Five Times Columbo Got Angry | Columbo

Columbo keeps his emotions in check most of the time, so it’s hard to know what he really thinks. But, there are those rare occasions when circumstances force Columbo to be revealed. Let's watch five Columo rage moments! What is your favourite scene?
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[@Columbo]

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[@mariaml9854]

HI FROM SPAIN!! PLEASE, COULD YOU POST A VIDEO WHERE PEOPLE ARE ANGRY WITH HIM BECAUSE HE DOESN'T LEAVE THEM ALONE. THOSE MOMENTS ARE SO FUNNY...

[@keithtorgersen9664]

What did they say in Italian? I only understood “basta!” and “assassino”

[@flaviocruciani8563]

i wrote a comment amongst other comments with english translation

[@flaviocruciani8563]

@@keithtorgersen9664 i found it. - i want to know what happened. no lies. - no; after a while i went down to the winery, to take the margo wine bottle. -there is where you hidden the poison. -no lieutenant. my uncle had already opened the bottle of wine at that moment, then he took the tray and carried it here, near the sink, but he was still very angry, and he started to slam very loudly the drawers. -why you killed him ? -no lieutenant. - enough with the lies. -but i loved him! -killer!!! -it is not true! i didn't do nothing at all. -ok calm down ... i believe in you. thanks.

[@keithtorgersen9664]

@@flaviocruciani8563 Thank you.

[@EmilyKresl]

He's usually pretty calm and laid back, even under pressure, so when he gets short and loud you know the murderer is in for a rude awakening. Rest in peace, Peter Falk

[@richardgomez1151]

It's my wife you ce... She can drive me mad sometimes. 🚬 🕵️

[@williegordon7899]

Back when you could smoke 🚬 in a hospital.

[@caracortage3270]

Rest in piece yourself!

[@R.Daneel]

@@williegordon7899 When you could have a collar like that @3:51 and still be taken seriously.

[@ashen_roses]

I mean he's always short

[@bulldogsbob]

I like how Columbo only showed his anger and let the mask slip when people’s lives were in danger. That to me showed his compassion and makes him a hero.

[@OmenAkumaru20223]

Michael Knight, MacGyver, & Stringfellow Hawk are similar in that regard, and so was Kevin Conroy's Batman.

[@josealmeida76]

Please, tell me who is the person whose life is in danger at 1:42? kkkkkkk

[@datfisheboi6519]

@@josealmeida76 I don't even think that was really "angry." He just seemed annoyed more than anything.

[@blower1]

@@josealmeida76 The guy who assembled that vending machine.

[@anthonyarguien7785]

Agreed! And very well put.

[@jjohnson5014]

Leonard Nimoy’s laugh was a treat

[@samrabinovici1140]

A fabulous scene between the two of them.....just great acting....

[@nicotoscani1707]

I love me some nimoy

[@wiseguymaybe]

Yeah, but illogical.

[@jayboy8080]

You could tell he despised him.

[@johnurban7333]

He channeled Spock when he got serious

[@louthegiantcookie]

Columbo was the definition of a "Wolf in sheep's clothing". His appearance, his demeanour, all a ploy to mess with his suspects minds and make them underestimate him. You never realise that he's outfoxing you until the cuffs are on and you're being carted away. Incredible character.

[@flyingvman1843]

Very well put.

[@NbSkaz]

yes but I think he was always a bit scruffy but fully embraced it to amplify his demeanour. I say he played it most of the time but sometimes he was really like that. Eg there was one time he couldn't work out the light they put on the roof of cop cars. What's the point of acting inept in front of another cop. Either way an amazing character and perfect for Peter Falk. RIP.

[@DS2CV]

@@NbSkaz Oh, I'm pretty certain his character wasn't kidding about being absent-minded or about not being good with mechanical things. However, it's pretty clear that he compensated with lots of notes about details of the crime that he made in private, and by making certain to get someone who'd be sure to do technical tasks right when they involved evidence. The suspect just didn't usually see that part and was often lulled into complacency because he/she thought Columbo wasn't competent enough to unravel their plot. Like Lou said: a wolf in sheep's clothing - but not because he was faking character traits. It's because he didn't show that he was constantly making up for the shortcomings when pursuing his quarry!

[@NbSkaz]

@@DS2CV I love your reply 100%

[@DS2CV]

@@NbSkaz Thank you! 😄

[@closingarguments2195]

The Nimoy confrontation was probably the first time he dropped his cool and affable demeanor and really let him have it. It was totally unexpected and gold.

