<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Dianne Haskins (divorced) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Dustin Haskins </Td> </Tr> <P> Dennis Haskins (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC . He then went on to star in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired from 1993 to 2000 . He also portrayed the role as a regular in Good Morning, Miss Bliss . </P> <P> He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee . Haskins is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Help as well as Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga and of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . He played basketball at UTC after failing to make the team at the University of Tennessee . He was also a member of the cheerleading squad . Haskins is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity . Dennis Haskins currently splits his time between Los Angeles and Winthrop, Massachusetts . </P>

Who played the principal on saved by the bell