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Description: Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.

Cast:
Columbo: Peter Falk
Bartender: Chester Jones
Blonde At Birthday Of Mrs Hayward: Dianne Travis
Sergeant George Kramer: Bruce Kirby
1st Workman: John Finnegan
Cab Driver: Fred Draper
Chadwick: Vito Scotti
Artie Jessup: Val Avery
Ken Franklin: Jack Cassidy
Dr. Bart Kepple: Robert Culp
Gloria West: Arlene Martel
Ballistics Man: Richard Stahl
Conroy: Victor Izay
Harris: Sandy Kenyon
Officer Wilson: Cliff Carnell
Coroner: Jerry Hausner
Camera Operator: Jimmy Joyce
1st Reporter: Richard Drout Miller
1st Detective: Angelo Grisanti
Detective: Fritz Ford
Fred: Ernesto Macias
Col. Lyle C. Rumford: Patrick McGoohan
Charles 'Charlie' Clay: Robert Vaughn
Arthur Kennicutt: Ray Milland
Kittering, Esq.: Wilfrid Hyde-White
Sergeant Frederic Wilson: Bob Dishy
Nurse Sharon Martin: Anne Francis
Kate O'Connell: Jeanette Nolan
Eileen McRae: Mariette Hartley
Doris Buckner: Ida Lupino
Coach Rizzo: James Gregory
Edward Lytton: Tim O'Connor
Ruth Lytton: Joyce Van Patten
Commodore Otis Swanson: John Dehner
Det. Chief Supt. William Durk: Bernard Fox
Bertie Hastings: Sorrell Booke
A.J. Henderson: Leslie Nielsen
Elliot Markham: Patrick O'Neal
Billy Jones: James McEachin
Eric Wagner: Dean Stockwell
Bert: Timothy Carey
Grover: Robert Karnes
Eve Plummer: Shera Danese
Mr. Wagner: George Sperdakos
Lewis D. Lacey: Darrell Zwerling
Hostess: Barbara Rhoades
Deputy Coroner: Don Keefer
Dr. Benson: Michael Fox
Dr. MacMurray: Joshua Bryant
Sergeant Burke: Todd Martin
Al Murphy: Jude Farese
Deputy Commissioner: Regis Cordic
Capt. Ortega: Jay Varela
Fields: William Bryant
Arnold: Redmond Gleeson
TV Anchor Man: Clete Roberts
Clerk: Thayer David
Durkee: Charles Macaulay
Haj Kura: George Skaff
Capt. August: Bill Zuckert
Dr. Sullivan: Stuart Nisbet
Bookstore Clerk: Danny Wells
2nd Detective: Harry Hickox
Housekeeper: Alma Beltran
Mike Tucker: Bernie Kuby
Everett: George Gaynes
Brandon: John McCann
Frank: Jefferson Kibbee
Jean the seamstress: Lucille Meredith
Auctioneer: Walker Edmiston
Newsman: Larry Burrell
Mike Alexander: Don Knight
Detective Flores: Victor Millan
DMV Employee: Ken Sansom
Woman: Hanna Landy
Billy Fine: Robert Walden
Delivery Driver: Jack Griffin
Charlie: Jimmy Murphy
Palmer: J.S. Johnson
Larry: Don Diamond
Kramer: Davis Roberts
Beth Chadwick: Susan Clark
