Grandson Jake McElrathconfirmed his passingto The Hollywood Reporter.
He wrote 264 episodes of theCBSseries, including the pilot, which ran from 1984-1996.
Fischer also created and wrote 15 episodes of spinoffThe Law and Harry McGraw, starring Jerry Orbach.
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It spotlighted McGraw, a private investigator who appeared in three episodes ofMurder, She Wrote.
It ran for one season from 1987 to 1988.
It would be his final screen credit.
