Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Columbo
- Release
- September 15, 1971
- Screen Time
- 10 seasons
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Direction
- William Link, Richard Levinson
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Peter Falk
Lt. Columbo
67 eps.
John Finnegan
Guard / Workman #1 / Sergeant / Lieutenant Dreyer / Barney / Carl / Sean Jarvis / Assistant Director / Police Chief / Quentin Corbett
12 eps.
Bruce Kirby
Phil Brindle / TV Repairman / Lab Attendant / Sergeant Kramer
9 eps.
Mike Lally
Security Guard (uncredited) / Police Photographer (uncredited) / Bartender #2 / Michael Lally (uncredited) / TV Cameraman / Scientist (uncredited) / Parking Lot Guard (uncredited) / Waiter (uncredited)
8 eps.
Shera Danese
Geraldine Ferguson / Trish Fairbanks / Eve Plummer / Vanessa Barsini / Molly / Cathleen Calvert
6 eps.
Vito Scotti
Chadwick / Mr. Grindell / Salvatore De Fonte / Vito / Thomas Dolan / Maitre D'
6 eps.
Ed McCready
Man in Bar / Plainclothesman / Security Guard / Detective #2 / Ed
5 eps.
Robert Culp
Jordan Rowe / Paul Hanlon / Investigator Brimmer / Bart Kepple
4 eps.
Patrick McGoohan
Oscar Finch / Eric Prince / Nelson Brenner
4 eps.
Val Avery
Ralph Dobbs / Harry Barnes / Artie Jessup
4 eps.
Jerome Guardino
Sergeant Burke / Harris
4 eps.
Steven Gilborn
George
4 eps.
