Columbo

:This article is on the television program Columbo. For information on the city, see Colombo.

Guest contributions

Directors/Writers

Steven Spielberg and Jonathan Demme both directed episodes of the show during its first run. Steven Bochco was once a writer.

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Steven Spielberg - Jonathan Demme - Steven Bochco

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Guest stars

Played Murderers

Guest stars who played murderers included

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• Anne Baxter
• Ed Begley, Jr.
• Theodore Bikel
• Ian Buchanan
• Johnny Cash
• John Cassavetes
• Jack Cassidy (three times)
• Billy Connolly
• Robert Conrad
• Robert Culp (three times, sporting various moustaches!)
• Tyne Daly
• Faye Dunaway
• Dick Van Dyke
• Hector Elizondo
• José Ferrer
• Ruth Gordon
• Laurence Harvey
• Lee Grant
• Louis Jourdan
• Richard Kiley
• Martin Landau
• Janet Leigh
• Ida Lupino
• Ross Martin
• Roddy McDowall
• Patrick McGoohan (four times)
• Vera Miles
• Ray Milland
• Ricardo Montalban
• Leonard Nimoy
• Donald Pleasence
• Clive Revill
• William Shatner (twice)
• Fisher Stevens
• Rip Torn
• Trish Vandevere
• Robert Vaughn
• George Wendt
• Oskar Werner
• Nicol Williamson

Peter Falk's real-life wife, Shera Danese, appeared in six Columbo episodes in small roles.

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Played Victims

Famed murder victims include: Ida Lupino, Lola Albright, Greg Evigan, Leslie Nielsen, Martin Sheen, Nina Foch, Rue McClanahan, Pippa Scott, Martha Scott, and Dean Stockwell.

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Ida Lupino - Lola Albright - Greg Evigan - Leslie Nielsen - Martin Sheen - Nina Foch - Rue McClanahan - Pippa Scott - Martha Scott - Dean Stockwell

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Actors such as Katey Sagal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeff Goldblum and Valerie Harper had small roles or cameos in various episodes early in their careers.

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Katey Sagal - Jamie Lee Curtis - Jeff Goldblum - Valerie Harper

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