The up-and-coming director of the very first episode of the very first season of Columbo on NBC left a big impression on star Peter Falk.

From the moment he shuffled onto television screens in a rumpled raincoat, cigar dangling from his fingers, Columbo—in the form of actor Peter Falk—announced that he was going to play by different ...

Jamie Lee Curtis stopped by "The Tonight Show" on Wednesday to promote her new Prime Video series "Scarpetta," but ended up impressing host Jimmy Fallon with her surprise Peter Falk impression in the ...

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While not the first to do it, Columbo is the best-known example of the "howcatchem" mystery series, inspiring series like Elsbeth or Poker Face, where an eccentric character pieces together the clues ...