His family posted the newson Instagrambut did not provide a date or cause of death.

The man who started it all.

Figuratively and literally, the social post reads in part.

Jack Lilley dead: Blazing Saddles, Little House on the Prairie actor/stuntman

Clockwise from left: Jack Lilley in 2022, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and ‘Blazing Saddles’Getty Images; Everett Collection

See her full post below.

He also was part of Waynes final film,The Shootist(1976).

Lilley worked on more than three dozens episodes ofLittle House on the Prairieduring its Emmy-winning 1974-1983 run on NBC.

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He appeared onscreen, usually uncredited, as a stage or wagon driver, townsman and other bit roles.

He later reteamed with Landon onHighway to Heaven.

It was a freak deal, Lilley told SCVTV.

I got up, and Mel Brooks went, Holy sh*t what was that?

I aint never seen nothing like that in my life!’