11 Facts About Jerry Haynes

Jerome Martin "Jerry" Haynes was an American actor from Dallas, Texas.

Jerry Haynes 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, which was retitled Peppermint Place for its second run.

Jerry Haynes had a long career in local and regional theater and appeared in more than 50 films.

Jerry Haynes was born in Dallas, Texas to Louise Schimmelpfennig Haynes and Fred Haynes.

In 1990, Jerry Haynes was inducted into Woodrow Wilson High School's Hall of Fame.

Jerry Haynes graduated from Southern Methodist University after attending Louisiana State University and Yale.

Jerry Haynes began his most famous role in 1961, playing a character who wore a red- and white-striped jacket and straw hat and carried a candy-striped magic cane.

Jerry Haynes reported on the Cowboys' home of Texas Stadium as it neared completion and prepared for its inaugural season in 1971.

Jerry Haynes played minor roles in RoboCop and Boys Don't Cry.

Jerry Haynes was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in early 2008, and then was later diagnosed with a heart condition for which he received an artificial pacemaker.

Jerry Haynes died on September 26,2011, from complications due to the diseases.