Dale Kingston: Ross Martin
Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister: Eddie Albert
Alex Benedict: John Cassavetes
Roger Stanford: Roddy McDowall
Nicholas Frame: Richard Basehart
Viveca Scott: Vera Miles
Dr. Barry Mayfield: Leonard Nimoy
Nelson Hayward: Jackie Cooper
Dexter Paris: Martin Landau
Adrian Carsini: Donald Pleasence
Nora Chandler: Anne Baxter
Emmett Clayton: Laurence Harvey
Paul Galesko: Dick Van Dyke
Milo Janus: Robert Conrad
Tommy Brown: Johnny Cash
Mark Halperin: Richard Kiley
Dr. Marshall Cahill: José Ferrer
Grace Wheeler Willis: Janet Leigh
Hassan Salah: Hector Elizondo
Dr. Mark Collier: George Hamilton
Harold Van Wick: Oskar Werner
Ward Fowler: William Shatner
Luis Montoya: Ricardo Montalban
Abigail Mitchell: Ruth Gordon
Oliver Brandt: Theodore Bikel
Dr. Eric Mason: Nicol Williamson
Kay Freestone: Trish Van Devere
Paul Gerard: Louis Jourdan
Joe Devlin: Clive Revill
Frank Simpson: Don Ameche
Mrs. Lenore Kennicutt: Pat Crowley
Joanna Ferris: Rosemary Forsyth
Mrs. Chadwick: Jessie Royce Landis
Mrs. Walters: Kate Reid
Goldie Williamson: Janis Paige
Paul Rifkin: James Olson
Walter Cunnell: Dean Jagger
Karl Lessing: Martin Sheen
Vickie Hayward: Joanne Linville
Mazoor Berozski: Lloyd Bochner
Vic Norris: Robert Middleton
Mr. Fallon: Frank Converse
Joan Stacey: Joyce Jillson
Jessica Conroy: Gretchen Corbett
Alvin Deschler: Don Gordon
Dr. Howard Nicholson: Lew Ayres
Alan Mallory: Mickey Spillane
Margaret Halperin: Rosemary Murphy
Capt. Loomis: Burr DeBenning
Nadia Donner: Lesley Ann Warren
Sylvia Danziger: Jane Greer
Elizabeth Van Wick: Gena Rowlands
Rachman Habib: Sal Mineo
Raymond: Maurice Evans
Lawrence Melville: Otis Young
Janie Brandt: Jeannie Berlin
Commandante Sanchez: Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Mark: Bert Remsen
Mike: Kenneth Mars
Joanne Nicholls: Kim Cattrall
Mark McAndrews: Laurence Luckinbill
Helen Stewart: Suzanne Pleshette
Edna Matthews: Kim Hunter
Jim Ferris: Martin Milner
Bryce Chadwick: Richard Anderson
Janice Benedict: Blythe Danner
Jennifer Williamson: Pamela Austin
Cathy Goodland: Sandra Smith
Marcia Dalton: Nita Talbot
Jean Davis: Pippa Scott
Roger White: Chuck McCann
Tomlin Dudek: Jack Kruschen
Shirley Blane: Sian Barbara Allen
Linda Johnson: Tisha Sterling
Enrico Guiseppe Carsini: Gary Conway
Neil Cahill: Robert Walker Jr.
Mr. Weekly: Larry Storch
Buddy Castle: Pat Harrington Jr.
