Columbo’s trademark was an ancient raincoat Falk had bought for himself. After 25 years on TV, the coat became so tattered it had to be replaced. Peter Michael Falk was born Sept. 16, ...

Yes, “Columbo” had more wrinkles than the detectives raincoat. All of this made the network nervous, so a second TV movie, “Ransom for a Dead Man,” aired in early 1971.

Yes, Columbo—the show your grandma liked so much—is the internet’s new darling.Even if you haven’t seen the show, which aired in various configurations from 1971 all the way to 2003, you ...

Columbo almost dressed like Kojak, Peter Falk says.Falk, who starred as the rumpled, crime-solving TV lieutenant in “Columbo,” says he was dissatisfied with the stylish clothes presented to ...

Peter Falk, the gravel-voiced actor who became an enduring television icon portraying Lt. Columbo, the rumpled raincoat-wearing Los Angeles police homicide detective who always had “just one ...

Peter Falk, the gravel-voiced actor who became an enduring television icon portraying Lt. Columbo, the rumpled raincoat-wearing Los Angeles police homicide detective who always had “just one ...

Columbo star Peter Falk originally did not want his character to have a dog. That all changed, ... wearing a rumpled raincoat and carrying a cigar almost wherever he goes.

Years later, that tatty raincoat would become the defining feature of Lieutenant Columbo, the beloved detective Peter would play on television on and off from 1968 to 2003.

Peter was a man who analyzed, who obsessed, as Columbo does. That was Peter's raincoat.-Don't press too hard, sir. I don't want to ruin the coat.-He's forgetful.