Columbo: Director Potentials
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- DirectorNorman LloydStarsPeter FalkSusan ClarkJessie Royce LandisA mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoJohn CassavetesPeter FalkStarsPeter FalkJohn CassavetesJames OlsonA ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsPeter FalkMartin LandauJeanette NolanA smarmy TV chef and his identical twin brother, a rigidly proper banker, are suspects in the electrocution of their rich uncle.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkBilly ConnollyRichard RiehleA Hollywood film composer and conductor murdered a talented musician who has been ghostwriting most of his work in recent years.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanRue McClanahanAfter a much maligned Hollywood gossip columnist is murdered by her former lover, Columbo tries to find a way to prove he was responsible for the crime.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkDavid RascheShera DaneseA beautiful woman and her forensics expert boyfriend try to frame her very rich husband for murder.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkEd Begley Jr.Burt YoungThe disheveled detective sets out to solve an unusual double murder in which two men have apparently killed each other.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkFaye DunawayClaudia ChristianCouple of women kill their two-timing lover, and one of them tries to seduce Columbo in an effort to divert suspicion.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkTyne DalyGreg EviganColumbo investigates a hit and run, followed by a car explosion.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkRip TornJamie RoseColumbo questions a jewelry-store owner whose late nephew had a winning lottery ticket.
- 1971–20031h 38mTV-PG7.2 (1.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorDaryl DukeStarsPeter FalkGeorge HamiltonPeter HaskellLt. Columbo investigates a self-proclaimed security expert turned crime show host for the murder of a rival with incriminating evidence of pornography.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsPeter FalkHelen ShaverIan McShaneA woman who blames Columbo for the loss of her husband sets out to get back at him.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanDenis ArndtColumbo is assigned to the case of a murder that was made to look like a suicide. After noticing some loose ends, he asks a lawyer and a Congressman to clear up problems with the investigation.
- DirectorDaryl DukeStarsPeter FalkIan BuchananRebecca StaabWhen Dian Hunter, the publisher of the men's magazine "Bachelor's World", wants to sell her stock to a media tycoon, her adulterous partner Sean Brantley objects. Soon afterwards, Miss Hunter apparently disappears on a London-bound flight.
- DirectorSam WanamakerStarsPeter FalkRobert FoxworthAndy RomanoAfter the head of a private paramilitary think tank who is embezzling funds murders a blackmailer, he has to match wits with the persistent Lieutenant Columbo.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkPatrick BauchauFionnula FlanaganColumbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painter's first wife.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkFisher StevensMolly HaganAn egocentric wunderkind director, Alex Bradey, murders a childhood friend, Leonard Fisher, who threatens to expose his complicity in the negligent death of Leonard's sister, Jenny, years before Bradey found fame and success.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsPeter FalkAnthony AndrewsKaren AustinAn egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he's rehearsing his guillotine trick.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsPeter FalkClive RevillJeanette NolanAn IRA terrorist executes an arms dealer he considers traitorous; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkNicol WilliamsonKim CattrallA behavioral psychologist whose wife died under suspicious circumstances trains his dogs to kill on command using a telephone.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkTrish Van DevereLaurence LuckinbillAn Emmy-winning TV executive kills her lover who's also her boss; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPeter FalkLouis JourdanShera DaneseFood critic Paul Gerard, who has been extorting money from restaurant owners in exchange for good reviews, murders one when threatened with exposure.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkRuth GordonMariette HartleyA mystery writer suspects her niece's husband of murdering her, and she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe.
- 1971–20031h 10mTV-PG7.6 (2.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorSam WanamakerStarsPeter FalkTheodore BikelKenneth MarsSigma Society member Oliver Brandt murders his business partner when he threatens to expose him as an embezzler and constructs a seemingly foolproof alibi.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkOskar WernerGena RowlandsA gadget-happy inventor murders his mother-in-law; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkRobert VaughnWilfrid Hyde-WhiteCharlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyBob DishyA stage illusionist kills his employer and makes it look like a contract killing; it's up to Lt. Columbo to trick the master trickster.
- DirectorTed PostStarsPeter FalkRicardo MontalbanPedro Armendáriz Jr.When a famous bullfighter's trusted bookkeeper turns up dead in a bullring, Lt. Columbo suspects murder--with a bull as the murder weapon.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanOtis YoungA top CIA operative commits murder, as only a brilliant agent can, never guessing he'll have to contend with a man like Lt. Columbo.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkGeorge HamiltonLesley Ann WarrenA psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Columbo to discover the truth.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanBurr DeBenningThe commandant of a military academy murders the chairman of the board, who wants to oust him. Lt. Columbo takes up residence in the barracks to expose the killer.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkRobert ConradGretchen CorbettA health club owner murders one of his franchisees. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyMickey SpillaneA publisher hires a bomb enthusiast to murder a bestselling author of detective novels. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpPat CrowleyColumbo matches his skills against Brimmer, a former cop turned private investigator with a quick temper who tries to blackmail a client's wife. When she refuses, he accidentally kills her and it's up to Columbo to nail him.