Hugh Caldwell: Michael McGuire
Miss Brady: Madeleine Sherwood
Arthur Meadis: Robert Brown
Police Commissioner: Kenneth Tobey
Dr. Henry Willis: Sam Jaffe
Carl Donner: Stephen Elliott
Curro Rangel: A Martinez
Jesse Jerome: Nehemiah Persoff
Sid Daley: Alan Manson
Martin Hammond: G.D. Spradlin
Max Duval: Richard Dysart
Dr. Charles Hunter: Joel Fabiani
George O'Connell: Bernard Behrens
Col. Roger Dutton: John Kerr
Ken Archer: Brett Halsey
Lilly La Sanka: Barbara Colby
Tracy O'Connor: Rosanna Huffman
Jenifer Welles: Anjanette Comer
Doctor: David Armstrong
Eve Babcock: Valerie Harper
Tony Goodland: Bradford Dillman
Sir Roger Haversham: John Williams
Lisa Chambers: Julie Newmar
David Lang: Vincent Price
Dr. Frank Simmons: Kevin McCarthy
Dr. Edmund Hidemann: Will Geer
Mrs. Norris: Louise Latham
Falcon: Dana Elcar
Harry Stone: Ken Swofford
Linda Robinson: Heidi Brühl
Steve Spelberg: Lee Montgomery
Frances Galesko: Antoinette Bower
Ruth Stafford: Collin Wilcox Paxton
Jeffrey Neal: Jacques Aubuchon
William Haynes: Tom Simcox
Ned Diamond: John Payne
Francine: Patricia Barry
Xenia: Brioni Farrell
Dr. Anita Borden: Karen Machon
Clare Daley: Lola Albright
Harry Blandford: Robert Loggia
Sergeant Theodore "Mac" Albinsky: Dennis Dugan
Phyllis Lytton Brandt: Celeste Holm
Carlos: Jorge Rivero
Vivian Brandt: Samantha Eggar
Edmund Galvin: Charles Frank
Luther: Ron Rifkin
Kerry Malone: Michael Horton
Dr. Ernie Garrison: Frank Aletter
Gloria Jr.: Lynnette Mettey
Mitilda: Joan Shawlee
Charles: Judson Morgan
R.J. Denning: Eric James
Ken Nichols: William Smith
Lizzy Fielding: Myrna Loy
Lillian Stanhope: Honor Blackman
Everett Logan: William Windom
Bo Williamson: Forrest Tucker
Shirley Wagner: Susan Howard
Nurse Morgan: Aneta Corsaut
Jerry Parks: Mel Ferrer
Karen Fielding: Julie Harris
Clifford Paris: Paul Stewart
Ferdy: Gino Conforti
Sergeant Douglas: Paul Jenkins
Margaret Nicholson: Jessica Walter
Eddie Kane: John Davis Chandler
Luke Basket: Bill McKinney
Bruno Wexler: Eric Christmas
Cadet Roy Springer: Mark Wheeler
Gene Stafford: Philip Bruns
Phil Corrigan: David White
Margaret Meadis: Martha Scott
Dr. Frank Pierce: Robert Douglas
Alma: Linda Gaye Scott
King Hamid Kamal of Suari: Barry Robins
Joanna Clay: Diane Baker
Della: Betty McGuire
Miguel: Emilio Fernández
Director: Jack Riley
Milton Shaeffer: Peter S. Feibleman
Annie: Mary Jackson
Jason Danziger: Basil Hoffman
Valerie Kirk: Lainie Kazan
Miss Cochran - the dog trainer: Tricia O'Neil
Vittorio Rossi: Michael V. Gazzo
Vincent Pauley: Albert Paulsen
Captain Wyler: Barney Phillips
Miss Sherman: Bettye Ackerman
Det. Sgt. O'Keefe: John Fraser
Sergeant: Hoke Howell
Detective Murray: Dabney Coleman
Harry Alexander: Jared Martin
Press Photographer: Danny Goldman
Edith Head: Edith Head
Jerry: Colby Chester
Lou D'Allessandro: Gregory Sierra
Ross: Lou Wagner
Ray: David Sheiner
Thelma: Eleanor Zee
Capt. Gibbon: Patrick Macnee
Dr. Westrum: Robert F. Simon
S. Baxter: Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Dr. Hunt: William Wintersole
Kermit Morgan: Dick Dinman
Jaime Delgado: Enrique Lucero
Sgt. Miller: Jon Miller
George Camponella: Howard McGillin
Officer Stein: Ed Begley Jr.
Gun Dealer: L.Q. Jones
Albert: Larry D. Mann
Landlady: Mary Wickes
Capt. Of Detectives: Len Wayland
Diver: Richard Pearson
Quincy [Murphy in credits]: Lawrence Cook
The Drunk: Robert Donner
Proprietor: Oscar Beregi Jr.
