Art LaFleur was an actor known known for movies including “The Sandlot” and “Field of Dreams.”
- Died: November 17, 2021 (Who else died on November 17?)
- Details of death: Died of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 78.
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Acting career
LaFleur’s early career included small roles in movies such as “Cannery Row,” “I Ought to Be in Pictures,” “WarGames,” “The Blob,” and “The Man with One Red Shoe,” as well as TV appearances on “M*A*S*H” and “Webster.” In 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” he played Chicago White Sox first baseman Chick Gandil, a major player in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. LaFleur portrayed another historic baseball star when he appeared as Babe Ruth in 1993’s “The Sandlot.” LaFleur played the Tooth Fairy in “The Santa Clause 2” and “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.” He made later TV appearances on “Malcolm in the Middle,” “Tales from the Crypt,” “Boy Meets World,” and “Key and Peele.”
LaFleur on filming “Field of Dreams”
“We got to use modern day gloves [in the audition] but for the film they had us report to Iowa about ten days before we were supposed to start shooting and we practiced using the older stuff. Wood bats and older gloves. And the old gloves were like holding a piece of leather. Someone threw a ball to you and it was like putting a piece of leather between you and the ball.” —from a 2011 interview for Media Mikes
Tributes to Art LaFleur
Full obituary: People
