Columbo
1971 · TV Series · TV-PG · 93 min
★ 8.1(839)unSUB Rating
Columbo follows a friendly, disheveled police detective who is consistently underestimated by suspects. With a sharp eye for detail and a meticulous approach, he unravels cases and secures the evidence needed to bring things to an indictment.
Also known as Columbo (1968)
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Details
- Years
- 1971–2003
- Release date
- 1971-09-15
- Network
- ABC, NBC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.1/10 (839 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Columbo if you want a clever, low-key detective who wins through persistence and tiny details rather than spectacle, and Not for you if repetitive mystery structures feel boring or if you strongly dislike rumpled, cigar-smoking sleuth vibes.
Pros: classic detective charm; sharp clue-spotting; memorable personality | Cons: repetitive formula; pacing can drag; some plots feel overlong
Themes
- detective
- affectation
- murder
- police detective
- basset hound
- raincoat
- criminal investigation
- murder investigation
- homicide detective
- peugeot
- homicide investigation
- solved
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Peter Falk
as Lt. Columbo
Martin Sheen
as Karl Lessing
Robert Walden
as Billy Fine
Tisha Sterling
as Linda Johnson
Danny Goldman
as Press Photographer
Gregory Sierra
as Lou D'Allessandro
Robert Walker Jr.
as Neil Cahill
Johnny Cash
as Tommy Brown
Richard Basehart
as Nicholas Framer
Kevin McCarthy
as Frank Simmons
Directed by Peter Falk, Dennis Dugan, Patrick McGoohan +3 more
Episodes10 seasons · 67 episodes
Season 17 episodes
- S1E1Murder by the Book76mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E2Death Lends a Hand76mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E3Dead Weight76mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E4Suitable for Framing76mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E5Lady in Waiting75mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E6Short Fuse75mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S1E7Blueprint for Murder75mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 28 episodes
- S2E1Étude in Black97mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E2The Greenhouse Jungle74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E3The Most Crucial Game74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E4Dagger of the Mind98mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E5Requiem for a Falling Star74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E6A Stitch in Crime74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E7The Most Dangerous Match74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S2E8Double Shock74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 38 episodes
- S3E1Lovely But Lethal73mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S3E2Any Old Port in a Storm96mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S3E3Candidate for Crime93mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S3E4Double Exposure70mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S3E5Publish or Perish73mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S3E6Mind Over Mayhem73mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S3E7Swan Song99mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S3E8A Friend in Deed98mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 46 episodes
- S4E1An Exercise in Fatality98mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S4E2Negative Reaction91mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S4E3By Dawn's Early Light98mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S4E4Troubled Waters98mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S4E5Playback74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S4E6A Deadly State of Mind75mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 56 episodes
- S5E1Forgotten Lady98mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S5E2A Case of Immunity75mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S5E3Identity Crisis95mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S5E4A Matter of Honor75mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S5E5Now You See Him90mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S5E6Last Salute to the Commodore91mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 63 episodes
- S6E1Fade in to Murder73mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S6E2Old Fashioned Murder73mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S6E3The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case74mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
Season 75 episodes
- S7E1Try and Catch Me73mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S7E2Murder Under Glass75mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S7E3Make Me a Perfect Murder98mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S7E4How to Dial a Murder73mAmazon Prime VideoTubiPeacock
- S7E5The Conspirators100mPeacock
Season 84 episodes
- S8E1Columbo Goes to the Guillotine93mTubi
- S8E2Murder, Smoke and Shadows96mTubi
- S8E3Sex and the Married Detective98mTubi
- S8E4Grand Deceptions95mTubi
Season 96 episodes
- S9E1Murder, a Self Portrait93mTubi
- S9E2Columbo Cries Wolf98mTubi
- S9E3Agenda for Murder97mTubi
- S9E4Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo98mTubi
- S9E5Uneasy Lies the Crown97mTubi
- S9E6Murder in Malibu94m
Season 1014 episodes
- S10E1Columbo Goes to College98mTubi
- S10E2Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health98mTubi
- S10E3Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star98mTubi
- S10E4Death Hits the Jackpot98m
- S10E5No Time to Die93m
- S10E6A Bird in the Hand...94m
- S10E7It's All in the Game96m
- S10E8Butterfly in Shades of Grey98m
- S10E9Undercover98m
- S10E10Strange Bedfellows89m
- S10E11A Trace of Murder98m
- S10E12Ashes to Ashes91m
- S10E13Murder With Too Many Notes98m
- S10E14Columbo Likes the Nightlife88m