Dave Madden

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.

Early life Madden was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, to Verna (née Burleigh) and Roger Madden.

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, he appeared in Eat My Dust!, the first movie developed by Ron Howard.

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 Tommy's basketball coach Earl Hicks, a regular at Mel's Diner.

Madden began voicing several characters on Focus on the Family's children'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, a character he continued to play until 2008.

In 1992, he reprised his role of Mr. Kincaid for a sketch on an episode of The Ben Stiller Show. Two years later, he appeared with Bonaduce in an episode of Married... with Children.

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 along with other former Laugh-In cast members.

Madden did voice-over work for numerous television and radio commercials, including the Corlick Sister advertisements for Denny's from 1990 to 1993. Madden also narrated the opening title sequence for the FOX sitcom Herman's Head during the show's first two seasons.

Personal life Madden married Nena Arnold in 1975. They had two children – an adopted daughter, Selena; and a son, Peter Michael – before divorcing in 1985.

While starring in The Partridge Family, Madden took an interest in photography. He would bring his camera onto the set to photograph the cast, crew, and guest stars. This became a lifelong hobby for him.

Death Madden died on January 16, 2014, in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was receiving hospice care, from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome. He was 82.

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 1973 Charlotte's Web Ram (voice) Feature film 1976 Eat My Dust! Big Bubba Jones Feature film

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" 1974 The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped Stanley ABC Movie of the Week 1974 Happy Days Jack Whippett Episode - "Big Money" 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" 1989 Marvin: Baby of the Year Jeff Miller (voice) TV special 1992 The Ben Stiller Show Mr. Kinkaid Episode - "Pilot" 1994 Married... with Children Manager Episode - "How Green Was My Apple" 1995 Boy Meets World The Manager Episode - "Rave On" 1998 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Dr. Hans Egglehoffer Episode - "Good Will Haunting" 1999 E! True Hollywood Story self-narrator Episode: "The Partridge Family"

Radio Year Title Role Notes 1988–2008 Adventures in Odyssey Various Characters/Bernard Walton 97 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 1997 The Curse of Monkey Island Dinghy Dog Voice only