Art LaFleur Dies: ‘Sandlot,’ ‘Field Of Dreams,’ ‘Santa Clause’ Actor Was 78

Art LaFleur, the actor who was best known for playing Babe Ruth in The Sandlot, has died after a 10-year battle with A-typical Parkinson’s, according to his wife Shelley. He was 78.  Among his most memorable Sandlot lines was, “Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s Legends. Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die!”    While LaFleur is best known for The Sandlot, his face is recognizable from films such as Field of Dreams, in which he played Black Sox ringleader Chick Gandil and The Santa Clause 2 and 3, in which he played the Tooth Fairy; as well as innumerable roles in classic TV series such as M*A*S*H, Lou Grant, Soap, Webster, The A-Team, Hill Street Blues, Thirtysomething, Northern Exposure, Home Improvement, Malcolm in the Middle, Doogie Howser, Coach, Baywatch, ER, JAG, Hous ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- #ArtLaFleurDies‘Sandlot’‘FieldOfDreams’‘SantaClause’ActorWas78 #ArtLaFleur, #FieldofDreams, #TheSandlot Copyrighted music by https://www.ntmediastudio.com/ We use background music from this channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZ8_Xpxgn_lONAp32IEJqA


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