William Windom: Last News

Murder, She Wrote actor Ron Masak died at 86 on Thursday from natural causes, according to his family.Masak portrayed the role of Sheriff Mort Metzger on the show, whose leading lady Angela Lansbury died earlier this month at the age of 96.Masak was surrounded by his family, including six children and his wife Kay, when he died on Thursday, the statement read, according to Variety.  The latest: Murder, She Wrote actor Ron Masak died at 86 on Thursday from natural causes, according to his family. He was pictured in Burbank earlier this year The actor, who was born in Chicago, had honed his craft at Chicago City College and debuted in 1954 with the Drama Guild.He appeared on a number of prominent TV shows of the 1960s and 70s, such as The Twilight Zone, Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Wonder Woman.

who passed away Oct. 11, 2022.Lansbury garnered 12 consecutive Emmy nominations for her starring role in “Murder, She Wrote” as sleuthing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, who solved murders in the seaside community of Cabot Cove, Maine, and never let her late-in-life fame as a best-selling novelist go to her head.

Angela Lansbury was a talented singer and actress whose roles spanned throughout Broadway, television and film. She captivated audiences no matter what the project was — and is considered a legend in her field.

Michaela Zee editor Joan Hotchkis, veteran stage and screen actor known for ABC’s “The Odd Couple” and “Legacy,” died Sept. 27 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, according to her daughter Paula Chambers. She was 95. Hotchkis starred opposite William Windom in the NBC sitcom “My World and Welcome to It,” and played the on-again/off-again girlfriend of Jack Klugman’s Oscar Madison in “The Odd Couple.” As a playwright, she wrote 1974’s “Legacy,” a one-woman play about an upper-class housewife who deteriorates mentally. The following year, she wrote and starred in the film adaptation of “Legacy,” which won the best newcomer award at the Tehran International Film Festival.

in a statement to Deadline.Born September 21, 1927 in Los Angeles, Hotchkis got her start in show business in 1954 after she landing the leading role of Lizzie in “The Rainmaker” at Hollywood’s Players Ring theater. The then-rising star then moved back to New York, whereupon she joined the Actor’s studio and appeared in various TV commercials and guest spots.

Joan Hotchkis, a veteran actor, writer, screenwriter and playwright, known for The Odd Couple and Legacy, died on September 27 in Los Angeles. She was 95. Her daughter Paula Chambers said Hotchkis death was due to congestive heart failure.