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Sheriff Mort Metzger is a fictional character portrayed by Ron Masak in the TV series Murder, She Wrote.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Footnote to Murder (season 1), they were 48 years old.
They appear in 41 episodes out of a total of 263 aired

Sheriff Mort Metzger

by Ron Masak

character

Episodes41

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    Footnote to Murder
    episode S1.E17 march 1985
    Jessica sets out to clear the name of a friend who is a prime suspect in a murder case.
  • 7.4
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    No Accounting for Murder
    episode S3.E19 march 1987
    Grady Fletcher is in big trouble again when his boss is found dead and he is the main suspect.
  • 8.2
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    Mr. Penroy's Vacation
    episode S5.E3 november 1988
    Jessica is perplexed by the death of an elderly man as suspicion points to the two simple-minded spinster sisters he was living with.
  • 7.3
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    Weave a Tangled Web
    episode S5.E10 january 1989
    The murder of a womanizing gambler leads to double lives being exposed in seemingly quaint and old-fashioned Cabot Cove.
  • 7.5
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    Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble
    episode S5.E13 february 1989
    Jessica is suspicious when the appearance of the ghost of a long-dead witch burned at the stake coincides with the release of a book on the very subject.
  • 8.2
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    The Sins of Castle Cove
    episode S5.E17 april 1989
    A vindictive, tell-all work of fiction mirroring Cabot Cove sends the townspeople into an uproar and when a murder occurs, following the plot of the book, it's up to Jessica to separate fact from fiction.
  • 8.5
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    Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1
    episode S5.E21 may 1989
    A rival mystery writer arrives at Jessica's door with not-so-friendly intentions.
  • 8.4
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    Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 2
    episode S5.E22 may 1989
    Cabot Cove is abuzz when Eudora McVeigh is determined to fill Jessica's role in solving a local murder.
  • 7.8
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    Seal of the Confessional
    episode S6.E2 october 1989
    Cabot Cove's new priest finds himself in a sticky situation when a murderer confesses their crime and he recruits Jessica to help him uncover the truth without violating his oath of silence.
  • 7.8
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    Dead Letter
    episode S6.E6 november 1989
    Jessica's acquisition of an old bureau at a rummage sale unleashes a chain of events that leads to the death of a local volunteer fireman in a furniture store.
  • 8.1
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    Town Father
    episode S6.E11 december 1989
    Scandal abounds during election time in Cabot Cove when the Mayor is reputed to have a secret wife who comes to confront him with murderous results.
  • 7.8
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    If the Shoe Fits
    episode S6.E13 january 1990
    A womanizing Cabot Cove landlord is found murdered and Jessica must prove the innocence of a young boy's mother who is accused of the crime.
  • 7.3
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    The Szechuan Dragon
    episode S6.E21 may 1990
    While Jessica is out of town, her nephew, Grady, and his pregnant wife, Donna, house sit. When woken at night, they find a peg-legged man murdered on the living room floor.
  • 7.6
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    Deadly Misunderstanding
    episode S7.E2 september 1990
    Jessica tries to exonerate a temporary employee accused of her husband's murder.
  • 7.9
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    A Body to Die For
    episode S7.E6 november 1990
    The owner of a new, hot fitness club in Cabot Cove has secrets that lead to murder.
  • 8.1
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    Moving Violation
    episode S7.E13 february 1991
    Sheriff Metzer defies political pressure and arrests an ambassador's son for various charges. Later, the son is found dead and Metzger finds himself charged with murder.
  • 7.7
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    The Prodigal Father
    episode S7.E17 march 1991
    The presumed dead perpetrator of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered.
  • 7.6
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    The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane
    episode S7.E22 may 1991
    A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam.
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    Thicker Than Water
    episode S8.E4 october 1991
    Sheriff Metzger assumes his younger brother, the black sheep of the family, is guilty as charged, of murder.
  • 8.1
