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Dennis Haskins as Mr. Richard Belding (upper left) with the cast of 'Saved by the Bell.' NBCUniversal/Getty Images The surviving cast members of Saved by the Bell are paying tribute to actor Dennis Haskins, who played the high school sitcom’s beleaguered principal, Mr. Belding. News of Haskins’ death at age 75 broke Tuesday, though a cause of death is not yet public.
“[I’m] heartbroken to hear about my old friend Dennis Haskins,” actor Mario Lopez, who played the jock, A.C. Slater, wrote on social media. “He played the principal, but Dennis was the biggest kid on the SBTB set. If you knew him, you loved him — and if there was karaoke, you knew Dennis was getting on that mic! I’m grateful for the laughs, the memories, and the friendship we shared all these years. Rest easy, my friend. You’ll always be part of our Bayside family. ❤️ “
Tiffani Amber Thiessen, who played cheerleader Kelly Kapowski on the show, remembered him on Instagram. “Dennis Haskins was a steady presence in my teenage years, the kind of figure who kept us in line while making sure we knew he was in our corner,” she wrote. “I will always remember his kindness and be grateful for the memories we as a cast got to share with him.”
