Columbo, The complete first season

Resource Information

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Label

Columbo, The complete first season

Title number

The complete first season

Statement of responsibility

Universal Television ; created by Richard Levinson & William Link

Title variation

• Columbo
• Columbo
• Columbo

Contributor

• Chambers, Everett, 1926-
• Levinson, Richard
• Bochco, Steven, 1943-2018
• Averback, Hy
• Ameche, Don
• Albert, Eddie
• Universal Television (Firm)
• Link, William
• Lloyd, Norman, 1914-
• Universal City Studios
• Mancini, Henry
• McDowall, Roddy
• Milland, Ray
• Millé, Gil
• Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010
• Pleshette, Suzanne, 1937-2008
• Smight, Jack
• Grusin, Dave
• Goldenberg, Billy
• Gillis, Jackson
• Falk, Peter, 1927-2011
• Hargrove, Dean
• Dugan, John T.
• Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
• Irving, Richard, 1917-1990
• Culp, Robert, 1930-2010
• Kowalski, Bernard, 1929-2007

Actor

• Culp, Robert, 1930-2010
• Falk, Peter, 1927-2011
• Pleshette, Suzanne, 1937-2008
• Nielsen, Leslie, 1926-2010
• Milland, Ray
• McDowall, Roddy
• Albert, Eddie
• Ameche, Don

Composer

• Mancini, Henry
• Goldenberg, Billy
• Grusin, Dave
• Millé, Gil

Creator

• Levinson, Richard
• Link, William

Director

• Kowalski, Bernard, 1929-2007
• Averback, Hy
• Falk, Peter, 1927-2011
• Irving, Richard, 1917-1990
• Lloyd, Norman, 1914-
• Smight, Jack
• Spielberg, Steven, 1946-

Producer

• Hargrove, Dean
• Link, William
• Levinson, Richard
• Irving, Richard, 1917-1990
• Chambers, Everett, 1926-

Screenwriter

• Gillis, Jackson
• Link, William
• Levinson, Richard
• Bochco, Steven, 1943-2018
• Dugan, John T.
• Hargrove, Dean

Subject

• Television series
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Criminal investigation -- California | Los Angeles
• Detective and mystery television programs
• Columbo, Lieutenant (Fictitious character)
• Columbo, Lieutenant (Personaje literario) -- Teatro
• Made-for-TV movies
• Murder -- California | Los Angeles
• Television programs

Genre

• Made-for-TV movies
• Television programs
• Detective and mystery television programs
• Teatro
• Television series
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

Columbo, a disheveled, cigar-chomping, trench coat-wearing police lieutenant, who appears to be an incompetent bumbler. Despite his appearance, Columbo is the shrewdest, most resourceful detective in the LAPD

Member of

• Columbo, Season 01
• Columbo (Television program)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• Original episodes: writers, Richard Levinson, William Link, Dean Hargrove, Steven Bochco, John T. Dugan, Jackson Gillis ; directors, Richard Irving, Steven Spielberg, Bernard Kowalski, Jack Smight, Hy Averback, Norman Lloyd, Edward M. Abroms, Peter Falk ; producers, Richard Irving, Dean Hargrove, Richard Levinson, William Link, Everett Chambers ; music score, Billy Goldenberg, Gil Mellé ; theme, Henry Mancini ; directors of photography, Rusell L. Metty, Harry Wolf; Lloyd Ahern ; film editors, John Kaufman, Jr., Edward M. Abroms, Richard M. Sprague, Budd Small, Richard L. Kimble, Chris Kaeselau
• Prescription: murder : A Universal production ; music, Dave Grusin ; director of photography, Ray Rennahan ; film editor, Richard G. Wray
• Ransom for a dead man : A Universal Studios production ; music, Billy Goldenberg ; director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; film editor, Edward M. Abroms

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Language note

English dialogue ; optional French or Spanish subtitles; optional English closed-captions for the hearing impaired

PerformerNote

Starring, Peter Falk ; Guest stars include: Robert Culp, Ray Milland, Eddie Albert, Suzanne Pleshette, Don Ameche, Leslie Nielsen, Roddy McDowall

Runtime

725

Series statement

Columbo

Series volume

Season 01

Technique

live action