David Kaff, the British actor and musician who played keyboardist Viv Savage in Rob Reiner’s hit 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” died Saturday. He was 79.

Known for playing hard-partying keyboardist Viv Savage in Rob Reiner's 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap, Kaff is being remembered by his bandmates as a "dear brother" with a "kind word and a quick wit".

David Kaff, perhaps best known for his role as keyboard player Viv Savage in the 1984 film This Is… Spinal Tap, died on Friday, July 11. Kaff’s bandmates in Mutual of Alamedas