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    The Witch's Curse
    episode S8.E12 january 1992
    Cabot Cove suspects a woman playing a witch in a community play is the real thing.
  • 7.8
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    Programmed for Murder
    episode S8.E18 april 1992
    A computer programmer's death may mean a malpractice suit for Seth, but Jessica suspects murder.
  • 7.6
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    Badge of Honor
    episode S8.E21 may 1992
    Jessica intervenes when Seth's long-lost Army buddy is accused of murder.
  • 7.6
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    Family Secrets
    episode S9.E2 september 1992
    One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal.
  • 7.9
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    A Christmas Secret
    episode S9.E9 december 1992
    The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
  • 7.6
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    Final Curtain
    episode S9.E11 january 1993
    The community center of Cabot Cove is getting ready to produce a play with retired actor David North. What follows is interrupted rehearsals and a murder in town.
  • 7.3
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    The Big Kill
    episode S9.E17 march 1993
    Two murders result when the CEO of a defense corporation tries to save his company by illegally selling leftover components.
  • 7.7
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    Love's Deadly Desire
    episode S9.E22 may 1993
    Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.
  • 7.9
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    The Legacy of Borbey House
    episode S10.E3 october 1993
    While restoring her house in Cabot Cove, Jessica worries that her contractor is preoccupied by the remodeling of another house until the project is put on hold when the client who may or may not be a vampire is found murdered.
  • 7.8
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    Love & Hate in Cabot Cove
    episode S10.E8 november 1993
    Jessica returns to Cabot Cove to discover why her accountant is not paying her bills.
  • 7.5
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    Deadly Assets
    episode S10.E14 january 1994
    Back in Cabot Cove to orchestrate a surprise birthday dinner for Seth, Jessica is drawn into what looks like a small-time theft by Charlie Garrett and an apparent Mob connection.
  • 7.7
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    The Trouble with Seth
    episode S10.E18 march 1994
    Jessica searches for Seth when he suddenly disappears and fresh bloodstains in his office indicate foul play.
  • 7.7
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    Wheel of Death
    episode S10.E21 may 1994
    The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.
  • 7.5
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    To Kill a Legend
    episode S11.E3 october 1994
    Jessica discovers a letter from George Washington that leads to a hero's disgrace and a director's murder.
  • 7.6
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    Murder by Twos
    episode S11.E9 november 1994
    Jessica searches for a link between the town bully's death and the death of the woman he was having an affair with.
  • 7.4
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    The Dream Team
    episode S11.E18 march 1995
    Cabot Cove's townspeople are concerned about a proposed massive coastline development. It's more complicated for Jessica as the development company in question employs her nephew, Grady. Soon, malfeasance and murder are ushered in.
  • 7.5
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    School for Murder
    episode S11.E19 april 1995
    It seems that more than schoolboy pranks are going on between a Cabot Cove prep school and its rival.
  • 7.8
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    Home Care
    episode S12.E5 october 1995
    Jessica immerses herself in the medical profession when a young nurse is accused of murdering two patients to whom she was providing home care.
  • 7.2
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    Murder in Tempo
    episode S12.E14 january 1996
    Seth's benefit concert to save the woods near Cabot Cove is endangered when the lead singer is permanently silenced.
  • 7.6
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    Evidence of Malice
    episode S12.E19 march 1996
    Jessica has to solve two murders to clear the name of her old friend Deputy Andy, who becomes a suspect when a murder weapon is found in his car.
  • 7.4
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    Race to Death
    episode S12.E21 april 1996
    Jessica investigates when a wealthy yachtsman is murdered two days before a big race, and the daughter of his rival is charged with the crime.
  • 7.5
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    What You Don't Know Can Kill You
    episode S12.E22 may 1996
    Johnny is engaged to Seth's niece Amy but enrages Les by visiting Sherri. When Johnny is the victim of a motorcycle accident, Amy insists that it was murder.