TV Q & A: D'Onofrio was an alien

Question: My husband and I argue every time we watch "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." I say the guy who plays Goren in the series was also in the movie "Men in Black" as the alien. He disagrees. Please tell him I'm right for once.

Answer: That's Vincent D'Onofrio, and he played both roles.

Question: I remember watching this show in the 1960s. After my dad watched it, I was never allowed to watch it again. It was called "Way Out." Nobody I talk to can remember it.

Answer: "Way Out" ran for only a few weeks on CBS in 1961, which may be why no one else remembers it. It aired on Fridays along with "The Twilight Zone" but did not enjoy the same success, to say the least.

Question: Didn't the guy who plays Frank on "Medical Investigation" play a friend of Theo's on "The Cosby Show"?

Answer: Troy Winbush, who plays Frank Powell on NBC's "Medical Investigation," played Denny on various episodes of "The Cosby Show" from 1987 until 1991.

Question: Now that Judd Hirsch is on the CBS series "Numb3rs," I'm recalling another cop show he appeared on. Can you tell me the title and when it ran?

Answer: Hirsch has been a regular on a couple of cop shows. The first was the 1974 miniseries "The Law," which ran on NBC and on which Hirsch played attorney Murray Stone. Then came "Delvecchio," which ran on CBS in 1976-77, in which Hirsch played LAPD detective Dominic Delvecchio. Then came "Detective in the House," which ran on CBS in 1985 and featured Hirsch as house-dad and detective Press Wyman.

Question: As a kid I remember laughing my head off at a sitcom in which Tim Conway played a Western lawman. Did such a show exist?

Answer: Yes. It was called "Rango," and it ran on ABC for a few months in early 1967. Conway played no-first-name Rango, who had somehow become a Texas Ranger to the dismay of his commander (Norman Alden). The short run of this series, as well as several of his other shows, led Conway to change his car license plate to "13 WKS" in the 1970s.

Question: I watched a repeat of "The 4400" on the Sci Fi Channel. I'd seen some of the shows when they first ran on USA last year, but I hadn't seen the end. After each show, it was advertised that the "first season" is available on DVD. Does that mean we can look forward to another season? I love the series and would be thrilled to see it continued.

Answer: There will be more episodes of "The 4400"; it's scheduled to return to USA in June.

Question: I have a question about whether two actresses are related. The first woman is Sabrina Lloyd from the CBS show "Numb3rs," and the second woman is Kathryn Erbe from "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." My grandma and I think they're related, so if there is any way to help us figure this out, please do!

Answer: I'll keep this simple: Lloyd and Erbe aren't related.

Question: I was recently watching "Three Men and a Baby" and pondered about the three main actors. Obviously, Ted Danson and Tom Selleck can speak for themselves on where their careers are today. What I really want to know is what happened to Steve Guttenberg? Is he still making any movies, or is he just spending his wealth? Steve was in my life one moment, and with a blink of a eye he was gone. Can you please give me some clarity on the life after fame of Steve Guttenberg?

Answer: Guttenberg is still around. He's made a few low-profile movies, and he'll soon be seen in a remake of "The Poseidon Adventure" that's scheduled to air on the Hallmark Channel.

Question: On the March 15 episode of "House," at the very end of the show House is in his office playing air piano on his desk to a piece of music. Could you tell me what the music is and is it on CD?

Answer: That's "Baba O'Riley" by The Who from the group's CD "Who's Next."

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