Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing stage antics, is dead at 76. Getty Images. Gallagher’s signature stunt was the “Sledge-O-Matic,” in which the performer used a giant mallet ...

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.

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 died Friday of organ failure in Palm Springs. He was 76. He was best known for his comedy specials in the '80s where he would smash watermelons.

Marc Maron has the late comedian Gallagher on his mind years after their contentious podcast conversation in 2011. Hours after Gallagher died of organ failure on Friday, Maron reshared the “WTF ...

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.