Gotta start thinking of fictional characters – I watched that show, and would have known the answer if you’d said “an ordained minister to Cicely” or somesuch.
No, I never physically appeared on television.
I AM: American, in show business, dead, male
I AM NOT: In politics, a post-1980 death, primarily known for movies, the host of a show, known as a musician, a magician, someone who was behind the camera, someone who physically appeared on television