Ken Osmond was an American actor and police officer. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of four, Ken played the role of Eddie Haskell on the late 1950s to early 1960s television comedy Leave It to Beaver and again on the 1980s revival of the series: The New Leave It to Beaver. Typecast by the role, he found it hard to get other acting work and became a Los Angeles police officer. After retiring from police work, he resumed his acting career.
In 1969, Osmond married Sandra Purdy. They had two sons, Eric E. Osmond and Christian S. Osmond. Osmond's son Eric told The Hollywood Reporter that his father died. "He was an incredibly kind and wonderful father," his son said in a statement Monday. "He had his family gathered around him when he passed. He was loved and will be very missed."
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