David Haskell

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David Haskell
Born David Michael Haskell
June 4, 1948(1948-06-04)
San Joaquin County, California, United States
Died August 30, 2000(2000-08-30) (aged 52)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death Brain cancer
Occupation Actor
Years active 1970s–1980s

David Michael Haskell (June 4, 1948 ā€“ August 30, 2000) was an American film, stage and television actor and singer.

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[edit] Early life

He was born in San Joaquin County, California. David graduated from Terra Linda High School, San Rafael, California in June 1966. He was also a Past Master Councilor of the Mill Valley Chapter, Order of DeMolay. {{cite web | url=http://mill-valley.freemasonry.biz/demolay.htm | title Order of DeMolay Mill Valley Chapter

[edit] Career

Haskell is best remembered for his dual performance in the 1970s in the New York City, New York, Off-Broadway musical-theatre production Godspell and its subsequent film adaptation Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew (1973) appearing as both John the Baptist and Judas Iscariot. He also appeared as Claudio in the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival off-Broadway theatre production (1976), at the Delacorte Theater, of the play Measure for Measure (circa 1603 or 1604) by William Shakespeare.[1]

Haskell also made various guest appearances on several television series from the 1970s to the 1990s.

[edit] Death

He died of brain cancer, aged 52, in Woodland Hills, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Database (undated). "David Haskell". Internet Off-Broadway Database. Retrieved April 24, 2011.

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