Mrs. Johnson: Kate Hawley
David Chase: Alan Fudge
Sgt. Hoffman: Michael Strong
Murph: Arthur Batanides
Tina: Janit Baldwin
Officer Corso: Sidney Armus
Sgt. Leftkowitz: Francine York
Marcy Hubbard: Trisha Noble
Rosanna Wells: Poupée Bocar
Charles Whelan: Ryan MacDonald
Sgt. Johnson: Walter Koenig
Chambermaid: Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
Dr. Tim Shaeffer: Jess Osuna
Dance Instructor: Marie Silva-Alexander
Miss Choy: France Nuyen
Jonathan: Kip Gilman
Angela: Susan Bredhoff
Technician: Thomas Bellin
Sam Franklin: Vic Tayback
Ceil Gentry: Lieux Dressler
Officer Sanchez: Ron Castro
The House Boy: Pat Morita
Fenwick: Arthur Malet
Driver: Milton Frome
Guard: Buck Young
Miss Johnson: Kathryn Kelly Wiget
Nancy: Socorro Swan
Film Editor: George Wyner
Stein: Robert Ellenstein
Young TV Lawyer: Michael Richardson
Anton: Mathias Reitz
Lorna McGrath: JoAnna Cameron
Sgt. Young: Paul Shenar
Colonel Mayehoff: John Randolph
Boodle Boy: Robert Clotworthy
Melissa: Susan Damante
Dr. Lansberg: Ross Elliott
Hakim: Nate Esformes
Daniel Morris: Jack Manning
Darryl: Anthony Holland
Lisa King: Susan Foster
Hector Rangel: Robert Carricart
Captain: Harry Hollins
Mario DeLuca: Antony Alda
Hearing Officer: Jon Lormer
Matron: Sandra Gould
Brimmer's Secretary: Barbara Baldavin
1st Officer: Glen Vernon
2nd Reporter: Ray Ballard
Sam: Michael Pataki
The Director: Harvey Jason
Paul: John Archer
Dr. Simpson: Murray MacLeod
Wolpert: Jack Bender
Susan Gerard: Karen Lamm
Doyle: Victor Campos
Sgt. Rickets: Raymond O'Keefe
Artie Podell: Peter Maloney
Gallery Attendant: William Mims
Officer Banks: Steven Marlo
Youseff Alafa: André Lawrence
Nina Montoya: Maria Grimm
Danny Green: Patrick Culliton
Elise: Lucy Saroyan
Miss Eisenback: Dorrie Thomson
Dubbing Chief: Milt Kogan
Michael Moore: Michael Prince
Evans: Curt Conway
2nd Officer: Jim Pelham
Policeman: Dick Crockett
Mr. Jones: Ronald Long
Officer: Luis Moreno
Older TV Lawyer: Gregory Morton
Patterson: Francis De Sales
Dr. Michaelson: Leonard Simon
Cadet Morgan: Bruno Kirby
Security Guard: James Jeter
Mrs. Moyland: Alice Backes
Bennett: Richard Caine
Coroner Anderson: Carmen Argenziano
The Magician: Curtis Credel
Brenda: Glorie Kaufman
Attendant: Anthony Redondo
Coast Guard Officer: Rod McCary
Watch Salesman: Gary Krawford
Caroline Treynor: Carol Jones
Crawford: Fred Holliday
Madge: Dee Timberlake
Leach: Donn Whyte
1st Marine Cadet: Jim Halferty
Waitress: Jamie Lee Curtis
Ferguson: Eddie Quillan
Audrey: Dawn Frame
Customs Man: Hedley Mattingly
Sound Man: Larry Watson
Andy Stevens: Reid Smith
Dr. Perenchio: Mario Gallo
Fingerprint Man: Marc Hannibal
Tom: Ron Stokes
Joe: Robert E. Meredith
Stickman: Tony Cristino
Charlie Shoup: John Calvin
Phil: Don Mantooth
Restaurant Manager: Vern Rowe
2nd Picketer: Bart Braverman
Cathy - Maid: Eloise Hardt
