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Columbo Season 4
This is a list of episodes from the fourth season of ''Columbo ''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originall ...''. Broadcast history The season originally aired Sundays at 8:30–10:00 pm ( EST) as part of '' The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie''. DVD release The season was released on DVD by Universal Home Video. Episodes References {{Columbo Columbo 04 1974 American television seasons 1975 American television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbo
''Columbo'' is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo (character), Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of ''The NBC Mystery Movie''. ''Columbo'' then aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC as a rotating program on ''The ABC Mystery Movie'' from 1989 to 1990, and on a less frequent basis from 1990 to 2003. Columbo is a shrewd and exceptionally observant homicide detective whose trademarks include his rumpled beige raincoat, unassuming demeanor, cigar, battered Peugeot 403 car, love of chili con carne, chili, and Unseen character, unseen wife (whom he mentions frequently). He often leaves a room only to return with the catchphrase "Just one more thing" to ask a critical question. The character and show, created by Richard Levinson and William Link, popularized the inverted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JoAnna Cameron
Patricia Kara Cameron (September 20, 1948 – October 15, 2021), sometimes credited as JoAnna Cameron, was an American actress and model, perhaps best known for her portrayal of the title role on ''Isis'', a 1970s children's television series, which was later rebroadcast as ''The Secrets of Isis''. Career Early career While at college, Cameron became friends with Linda Hope, the daughter of Bob Hope. When she was introduced to the famous comedian, he cast her in the film ''How to Commit Marriage'' in 1969. This led to a series of film and television roles throughout the 1970s. Cameron was reportedly considered for the ''Love Story'' role that went to Ali MacGraw.Unofficial Isis Page: Interview with Joanna Cameron angelfire.com; accessed May 7, 2017. She acted in the 1970s films '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Kirby (actor)
Bruce Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu; April 28, 1925 – January 24, 2021) was an American character actor. Career Bruce Kirby started his television career in the 1950s with appearances in '' Goodyear Television Playhouse''. During the 1960s, he appeared in ''I Dream of Jeannie'', '' The Nurses'', '' The Defenders'', '' Car 54, Where Are You?'' (in nine episodes), '' Hogan's Heroes'' (in three episodes), and '' The Patty Duke Show'' among others. He played in ''Bonanza'' (in three episodes), '' Ironside'' (in three episodes), '' Barney Miller'' (in three episodes), '' The Rockford Files'' (in three episodes), '' The Marcus-Nelson Murders'', '' Kojak'' (in six episodes), '' M*A*S*H'' and '' Alice'' during the 1970s. In the 1980s, he appeared in '' Remington Steele'', '' Hunter'' (in five episodes), '' Night Court'', '' Matlock'', '' Hill Street Blues'', '' Lou Grant'' and ''Punky Brewster''. His 1990s television credits include ''The Golden Girls'', ''L.A. Law'', '' In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Columbo Episodes
The following is an episode list for the crime fiction television series ''Columbo''. After two Television pilot, pilot episodes, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of ''The NBC Mystery Movie''. ''Columbo'' then aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC as part of ''The ABC Mystery Movie'' from 1989 to 1990 and less frequently starting in late 1990. The last installment was broadcast in 2003. Because the ''Columbo'' episodes from late 1990 to 2003 aired infrequently, different DVD sets have been released around the world. In DVD region code, Region 2 and 4, all episodes have now been released as 10 seasons. Seasons 8-9 reflect the two seasons aired as part of ''The ABC Mystery Movie'', and the 10th season covers the last 14 episodes from "Columbo Goes to College" (1990) to the series finale, "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" (2003). In France and the Netherlands (also Region 2), however, the DVDs were released as 12 seasons. In DVD reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's and Family Emmy Awards, Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. #Regional, Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Simcox
Thomas William Simcox (born June 17, 1937) is an American film and television actor. Early life Simcox was born in Medford, New Jersey. Career Simcox began his career in 1962, first appearing in the police procedural television series '' Naked City''. He then made an appearance on the medical drama television series ''Ben Casey''. He guest-starred in television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''Matt Houston'', '' Ironside'', '' The Virginian'', ''Vega$'', ''Charlie's Angels'', '' Trapper John, M.D.'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Columbo'' and ''Wagon Train''. In 1964, he made his film debut for which Simcox first appeared in the television film ''The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre''. He then played the role of Lt. Johnson in the 1965 film '' Shenandoah''. Simcox starred in the 1966 film ''Incident at Phantom Hill'', which also starred Robert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane and Dan Duryea. He also made an appearance in the 1976 film '' Hollywood Man'', which starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick McGoohan
Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor of film, television, and theatre. Born in New York City to Irish parents, he was raised in Ireland and England. He began his career in England during the 1950s and became well known for the titular role of secret agent John Drake in the ITC espionage programme ''Danger Man'' (1960–1968). He then created and produced the surrealistic ITV series ''The Prisoner'' (1967–1968), in which he starred as former British intelligence agent Number Six. Beginning in the 1970s, McGoohan maintained a long-running association with the television series ''Columbo'', writing, directing, producing and appearing in several episodes. His notable film roles included David Jones in '' Ice Station Zebra'' (1968); James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray in ''Mary, Queen of Scots'' (1971); the Warden in '' Escape from Alcatraz'' (1979); Dr. Paul Ruth in '' Scanners'' (1981); Edward I of England in ''Bravehear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Berk
Howard Berk (c. 1925 - March 27, 2016) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer. Early life Berk was born circa 1925. He graduated from the University of Georgia. Career Berk worked as a reporter for ''The Havana Herald'' in Cuba in the 1950s. He also worked for the Associated Press. He taught at his alma mater, the University of Georgia, and he authored four novels. Berk wrote several episodes of television series ''Columbo'', '' Mission: Impossible'', and ''McMillan & Wife''. He also wrote films including the 1985 movie ''Target'', starring Gene Hackman and directed by Arthur Penn. Death Berk died on March 27, 2016, in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berk, Howard 1920s birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Hart
Harvey Hart (March 19, 1928 – November 22, 1989) was a Canadian television and film director and a television producer. Hart studied at the University of Toronto before being hired by the CBC in 1952.Rist, Peter Harry (2001). "Harvey Hart", in Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada'. Edited by Rist. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. . pp. 91-92. For them he created over 30 television productions, among them several episodes of an anthology series, ''Festival'', like ''Home of the Brave'' (1961) and ''The Luck of Ginger Coffey'' (1961), adaptations of a 1946 play and 1960 novel. In 1963 he left the CBC and moved to the United States, where, in the following years, he directed episodes for TV series such as ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' and ''Star Trek'', as well as theatrical features, including '' Bus Riley's Back in Town'' (1965) and '' The Sweet Ride'' (1968). He moved back to Toronto in 1970 where he directed several feature films, including '' Fortune and Men's Eyes'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psycho (1960 Film)
''Psycho'' is a 1960 American horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The screenplay, written by Joseph Stefano, was based on the 1959 Psycho (novel), novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The film stars Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin and Martin Balsam. The plot centers on an encounter between on-the-run embezzler Marion Crane (Leigh) and shy motel proprietor Norman Bates (Perkins) and its aftermath, in which a private investigator (Balsam), Marion's lover Sam Loomis (Gavin) and her sister Lila Crane, Lila (Miles) investigate her disappearance. ''Psycho'' was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's previous film, ''North by Northwest'' (1959), as it was filmed on a small budget in black-and-white by the crew of his television series ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents''. Initially, the film divided critics due to its controversial subject matter, but audience interest and outstanding box-office returns prompted a major critical re-evaluation. ''Psycho' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Van Patten
Joyce Van Patten (born March 9, 1934) is an American film and stage actress. She is best known for her roles in films like ''The Bad News Bears'' (1976), '' St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985) (as Mrs. Beamish), and as Gloria Noonan in '' Grown Ups'' (2010). Personal life She is the sister of actor Dick Van Patten. She was married to actor Martin Balsam from 1959 to 1962, and they had a daughter, actress Talia Balsam. She was married to Dennis Dugan from 1973 to 1987. Career Van Patten has appeared in dozens of television series. She portrayed Janice Turner on ''As the World Turns''. She made her television debut as a featured regular on '' The Danny Kaye Show'', after which she co-starred with Bob Denver and Herb Edelman in the 1968–70 sitcom '' The Good Guys'' as Claudia Gramus, the long-suffering wife of diner owner Bert Gramus (played by Edelman). She appeared in two episodes of '' Perry Mason'' ("The Case of the Prankish Professor" and "The Case of the Thermal Thief"). She appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ashton (actor)
John David Ashton (February 22, 1948 – September 26, 2024) was an American actor, known for his roles in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' films, '' Some Kind of Wonderful'', and ''Midnight Run''. Biography Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Ashton attended Defiance College in Ohio and was a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre and Dance. He attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut. Ashton made numerous appearances in both television and feature films. He played Willie Joe Garr on several episodes of ''Dallas''. He appeared in an episode of ''Columbo'', "Negative Reaction", and in episode 5 of '' Police Squad!'', "Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)". His early film credits included roles in '' An Eye for an Eye'' (1973), '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' Borderline'' (1980), '' Honky Tonk Freeway'' (1981), '' Last Resort'' (1986) and ''King Kong Lives'' (1986). Ashton starred as Detective Sergeant John Taggart in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
