Peter Falk
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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 · Taking it back to where it all began on February 20, 1968, as Peter Falk dons the raincoat for the very first time in the seminal Prescription: Murder. We know how that panned out in the long run, but taken on its own merits, how well does Prescription: Murder still stack up? Let’s investigate…
- 11 min
Prescription: Murder is the first ever episode of Columbo. It first aired on February 20, 1968 and was directed by Richard Irving. The episode stars Peter Falk in his first appearance as Lieutenant Columbo and Gene Barry as the series' first murderer, Dr. Ray Fleming.
Prescription: Murder (TV Movie 1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Season 1. S01:E01 - Prescription: Murder. A highly successful psychiatrist and the beautiful patient he is in love with kill his wife and have it appear to be a robbery that resulted in murder...but Police Lieutenant Columbo has his doubts. S01:E02 - Ransom for a Dead Man.
- Richard Irving
- January 1, 1968
- Peter Falk
Dr. Flemming returns home where's he's greeted by Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) who walks out of Flemming's master bedroom. Columbo takes out his notebook and begins his inquest by asking Ray Flemming if he can borrow a pen. Columbo tells him that Carol is at hospital, in a coma.
Ranked number 4 of 69 episodes by the Podcast "The Columbo Confab"Listen here: https://columboconfab.libsyn.com/episode-35-prescription-murder-1968Clips uplo...
- 1 min
- 17K
- Jeff Zest
