Gallagher, the prop comedian known for smashing watermelons as part of his act, died Friday of organ failure, his former manager Craig Marquardo confirmed to Variety. He was 76.

Gallagher, the inventive prop comedian known for smashing watermelons as part of his act, died Friday of organ failure, his former manager Craig Marquardo confirmed to Variety. He was 76.

Ron Gallagher was billed as Gallagher II: The Living Sequel. But in 1999, Gallagher filed a suit in federal court that said Ron was “violating Gallagher’s right of publicity and trademark ...

Ron Gallagher added touches like smashing a lobster with a hammer and was soon performing in small venues. After a few years, Ron Gallagher began billing himself as Gallagher II ...

Ron Gallagher was billed as Gallagher II: The Living Sequel. But in 1999, Gallagher filed a suit in federal court that said Ron was “violating Gallagher’s right of publicity and trademark ...

Ron Gallagher, meanwhile, was in a decidedly less amusing profession: He sold heavy equipment like bulldozers. But a recession in 1989 cut deeply into his business, and he began to think of ...

Ron Gallagher, meanwhile, was in a decidedly less amusing profession: He sold heavy equipment like bulldozers. But a recession in 1989 cut deeply into his business, and he began to think of ...

The two resembled each other enough that Ron decided to strike out on his own, employing a duplicate sledgehammer and ...