Ken Osmond, the actor best known for his role as Eddie Haskell in the classic American sit-com Leave it to Beaver, died Monday, Variety reports. He was 76.
Per Variety, Osmond died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family members. The cause is unknown.
The actor appeared on Leave it to Beaver over the course of its six-season, 234-episode run between 1957 and 1963. His character, Eddie Haskell, was a series fixture who has remained a well-known pop culture figure to this day, thanks to the contrast between his overly-polite persona when in the presence of adults and his mischievous attitude when they're out of the picture.
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