Colombo

Colombo (Columbo) è una serie televisiva statunitense di genere poliziesco interpretata da Peter Falk e prodotto negli Stati Uniti dal 1968 al 2003. La serie venne premiata quattro volte con l'Emmy Award; vi hanno partecipato molti attori noti quali Leonard Nimoy o Donald Pleasence e alcuni episodi sono stati diretti da famosi registi come Steven Spielberg, Ben Gazzara o Jonathan Demme. In Italia è esordita il 16 novembre 1974 su TV Koper-Capodistria e tre anni dopo, dal 6 luglio 1977, esordisce anche su Rai 2; qualche anno dopo le nuovi stagioni vennero trasmesse per le prima volta su Rete 4. Nei decenni a seguire è stata replicata più volte, in particolare sui canali Mediaset.
Creato da: Richard Levinson | William Link |
Genere: Crime | Dramma |

Numero di stagioni: 10
Numero di episodi: 67
Data prima messa in onda: 1971-09-15
Data ultima messa in onda: 2003-01-30

Approfondimenti

Season six onward the character of Columbo changes slightly. He stops referring to his wife as [...]	D
Although Columbo talks about his wife in many episodes, he mentioned having a sister once in Pr [...]	D
The original character concept for Columbo was a smooth-talking, stylish, cultured personality. [...]	D
A life-sized, bronze statue of Peter Falk as his iconic character stands on Falk Miksa Street i [...]	D
Despite "Columbo" sounding like an actual Italian last name, in Italy, the character and series [...]	D
Eight years before Peter Falk played Columbo, Bert Freed played the role in an episode of "The [...]	D
Columbo hated guns and generally chose not to carry one. In the episode Colombo: L'ultima diva [...]	D
When this show was renewed for a second season, NBC brass wanted Columbo to have a sidekick. Ri [...]	D
In 1971 writer Steven Bochco was brought in by producers Richard Levinson and William Link to w [...]	D
On November 21st 2021 the shown was taken off MeTV. They did a four episode salute. They called [...]	D
Peter Falk appeared in character as Columbo at The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Frank Sinatra [...]	D
Columbo's catchphrase is often misquoted as being "just one more question", when he more often [...]	D
Unlike his cigar-smoking character, Peter Falk was a life-long cigarette smoker.	D
Columbo's Peugeot convertible can be seen on the "Universal Studios" tour.	D
It was established in two episodes that Columbo speaks fluent Italian. With his New York accent [...]	D
Peter Falk, as Lieutenant Columbo, played essentially the same part, in the same way, that he p [...]	D
The character and show popularized the inverted detective story format, which begins by showing [...]	D
Patrick McGoohan was actually considered to replace Peter Falk in 1977, one year before the fir [...]	D
There are theories that Mrs. Columbo wasn't real, but a technique used by Columbo to confuse th [...]	D
Peter Falk described Columbo as a dog who won't let go.	D
Peter Falk's close friend, Ben Gazzara, a prominent actor in movies like Il duro del Road House [...]	D
The show's creators, Richard Levinson and William Link, sometimes used the yellow pages to find [...]	D
According to the show's co-writer-creator William Link, Bing Crosby was first offered the role [...]	D
Columbo was an immediate hit in the Nielsen ratings and Peter Falk won an Emmy Award for his ro [...]	D
Columbo's iconic catchphrase "One more thing" was actually conceived when the show's creators, [...]	D
Peter Falk frequently added in unscripted improvisations such as asking for a pencil, searching [...]	D
This series received numerous awards and nominations from 1971 to 2005, including thirteen Emmy [...]	D
Columbo's first name is never mentioned. However, one episode briefly showed his badge, listing [...]	D
Peter Falk directed the last episode of the first season, Colombo: Progetto per un delitto (197 [...]	D
Peter Falk's real-life wife Shera Danese appeared in six episodes, each time as a different cha [...]	D
