Samuel Lloyd Haynes (October 19, 1934 – December 31, 1986) was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the Emmy Award-winning series Room 222.

Biography Haynes, a native of South Bend, Indiana, was the son of Laquetta née Thompson Haynes and Alfred L. Haynes."United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K35-9QWN : Sat Apr 26 03:15:22 UTC 2025), Entry for Samuel Haynes and Alfred L Haynes. Haynes served in the U.S. Marines from 1952 to 1964 and during the Korean War. He was a public affairs officer for the Naval Reserve with the rank of Commander and an alumnus of San Jose State University.

Following his military career, Haynes studied acting at the Film Industries Workshop and Actors West in Los Angeles. His film career included roles in Madigan (1968), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Assault on the Wayne (1971), Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976), The Greatest (1977), and Good Guys Wear Black (1978). He also appeared in a number of television series, such as Batman and the miniseries 79 Park Avenue (1977). He played Communications Officer Alden in the second Star Trek pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1965), but was replaced by Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura when the series went into production the following year.

Haynes also appeared on television shows such as Hotel, The Green Hornet, The Fugitive, The FBI, Marcus Welby, M.D., and Emergency!, as Captain Stone of Los Angeles County Fire Station 8 in the fourth episode of its fifth season (1975–1976) called "Equipment".

He was best known as high school history teacher Pete Dixon in the comedy-drama series with Denise Nicholas, Michael Constantine, and Karen Valentine. Haynes and Valentine were both nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for their roles. Set at fictional High School in a diverse area of Los Angeles, the show ran for five seasons on ABC, from 1969 to 1974, and was partially filmed

Death

Haynes died of lung cancer at age 52 in Coronado, California. He was survived by his third wife, Carolyn Inglis, and their 4-year-old daughter, Jessica Haynes. His Room 222 co-star, Denise Nicholas, attended Haynes' small, private funeral in San Diego County. During his illness, Haynes was co-starring in the television soap opera General Hospital as Mayor Ken Morgan and was commuting from Coronado to Hollywood for filming, as he was working up until the time of his death. He was buried at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside, California.

Personal life Haynes was an accomplished light airplane pilot, and developed a program to encourage and train minorities in aviation.

In 1970, after the first season of Room 222, Haynes divorced his wife of eleven years, Elizabeth. He married his second wife, Saundra Burge, the same year; they divorced in 1973. Haynes married again in March 1981, to Carolyn Inglis; together they had a daughter, Jessica Haynes.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1968 Madigan Sam Woodley 1968 Ice Station Zebra Webson 1969 The Mad Room Dr. Marion Kincaid 1971 Assault on the Wayne Lieutenant Dave Burston 1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby Laykin 1977 The Greatest Herbert Muhammad 1978 Good Guys Wear Black Murray Saunders

Television Year Title Role Notes 1966 The F.B.I. First Special Agent Episode: The Spy-Master Star Trek: The Original Series Alden S1:E3, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" 1967 Batman Lord Chancellor Episode: King Tut's CoupEpisode: Batman's Waterloo The Green Hornet Military Policeman Episode: Invasion from Outer Space: Part 1Episode: Invasion from Outer Space: Part 2 1966–1967 The Fugitive Officer Ed Warren / Officer / Detective Franks Episode: Wife KillerEpisode: A Clean and Quiet TownEpisode: The Judgement: Part 1 1969–1974 Room 222 Pete Dixon 113 episodes 1975 Emergency! Captain Stone Episode: Equipment 1981 Dynasty Judge Horatio Quinlan Episode: Blake Goes to JailEpisode: The TestimonyEpisode: Enter AlexisEpisode: The Verdict 1983 Simon & Simon Track Coach Episode: Psyched Out Hart to Hart Lieutenant Croyden Episode: Love Game T.J. Hooker Lew Jensen Episode: Matter of Passion 1984 Hotel Victor Fielding Episode: Lifelines

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Production Result 1970 Emmy Awards Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series as Pete Dixon in Room 222 Golden Globe Awards Best TV Actor - Drama as Pete Dixon in Room 222 2006 TV Land Awards Teacher of the Year Room 222

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