Peter Falk
Lt. Columbo
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Prescription: Murder: Directed by Richard Irving. With Peter Falk, Gene Barry, Katherine Justice, William Windom. A psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Richard Irving
- 1968-02-20
Aug 19, 2015 · A classic Columbo episode from 1968, where the Lieutenant matches wits with a brilliant psychiatrist who murders his wife and frames his lover. Read the episode synopsis, opinion, best moment and more on this blog.
- 11 min
Prescription: Murder is the first episode of the popular TV series Columbo, starring Peter Falk as the detective and Gene Barry as the murderer. It is based on a stage play and aired in 1968 as a TV-movie-of-the-week.
The Columbo character first appeared on stage in 1962 in Prescription: Murder with Thomas Mitchell in the role of Columbo. In 2010, Prescription: Murder was revived for a tour of the United Kingdom with Dirk Benedict and later John Guerrasio as Columbo.
Prescription: Murder (TV Movie 1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
No body, no weapon and an unstable murder witness complicate Columbo's case against America's leading war hero. Eddie Albert and Suzanne Pleshette guest star.
Psychiatrist Ray Flemming is having a passionate affair with an actress, Joan Hudson, and uses her to help him murder his wife, Carol, and to make it appear the work of a vandal.
