Dennis Haskins

Dennis Haskins (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor known for his role as Principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which aired from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. He also starred in Saved by the Bell: The New Class from 1993 to 2000 and appeared as a regular on Good Morning, Miss Bliss. Haskins was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Notre Dame High School before graduating from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He played basketball for UTC and was a member of the cheerleading squad. Haskins is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. In addition to acting, he was a contestant on game shows Press Your Luck and Scrabble.