Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Ken Osmond, TV's Legendary 'Eddie Haskell' Dies at 76 VOA News Actor Ken Osmond, who played the legendary slimy but likable Eddie Haskell on TV's "Leave It to Beaver," has died in Los Angeles at 76. His family did not give a cause of death, but his partner at the Los Angeles police department with whom Osmond worked after show business, said he had suffered from respiratory problems. .