"Columbo Likes the Nightlife", the very last #Columbo episode just started on Universal Crime. It's one of the better ones of the ABC era, not a bad way to go out.

Vito Scotti in one of his better appearances (and he was good in ALL of them). acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-...

Happy birthday to Columni Denise Kumagai, who had a small part as Fielding Chase's assistant in "Butterfly in Shades of Grey". As far as I know she was not responsible for Shatner's awful moustache in that episode. 😜 #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/365-...

Since we're talking about mother-daughter appearances on #Columbo here's a more obscure one.... Blythe Danner plays the murderer's wife in "Etude in Black". At the time of filming she was 5 months pregnant...with Gwyneth Paltrow. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/etud...

I mentioned that today is Janet Leigh's birthday, but did you know her daughter (Jamie Leigh Curtis) also appeared in an episode of #Columbo? Much smaller part, very early in her career. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/bye-...

Happy birthday to the great Janet Leigh who played fading murderer Grace Wheeler in "Forgotten Lady". Fun fact: Leigh was only 48 years old when they made that, but she played it much older. #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/365-...

Happy birthday to Rosemary Forsyth who played Joanna Ferris in the very first regular season #Columbo episode "Murder by the Book." We should make her an omelette. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/365-...

OK, so I did publish a new #Columbo episode guide this week. Not my favorite episode, in fact I think I have it ranked 65th or 66th (out of 69). Andrew Stevens faints his way into your hearts in "Murder in Malibu". acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/murd...

The reward for having to re-watch "Murder in Malibu" a couple of ties last week is getting to watch "#Columbo Goes to College", one of the best episodes of the ABC era, this week.

Nitpicking a bit but I think "Makeup" should be one word. 🤔

William Smith played the dim-witted boyfriend of impending widow Kathy Goodland in "The Greenhouse Jungle". In real life he served in military intelligence during the Korean War and spoke 5 languages fluently. He passed away 5 years ago today. #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/365-...

George Hamilton appeared as the killer in #Columbo twice - once in Season 4, then again 16 years later in Season 10. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/geor...

Season 3 really was when #Columbo hit it's stride. With "Any Old Port in a Storm", "Candidate for Crime", "Swan Song" and "A Friend in Deed."

Aside from being the birthday of America, July 4th is also the birthday of Columni Otis Young - who #Columbo fans will recognize as Lawrence Melville in "Identity Crisis". acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/365-...

"Blueprint for Murder" just started on Universal Crime channel. I think I have it ranked around 23rd, it's the only #Columbo episode that Peter Falk officially directed (though obviously he was deeply involved in all of them). acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/blue...

His #Columbo appearance was slightly cringy but it was one of those "Hey, it's Pat Morita!" moments. Happy birthday to him! acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

William Smith played the dimwitted boyfriend in this episode. In real life he had served in military intelligence and spoke 5 languages fluently. #Columbo

Farewell to Chester Jones, who had a background role as a bartender in season 1's "Dead Weight". #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Obviously I love Columbo, but even I don't love EVERY episode. Currently working on my episode review for "Murder in Malibu" and truth be told...it's hard to watch. I have to keep taking breaks. 🫤

Happy birthday to Columni Robin Clarke! He knew Deidre Ross, obviously, her mother WORKED for him. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

There's an almost imperceptible goof in this scene. Watch closely and you'll see a puff of smoke from the gunshot...but it appears at the left side of the monitor, not the right, where the shot would have come from. #Columbo

Happy birthday to Columni Sandra Smith! She did a nice job as brazenly unfaithful widow Cathy Goodland in "The Greenhouse Jungle". #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Happy birthday to Columni Richard Bull! He had a very small role in the #Columbo episode "Lady in Waiting". acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

The two of them seem a bit cozy for a business lunch. 🤔 #Columbo

The young actor in the foreground (in the robe) in Bruno Kirby. His dad, Bruce Kirby, plays a detective in this same episode. They're on-screen together momentarily, but only in passing.

