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Columbo or Lieutenant Columbo is the eponymous main character in the American detective crime drama television series Columbo created by Richard Levinson and William Link. The character is a shrewd but inelegant blue-collar homicide detective whose trademarks include his shambling manner, rumpled beige raincoat, cigar and off-putting, relentless investigative approach.

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  • Columbo or Lieutenant Columbo is the eponymous main character in the American detective crime drama television series Columbo created by Richard Levinson and William Link. The character is a shrewd but inelegant blue-collar homicide detective whose trademarks include his shambling manner, rumpled beige raincoat, cigar and off-putting, relentless investigative approach. Columbo is portrayed almost entirely by Peter Falk, who appeared in the role from 1968 through 2003. has never officially been identified, although the name "Frank Columbo" has been visible on pieces of identification throughout the show's history. Levinson and Link have said that the character was partially inspired by the Crime and Punishment character Porfiry Petrovich as well as G. K. Chesterton's humble cleric-detective Father Brown. Other sources claim Columbo's character is also influenced by Inspector Fichet from the French suspense-thriller film Les Diaboliques (1955). In a 2001 poll conducted by Channel 4 in the UK, Columbo was ranked 18th on their list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters. (en)
  • Columbo est un personnage de fiction créé par Richard Levinson et William Link dans le téléfilm The Chevy Mystery en 1960. (fr)
  • Porucznik Columbo – bohater amerykańskiego telewizyjnego serialu kryminalnego pod tytułem Columbo, pracujący w wydziale zabójstw policji Los Angeles. Rolę odtwarzał Peter Falk. Serial był wyświetlany w USA (z przerwami) w latach 1968–2003. (pl)
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  • "Enough Rope"
  • (1960)
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  • Peter Falk as Columbo c. 1971 (en)
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  • At least 1 (en)
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  • *"There's something that bothers me" *"One more question" *"My wife..." *"What did you pay for those shoes?" (en)
  • *"Just one more thing" (en)
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  • (en)
  • Fred Columbo (en)
  • George Columbo (en)
  • Mary Parma (en)
  • Rose Columbo (en)
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  • (en)
  • "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" (en)
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  • Catchphrases (en)
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  • Columbo (en)
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  • American (en)
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  • "Adrian Carsini: You've learned very well, Lieutenant. (en)
  • —Lieutenant Columbo in Season 3 episode 2 "Any Old Port In A Storm" (en)
  • —Lieutenant Columbo in Season 6 episode 3 "The Bye-Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case" (en)
  • "You know, I can remember the only new car my father ever bought. How proud he was. The way it smelled. Kind of like the inside of a Pullman car." (en)
  • —Lieutenant Columbo in Season 7 episode 1 "Try and Catch Me" (en)
  • "You know, sir, it's a funny thing. All my life I kept running into smart people. I don't just mean smart like you and the people in this house. You know what I mean. In school, there were lots of smarter kids. And when I first joined the force, sir, they had some very clever people there. And I could tell right away that it wasn't gonna be easy making detective as long as they were around. But I figured, if I worked harder than they did, put in more time, read the books, kept my eyes open, maybe I could make it happen. And I did. And I really love my work, sir." (en)
  • "I like my job. Oh, I like it a lot. And I'm not depressed by it. And I don't think the world is full of criminals and full of murderers. Because it isn't. It's full of nice people just like you. And if it wasn't for my job, I wouldn't be getting to meet you like this. And I'll tell you something else. Even with some of the murderers that I meet, I even like them too, sometimes. Like them and even respect them. Not for what they did, certainly not for that. But for that part of them which is intelligent or funny or just nice. Because there's niceness in everyone, a little bit, anyhow. You can take a cop's word for it." (en)
  • —Lieutenant Columbo in an impromptu speech to a ladies' club meeting in Season 7 episode 1 "Try and Catch Me" (en)
  • Columbo: Thank you, sir. That's the nicest thing anybody's ever said to me." (en)
  • "Sean Brantley: Columbo, you are the most stubborn man I have ever known. (en)
  • —Lieutenant Columbo in Season 9 episode 2 "Columbo Cries Wolf" (en)
  • Columbo: Yes sir, but there's nothing I can do about that." (en)
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  • Vito (en)
  • Andy Parma (en)
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  • Mrs. Columbo (en)
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  • Columbo est un personnage de fiction créé par Richard Levinson et William Link dans le téléfilm The Chevy Mystery en 1960. (fr)
  • Porucznik Columbo – bohater amerykańskiego telewizyjnego serialu kryminalnego pod tytułem Columbo, pracujący w wydziale zabójstw policji Los Angeles. Rolę odtwarzał Peter Falk. Serial był wyświetlany w USA (z przerwami) w latach 1968–2003. (pl)
  • Columbo or Lieutenant Columbo is the eponymous main character in the American detective crime drama television series Columbo created by Richard Levinson and William Link. The character is a shrewd but inelegant blue-collar homicide detective whose trademarks include his shambling manner, rumpled beige raincoat, cigar and off-putting, relentless investigative approach. (en)
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  • Columbo (character) (en)
  • Columbo (personnage) (fr)
  • Porucznik Columbo (pl)
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  • Columbo (en)
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