Star “The Fact of Life” John Lawlor has died, Fox News Digital confirmed. The television star was 83 years old.
Lawlor “died peacefully on February 13, 2025. At a veteran Albuquerque veteran with his daughter Riel,” Website on necrolicaici Read, according to his agent.
His Fox News Digital agent said the TV sitcom star “stepped down from acting a few years ago.”
The star of the “fact for life” died. He was 83 years old. (Getty Images)
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Lawlor was “a veteran of the US army with a service in Vietnam,” according to his obituary.
“John will be remembered for his great love and affection for his family, his work and enjoyment of theater, television, films, literature and, of course, his beloved horses.”
Lawlor started his 60-year acting career after graduating from the University of Colorado. He is known for his roles in “Phyllis” and “Mary Tyler Moore Show”.
Lawlor’s most famous role was Director Steven Bradley at Eastland School for girls in “The facts of life.” Sitcom was also played by George Clooney, Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon and Mindy Cohn.
“Facts of Life” aired in 1979. (Photo Photo Bank/NBCU Bank/Nbcunersal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
John Lawlor as Director Steven Bradley in the “Facts of Life”. (Photo NBCU Photo Bank/Nbcunersal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
He played a role in 13 episodes before replaced by Charles Parker Roger Perry.
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In 1981. Lawlor got in movies and appeared in “Sob” and “Wyatt Earp”, according to his IMDB page.
Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett and John Lawlor as Director Steven Bradley in the “Facts of Life”. (Photo Photo Bank/NBCU Bank/Nbcunersal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
“John will remember for his great love and affection for his family, his work and enjoyment of theater, television, films, literature and, of course, his beloved horses,” the obituary concluded.
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Lawlor was born in three in New York in 1941 and was the oldest of six children. He was survived by five children, two brothers, three grandchildren, nephew and two nephews.
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