The Great (Rumpled) Detective hangs up his trench coat.
Peter Falk was best known as the sharp-minded Detective Lieutenant Frank Columbo, who hid his wit behind rumpled-up trenchcoat, suit and seemingly bewildered manner. He was the third actor to do so, picking up the role in a 1968 TV movie of the week before the show itself was picked up as part of NBC's Mystery Movie lineup in 1971. The first episode was directed by the then 25-year-old Steven Spielberg.
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