MURDER, She Wrote star Ron Masak has died at the age of 86, his family has said. The actor's death came just days after his co-star in the hit detective series Angela Lansbury passed away.
Masak, who played Sheriff Mort Metzger in the hit detective series, died in a hospital in Thousand Oaks, California on October 20.
His granddaughter Kaylie Defilippis told the Hollywood Reporter he died from natural causes. The actor, from Chicago, was surrounded by his wife and six kids at the time of his death.
He starred as Metzger in more than 40 episodes of the hit show between 1985 and 1986. Masak also starred in the shows Love Thy Neighbor, The Monkees, Police Story, and Wonder Woman.
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