Columbo as fans know it wouldn't be the same without Steven Spielberg setting the series' tone in a major episode he worked on with a crime TV icon.

Lieutenant Columbo, played with average Joe charm and unshowy, easy-to-miss dexterity by Peter Falk, is more than meets the eye — to the bad guys, not us, because we know how things will turn out.

Disclaimer: When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. The full original run of Columbo is finally coming to Blu-ray. The show, about an eccentric TV detective ...

The late great Peter Falk was born on September 16, 1927, and his detective drama "Columbo" is as timeless as it is entertaining. In the whole of television history, few actors have been as identified ...