Mr. Partridge is the late husband of Shirley Partridge and the father of Keith, Laurie, Danny, Chris, and Tracy. Very little is known about him. He's mentioned in A Partridge by Any Other Name when Laurie finds a photo of both her parents. He's also mentioned in Danny Converts when Mrs. Stern asks Danny if his father was a cantor and he answers "No, a Partridge." He died suddenly six months before the events of What? And Get Out of Show Business?