Gallagher's rep confirmed to Fox News Digital that the comedian has died at the age of 76 after previously suffering numerous heart attacks and a short health battle.

Comedian Gallagher dies at 76 00:35. The comedian Gallagher died on Friday, CBS News has confirmed. He was 76. The news was shared by Gallagher's manager, Craig Marquardo, in a statement.

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.

The comedian, whose first name was Leo, died Friday of organ failure in Palm Springs, his longtime manager said. He had been in hospice care. Gallagher, the melon-smashing comedian, dies at 76 ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Comedian Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy routine and many popular specials in the 1980s, died Friday morning, according his manager Craig Marquardo.

Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian and stand-up star, dies at 76. Before fronting numerous solo specials, the performer got his start on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show in the 1970s.

Comedian Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy routine and many popular specials in the 1980s, died Friday morning, according his manager Craig Marquardo. He was 76.

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.

NEW YORK — Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-'em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76. Craig Marquardo, in a ...

Leo Gallagher, known professionally as Gallagher, was an American comedian famous for the "Sledge-O-Matic," a signature sketch where he smashed a variety of foods and ended by pummeling a watermelon.