Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Overview
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Dean Hargrove
Creator / EP
Everett Chambers
Producer
Episodes
1. Murder by the Book
One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
2. Death Lends a Hand
A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the search for the killer.
3. Dead Weight
A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
Cast & Crew
Peter Falk
Columbo
