When Guest Stars Surprise and Delight, Part II
by Karen A. Romanko I’ve been neglecting poor bloggie for months, concentrating on my book in progress, Historical Women on Scripted Television , as well as several other creative projects. But I’m back now with some noteworthy guest star sightings, as reported in my social media posts. January 24: I love all of the Patrick McGoohan Columbo episodes. Just re-watched this one recently (on DVD), his last appearance on the series, “Ashes to Ashes” (1998). McGoohan portrays a murderous mortician in his quirky, inimitable style. He is pictured here with Sally Kellerman, Rue McClanahan, and, of course, Peter Falk. The TV movie also costarred Patrick‘s daughter Catherine McGoohan. January 25: Julie Newmar, best known for her performance as Catwoman on the 60s series Batman , was a guest star on the McMillan & Wife episode “Aftershock“ (1975). She portrays a dubiously-accented Italian actress who wishes to buy the McMillan residence even after an earthquake reveals a skeleton behind the f
