You probably remember actor Peter Falk as the cigar-chomping TV detective Lt. Columbo, the cop who inevitably arrived at the scene of a high-society crime in a wheezing jalopy and a rumpled raincoat.

R.I. P. Peter Falk, a man who was every bit as unusual and talented as his on-screen alter ego, Lt. Columbo. I learned this first-hand one day in January 2003 when I did a phone interview with Falk in ...

BRISTOL — Elkhart Civic Theatre has announced it will hold auditions for its production of the “Columbo” origin play “Prescription: Murder.” Auditions will be 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, and ...

Question: What was Lt. Columbo's first name? — Chris R., Little Neck, N.Y. Televisionary: You've managed to hit upon one of the few mysteries never solved on the show, Chris (another being why ...

Actor known for rumpled detective character had a successful career in films, on stage and on screen. In this NBC photo from 1974, Peter Falk is shown as homicide detective Lt. Columbo in the NBC ...