Scars landed Richard Lynch more than one role

You have questions. I have some answers.

In a “Murder, She Wrote” episode titled “To the Last Will I Grapple With Thee,” there is a character who gets murdered who has bad scars on his face. I think the actor who played him was in an accident and got burned. Am I right? Who is he?

The actor was Richard Lynch, a regular presence in prime-time series and movies. The scars on his face were real, and led to his often being cast as a villain. He said they resulted from him setting himself on fire after taking LSD in 1967. He was 72 when he died of a heart attack in 2012.

When are they going to name a co-host for Kelly Ripa? I am tired of the guest hosts.

I hope you still kept watching, since we now know that Ryan Seacrest is the permanent co-host for the renamed “Live with Kelly and Ryan.” This was a big move for the former “American Idol” host, who is known not only for on-air efforts but as a successful producer and businessman — much like his mentor, the late Dick Clark.

In his new job, Variety reported, Seacrest gets “another big media platform. He will relocate to New York for the ‘Live’ gig, but will continue to host his syndicated daily drive-time radio show for L.A.’s KIIS-FM and the weekly American Top 40 radio program.

There was a singer on “The Lawrence Welk Show” many years ago by the name of Jimmy Roberts. Can you tell me a little something about him?

Born in Kentucky, the tenor was known for duets with Norma Zimmer and solo performances on songs such as “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” He began performing with Welk when his show was locally broadcast in Los Angeles, then was part of the Welk show’s entire national TV run, 1955-1982. He made records on his own and with Zimmer along the way. He died in 1999 from bone cancer.