Skip Hinnant: key obituary facts
Is Skip Hinnant dead? Yes. Skip Hinnant died on November 8, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Skip Hinnant's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Skip Hinnant known for?
He was an American actor.
More about Skip Hinnant
Born: 12 September 1940.
Place of birth: Chincoteague.
Gender: male.
Occupation: actor, television actor, voice actor.
Nationality: United States.
Career began: 1963.
Years active: 1963–1990; 2006.
Skip Hinnant, an American actor known for The Electric Company and Fritz the Cat, died November 8, 2026, aged 86.
Born Joseph Howard Hinnant on September 12, 1940, in Chincoteague, Virginia, he began his career in 1963, working in television, voice acting and on stage. His first major television role was Ted, Cathy’s boyfriend, on The Patty Duke Show, where he appeared from 1963 to 1965.
In 1967, he played Schroeder in the original Off-Broadway cast of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; his older brother, Bill Hinnant, played Snoopy in the production. Hinnant became best known as a featured performer on the PBS children’s series The Electric Company, which ran from 1971 to 1977. His characters included Fargo North, Decoder, whose name played on Fargo, North Dakota, and “The Boy” in the show’s soap-opera satire “Love of Chair.” His career also encompassed comedy and singing, with work in children’s educational programming and musical theater. His professional activity spanned several decades, including a later credit in The Electric Company’s Greatest Hits & Bits in 2006.