Back in the day, Tom Selleck was truly in demand in the industry. As such, his scheduling conflicts called for episodes that focused more on the secondary characters every once in a while.
While he was busy filming his hit films like “Runaway” and “High Road To China,” the producers focused more on the characters of Higgins and T.C.
Keep It Between Friends
It’s always great to run into an old friend along the way of both of your successes. Tom Selleck was able to cross paths with Grammy Award-winning composer Mike Post, the actual mastermind behind the absolutely catchy "Magnum P.I." theme song.
Apparently, Post was one of Selleck’s high school classmates! It must have been an epic moment when they found out that they were about to work on the same show together.
Reagan Supporter
As we’ve mentioned earlier, Tom Selleck has always been outspoken about his political views, including his support for Ronald Reagan during his term in office.
He was even present at the former President’s funeral, as he was actually a good friend of both Reagan and his wife. It was even reported that Selleck was quick in comforting Nancy after her husband’s death.
Luther Didn’t Work
There were a few episodes featuring a detective from St. Louis called Luther Gillis. These were actually an unsuccessful attempt to launch a new series based around him. The actor who portrayed the ill-fated character was Eugene Roche, who had a pretty successful career in his own right.
Roche will probably best remembered as the “Ajax Man” from the 1970 commercials. But he also featured in hit shows such as "Murder, She Wrote," "All In The Family," and "Kojak."
A Fortunate Hoax
In 2017, rumors were spread that John Hillerman had passed away when a Facebook page attracted a crazy one million likes. The page post read, “At about 11 a.m., ET on Saturday (June 03, 2017), our beloved actor John Hillerman passed away.”
The rumor proved to be a fallacy as the deceased was actually a different John Hillerman. The "Magnum P.I." star, known to play Higgins, is fortunately still alive and kicking today!