"Columbo:" The Best American Detective Show.
One of the few Detective shows that reveals the killer's identity at the beginning, "Columbo" continues to entertain me. The title character (brilliantly played by Peter Falk) became a true icon of television, as the Lieutenant used his unique approach in catching the killer. A classic.
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- CreatorRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsPeter FalkMike LallyDianne TravisLos Angeles homicide detective, Lieutenant Columbo, uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to root out even the most well-concealed crimes.
- DirectorRichard IrvingStarsPeter FalkGene BarryKatherine JusticeA psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.This was a one-off production.
- DirectorRichard IrvingStarsPeter FalkLee GrantJohn FinkAfter killing her boring husband and disposing of the body, a supposedly brilliant tort attorney fakes his kidnapping and keeps the ransom money. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyRosemary ForsythWhen one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpPat CrowleyColumbo matches his skills against Brimmer, a former cop turned private investigator with a quick temper who tries to blackmail a client's wife. When she refuses, he accidentally kills her and it's up to Columbo to nail him.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPeter FalkRoss MartinDon AmecheA wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Columbo pulls a fast one to ferret out the killer.
- DirectorPeter FalkStarsPeter FalkPatrick O'NealJanis PaigeElliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoJohn CassavetesPeter FalkStarsPeter FalkJohn CassavetesJames OlsonA ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsPeter FalkRay MillandBob DishyColumbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPeter FalkRichard BasehartWilfrid Hyde-WhiteIn London, a respected Shakespearean acting duo cover up the unintended killing of their producer.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPeter FalkAnne BaxterFrank ConverseA faded movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPeter FalkLeonard NimoyAnne FrancisA surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme.Leonard Nimoy is evil personified.
- DirectorEdward M. AbromsStarsPeter FalkLaurence HarveyLloyd BochnerA chess player murders his opponent before a big match. Lt. Columbo must out-maneuver this crafty, but craven, killer.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsPeter FalkMartin LandauJeanette NolanA smarmy TV chef and his identical twin brother, a rigidly proper banker, are suspects in the electrocution of their rich uncle.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsPeter FalkVera MilesMartin SheenThe formula for a miraculous wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder; Columbo is soon on the case.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsPeter FalkDonald PleasenceJoyce JillsonA wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsPeter FalkJackie CooperJoanne LinvilleSenatorial candidate Nelson Hayward murders his domineering campaign manager, staging it to appear that Hayward himself was the intended victim of a mob hit gone wrong.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpRobert MiddletonA self-styled "motivation research specialist" uses subliminal cues to commit a murder. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyMickey SpillaneA publisher hires a bomb enthusiast to murder a bestselling author of detective novels. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoStarsPeter FalkJohnny CashIda LupinoA gospel singer wants to be rid of his zealous wife. But a murder made to look like an airplane accident does not fool the wily Lt. Columbo.
- DirectorBen GazzaraStarsPeter FalkRichard KileyRosemary MurphyA police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkRobert ConradGretchen CorbettA health club owner murders one of his franchisees. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanBurr DeBenningThe commandant of a military academy murders the chairman of the board, who wants to oust him. Lt. Columbo takes up residence in the barracks to expose the killer.
- DirectorBen GazzaraStarsPeter FalkRobert VaughnJane GreerLt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkOskar WernerGena RowlandsA gadget-happy inventor murders his mother-in-law; Lt. Columbo is on the case.