“Facts of Life” stars pay tribute after costar John Lawlor dies at 83

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. 13, news of the actor's death didn't spread until earlier this week, with Facts of Life actresses Mindy Cohn and Lisa Whelchel honoring their fellow actor Tuesday in emotional social media posts.

"Rest in peace John, forever my brilliant Mr. Bradley," Cohn, who portrayed Natalie on the show, wrote alongside sharing a cast photo of the season 1 stars, as Lawlor only appeared on the sitcom's first season before the character was written out of the 1979 program that followed the lives of students and staff at an all-girls boarding school.

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"Just found out that John Lawlor, who played Mr. Bradley, the headmaster of Eastland on the first season of The Facts of Life passed away," Whelchel, who played Blair on the show, also wrote on Instagram, in addition to sharing the same cast shot that Cohn did.

Whelchel continued: "He was a delightful man and a good sport surrounded by so much estrogen! 'Mr. Bradley, we’re women!'"

Lawlor's obituary outlines his work as an actor, with over 60 years of screen credits to his name. In addition to work on stage, his other screen credits include roles in Phyllis and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

His final screen credit, per IMDb, was a four-episode arc on the Netflix project Godless in 2017.

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Outside of his work as an actor, Lawlor, who had five children, was a veteran of the United States Army, with his obituary highlighting his service in Vietnam.

"John will be remembered for his great love and affection for his family," his obituary reads, before finishing with a nod to "his work and enjoyment of theater, television, movies, literature, and of course, his beloved horses."

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