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  • Columbo Playback (Season 4, Episode 5)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Columbo

Playback (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A gadget-happy inventor murders his mother-in-law; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
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Writers
David P. Lewis (written by) | Booker Bradshaw (written by) (as Booker T. Bradshaw) | Richard Levinson (created by) | William Link (created by)
Producer
Composer
Bernardo Segall (music score) (as Bernardo Segáll)
Cinematographer
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 2, 1975

Release date
Mar 2, 1975 (United States)

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Cast

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Falk
Columbo Columbo   See fewer
Oskar Werner
Harold Van Wick Harold Van Wick   See fewer
Gena Rowlands
Elizabeth Van Wick Elizabeth Van Wick   See fewer
Robert Brown
Arthur Meadis Arthur Meadis   See fewer
Patricia Barry
Francine Francine   See fewer
Martha Scott
Margaret Meadis Margaret Meadis   See fewer
Herbert Jefferson Jr.
S. Baxter (as Herb Jefferson Jr.) S. Baxter (as Herb Jefferson Jr.)   See fewer
Trisha Noble
Marcy Hubbard Marcy Hubbard   See fewer
Bart Burns
Thompson Thompson   See fewer
Steven Marlo
Officer Banks Officer Banks   See fewer
Joe Ohar
Attendant (as Joe O'Har) Attendant (as Joe O'Har)   See fewer
Frank Baxter
Officer Bronson (uncredited) Officer Bronson (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry
Columbo's Dog (uncredited) Columbo's Dog (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Lally
Man in Snack Bar (uncredited) Man in Snack Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Tovey
Man in Art Gallery (uncredited) Man in Art Gallery (uncredited)   See fewer
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