653 N. La Cienega Blvd,
is the location of Matilda’s art gallery and Sam Franklin’s studio in Columbo’s episode, “Suitable for Framing”. Aired in 1971, what does it look like nearly 49 years later?
Tagged: Columbo: Fun facts
It’s no secret, many of the actors seen in Columbo came from Star Trek the Original Series or went on to star in Space: 1999 and even Babylon 5. But what about the greatest box office science fiction saga of all time. Here is a list of Columbo actors who went on and went a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. In this article, we’re only including actors, including voice, and not crew.
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From the Columbo episode , “A Trace of Murder”,
the May 4, 1997 edition of the Los Angeles Tribute headlines the murder of Howard Seltzer. Titled “Beverly Hills Broker Slain”. But there is also another headline much more curious.
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15720 Ventura Blvd,
is the location of the Milo Janus health spa at Chatsworth. At least on the season 4 Columbo episode, “An Exercise in Fatality”. According to the episode, it comes with an outdoor swimming pool. It is located in Encino.
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Children,
uncommon but not entirely unseen in Columbo mysteries. We dedicate this article to the kids. For the purpose of the article we choose only those under eighteen and contribute at least the slightest of significance to the story and the mystery. Yes, even the tuba one.
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09Feb
An Exercise in Fatality
The wheelchair,
made few appearances in Columbo episodes. We’re going to list wheelchairs that were important to the story or the character.
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28Jan
Robert Culp (1930-2010),
gave four performances on Columbo. We pay a long overdue tribute to the actor known for his epic villainy.
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11Nov
Vito Scotti (1918-1996),
a character actor played six different characters in six different Columbo episodes. We pay tribute to each of his contributions to solving Columbo’s mysteries.
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It’s one of the few times,
in Columbo, we see Peter Falk get visibly upset. He does here with Leonard Nimoy as the triple-murderer wannabee in “A Stitch in Crime”. The confrontation in Dr. Barry Mayfield’s office comes with interesting, almost legendary rumors with what Columbo slammed the desk with.
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The 1970’s era tape machine,
was invaluable technology that helped Columbo crack murder cases. Voice evidence, safely stored on unsecured magnetic media, was one of many high tech methods our favorite sleuth relied on. Here is a list of 5 episodes with tape recording machines.
