Jerry Haynes

Jerry Haynes

Born: January 31, 1927
Died: September 26, 2011
in Dallas, Texas, USA
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.

Movies for Jerry Haynes...

The Keyman
Title: The Keyman
Character: Canman
Released: August 2, 2002
Type: Movie
A homeless man searches for a key he has lost, finding redemption along the way.
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Boys Don't Cry
Title: Boys Don't Cry
Character: Judge
Released: September 2, 1999
Type: Movie
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
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The Outfitters
Title: The Outfitters
Character: Father John
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Two estranged brothers (Danny Nucci, Del Zamora) get together at their father's death and decide to run the family's New Mexico ranch. Only trouble is the old place is dilapidated and badly in need of a cash influx. The two then set out on a series of comedic cash ventures which are all failures. The film's title refers to their venture as hunting scouts. Adding to keeping the one brother around is his old flame (Dana Delany), a local saloon owner who is currently dating a weird local cop (Paul Le Mat) that she would just as soon be rid of.
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Possums
Title: Possums
Character: Bob
Released: June 13, 1998
Type: Movie
When the town of Nowata votes to cancel its losing high school football team, the Possums, a local radio announcer decides to keep broadcasting imaginary games, team or no team.
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The Locusts
Title: The Locusts
Character: Harlan
Released: October 3, 1997
Type: Movie
Delilah Potts has always had her choice of men to work her ranch and fill her bed. But from the moment Clay Hewitt, a handsome drifter with a mysterious past, arrives at her door, Delilah knows that her life will never be the same. And when he spurns her affections, she unleashes a torrent of forbidden passions and deadly secrets that will prove to Clay that the only thing darker and more dangerous than the past he's escaping... is the one he's about to discover.
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The People Next Door
Title: The People Next Door
Character: Albert
Released: October 1, 1996
Type: Movie
When hapless Anna Morse decides to leave her violent husband for good and moves into an Albuquerque rental house with her three little daughters, things are gradually looking up again at first. But soon enough it all starts to fall apart when not only her newfound job and the love of her mother, but also the friendship of the caring next door neighbours all don't appear as reliable as they seemed. And then the real nightmare is about to begin...
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Texas Justice
Title: Texas Justice
Released: February 12, 1995
Type: Movie
When a Texas millionaire marries his mistress, a bitter divorce battle, two deaths, an FBI sting operation, and criminal trials ensue.
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Island City
Title: Island City
Character: Ben
Released: March 2, 1994
Type: Movie
A 21st-century genetic experiment goes chaotic, creating a race of genetically-violent mutants.
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An American Story
Title: An American Story
Character: Dr. Jenkins
Released: November 29, 1992
Type: Movie
World War II has ended and many soldiers return to their houses and families. But three of them find themselves with big problems when they arrive at their home village.
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Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story
Title: Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story
Character: Arvin
Released: August 16, 1992
Type: Movie
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Hard Promises
Title: Hard Promises
Character: Walt's Dad
Released: January 31, 1992
Type: Movie
A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife has divorced him and is planning to remarry. He comes home to confront her, trying to convince her not to get married, aided by the daughter, who loves him despite his wandering ways. The couple finds out they still have feelings for each other but must decide how best to handle the contradiction of their lifestyles.
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Finding the Way Home
Title: Finding the Way Home
Character: Dr. Trumbull
Released: August 26, 1991
Type: Movie
Sixty year old Max is having something of a middle-age crisis. His marriage seems to go nowhere as the passion, tenderness and happiness vanished when their daughter moved out. On top of that he owns an antique hardware store which is close to bankruptcy. While driving home Max is involved in a traffic accident which gives him amnesia. Confused, lost and in a disordered state, he wanders into a camp full of Latin American farm workers. There he finds a new meaning of life, happiness and a sense of belonging. However, as his memory slowly returns, it's inevitable that he must confront his past.
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Steele's Law
Title: Steele's Law
Character: Ben Slade
Released: June 9, 1991
Type: Movie
Steele, a plainclothes Chicago cop, is recruited by the FBI to foil an assassination plot in Dallas, Texas. It seems that Joe Keno, a former nemesis of Steele, is planning to assassinate the Iraqi ambassador to the U.S. Keno is funded by several prominent Texas businessmen. Steele travels to Dallas, where he makes friends with Barnes; Steele is contacted by a Dallas-based FBI agent who sets him up with his contact, "Peacekeeper." Joe Keno has abandoned previous ways and methods; the assassin is now also a serial killer. While Keno's victims are found in abandoned warehouses and parks, Steele encounters numerous obstacles. The Chicago cop encounters friendly Texas racists, is ambushed in a redneck saloon, and battles the incompetence and petty jealousy of Dallas police. Meanwhile Steele tries to stop Keno before the Iraqi ambassador becomes his next victim.
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A Killing in a Small Town
Title: A Killing in a Small Town
Character: Judge Scott
Released: May 22, 1990
Type: Movie
The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.
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Heartbreak Hotel
Title: Heartbreak Hotel
Character: Mr. Hansen
Released: September 30, 1988
Type: Movie
When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother who was a big fan of Elvis Presley gets in a wreck he and his band members decides to kidnap Elvis and have him hooked up with his mother.
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Breaking Home Ties
Title: Breaking Home Ties
Character: Dr. Hendrickson
Released: November 26, 1987
Type: Movie
Inspired by a Norman Rockwell painting, this 1950s coming of age drama centers on a young man leaving home to attend college, where he will learn the lessons in becoming a man. While his family must deal with a life threatening illness.
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RoboCop
Title: RoboCop
Character: Dr. McNamara
Released: July 17, 1987
Type: Movie
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Character: Dr. Phillips
Released: June 14, 1987
Type: Movie
The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.
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License to Kill
Title: License to Kill
Character: Bill Wilson
Released: December 16, 1986
Type: Movie
A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.
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Papa Was a Preacher
Title: Papa Was a Preacher
Character: Jack Murphy
Released: September 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Edwin Porter, a Methodist minister, is sent to a little church in the small town of Sterling, Texas, to try to save it from financial insolvency. The move is sudden and is complicated by the fact that Porter’s wife and eight children are all very comfortable in the large, successful church they have been serving in Dallas.
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Title: The Long Hot Summer
Character: Lew
Released: October 6, 1985
Type: TV
When drifter Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town, Will Varner, a family patriarch, sees Ben as a better choice to inherit the family business than his only son, Jody. Will therefore tries to push Ben and his daughter Clara into marriage. Clara is initially reluctant to court Ben, and Jody senses that Ben threatens his position.
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Sweet Dreams
Title: Sweet Dreams
Character: Owen Bradley
Released: October 2, 1985
Type: Movie
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
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Stormin' Home
Title: Stormin' Home
Character: Tommy Ray Davis
Released: April 5, 1985
Type: Movie
An aging motor-cross racer, already having lost his wife and daughter to his footlooseness and now about to have his semi-tractor cab repossessed, vows to make one last go of it on his bike in the race of his career.
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Places in the Heart
Title: Places in the Heart
Character: Deputy Jack Driscoll
Released: September 11, 1984
Type: Movie
In 1930s Texas, a widow and her family fight to save their home by harvesting cotton.
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Crisis at Central High
Title: Crisis at Central High
Character: General
Released: February 4, 1981
Type: Movie
The historic federal-state controversy over the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Elizabeth Huckaby, one of the teachers and girls' vice principal.