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  • Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)
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    TV Movie | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)
Approved
TV Movie | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After killing her boring husband and disposing of the body, a supposedly brilliant tort attorney fakes his kidnapping and keeps the ransom money. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
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Dean Hargrove (teleplay by) | Richard Levinson (story by) (based on a character created by) | William Link (story by) (based on a character created by)
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Updated Mar 1, 1971

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Mar 1, 1971 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Falk
Columbo Columbo   See fewer
Lee Grant
Leslie Williams Leslie Williams   See fewer
John Fink
Michael Clark Michael Clark   See fewer
Harold Gould
Agent Carlson Agent Carlson   See fewer
Patricia Mattick
Margaret Williams Margaret Williams   See fewer
Paul Carr
Hammond Hammond   See fewer
Charles Macaulay
Richard Richard   See fewer
Hank Brandt
Attorney (as Henry Brandt) Attorney (as Henry Brandt)   See fewer
Jean Byron
Pat (as Jeane Byron) Pat (as Jeane Byron)   See fewer
Richard Roat
Perkins Perkins   See fewer
Harlan Warde
Paul Williams Paul Williams   See fewer
Bill Walker
Crowell Crowell   See fewer
Lisa Moore
Nancy Nancy   See fewer
Lois Battle
Waitress Waitress   See fewer
Reginald Fenderson
Mechanic Mechanic   See fewer
John Burnside
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Angelo De Meo
Desk Clerk (uncredited) Desk Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Bart Greene
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Hitchcock
Funeral Guest (uncredited) Funeral Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Shep Houghton
Funeral Guest (uncredited) Funeral Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Freda Jones
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
John Marlin
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Michael
Diner Patron (uncredited) Diner Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Murray Pollack
Commuter at Airport (uncredited) Commuter at Airport (uncredited)   See fewer
James Turley
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
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