Dave Madden - wikipedia Dave Madden This article is about the actor. For other uses, see David Madden. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( January 2014 ) Dave Madden Madden in 1970 David Joseph Madden ( 1931 - 12 - 17 ) December 17, 1931 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada January 16, 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 16 ) ( aged 82 ) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Cause of death Complications of myelodysplastic syndrome Occupation Actor Years active 1962 -- 2008 Spouse ( s ) Nena Arnold ( m. 1975 ; div. 1985 ) Sandra Martin ( m. 1998 ) Children David Joseph Madden ( December 17, 1931 -- January 16, 2014 ) was a Canadian - born American actor. His most famous role came on the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family, in which he played the group 's manager, Reuben Kincaid, opposite Shirley Jones 's character. Madden later had a recurring role as diner customer Earl Hicks on the mid-1970s to mid-1980s sitcom, Alice. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film and Television 4.2 Radio 5 References 6 External links Early life Madden was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada to Verna ( née Burleigh ) and Roger Madden. He had three older siblings : Sister Mary Roger ( 1919 -- ), a practising nun at Saint Mary - of - the - Woods in Indiana ; Richard ( 1921 -- ? ) ; and Jack ( 1926 -- 1948 ). He spent his early childhood in Port Huron, Michigan, and in 1939, was sent to live with his aunt and uncle Bess and Frank Hoff, in Terre Haute, Indiana after his father 's death and his mother 's job keeping her on the road. At age 13, a serious bicycle accident left him immobilized. Madden spent months recuperating, a time during which he took an interest in magic. He later worked magic into his comedy act, which he performed around Terre Haute. He graduated in 1950 from Otter Creek High School, where he served as joke editor of the school paper, writing his own material. Madden spent one semester at Indiana State Teachers College, and in 1951 dropped out to enlist in the United States Air Force. Assigned to Special Services, he was sent to Tripoli, Libya, where he was a hit as an entertainer in camp shows and native theater, even performing before Idris of Libya, ruler at the time. After the Air Force, Madden attended the University of Miami, where he graduated with a degree in communications in 1959. Career After two unsuccessful years on the Southern nightclub circuit, Madden travelled to Los Angeles, where a successful opening night at a Beverly Hills nightclub led to a 10 - week retention, and a recommendation by patron Frank Sinatra to Ed Sullivan, who signed Madden for three nights on The Ed Sullivan Show. These appearances led to his first real acting engagement, a spot on Camp Runamuck, in 1965. Madden first gained national notice as a milk - drinking, confetti - throwing sad sack on Rowan & Martin 's Laugh - In from 1968 to 1969. However, he became better known worldwide for his role as Reuben Kincaid, the harried manager / agent for The Partridge Family ( 1970 -- 1974 ). Partridge co-star Danny Bonaduce, whom Madden took into his home during Bonaduce 's family 's domestic strife, has said that he owes a lot to Madden. In 1976, Dave appeared in Eat My Dust ! It was the first movie developed by Ron Howard. Dave Madden also made guest appearances on other television series such as Bewitched, Happy Days, The Love Boat, Barney Miller ( 1978, episode : Eviction, parts 1 and 2 ) and Fantasy Island. He had a recurring role on Alice as one of the customers of Mel 's Diner and Tommy 's basketball coach Earl Hicks. Madden began voicing several characters on Focus on the Family 's radio drama Adventures in Odyssey in the late 1980s. In 1990, he received his own regular character in the curmudgeonly window - washer Bernard Walton. In 1992, he reprised his role of Mr. Kincaid for a sketch on an episode of The Ben Stiller Show. In 1995, Madden appeared on the sitcom Boy Meets World in the episode `` Rave On ''. His last guest appearance was on Sabrina the Teenage Witch where he played Dr. Egglehoffer. Personal life Madden married Nena Arnold in 1975, and together they adopted a daughter, Selena, and had a son, Peter Michael. They divorced in 1985. He later married former college sweetheart Sandy Martin, on May 28, 1998. During his time on The Partridge Family Madden took an interest in photography, and began bringing his camera onto the set and photographing the cast, crew, and guest stars. It eventually developed into a lifelong hobby. A long - time smoker, Madden quit after The Partridge Family episode titled `` Each Dawn I Diet '', in which, ironically, Danny and Reuben make a bet that Reuben could abstain from smoking longer than Danny could from eating junk food. Madden stated in his memoirs that he did not get along with Shirley Jones ' husband Marty Ingels, and had a limited relationship with her as a result. Madden befriended many