Yul Brynner and anti-smoking ad; ‘Dynasty’ still on

You have questions. I have some answers (and a correction of a previous one).

I seem to remember in the mid- or late 1960s that Yul Brynner made an ad that said, “If you see this message, I am dead,” and stated he died from lung cancer caused by smoking. Has my memory failed or am I correct?

Your timing is a bit off, but the memory is pretty good. As the Los Angeles Times reported in 1986, after Brynner’s death in October 1985 an American Cancer Society ad was constructed from a “Good Morning America” interview Brynner had done in January 1985. In the clip used in the ad, Brynner says, “Now that I’m gone, I tell you, don’t smoke. Whatever you do, just don’t smoke.” At the time, an American Cancer Society representative told the Times, “This is the most powerful indictment of smoking that we’ve ever produced.” You can see the ad on YouTube.

You said “Dynasty” has been canceled after three seasons. In fact, I saw an article saying it was not canceled.

My comment about the “Dynasty” reboot was wrong, as several fans and a CW representative pointed out to me. I have neither explanation nor excuse for my goof. Thank you all for mentioning it. “Dynasty,” currently in its third season, has been picked up for a fourth. The CW has also given renewals for 2020-2021 to “All American,” “Batwoman,” “Black Lightning,” “Charmed,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” “The Flash,” “In The Dark,” “Legacies,” “Nancy Drew,” “Riverdale,” “Roswell, New Mexico” and “Supergirl.”

I haven’t heard a word about “Ozark” lately. Is it dead?

A third season of the Netflix series arrives on March 27.

Could you please tell me if “The Blacklist” has been canceled or when it will return?

Not canceled. NBC plans to bring it back sometime in March.

Do you know when “The Godfather of Harlem” is scheduled to return to Epix?

On Feb. 12, Epix announced a 10-episode second season of the crime drama starring Forest Whitaker. It did not mention a return date but said production will begin in New York “later this year.”

In an episode of “Columbo” from the early ’90s, the killer who is a famous artist paints a portrait of Columbo (Peter Falk). At the end of the episode there is the reveal of the painting. It’s a very good likeness of Falk. Do you know whatever became of the painting?

The portrait was in the “Columbo” installment “Murder, a Self Portrait,” which first aired in November 1989. Mark Dawidziak, author of the definitive history “The Columbo Phile: A Casebook,” confirmed that the painting is in the possession of artist Jaroslav “Jerry” Gebr, whose work has appeared in TV and movies for years. You can find out more at www.gebrart.com.