NEW YORK (AP) — The actor who played the agent on the hit 1970s sitcom "The Partridge Family" has died in Florida. Dave Madden was 82.
Madden was best known for his role as Reuben Kinkaid, who managed the family band and clashed with the precocious pre-teen bassist played by Danny Bonaduce (bahn-uh-DOO'-chee).
Before "The Partridge Family," Madden was part of the comedy ensemble on the "Laugh-In" variety series.
He later had a recurring role as a customer at Mel's Diner on the long-running sitcom "Alice."
Madden was born in Ontario, Canada, and grew up in Terre Haute, Ind.
He began show business as a nightclub comic and landed his first acting job on the short-lived sitcom "Camp Runamuck" in the mid-1960s.