Jerry Haynes
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.
Known for
Boys Don't Cry
The Outfitters
Possums
The Locusts
The People Next Door
Texas Justice
Island City
An American Story
Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story
Hard Promises
Finding the Way Home
Steele's Law
A Killing in a Small Town
Heartbreak Hotel
Breaking Home Ties
RoboCop
Uncle Tom's Cabin
License to Kill
Papa Was a Preacher
The Long Hot Summer
Sweet Dreams
Stormin' Home
Places in the Heart
Crisis at Central High