Actress Ilene Graff's Husband, Composer Ben Lanzarone Lifeless at eighty five

Ben Lanzarone — a composer behind music in hit shows like “The Love Boat” and “Happy Days” — has died … TMZ has confirmed.

Ben’s wife, actress Ilene Graff tells TMZ … Ben passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday after a battle with lung cancer.

Graff says she was with Ben — to whom she was married for more than 45 years — when he died.

While many people might not know Ben’s name, they definitely know the music he helped create … with his work appearing in many iconic shows from the ’70s,’80s & ’90s.

Among them … “The Love Boat,” “Happy Days,” “Dynasty,” “Mork and Mindy,” “Laverne and Shirley,” “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “The Colbys,” and “Mr. Belevdere.”