Prolific character actor Art LaFleur died last week after a long battle with atypical Parkinson's disease, according to his wife. He was 78.
Art LaFleur, the prolific character actor who portrayed baseball players Babe Ruth in 1993’s “The Sandlot” and Chick Gandil in 1989‘s “Field of Dreams,” died last week after a 10-year battle with atypical Parkinson’s disease, his wife, Shelley LaFleur, said on Facebook. He was 78.
. “I was so very lucky to have had a 43 year relationship with a man who cherished me and who I adored. Art was larger than life and meant the world to us.”Saturday, referring to the nickname for LaFleur’s Tooth Fairy — think “molars” — in the Christmas films. “This man a kind and gifted actor, husband and father Peace to you our beloved tooth fairy. And prayers to your family.”
His TV work would grow to include appearances in shows such as “Webster,” “Hill Street Blues,” “Thirtysomething,” “ER,” “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Key and Peele.” On television and in movies, he often played the cop, the dad, the coach, the tough guy.
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