A popular mystery show from the '70s featuring Peter Falk as a seemingly disheveled police detective. The show is famous for showing viewers how the murder stages his crime in the opening minutes with the rest of the episode focusing on Columbo trying to prove the killers's guilt.
The only Columbo episode Peter Falk directed was "Blueprint for Murder".
1 More QuoteAh, just one minute, uh, Mr. Carlson. You see, it's like this: this is not just a kidnapping; this is a murder now... and I kinda figure that's my department. I'll see ya 'round.
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Peter Falk | Columbo | 69 eps. |
| Mike Lally | 12 eps. | ||
| John Finnegan | 12 eps. | ||
| Bruce Kirby | 9 eps. | ||
| Charles D. Miller | 8 eps. | ||
| Dianne Turley Travis | 6 eps. | ||
| Shera Danese | 6 eps. | ||
| Fred Draper | 6 eps. | ||
| Vito Scotti | 6 eps. | ||
| Ed McCready | 5 eps. |
| 1 | Ransom for a Dead Man | 01/03/1971 | |
| 1 | Prescription: Murder | 02/20/1968 | |
| 1 | Murder by the Book | 09/15/1971 | |
| 2 | Death Lends a Hand | 10/06/1971 | |
| 3 | Dead Weight | 10/27/1971 | |
| 4 | Suitable for Framing | 11/17/1971 | |
| 5 | Lady in Waiting | 12/15/1971 | |
| 6 | Short Fuse | 01/19/1972 | |
| 7 | Blueprint for Murder | 02/09/1972 |
| Name | Columbo |
| Status | Ended |
| Date of 1st Airing | March 1, 1971 |
| Date of Last Airing | Jan. 30, 2003 |
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| Original Air Day | Monday |
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| Show Length | 73 |
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