Peter Falk was diagnosed with dementia in 2007. By 2009, two years before his death, his doctor [...]	D
In 1971, Colombo: Un giallo da manuale (1971), directed by Steven Spielberg, was ranked number [...]	D
Richard Levinson and William Link met in junior high school, kicking off a writing partnership [...]	D
The original plan was for a new episode to air every week, which would have meant shooting an e [...]	D
Columbo's wardrobe consisted of Peter Falk's own clothes, including the high-topped shoes and s [...]	D
Season eleven, episode two, Colombo: Non c'Ã¨ tempo per morire (1992) title now shares its na [...]	D
Spoofed in Mad Magazine as "Clodumbo".	D
The first appearance of Peter Falk as Columbo occurred in the 1968 TV movie Prescrizione assass [...]	D
Jeff Goldblum made his network television debut in the episode Colombo: Un caso d'immunitÃ ( [...]	D
Interestingly enough, Peter Falk's first outing ("Prescription Murder" in 1968) and final outin [...]	D
Of the guest starring murderers, Patrick McGoohan holds the record with four appearances as the [...]	D
Mrs. Columbo (1979) was not technically related to the original Peter Falk series. Richard Levi [...]	D
The only time the subject of Columbo's first name is brought up by anyone is in the Season 4 ep [...]	D
Characters mention meeting Mrs. Columbo in various episodes, dispelling speculation that she do [...]	D
During a 2009 court trial over Peter Falk's care, Dr. Stephen Read stated that Falk's condition [...]	D
In 2007, Peter Falk claimed he had chosen a script for one last Columbo episode, "Columbo: Hear [...]	D
The character of Columbo was created by the writing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, [...]	D
Columbo's car is a 1959 Peugeot 403 convertible. Only 504 two-door convertibles were made in 19 [...]	D
Nicholas Colasanto, who is probably best remembered as playing Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso on the co [...]	D
Some of the episodes established that Columbo carried a Colt snub nose revolver in his raincoat [...]	D
Patrick McGoohan appeared four times. Interestingly enough, each appearance was in the third ep [...]	D
The theme song for the series is "This Old Man".	D
The episode Colombo: Un giallo da manuale (1971) was directed by Steven Spielberg and written b [...]	D
Peter Falk was the third actor to play Columbo. Previous actors performed it in theater and on [...]	D
Peter Falk would often ad-lib his character's idiosyncrasies to keep his fellow actors off-bala [...]	D
Character actor Mike Lally appeared in 25 of the show's 69 episodes, making him the second most [...]	D
Peter Falk wasn't too far removed from the character he played. In real life, he tended to be r [...]	D
Actors Sal Mineo and Barbara Colby, both of whom both played murder victims in the early season [...]	D
Colombo (1971) didn't have an easy working relationship with "Universal Studios" during product [...]	D
Episodes of this show run one hour, 13 minutes to one hour, 38 minutes. It has been broadcast i [...]	D
Two episodes, Colombo: Non c'Ã¨ tempo per morire (1992) and Colombo: Indagine ad incastro (1994), [...]	D

Connessioni

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Domande

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Errori

In this 1968 two hour Pilot, (about 1hr-34min in), Columbo is waiting for the suspect's lover to ap [...]	D
There can be a few plot holes realized in certain episodes. With the way the murderer is covering u [...]	D

Frase

Columbo: Oh, I didn't come to ask any more quest [...]	D
[repeated line] Columbo: Oh, there's just one m [...]	D

Elenchi

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Stagioni

N	Titolo	Data della prima messa in onda	Numero di episodi
0	Speciali	1968	2	D
1	Stagione 1	1971	7	D
2	Stagione 2	1972	8	D
3	Stagione 3	1973	8	D
4	Stagione 4	1974	6	D
5	Stagione 5	1975	6	D
6	Stagione 6	1976	3	D
7	Stagione 7	1977	5	D
8	Stagione 8	1989	4	D
9	Stagione 9	1989	6	D
10	Stagione 10	1990	14	D