Jerry Haynes

After doing a farewell special in 1996, he retired from Peppermint Place.

Also appeared in a comedy produced for WFAA-TV in 1987 called Ninja Box Office. The show had comedy skits and musical guests. He played the lead characters late family member "Uncle Numchuckles". He would appear giving his nephew directions in life veiled in incense.

Next, Robert Benton cast Jerry as Jack Driscoll, the deputy sheriff, in Places In The Heart (1984) with Sally Field.

When movies began to be produced in the Dallas area in the early 1980's, Jerry had his debut in Crisis at Central High (1981) playing opposite Joanne Woodward as a general sent to investigate accusations of G. I. 's peeping in the female students' dressing room.

Following that came the role of Pat Powers in Dallas (1978) during 1981-1982 season as a good old boy who sold Jock Ewing some swamp land.

22 November 1963: Jerry Haynes and his program director Jay Watson were on lunch together watching the JFK motorcade pass down Main Street. Less than a minute later they heard shots as the motorcade turned down Elm Street. The men quickly located and interviewed eyewitnesses. Haynes was the first person interviewed giving his account on WFAA-TV. He continued to work in the background to help with the live broadcast after Kennedy's assassination was announced on live TV.

Mr. Peppermint (Later Peppermint Place) premiered on 6 March 1961. Haynes hung up his hat and cane on 1 July 1996. Peppermint Place would become the longest running local TV kids program with over 6,000 episodes produced.

Was a spokesperson for Fritos Corn Chips. They sponsored Peppermint Place in the 1960's.

In 1952, Jerry returned to Dallas and worked in television at WFAA-TV.

Jerry was born in Dallas. His parents were Fred and Louise Schimelpfenig Haynes. Jerry was the fourth of five children. He graduated from high school in 1944 and attended SMU, studying drama along with Aaron Spelling and James Noble. Jerry then studied with Herbert Berghof at the American Theater Wing in New York.