| Dave Madden | |
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Dave Madden as Reuben Kincaid. |
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| Born | December 17, 1931 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–2003 |
Dave Madden (born December 17, 1931) is a Canadian-born American 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.
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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 has 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.[1]
In 1995, Madden appeared on the sitcom Boy Meets World on the episode "Rave On". He also briefly reprised his Reuben Kincaid role in an episode of Married With Children.
As of 2004, he is semi-retired and living in Florida. While in retirement, he wrote his memoir, Reuben On Wry.