I was about to turn off MURDER, SHE WROTE but the next episode has Roddy McDowell and Brad Dourif and is about the Devil. Okay show you've got me for another hour.
he got typecast but he always ate well, so he's been pretty thoughtful with that. He made a funny comment about how in the 80s and 90s, he felt like an assassin - he'd get paid to fly somewhere for a shoot, say something threatening, point a gun at someone and pull the trigger, then fly home.