 He spent his "retirement" years primarily in California, scoring small roles in various feature films and television shows.He appeared in episodes of "Falcon Crest", "The Twilight Zone", "Knots Landing", and "Punky Brewster", played Dr. Holmes in the 1985 film "Stand Alone", and played one half of the third "documentary couple" in "When Harry Met Sally..." from 1989.By 1990, Ladesich had returned to Kansas City and played a judge in the film Mr. and Mrs. Bridge which was shot there that year.