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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.
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- E1 Étude in BlackSep 17, 1972 · 97 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
The mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
Guest stars: Anjanette Comer (Jenifer Welles), Myrna Loy (Lizzi Fielding), George Gaynes (Everett), John Cassavetes (Alex Benedict), Charles Macaulay (Durkee), Blythe Danner (Janice Benedict), Pat Morita (House Boy), James Olson (Paul Rifkin)
- E2 The Greenhouse JungleOct 15, 1972 · 74 min · ★ 6.9
Synopsis
Jarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills his partner.
Guest stars: Ray Milland (Jarvis Goodland), Bob Dishy (Frederic Wilson), Bradford Dillman (Tony Goodland), William Smith (Nichols), Arlene Martel (Gloria), Robert Karnes (Grover), Milton Frome (Driver), Peggy Mondo (Woman)
- E3 The Most Crucial GameNov 5, 1972 · 74 min · ★ 7.5
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The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder.
Guest stars: Dean Jagger (Walter Cannell), Val Avery (Ralph Dobbs), Dean Stockwell (Eric Wagner), James Gregory (David Buckner), Robert Culp (Paul Hanlon), Susan Howard (Shirley Wagner), Kathryn Kelly Wiget (Miss Jonhson), Richard Stahl (Mr. Fremont)
- E4 Dagger of the MindNov 26, 1972 · 98 min · ★ 6.4
Synopsis
Columbo journeys to London to observe Scotland Yard, but winds up investigating murders committed by two Shakespearean actors.
Guest stars: Richard Basehart (Nicholas Framer), Honor Blackman (Lillian Stanhope), John Williams (Roger Haversham), Wilfrid Hyde-White (Tanner), Bernard Fox (Purser Watkins), Veronica Anderson (Maid (uncredited)), Arthur Malet (Fenwick), Harvey Jason (Director)
- E5 Requiem for a Falling StarJan 21, 1973 · 74 min · ★ 7.5
Synopsis
A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
Guest stars: Kevin McCarthy (Frank Simmons), Anne Baxter (Nora Chandler), Pippa Scott (Jean Davis), Mel Ferrer (Jerry Parks), Frank Converse (Mr. Fallon), Edith Head (Edith Head), William Bryant (Sergeant Jeffries), John Archer (Paul)
- E6 A Stitch in CrimeFeb 11, 1973 · 74 min · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
Leonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate. Will Geer plays the intended victim.
Guest stars: Aneta Corsaut (Nurse Morgan), Leonard Nimoy (Barry Mayfield), Anne Francis (Sharon Martin), Nita Talbot (Marcia Dalton), Will Geer (Edmund Hidemann), Jared Martin (Harry Alexander), Victor Millan (Detective Flores), Ken Sansom (Paul)
- E7 The Most Dangerous MatchMar 4, 1973 · 74 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
A chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
Guest stars: Lloyd Bochner (Mazoor Berozski), Michael Fox (Dr. Benson), Laurence Harvey (Emmet Clayton), Heidi Brühl (Linda Robinson), Jack Kruschen (Tomlin Dudek), Paul Jenkins (Sergeant Douglas), Oscar Beregi Jr. (Proprietor), Mathias Reitz (Anton)
- E8 Double ShockMar 25, 1973 · 74 min · ★ 7.5
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A wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?
Guest stars: Martin Landau (Dexter Paris / Norman Paris), Tim O'Connor (Michael Hatheway), Jeanette Nolan (Mrs. Peck), Julie Newmar (Lisa Chambers), Paul Stewart (Clifford Paris), Dabney Coleman (Detective Murray), Kate Hawley (Mrs. Johnson), Michael Richardson (Young Lawyer)
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Created by William Link, Richard Levinson
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GenerationofSwineJan 12, 2023
I can't believe there are so few reviews on this, Columbo is one of the defining detectives on television. He's so low key, so unimposing, and it's a pleasure watching him take down all those criminals that think they are are smarter than him, better than him because of, well how little and, well how wrinkled and cheap he appears. He's the opposite of so many detectives on television these days, the everyman solving crimes. It's just a brilliant approach to a character,… Read more
and one that is fantastically fun to watch. 13 out of 15 found th
