I found out about this on Quora. It's astonishing that it was actually aired on TV in 1987! Budd Dwyer was the Pennsylvania state treasurer and wound up getting convicted for bribery. His response to this was extraordinary. Warning. The clip depicts extreme, graphic violence. Spoiler
He was 6'5 and probably wore three inch lifts for the show. He died in 93 at age 66. Fred Gwynne - IMDb