Sharon Gless Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Between 2000 and 2005, Gless appeared as Hal Sparks's mother, Debbie Novotny, in her biggest and most critically acclaimed role since Cagney & Lacey in the acclaimed Showtime cable television series "Queer as Folk." In 2000, she was on an episode of "Touched by an Angel" entitled "The Perfect Game". On May 26, 2005, Gless was one of the mourners at Eddie Albert's funeral, along with ex-"Switch" co-stars Robert Wagner and Charlie Callas. In 2006, Gless starred in the BBC television series "The State Within". The following year she co-starred in the USA
Switch (TV series) Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner are the only actors to appear in every episode. Sharon Gless appeared in all but three episodes, and Charlie Callas did not appear in four episodes during the run. The short-lived ABC 1976-1977 crime drama "The Feather and Father Gang" was seen as an unsuccessful attempt to imitate "Switch". Coincidentally, Wagner would later costar with one of the stars of "The Feather and Father Gang", Stefanie Powers, in another crime drama "Hart to Hart" which ran for 5 seasons beginning in 1979. Switch (TV series) Switch is an American action-adventure detective series starring Eddie Albert