Dave Madden

Dave Madden (born December 17, 1931, died January 16, 2014) was a Canadian actor. He was born in Sarnia, Ontario, but was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. His most famous role came in the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family in which he played the group's manager, Reuben Kincaid.

Career
Madden first gained notice as a milk-drinking, confetti-throwing sad sack on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968-69. However, he became better known for his role as Reuben Kincaid, the harried agent for The Partridge Family (1970–74). Partridge co-star Danny Bonaduce has said that he owes a lot to Madden, who took him into his home during his family's domestic strife. Madden also made guest appearances on other TV series such as Bewitched, Happy Days, The Love Boat 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. His last guest appearance was on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch where he played Dr. Egglehoffer.

Since 1988, Madden had voiced several characters on Focus on the Family's radio drama Adventures in Odyssey. In 1990, he received his own regular character in the curmudgeonly window-washer Bernard Walton.

In 1995, Madden appeared on the sitcom Boy Meets World on the episode "Rave On". In 2008, he retired and lived in Florida. While in retirement, he wrote his memoir, Reuben On Wry.

Selected filmography

 * The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) (VG) (voice)
 * Alice (1976) (TV series) (1978–1985)
 * Charlotte's Web (1973) (voice)
 * The Partridge Family (1970) (TV series)
 * Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) (TV series)
 * Camp Runamuck (1965–1966) Played camp counselor

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

Madden married his former college sweetheart Sandy Martin on May 28, 1998.

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

A long-time smoker, Madden quit after The Partridge Family episode "Each Dawn I Diet" (in which Danny and Reuben make a bet that Reuben can abstain from smoking longer than Danny can from eating "junk" food).

According to Madden, he did not get along with Shirley Jones' husband Marty Ingels; Madden and Jones had a limited relationship as a result.

Madden befriended many fellow actors over his career, including Jonathan Winters, Alan Young, Pat Morita, Henry Gibson, Dan Rowan, Richard Gautier, Arte Johnson, James Karen and Gary Owens, as well as all of his "Partridge Family" co-stars and the show's creator Bernard Slade.[citation needed] While in retirement, he wrote his autobiography 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.