Ron Masak, the burly, talkative character actor most well-known as Sheriff Mort Metzger on Murder, She Wrote, dies quietly at age 86, surrounded by his family.
From Deadline: "Ron Masak Dies: 'King of Commercials' and ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Actor Was 86"
Masak appeared once on Barney Miller, which is enough to grant him adjunct status in what might be called "The Barney Miller Repertory Company", which included Don Calfa, Florence Halop, Richard Libertini, Alex Henteloff, Peggy Pope, Bruce Kirby, Walter Olkewicz, Val Bisoglio, Nehemiah Persoff and others.
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