Mel Stewart to 1978. In the 1980s, Stewart starred on "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" as section chief Billy Melrose during the show's four-year run from 1983 through 1987, and continued guest starring in both television and films. His last on screen appearance came in the 1993 film "Made in America", starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson. In addition to acting and directing, Stewart was an accomplished jazz saxophonist. A longtime resident of San Francisco, he also taught acting at San Francisco State University. His students included actor Danny Glover. He established the theater group Black Actors Now Through Unity (BANTU) and directed
Haley Joel Osment as Murphy's son, Avery. In addition, he made numerous guest appearances on shows, including "The Larry Sanders Show", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Touched by an Angel", "Chicago Hope", "The Pretender", and "Ally McBeal". He appeared in the 1996 film "Bogus", alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Gérard Depardieu and the 1998 made-for-TV movie "The Lake", as well as "I'll Remember April" (1999), with future "The Sixth Sense" co-star Trevor Morgan. Osment first achieved stardom in 1999, when he appeared in "The Sixth Sense", co-starring Bruce Willis. For his portrayal of Cole Sear, a psychic child, Osment won the Saturn Award for Best Performance