Louis Herthum

A native of Baton Rouge, Louis Herthum has carved out a successful career in Hollywood as both an actor and award-winning producer. Although Herthum appeared sporadically in low-budget movies and TV shows throughout the 1980s, his big break came in 1991 when he landed the recurring role of Deputy Andy Broom on the long-running CBS mystery drama, "Murder, She Wrote" (1984-1996). Herthum starred as Deputy Broom for the final five seasons of the show, before turning his attention to producing with the launch of his own production company, Ransack Films, in 1996. He has since produced over half a dozen films, most notably the award-winning 2008 documentary "The Season Before Spring," while continuing to work steadily as an actor, including a stint on the hit supernatural show "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-14) and a recurring role on the A&E crime drama, "Longmire" (2012- ).