Rumpled, cigar-smoking sleuth solved crimes in 69 episodes and 24 TV movies Falk's portrayal of the beloved character earned him four Emmy Awards and 11 nominations A wide array of star turns as the ...

If you're unfamiliar with Columbo, the classic mystery show had a simple premise. While most shows in that genre were focused on unraveling the clues to determine who had committed a murder, Columbo ...

When it comes to television detectives, few are greater than Columbo. From 1971-1978, Peter Falk’s intrepid investigator solved mystery after mystery on prime time. He always ended his investigations ...

Few TV show characters have the shelf-life that Peter Falk’s Detective Columbo had from 1968 into the onset of the 21st-century. The fictional detective, who debuted in the early 1960s, was a ...

Lt. Columbo, of rum pled trench coat, cigar and absent-minded-detective-work fame, is coming to Broadway. “Columbo Takes the Rap,” a new mystery by William Link, who, with his writing partner, Richard ...

“Columbo” and “LA Law” actor Bruce Kirby has died at age 95. His son, John Kirby, confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “My father loved acting and aside from his extraordinary ...

"[He] would be enraged" says friend Merrill Markoe, as Simon's estate sits at the center of a bizarre fight surrounding his beloved-yet-volatile pooch Columbo and the trust that's stopped paying for ...

Bruce Kirby, a character actor best known for his roles in “Columbo” and “Stand by Me,” died in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 95. Kirby’s son, John Kirby, announced the news on Facebook on Monday.