TV legend Marty Ingels has died at age 79 after suffering massive stroke

By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com

Published: 00:10 EST, 22 October 2015 | Updated: 06:42 EST, 22 October 2015

Marty Ingels, an actor and agent who was married to Shirley Jones for 38 years, has died after suffering a massive stroke.

The Partridge Family star announced the news of her 79-year-old's husband's passing on Wednesday, according to Variety.

'He often drove me crazy but there’s not a day I won’t miss him and love him to my core,' said Jones, 81. 

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Passed away: Marty Inglis, who died Wednesday at age 79, is pictured with his wife of 38 years Shirley Jones at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood in June. Breaking the news, Jones said she will miss him every day

Passed away: Marty Inglis, who died Wednesday at age 79, is pictured with his wife of 38 years Shirley Jones at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood in June. Breaking the news, Jones said she will miss him every day

Ingels found fame in the 1960s as a comic actor known for his zany style and rapid-fire, raspy-voiced delivery, Variety reported.

He starred opposite John Astin in the 1962 ABC comedy I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster which became a cult favorite.

The Brooklyn-born actor also made guest appearances on shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched and Pete and Gladys.

His movie credits include The Horizontal Lieutenant, Wild and Wonderful, The Busy Body, A Guide for the Married Man and If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.

Second time around: The actor and talent agent married The Partridge Family star in 1977, four years after her divorce from Jack Cassidy, father of her three sons and her stepson David Cassidy. They're pictured in 1979

Second time around: The actor and talent agent married The Partridge Family star in 1977, four years after her divorce from Jack Cassidy, father of her three sons and her stepson David Cassidy. They're pictured in 1979

Tribute: Ingels, who first found fame in the 1960s, was remembered for his 'zany style and rapid-fire, raspy-voiced delivery,' Variety reported

Tribute: Ingels, who first found fame in the 1960s, was remembered for his 'zany style and rapid-fire, raspy-voiced delivery,' Variety reported

Ingels met Jones in 1974, the year she divorced first husband Jack Cassidy, the father of David Cassidy, with whom she had three sons Shaun, Patrick and Ryan.

After falling for each other at a party thrown by Little House On The Prairie star Michael Landon, they married in 1977.

The pair published the autobiography Shirley & Marty: An Unlikely Love Story in 1990.

Ingels passed away at the Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, a suburb of Los Angeles. 

Sudden passing: Jones released a statement Wednesday saying Ingles suffered a massive heart attack and passed away at a medical center in the LA suburb of Tarzana. The couple are pictured in 2014

Sudden passing: Jones released a statement Wednesday saying Ingles suffered a massive heart attack and passed away at a medical center in the LA suburb of Tarzana. The couple are pictured in 2014

 

 

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