Tow Truck Driver: Johnny Silver
Chef Louis: Alberto Morin
Pete Cockrum: Don Eitner
Parking Boy (Joe): Dennis Rucker
Country Constable: John Orchard
Box Attendant Jimmy: Joe Renteria
Nurse: Priscilla Barnes
Cleaning Woman: Patsy Garrett
Amos Lawrence: Byron Morrow
Whitehead: Bert Holland
Lab Technician: Lew Palter
Harry Lassiter: J.R. Clark
Officer Hendryx: Vance Davis
Executive: Peter Eastman
Shop Foreman: Joseph Roman
Jefferson: Michael Payne
Amy: Carlene Watkins
Ames: Morgan Upton
Carole Hemingway: Carole Hemingway
Sgt. Hernandez, L.A.P.D.: Ivan Naranjo
Girl: Annette Molen
Constable: Peter Church
Fashion Moderator: Layne Mathess
Locksmith: George Brenlin
DMV Clerk: Adrian Ricard
Maryann Cobb: Bonnie Van Dyke
Sharkey: James V. Christy
Dr. Freeman: Mel Stevens
Parsons: Paul Gleason
Photographer: Eldon Burke
Harry: Tony Giorgio
Al Staley: Joe Warfield
Clair - Lady Cashier: Carolyn Martin
Plainclothesman: Jim Neumarker
TV Director: Wallace Chadwell
Steward: Monte Landis
Mrs. Halstead: Ann Driscoll
Jeff: Douglas Dirkson
Manager: Harry Harvey
Ruth: Angela May
Watchman: Jerry Crews
Suzy: Kathleen King
1st Geisha: Miyako Kurata
Inspector Smythe: Gerald Peters
Norbert: E.A. Sirianni
Al Como: Albert Popwell
Waiter: Norman Alexander Gibbs
2nd Receptionist: Kathy Speirs
Sailor: Fred Porter
Receptionist: Mary Beth Sikorski
2nd Geisha: Mieko Kobayashi
Barmaid: Doreen Murphy
Miss Dudley: Sharon Johansen
Cassie Marlowe: Pamela Campbell
Calvin MacGruder: John Ashton
Male Scientist: William Christopher
Ralph: James Millhollin
Sgt. Ned Randall: Ben Marino
TV Cameraman: Mike Edward Lally
Doberman: Don Nagel
Bellboy: Kelly Flynn
Wendy: Susan Krebs
Customs Officer: Kedric Wolfe
Shelly: James G. Richardson
Elderly Woman: Maryesther Denver
Minister: Edward Colmans
Woman (Rose): Susan Jacoby
Police Pilot: Paul Sorensen
Kid: Alicia Chambers
Masseur: H.B. Haggerty
Narrator: Peter Walker
Campaign Mgr.: Bill Andes
Mrs. Charleswort: Irene Tedrow
1st Policeman: Michael Santiago
Parking Attendant: Rocky Frier
Roark: James Frawley
Secretary: Katey Sagal
2nd Policeman: Edward Cross
1st Patrolman: Richard Lanci
Limousine Driver: Jack Krupnick
Reporter: Tony Perez
Party Guest: Sam Haggin
Dealer: Bart Greene
Club Member: Cosmo Sardo
Banquet Guest: Arnold Roberts
Club Patron: Florence Pepper
Bar Patron: Donald Chaffin
Board Member: Elizabeth Harrower
Chess Match Observer: Richard Boyer
Police Officer: René Assa
Columbo's Dog: Henry
CIA Agent: Don Bledsoe
Dedication Guest: Ella Mae Brown
Chef: Ernesto Molinari
Conference Guest: Eugene Jackson
Man at Office: Eddie Garrett
Campaign Worker: Robert Board
Arthur: Ben Frommer
Chauffeur: Michael J. Grayson
Cable Car Passenger: Kai J. Wong
Exhibit Patron: Bobby Gilbert
Inquest Spectator: Buzz Barbee
Medical Examiner: Joseph La Cava
Juror: Jay Loft-Lynn
