Columbo

When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.

Stars: Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy, Rosemary Forsyth
Director(s): Steven Spielberg
Writer(s): Steven Bochco, Richard Levinson, William Link

Columbo matches his skills against Brimmer, a former cop turned private investigator with a quick temper who tries to blackmail a client's wife. When she refuses, he accidentally kills her and it's up to Columbo to nail him.

Stars: Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Pat Crowley
Director(s): Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer(s): Richard Levinson, William Link

A war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness.

Stars: Peter Falk, Eddie Albert, Kate Reid
Director(s): Jack Smight
Writer(s): Richard Levinson, William Link, John T. Dugan

A wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Columbo pulls a fast one to ferret out the killer.

Stars: Peter Falk, Ross Martin, Don Ameche
Director(s): Hy Averback
Writer(s): Jackson Gillis, Richard Levinson, William Link

A mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.

Stars: Peter Falk, Susan Clark, Jessie Royce Landis
Director(s): Norman Lloyd
Writer(s): Steven Bochco, Barney Slater, Richard Levinson

Pressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.

Stars: Peter Falk, Roddy McDowall, Anne Francis
Director(s): Edward M. Abroms
Writer(s): Jackson Gillis, Lester Pine, Tina Pine

Elliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.

Stars: Peter Falk, Patrick O'Neal, Janis Paige
Director(s): Peter Falk
Writer(s): Steven Bochco, William Kelley, Richard Levinson