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 played headmaster Steven Bradley in the first season of sitcom "The Facts of Life," died February 13.

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.

John Lawlor, known for his roles in the sitcoms Phyllis and The Facts of Life, has died at the age of 83. Lawlor died on Feb. 13 at a veterans’ hospice facility in Albuquerque, N.M., with his daughter Riel by his side,