Crew Member: Bert Madrid
Auction Guest: Kevin G. Tracey
Derelict: Martin Strader
Casino Gambler: George Bryson
Paramedic: Gary Bohn
Funeral Guest: Tony Dante
Exhibition Guest: Kenny Salvatt
Coach: Marv Goux
Brimmer Agency Detective: Mark Russell
Boutique Assistant: Katherine Darc
Servant: Victor Toyota
Audience Member: Richard Niehaus
Stage Hand: Gayle Frank
Observer at Crime Scene: Bob Templeton
Julia: Dorothy Dells
Traffic Cop: Bill Hickman
Woman at Theatre: Anitra Ford
Rudy Matthews: Robert Shayne
Theatre Patron: Paul King
Hilda: Frances E. Nealy
Fisherman: Earl Spainard
Hot Dog Vendor: Ralph Gambina
Sidney (Party Guest): Ian Abercrombie
Woman at Airport: Fran Ryan
Man in Pub: Jimmy Charters
Client of 'Eve Babcock': John Wheeler
Lady in Pub: Mabel Etherington
Basketball Player: Flynn Robinson
George, Steward at Supt. Durk's Club: Ronald Adam
Reporter at Sir Roger's Funeral: Kenneth Danziger
Airport Security: Dick Cherney
Miko: Midori
Man at Museum Reception: Victor Harrington
Man in Line: Lars Hensen
Club Waiter: Emile Stemmler
Commuter: Edward Coch Jr.
Man Outside Wax Museum: Charles Gilliard
Woman Outside Wax Museum: Alecia St Leger
Maid: Veronica Anderson
Photographer at Sir Roger's Funeral: Peter Ashton
Restaurant Patron: Marlene Kisker
Coroner's Assistant: Greg Mace
Hospital Announcer: Majel Barrett
Young TV Doctor: Marc Singer
Rough Masseuse: Anne Ramsey
Jerry - Wine Lab Assistant: Rand Brooks
Shareholder: Marco Lopez
Janitor at Winery: Frank Puglia
Winery Tour Guide: Robert Doyle
Jimmy: Bobby Johnson
Policeman in Operating Theater: Craig Chudy
Mario-Tailor's Apprentice: George Conrad
Shopper: Edna Ryan
Newscaster: Charlie Jones
Senior TV doctor: Stanley Waxman
Policeman in Office: James Sikking
MM7: Robby the Robot
Cop: Duke Fishman
Dark-Haired Man: Paul Gale
Female Clerk: Ann Coleman
Barfly: Michael Jeffers
Gym Member: Tim Wallace
Tri-Con Security Guard: Ed McCready
Military Officer: Tom McDonough
Band Member: W.S. Holland
Protester: Jeff Goldblum
Johnny Carson's Guest: Della Reese
Self - TV Host: Johnny Carson
Cook: Chester Hayes
Carnival Patron: Ray Nadeau
Army Archerd: Army Archerd
Legation Gate Guard: Nick Pellegrino
Dancer In Rehearsal: Bert May
Diplomat: Arthur Wong
CIA Operative: George Hoagland
Fred Loring: Scott Salmon
Customer: Roberto Rodriguez
Make-up Artist: Judd Hirsch
Miss McCarthy: Catherane Skillen
Observer at Scene: Paul King
PA: Jeff Gerrard
Alvin Metzler: Peter Lampert
Cop Looking In Columbo's Car Window After Whiplash Crash: Dorian Harewood
Delivery Man: Paul Willson
Police dispatcher: Shaaron Claridge
Control Booth Attendant: John Furlong
Pub Patron: Brent Dunsford
Kenji Ozu:

Written by: Richard Levinson, William Link

Production: Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Guber/Peters Company

Release date: 01 Mar 1971