My Columbo episode Ranking
My personal ranking of the 69 Columbo episodes.
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- DirectorBen GazzaraStarsPeter FalkRichard KileyRosemary MurphyA police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPeter FalkRoss MartinDon AmecheA 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.
- DirectorE.W. SwackhamerStarsPeter FalkStephen CaffreyGary HershbergerTwo college students decide to murder their professor during a class that Columbo is teaching.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoStarsPeter FalkJohnny CashIda LupinoA gospel singer wants to be rid of his zealous wife. But a murder made to look like an airplane accident does not fool the wily Lt. Columbo.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanBurr DeBenningThe commandant of a military academy murders the chairman of the board, who wants to oust him. Lt. Columbo takes up residence in the barracks to expose the killer.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyBob DishyA stage illusionist kills his employer and makes it look like a contract killing; it's up to Lt. Columbo to trick the master trickster.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkRuth GordonMariette HartleyA mystery writer suspects her niece's husband of murdering her, and she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe.
- DirectorBen GazzaraStarsPeter FalkRobert VaughnJane GreerLt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkTyne DalyGreg EviganColumbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPeter FalkLouis JourdanShera DaneseFood critic Paul Gerard, who has been extorting money from restaurant owners in exchange for good reviews, murders one when threatened with exposure.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsPeter FalkDonald PleasenceJoyce JillsonA wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanRue McClanahanAfter a much maligned Hollywood gossip columnist is murdered by her former lover, Columbo tries to find a way to prove he was responsible for the crime.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkGeorge HamiltonLesley Ann WarrenA psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Columbo to discover the truth.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkNicol WilliamsonKim CattrallA behavioral psychologist whose wife died under suspicious circumstances trains his dogs to kill on command using a telephone.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkFaye DunawayClaudia ChristianCouple of women kill their two-timing lover, and one of them tries to seduce Columbo in an effort to divert suspicion.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpRobert MiddletonA self-styled "motivation research specialist" uses subliminal cues to commit a murder. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsPeter FalkRay MillandBob DishyColumbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsPeter FalkSusan ClarkJessie Royce LandisA mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkOskar WernerGena RowlandsA gadget-happy inventor murders his mother-in-law; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorRichard IrvingStarsPeter FalkGene BarryKatherine JusticeA psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
- DirectorDaryl DukeStarsPeter FalkIan BuchananRebecca StaabWhen Dian Hunter, the publisher of the men's magazine "Bachelor's World", wants to sell her stock to a media tycoon, her adulterous partner Sean Brantley objects. Soon afterwards, Miss Hunter apparently disappears on a London-bound flight.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPeter FalkLeonard NimoyAnne FrancisA surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme.
- 1971–20031h 38mTV-PG7.3 (1.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorDaryl DukeStarsPeter FalkGeorge HamiltonPeter HaskellLt. Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of pornography.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyRosemary ForsythWhen 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.
- DirectorJeffrey ReinerStarsPeter FalkMatthew RhysJennifer SkyColumbo gets a taste of the Los Angeles rave scene as he investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter.