RIP DAVE MADDEN (AKA MR. KINCAID OF THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY)

Dave Madden, best known as the sad-sack band manager in the 1970s TV show "The Partridge Family," died today at the age of 82, Yahoo has confirmed. The actor's former agent told TMZ that Madden died of "congestive heart and kidney failure" in Florida.

Madden played the character of Reuben Kincaid on the show about a family of musicians, who travel around in an old school bus to perform.

He often was vexed by the antics of the Partridge kids, led by David Cassidy and Danny Bonaduce.

"I'm saddened by the loss of such a sweet man," Cassidy told Yahoo in a statement from his rep. "He was supportive and kind on the set and off and he will be missed by many."

Bonaduce told Yahoo via phone that Madden "was as close to me as any member of my family. I don't think I'll be able to get into the Magic Castle now without him. If he had a choice, he would probably want to be remembered as a really good magician… that was his thing."

Shirley Jones, who played the widowed mother/bandleader on "The Partridge Family," added, "Dave was a great person and was one of the reasons 'The Partridge Family' worked so well. He will certainly be missed."

Aside from the iconic role, Madden also appeared in many TV shows, including "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," and in the series "Alice."