fellow actors over his career, including Jonathan Winters, Alan Young, Pat Morita, Henry Gibson, Dan Rowan, Gregg `` Opie '' Hughes, Richard Gautier, Arte Johnson, James Karen, Anthony Cumia and Gary Owens, as well as all of his `` Partridge Family '' co-stars and the show 's creator Bernard Slade. While in retirement, he wrote his memoirs, Reuben on Wry : The Memoirs of Dave Madden. Madden died on January 16, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was receiving hospice care, of complications of myelodysplastic syndrome. He was 82. Filmography Film and Television Year Title Role Notes 1965 -- 1966 Camp Runamuck Counselor Pruett 18 episodes 1967 Bewitched Joe Episode - `` Super Car '' 1967 Accidental Family Tom Episode - `` Everywhere a Chick Chick '' 1968 -- 1969 Rowan & Martin 's Laugh - In Regular Performer 26 episodes 1969 Bewitched Fred Episode - `` Samantha 's Shopping Spree '' 1970 -- 1974 The Partridge Family Reuben Kincaid 96 episodes 1972 -- 1973 Love, American Style Howard / Walter Lerner Segments - `` Love and the Topless Policy '' and `` Love and the Singing Suitor '' 1973 Charlotte 's Web Ram ( voice ) Feature film The Girl Who Came Gift - Wrapped Stanley TV movie Happy Days Jack Whippett Episode - `` Big Money '' 1976 Eat My Dust ! Big Bubba Jones Feature film 1976 ABC Afterschool Special Coach Puckett Episode - `` Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid '' 1977 Starsky & Hutch Phil Hill Episode - `` Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island '' 1977 Mulligan 's Stew Elliot Episode - `` A New Grandpa '' 1978 This Is the Life Roman Centurion Episode - `` The Stableboy 's Christmas '' 1978 Barney Miller Clayton Walsh Episodes - `` Eviction '' ( Parts 1 & 2 ) 1978 -- 1985 Alice Earl Hicks 35 episodes 1978 The Love Boat Wes Larsen Episode - `` El Kid / The Last Hundred Bucks / Isosceles Triangle '' 1978 Flying High Reception Clerk Episode - `` Fun Flight '' 1979 Fantasy Island George Crane Episode - `` The Red Baron / Young at Heart '' 1979 Skinflint : A Country Christmas Carol Stanley Gershen TV movie 1980 When the Whistle Blows Roscoe Baker Episode - `` Miss Hard Hat USA '' 1980 More Wild Wild West German Ambassador TV movie 1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Sidney Episode - `` The Girls with the Stolen Bodies '' 1982 Richie Rich Additional voices Episode - `` Dollar 's Exercise / Richie 's Cube / The Maltese Monkey / Everybody 's Doing It '' 1985 CBS Storybreak Arnold 's Dad Episode - `` Arnold of the Ducks '' 1986 The New Leave It to Beaver Mr. Johnson Episode - `` How 's Your Bird ? '' 1986 Life with Lucy Stanley Bigelow Episode - `` Lucy Make Curtis Byte the Dust '' Marvin : Baby of the Year Jeff Miller ( voice ) TV special The Ben Stiller Show Mr. Kinkaid Episode - `` Pilot '' Married... with Children Manager Episode - `` How Green Was My Apple '' 1995 Boy Meets World The Manager Episode - `` Rave On '' The Curse of Monkey Island Dinghy Dog ( voice ) Video game 1998 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Dr. Hans Egglehoffer Episode - `` Good Will Haunting '' Radio Year Title Role Notes 1988 -- 2008 Adventures in Odyssey Various Characters / Bernard Walton 97 episodes References ^ Jump up to : Madden, Dave ( 2007 ). Reuben on Wry : The Memoirs of Dave Madden. New York : BookSurge. ISBN 978 - 1419681950. ^ Jump up to : `` An Interview with Dave Madden ''. C'mon Get Happy. Retrieved 10 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Television 's Blonde Baby Sitter ''. TV Guide : 28 -- 29. 18 December 1971. ISSN 0039 - 8543. Jump up ^ Eat My Dust on IMDb Jump up ^ `` ' B ' Characters ''. Adventures in Odyssey HQ Characters. Retrieved 10 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Dave Madden, Grumpy Manager on ' The Partridge Family, ' Dies at 82 ''. The New York Times. Associated Press. 16 January 2014. p. A23. Jump up ^ `` Dave Madden dies at 82 ; actor played manager on ' Partridge Family ' ''. Los Angeles Times. 16 January 2014. External links Dave Madden on IMDb Dave Madden at Find a Grave VIAF : 11900933 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dave_Madden&oldid=817616686 '' Categories : 1931 births 2014 deaths American male film actors American male radio actors American male television actors American male voice actors Canadian emigrants to the United States Disease - related deaths in Florida People from Sarnia Actors from Terre Haute, Indiana Male actors from Ontario 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Deaths from multiple organ failure Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from January 2014 All articles needing additional references Use mdy dates from October 2012 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2014 Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Español فارسی Français Русский Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Tagalog Edit links This page was last edited on 29 December 2017, at 14 : 40. 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