John Lawlor, the actor who starred on The Facts of Life as the headmaster of Eastland Academy, has died at age 83 — and his former costars paid tribute to his memory amid the news. While an obituary announced earlier this month that Lawlor died at the Albuquerque veterans hospice on Feb.

John Lawlor, who starred in the first season of "The Facts of Life," a "Different Stokes" spinoff, died Feb. 13 at a hospice care facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to an official obituary. He was 83.

John Lawlor, who portrayed one of Cloris Leachman ’s co-workers on the CBS sitcom Phyllis and the Eastland School for Girls headmaster on the first season of the NBC comedy The Facts of Life, has died. He was 83.

American sitcom star John Lawlor died on Feb. 13 at age 83, the Daily Mail reported. Lawlor was at a Veterans’ hospice facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico when he passed, his family announced online.

Actor John Lawlor passed away peacefully at the veterans hospice facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 13, 2025 when he reached 83 years old. He died in a veterans hospice facility of Albuquerque New Mexico under the care of his daughter Riel by his side.