Samuel Lloyd Haynes (September 19 1934, South Bend, Indiana ? December 31 1986, Coronado, California) was an African-American actor and television writer. ^[1] Haynes was a member of the Bahá'í Faith.^[2]

Haynes served in the Marines from 1952-1964 and during the Korean War. He was a public-affairs officer for the Naval reserve with the rank of Commander.

Following his military career, Haynes studied acting at the Film Industries Workshop and Actors West in Los Angeles. Haynes appeared in a number of television series and films, but received the most honors for his role as "Pete Dixon" in Room 222. He was nominated for both an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for his role.

He died from lung cancer on December 31 1986, aged 52.

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In 2006, he was nominated as Teacher of the Year at the TV Land Awards.

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