Murder” was the inspiration for the “Columbo” TV series pilot. The play runs at PowPAC from Jan. 23 to Feb. 22.

Sep. 5—BRISTOL — "Prescription: Murder," based on the TV series "Columbo," opens Sept. 13 at the Bristol Opera House for a two-weekend run. The theatrical origin story for the TV series "Columbo," ...

Peter Falk was perhaps best known for his role as the disheveled police Lt. Columbo, one of TV's beloved crime solvers. He died Thursday night at... Peter Falk, TV's Legendary 'Columbo,' Dies At 83 ...

This month, Peacock is running the second season of Poker Face, a mystery show that owes a lot to Columbo, the hit series that ran from 1971 to 1978. Columbo has had a big resurgence of popularity in ...

PASADENA, Calif. — Miss “Columbo?” Then you might appreciate Peacock’s “Poker Face,” a modern take on the episodic detective show that’s less whodunnit (that’s shown in the opening scene of each ...

LOS ANGELES — Peter Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in “Columbo,” which spanned 30 years in prime-time television and established one of the ...

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...

The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives. Thanks to Falk's affectionately genuine portrayal, Lt. Columbo established himself ...

Columbo — he never had a first name — presented a contrast to other TV detectives. "He looks like a flood victim," Falk once said. "You feel sorry for him. He appears to be seeing nothing, but he's ...

Peter Falk, one of the most beloved and honored actors in TV history, died Thursday in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home. Falk, 83, had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for many years. The ...