Columbo: "I don't know how I can help you, what you want is missing persons." Joan: "I've been up to missing persons, there was nobody there." #Columbo #ComedyGold

June 22nd is Kris Kristofferson's birthday. What's that got to do with #Columbo, you ask? Well...he wrote "Sunday Morning Coming Down", the song Johnny Cash sings a few times in "Swan Song". acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/365-...

Happy birthday to Columni Doug Savant a pretty decent actor who had the misfortune of being featured in probably the worst #Columbo episode of them all: No Time to Die. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Happy birthday to Karen Lamm, who had a brief role as Cadet Springer's girlfriend in "By Dawn's Early Light". #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Happy birthday to one of the most beautiful ladies of the #Columbo universe: Mariette Hartley. She had two appearances on the show - as the literary agent in "Publish or Perish", and the ambitious assistant in "Try and Catch Me". acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

The jazz club set from Etude in Black was also used as the Wax Museum in Dagger of the Mind. #Columbo

Happy birthday to the Landau's, Martin and...Martin. He played killer twins in the aptly named "Double Shock". Not the most competent killers #Columbo ever caught, but Landau played the role beautifully. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

I've been bad about publishing one every Saturday lately, but finally got my latest #Columbo episode review up. This week it's Uneasy Lies the Crown - James Read as a murderous dentist. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/unea...

Happy birthday to Brett Halsey! He may not have been a good golfer, but he did a nice job as Ken Archer in "Death Lends a Hand". #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

There's a goof in this scene, that's hard to spot in this screen shot. This is the magicians show and Lloyd at this point of the episode is supposed to be confined to his room. But if you look carefully he's at the piano. #Columbo

June 19th is also the birthday of Columni Gina Rowlands. Rowlands & Falk had worked together before and she was married to John Cassavetes, one of Falk's best friends and his rival in season 2's "Etude in Black". Rowlands featured in season 4's "Playback". acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

If you attend Louis Jourdan's birthday party be careful which glass you drink from because he played murderous food critic Paul Gerard in "Murder Under Glass." He's also one of the handful of people who tried to kill #Columbo. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Troubled Waters is my #3 ranked episode of #Columbo. The cruise ship setting is nicely done, the supporting cast are good, and the story is interesting. As often happens the murderer's fatal flaw is trying too hard to tell a different story. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/trou...

Happy birthday to #Columbo occasional Robert Karnes. Alternately Sgt. Grover and Sgt. Vernon I always seeing him in an episode and I wish he'd been more of a regular. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

For those of you wondering what his #Columbo connection was...he played the TV Host interviewing Theresa when she admits she's going to marry Wayne in "Murder in Malibu".

The Conspirators thrusts #Columbo into the world of 1970s Irish political violence. There's no shortage of Irish characters in the episode, but relatively few Irish actors. Be that as it may... acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Raise a glass for Robert Ellenstein's birthday! He was Stein (name coincidence? Maybe) in "Any Old Port in a Storm". On a related note I was fascinated by how they hold the wine glasses in this episode. #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

"Quite so, Hassan Salah." A Case of Immunity is not one of my favorite episodes, but I think it does have a top-10 gotcha. #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-ca...

Happy birthday to Tom Simcox who played the thoroughly unpleasant victim William Haynes in "By Dawn's Early Light". #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Happy birthday to William Lucking! He played Dominic Doyle in one of the better episodes of the ABC-era, "Columbo Goes to College". acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Happy birthday to Susan Damante! #Columbo fans will remember her as the pretty nurse from "Troubled Waters" who smoked in the ship's hospital. Ahh...the 70s. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

Every now and then the question comes up of whether or not any of the murderers tried to kill #Columbo. The answer is "Yes!" (but not very often). Fortunately none of them succeeded. acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/kill...

The hostess in this scene is Barbara Rhodes, who appeared 4 seasons later in Identity Crisis as the photographer. #Columbo

Happy birthday to Ian Buchanan! He played smarmy killer Sean Brantley in "Columbo Cries Wolf" whose smug grin made his ultimate downfall all the more satisfying. #Columbo acolumboblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/365-...

This actress is Rosanna Huffman. She was also known as "Mrs. Richard Levinson" (yes, #Columbo co-creator, Richard Levinson). She had another Columbo appearance, 19 years later, in "Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo."