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
Whoopi Goldberg In October 1997, Goldberg and ghostwriter Daniel Paisner cowrote "Book", a collection featuring insights and opinions. From 1998 to 2001, Goldberg took supporting roles in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" with Angela Bassett, "Girl, Interrupted" with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie, "Kingdom Come" and "Rat Race" with an all-star ensemble cast. She starred in the ABC-TV versions of "Cinderella", "A Knight in Camelot" and "Call Me Claus". In 1998, she gained a new audience when she became the "Center Square" on "Hollywood Squares", hosted by Tom Bergeron. She also served as executive producer, for which she was nominated for