Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger on Murder She Wrote
Ron Masak, Mark Twain, and the “Do It” School of Acting
Original Airdates: Nov. 4-7, 2022
TVC 595.4: From October 2010: Actor Ron Masak (Murder, She Wrote, Ice Station Zebra, Harper Valley PTA, Second Effort) talks to Ed about the one-man show about Mark Twain that he wrote and starred in; his passion for baseball, including how Ron was offered a contract to play for the Chicago White Sox after being scouted by Major League Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby; and working with Patrick McGoohan in both Ice Station Zebra and Columbo. At the time we spoke to Ron, he had just released his memoirs, I’ve Met All My Heroes from A to Z, a heartfelt tribute to some of the many people from all walks of life that Ron met in his career who had an impact not only on his life, but the world in general—people such as Neil Armstrong, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Roy Campanella, Joe DiMaggio, Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, Audie Murphy, Angela Lansbury, Elvis Presley, Alan Shepard, John Wayne, NFL Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, legendary Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, country western artist Garth Brooks, and General Norman Schwartzkopf. Ron Masak passed away last Thursday, Oct. 20 at the age of eighty-six.
Ron Masak, Vince Lombardi, and the “Second Effort”
Original Airdates: Nov. 4-7, 2022
TVC 596.5: From October 2010: Actor and author Ron Masak talks to Ed about working with NFL Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi in Second Effort, the acclaimed motivational film about salesmanship that is reportedly the most-watched non-theatrical film in history, and some of the lessons that Ron learned from Coach Lombardi that continued to guide his life. Ron’s memoir, I’ve Met All My Heroes from A to Z, pays tribute to some of the many people from all walks of life that Ron met in his career and who continued to impact his life. Ron Masak passed away last Thursday, Oct. 20 at the age of eighty-six. Also in this segment: A brief tribute to Tony Award winner and Disney Legend Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote, Mame, Bednobs and Broomsticks, Beauty and the Beast). Angela Lansbury and Ron Masak starred together on Murder She Wrote; Ron pays tribute to her in his memoirs.
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