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Columbo ( / kəˈlʌmboʊ /) is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Inspector Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. [2] [3] After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of The NBC Mystery Movie.
Columbo: Created by Richard Levinson, William Link. With Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby. Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
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- 1971-09-15
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
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- BING CROSBY WAS ORIGINALLY EYED FOR THE ROLE. Columbo creators Richard Levinson and William Link's first choice to play their low-key detective was crooner Bing Crosby.
- PETER FALK WAS AN UNEXPECTED SEX SYMBOL. Character actor Lee J. Cobb was also considered for the role, until Peter Falk phoned co-creator William Link.
- FALK WAS A GOVERNMENT WORKER BEFORE BECOMING AN ACTOR. Peter Falk wasn’t too far removed from the character he played. In real life he tended to be rumpled and disheveled and was forever misplacing things (he was famous for losing his car keys and having to be driven home from the studio by someone else).
- COLUMBO'S DOG WASN'T A WELCOME SIGHT AT FIRST. When Columbo was renewed for a second season, NBC brass had a request: They wanted the lieutenant to have a sidekick.
Sep 10, 2021 · Even 50 years since its first season began on 15th September 1971, Columbo remains a TV show like no other. The US series with Peter Falk in the title role – as the ramshackle, eccentric,...
Apr 11, 2017 · Columbo ran for 35 years and a total of 69 episodes between 1968’s Prescription: Murder and 2003’s Columbo Likes the Nightlife. You can view the entire episode list here. Columbo pioneered the inverted mystery technique, by showing the crime first, and then having Columbo solve it.
From its pilot in 1968 to its curtain call in 2003, Columbo ran for 35 years and comprised 69 episodes. The full list of Columbo episodes in chronological order can be viewed below. Click on the links to read my reviews of the episodes.
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Feb 17, 2018 · February 20 1968 is a red-letter day in the annals of TV history as the day Prescription: Murder first aired, bringing Lieutenant Columbo, as we mostly know and love him, to the collective consciousness of millions.
