From the moment he shuffled onto television screens in a rumpled raincoat, cigar dangling from his fingers, Columbo—in the form of actor Peter Falk—announced that he was going to play by different ...

The up-and-coming director of the very first episode of the very first season of Columbo on NBC left a big impression on star ...

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Columbo and his catchphrase — “Just one more thing” — are needed more than ever in this crazy mixed-up world. The deceptively rumpled detective pestered the so-called great and good, getting under the ...