Ron Masak

 portrayed four characters in five episodes of Bewitched (1969-1970).

Biography
Ron Masak is an American actor of film, television and stage. He was born on July 1, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois.

Masak attended Chicago City College, and studied theater there and at the Drama Guild. He made his acting debut with the Drama Guild in Chicago in Stalag 17 in 1954.

During the course of his career, he has starred in twenty-five feature films and guest starred in some 350 television shows. Perhaps the most beloved character, and the one for which he is most famous, is that of Sheriff Mort Metzger on the hit television series, Murder, She Wrote. Given that he has also been seen and heard in hundreds of television and radio commercials (he was named, "King of Commercials" by columnist James Bacon), it is no wonder that he is often introduced as one of America's most familiar faces.

Trained in the classics, Ron has proved to be equally at home on stage or screen with Shakespeare or slapstick. He has played everything from Stanley in Streetcar Named Desire and Sakini in Teahouse of the August Moon to Will Stockdale in No Time For Sergeants and Antony in Julius Caesar.

Masak also appeared in such films as ''Ice Station Zebra, Daddy's Gone A-Hunting, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Evel Knievel, A Time for Dying, Harper Valley PTA, Cops & Roberts and The Man from Clover Grove''. It was during Clover Grove that he added credits as a lyric writer, as he wrote and sang the title song.

He played his first big screen villain starring in No Code of Conduct. Among his many television roles, he starred as Charley Wilson in his own summer series, Love Thy Neighbor, Count Dracula on The Monkees and was submitted for an Emmy nomination for one of his ten starring roles on Police Story. He has been seen on Magnum P.I. and Webster and Columbo. His movies of the week include The Neighborhood, In the Glitter Palace, Pleasure Cove, Once an Eagle, The Law and Harry McGraw and Robert Altman's Nightmare in Chicago.

Masak has been a celebrity panelist on such game shows as Password, Tattletales, Crosswits, Liar's Club, Showoffs and Match Game. He was a regular panelist on To Tell the Truth.

His private life is also one of varied interests and talents, devoting time and energy working with many charities. For eight years he was the Los Angeles host for the Jerry Lewis Telethon and recipient of MDA's first Humanitarian of the Year Award. He has served as field announcer for the Special Olympics in support of special needs children, and was named Man of the Year by Volunteers Assisting Cancer Stricken Families. In addition, he contributes much time to work with Multiple Sclerosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Breast Cancer Awareness and hosts charity golf tournaments for among others, Childhelp USA, for whom he is a worldwide ambassador.

Relaxation for Ron includes time spent with friends on the golf course, tennis court, baseball diamond, ski slopes or at Dodger Stadium. A fine athlete, Ron was once offered a professional baseball contract with The Chicago White Sox.

Masak's favorite role remains that of husband to his lovely wife Kay, and father to their six children as well as grandfather to their ten grandchildren. They reside in Oxnard, California.

 Updated September 2, 2020 

Bewitched Credits

 * Buck in Samantha's Power Failure
 * Irving Bates, Sr. in Just a Kid Again
 * Police Officer #2 in The Salem Saga and Samantha's Hot Bedwarmer
 * Clancey in Paul Revere Rides Again

External Link

 * Ron Masak's official website

Source

 * Ron Masak on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on March 15, 2020. Updated on September 2, 2020.