Dave Madden

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 ads 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 would become 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==

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