Schwimmer was on 'Blue,' not 'Blues'

Question Did David Schwimmer ever play a guest role on "Hill Street Blues" in which he got murdered over a dispute about an apartment building laundry room?

Answer Nope. Schwimmer didn't begin making TV appearances until 1992, and "Hill Street Blues" went off the air in 1987. You're probably thinking of his guest shot on "NYPD Blue."

Question My mother has been looking for a 1979 TV movie titled "Elvis," starring Kurt Russell, with no luck. Is it available on tape, and if so where?

Answer That 1979 TV movie, which also stars Shelley Winters as Elvis' mom and Russell's real-life dad, Bing, as Elvis' dad, is not yet on video or DVD because of music rights complications.

Question In the late 1950s or early '60s Art Carney starred in perhaps the funniest version of "Harvey" I have ever seen. Was a tape ever made of it? This is a classic performance and well worth making available once again to a new generation.

Answer That was an episode of the "DuPont Show of the Month," which aired in January 1958. It's not on video because the rights rest with the estate of Mary Chase, who wrote the play.

Question I believe that when "Law & Order" originally appeared, there were actually two separate half-hour shows. "Law" showed the crime and arrest and "Order" followed the same case through the court system. Am I dreaming this or what?

Answer Consider me the alarm clock of your inner TV subconscious, and I am set on "irritating buzz" rather than "soothing radio." From its debut, "Law & Order" always has been a full-hour series. It is true that back in those days there was more of a separation between "Law" and "Order," but not into neat half-hour chunks.

Question Many years ago I saw a TV movie starring the dreamy Monte Markham. It was called, as best I remember, "The Astronaut." Do you remember it? I have searched high and low and can't find it on video anywhere. Can you help?

Answer Monte Markham just called from the assisted living facility and said thanks for referring to him as "dreamy." The 1972 TV movie "The Astronaut" also stars Jackie Cooper, Robert Lansing and Susan Clark, and it's not yet on video.

Question My question is about Vincent Pastore, who played Pussy on "The Sopranos." Did he grow up in Teaneck, N.J.? If he did, we graduated from high school together in 1960. If it's the same guy, how can I contact him?