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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:02 PM Oct 2015

Marty Ingels, husband of Shirley Jones, dies at 79

Marty Ingels, a raspy-voiced comedian, actor and talent agent who was married to singer and actress Shirley Jones for nearly 40 years, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 79.

Ingels died in the Tarzana neighborhood following complications from a stroke, according to a statement issued on behalf of Jones by her manager, Milt Suchin.

“He often drove me crazy, but there’s not a day I won’t miss him and love him to my core,” the actress said in the statement.

Ingels was born Martin Ingerman in Brooklyn and later moved to Los Angeles.

Beginning in the 1960s, Ingels appeared in some movies and a number of television show episodes, including “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” ‘’The Phyllis Diller Show” and “Bewitched.”

He co-starred with John Astin in the in the 1962-63 TV comedy “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster.”

Ingels also did voice work for hundreds of cartoons, commercials and video games. He voiced Pac-Man in the 1982 animated series.

http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20151021/marty-ingels-husband-of-shirley-jones-dies-at-79

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Marty Ingels, husband of Shirley Jones, dies at 79 (Original Post) Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 OP
he was all over the tube in the 60's spanone Oct 2015 #1
Back in the days of 3 TV channels... Miles Archer Oct 2015 #2
such a loss, but RIP demigoddess Oct 2015 #3

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
2. Back in the days of 3 TV channels...
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:14 PM
Oct 2015

...you watched a show like "I'm Dickens He's Fenster" simply because it was on.



When I see his name, it's always the first thing I remember.

R.I.P., Marty.
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