Ron Masak (born July 1, 1936) is an American actor. He began on stage and much of his work is in theater. His first screen role was in an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1960. He is perhaps best known for a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Mort Metzger, although he did make two other appearances in "Footnote to Murder" as Lt. Meyer and "No Accounting for Murder" as Marty Giles. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he was dubbed "The King o...
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Ron Masak (born July 1, 1936) is an American actor. He began on stage and much of his work is in theater. His first screen role was in an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1960. He is perhaps best known for a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Mort Metzger, although he did make two other appearances in "Footnote to Murder" as Lt. Meyer and "No Accounting for Murder" as Marty Giles. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he was dubbed "The King of Commercials" for his voice over work, most notably for Vlasic pickles.
He also did the voice for Veteran Holt in the video-game Medal of Honor: European Assault.
He has been married to Kay Knebes since 1961, and they have six children.
In 1990, Masak was a panelist on the revival of the television game show To Tell the Truth, and appeared on several other game shows as a panelist (including Match Game and Super Password).
Masak is good friends with former baseball player Steve Garvey. As such, he has made appearances in the 1990 Steve Garvey...
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