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

John Lawlor, who starred in The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1980, passed away on Feb. 13. He was 83 years old. The sad news of Lawlor's passing was confirmed by the actor's family in an obituary on Syracuse.

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.