Memorable Murder, She Wrote Guest Stars (2025)

Pre-Jesus Jim Caviezel came out of left field in the episode Flim Flam.

He wasn’t very compelling or even animated, but he may have been the most beautiful guest star the show ever had.

Leonard Frey as Felix Casslaw in Season 3, Episode 17: "Simon Says, Color Me Dead".

I used to be able to find a clip of him in the episode. No longer.

Joaquin Phoenix and I think his sister Rain appear in season 1.

Sorry no link 🥴

Leonard Frey was one of the 20 Swan Song performances.

He died the year after his M,SW appearance.

[quote] He wasn’t very compelling or even animated, but he may have been the most beautiful

This comment holds true for every Jim Caviezel performance.

As an Australian, I have to give a shoutout to Rod Taylor’s attempt at an Irish brogue.

And the less said about Sophie Formica’s final season appearance, the better.

It’s fun to see the Golden Age Hollywood stars. Janet Leigh, Dane Clark, Vera Miles, Ruth Roman, Diane Baker, Margaret O’Brien.

All the appearances of Bradford Dillman makes me wonder if James Dean would have turned up if he were still alive. I have a feeling his career would have taken a dive into TV had he been lucky enough to live long enough.

Joanna Barnes, who I only know for playing Vicky in The Parent Trap.

R9 fun fact: "Lovers And Other Killers" with handsome Andrew Stevens was the first episode to be filmed after the pilot but was shelved til later in season one (probably because it's one of the darker episodes).

It's also one of the few non-bookend episodes that ends with a shot of someone other than our Jessica - in this case it's the sexy gigolo giving her a death stare as she brushes him off.

It’s fun to see the Golden Age Hollywood stars. Janet Leigh, Dane Clark, Vera Miles, Ruth Roman, Diane Baker, Margaret O’Brien.

It's never fun to see Margaet O'Brien.