][23] The story apparently began when fan magazines falsely reported that Osmond had embarked on such a career. Forever tagged as the unctuous, trouble-making truant Eddie Haskell on the quintessential 50s family show, Tue, Oct 20 Ken Osmond: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com. [2][4] After a series of call-backs to narrow down the field, Osmond eventually landed the role. Ayant des difficultés à trouver d'autres rôles, il arrête de tourner en 1968, puis se marie. Il joue Eddie Haskell père dans le long-métrage Petit Poucet l'espiègle (Leave it to Beaver) en 1997, avec ses propres fils Eric et Christian. However, he found himself typecast as Eddie Haskell and had difficulty finding steady work. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Osmond played the role of Eddie Haskell on the late 1950s to early 1960s television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver and reprised it on the 1980s revival series The New Leave It to Beaver. [39], Osmond died at his home in Los Angeles on May 18, 2020, at age 76, from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and peripheral artery disease. Osmond returned to acting in 1983 reprising his role as Eddie Haskell in the CBS made-for-television movie Still the Beaver, which followed the adult Cleaver boys, their friends, and their families. [2][4] He also appeared in 1958 on the series Official Detective as Henry in the episode "The Deserted House". [8], Osmond's portrayal of Eddie Haskell became a cultural reference and archetype for the "behind-your-back" rebel. Emmys 2020 In Memoriam: Diahann Carroll, Regis Philbin, Carl Reiner among dozens to be honored, SAG-AFTRA Funds Held in Trust Rise Slightly to $215.6 Million, Arresting Developments... Celebrity Edition, The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases, Ken Osmond/Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso/Gerald Petievich/Chuck Adamson, TV's All-Time Favorites Week 1 Game 4: Leave It to Beaver vs. Petticoat Junction, TV's All-Time Favorites Week 1 Game 2: Leave It to Beaver vs. [18] Osmond applied for a disability pension in 1984, but after an evidentiary hearing in 1986, the Los Angeles Board of Pension Commissioners denied his request by a 4–2 vote. Osmond.[2][4][29]. [2][34] They had two sons, Eric E. Osmond and Christian S. Ken Osmond commence à apparaître dans des films dès l'âge de neuf ans, puis dans la série télévisée Leave it to Beaver, où il tient le rôle d'un garçon rebelle Eddie Haskell durant six saisons. [9] According to Cooper, the rumor began when a college newspaper editor asked him what kind of kid he was, to which Cooper replied, "I was obnoxious, disgusting, a real Eddie Haskell". “Leave It to Beaver” star Ken Osmond’s cause of death has been revealed. Kenneth Charles Osmond (June 7, 1943 – May 18, 2020) was an American actor and police officer. Typecast by the role, he found it hard to get other acting work and became a Los Angeles police officer. In the 1997 feature film Leave It to Beaver, Osmond played Eddie Haskell, Sr., and Adam Zolotin played his son Eddie Haskell, Jr.[2] He also had a bit part in the 2016 indie movie Characterz. Kenneth Charles Osmond, dit Ken Osmond, est un acteur américain né le 7 juin 1943 à Glendale (Californie) et mort le 18 mai 2020 à Los Angeles (Californie)[1]. After retiring from police work, he resumed his acting career. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. [4][15][16][17] The shooting was later dramatized in a November 1992 episode of the CBS series Top Cops. 8:00 AM PDT [2], He continued to appear in small roles in feature films such as Good Morning Miss Dove, and Everything But the Truth, and made numerous guest-starring appearances on television series, including Lassie, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Wagon Train, Fury, Circus Boy, and The Loretta Young Show. [33], In 1969, Osmond married Sandra Purdy. « Ken Osmond, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Star Who Played Eddie Haskell, Dies at 76 », https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ken_Osmond&oldid=171526076, Article de Wikipédia avec notice d'autorité, Page pointant vers des bases relatives à l'audiovisuel, licence Creative Commons attribution, partage dans les mêmes conditions, comment citer les auteurs et mentionner la licence. modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata. Finally, I got a T-shirt that said 'No, I am not Eddie Haskell.' [5], In 1959, Osmond played 16-year-old "Tommy" in the episode "Dead Aim" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45, starring Wayde Preston. "[2], In 1970, Osmond joined the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and grew a mustache in an effort to remain relativity anonymous among average citizens, although not his co-workers. The video advertised that the film featured "'Little Eddie Haskell' from 'Leave it to Beaver.'" Osmond claimed that the film's advertising defamed him, but the trial court dismissed the case and Osmond appealed to the California Court of Appeals, which also ruled against him, stating that there was no evidence that the owner of the bookstore was aware of the defamatory language on the packaging and therefore had not acted with "malice" in selling the video. [24] The rumor was dispelled when a Los Angeles movie theater lit up its marquee advertising "Eddie Haskell of TV in 'Behind the Green Door' – X-rated", prompting Osmond himself, then an LAPD officer, to go to the theater to request that the manager remove his name from the marquee. [13][14], On September 20, 1980, Osmond was struck by five bullets while in a foot chase with a suspected car thief. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. But people still believed it. So inextricably typed was he that he gave up on any semblance of a career within a short time after the series' cancellation. [3][33][40] News of his death was first announced by his son Eric, in a statement through Osmond's representative. John Doucette was cast as the bounty hunter Lou Gore, and Bing Russell portrayed Jed Coy in the episode. https://news.yahoo.com/actor-ex-lapd-officer-ken-230900372.html Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Osmond played the role of Eddie Haskell on the late 1950s to early 1960s television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver and reprised it on the 1980s revival series The New Leave It to Beaver. In Hollywood you get typecast. [31] He continued to make television appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s on the shows Happy Days and Rags to Riches, and the television movie High School U.S.A.,[32] as well as cameo appearances in his role as Eddie Haskell on such television shows as Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Hi Honey, I'm Home!. [25], In 1983, Osmond appeared as a game show participant and celebrity guest star on the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, along with Beaver co-stars Jerry Mathers, Richard Deacon and Jeri Weil. Following his retirement from the police force, Osmond handled rental properties in Los Angeles County and made occasional personal appearances at film festivals, collectors' shows, and nostalgia conventions. He was 76. However, the story ended up reporting that Cooper was the real Eddie Haskell. Teenager Eddie Haskell was polite and obsequious to grownups, but derided adults' social conventions behind their backs. [27][29][30] On the show, Osmond played Eddie Haskell as a husband and father, while his character's two sons, Freddie Haskell and Edward "Bomber" Haskell Jr., were played by Osmond's two real-life sons, Eric Osmond and Christian Osmond. [4][12][26] The television movie was a success and led to the revival comedy series The New Leave It to Beaver, which premiered the following year. [2][11][12] He worked as a motorcycle officer. He was constantly trying to involve his friends in activities that would get them into trouble. He was cast in the feature films C'mon Let's Live a Little (1967) and With Six You Get Eggroll (1968). [38], Osmond was the co-author, along with Christopher J. Lynch, of the book Eddie: The Life and Times of America's Preeminent Bad Boy, which was published in September 2014. "[9], Another widely reported urban legend of the 1970s was that Osmond had grown up to become adult film star John Holmes.