Lieutenant Columbo, played with average Joe charm and unshowy, easy-to-miss dexterity by Peter Falk, is more than meets the eye — to the bad guys, not us, because we know how things will turn out.

The late great Peter Falk was born on September 16, 1927, and his detective drama "Columbo" is as timeless as it is entertaining. In the whole of television history, few actors have been as identified ...

Who would have thought a homicide detective from the ‘70s would have had a cultural moment in the 2020s? And yet, that’s been the case for Lieutenant Columbo. Peter Falk’s trench-coat-wearing cop had ...

Saturday marks 96 years since the great Peter Falk was born (9-16-27), which strikes us as a great reason to revisit a detective drama as timeless as it is entertaining. In the whole of television ...

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 ...

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 ...