[@defiverr4697]

But Nimoy loses his cool after the surgery and slips the sutures into Colombo's pocket.

[@grf15]

Columbo lost his temper in the pilot.

[@the5thkazekage]

A clip of Colombo being mad at a vending machine being apart of this montage is true perfection 🤌

[@TheGrayMysterious]

What makes it so intimidating is that even when he’s angry, Columbo never loses focus. There’s no swearing, no physical threats, no name-calling, none of that. He just coldly, shortly and efficiently lays into people in a way they can understand perfectly, and it really strikes hard, this type of righteous anger that makes you feel guilty by proxy. It’s like if you’ve done something really bad, and your patient friend has finally had enough of you not realizing what you’ve done and accepts that they have to get harsh to set you straight.

[@johnlaslett5339]

There's no swearing coz its a PG rating.

[@Tomovox_PAMS_Radio_JIngles]

Wow. That was very well said.

[@Tmanaz480]

Yes. He's still in control. He just chooses to escalate his energy when it's appropriate.

[@henrynegro8397]

​@@johnlaslett5339like Mr Hitchcock or Mr spielberg the people of the show had to get creative due to restrictions. Why do you think you don't see the shark for half of Jaws. The shark didn't work but yet he made a movie that at the time scared many people out of going to the beach for a long time.

[@janmots2829]

Hearing Peter Faulk speaking angrily in Italian was a real treat. He was awesome as Columbo. 😄👍

[@julymiller2308]

I guess I haven't seen that on tubi yet. I'm in season three.

[@johnurban7333]

That was Alan Alda’s brother he was talking too.

[@wintercomesearly]

@@johnurban7333 That's right, glad you pointed it out...his half brother Antony Alda who died quite young.

[@johnurban7333]

@@wintercomesearly I didn't know he had died young. I had just heard in an interview he was his half brother

[@wintercomesearly]

@@johnurban7333 Ah. Well he was 52 at the time of his death which I consider young. Born in France, raised in Italy so he was fairly fluent in that clip. Died of liver cirrhosis. IMO he had more classically handsome looks than Alan but not the acting chops. (Both sons of stage and screen actor Robert Alda.)

[@keithjones6023]

Columbo was pretty frightening when he was angry. It wasn't often, but you certainly saw a different side to this great detective.

[@spheremode3271]

I like how he gets angry when the killer is especially evil. He's incredibly sympathetic for most of the killers even if what they did is heinous, but for a completely amoral guy like the Doctor Nimoy plays... He's got zero patience for people like him.

[@joemcconnell2674]

Watch the very first pilot of Columbo. Prescription murder 1968. He really does shout and lose his temper in this one.

[@NewOrleansGuy837]

@@joemcconnell2674 I really thought I would see that one here because I actually thought that was the angriest he ever got. the scene with Nimoy is close

[@joemcconnell2674]

@@NewOrleansGuy837 So did I. Columbo really gets tore into the character played by actress Katherine Justice.

[@MrSwanley]

@@joemcconnell2674 Falk hadn't really pinned down the character yet in the pilot, so there's maybe an argument to say that any traits from the pilot don't count. IIRC, he didn't even wear the Mac in that episode.

[@paulware4701]

The first one, with Nimoy, is my all time favourite Columbo moment; he's angry because he's trying to prevent a murder for once, not solve one. It makes his anger much more believable.

[@blkbrd2]

Janus: "You know Columbo, you're a devious man!" Columbo: "That's what they tell me." Best Columbo line ever!

[@blkbrd2]

@Angie H. Thanks for the correction and the history. I just edited my post.

[@notsure1101]

Huh, and here I am thinking it was always, "Oh, just one more thing."

[@allimensch]

hot tbqh

[@elaineburnett5230]

@Angie H. got it, Janus!

[@elaineburnett5230]

@La Hire 😅😁🤗🤭

[@actioncom2748]

Conrad and Nimoy played real snakes when it came to their characters. They deserve Columbo's Wrath.

[@theschizoidman]

So was George Hamilton as the psychiatrist. Really nasty.

[@defiverr4697]

Never underestimate The Great Santini! The biggest snake of them all!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Dr. Kepler was a real reptile too.

[@kahliatangazi448]

The episode with Leonard Nimoy is by far my favorite! The way Columbo slams the coffee pot on his desk and flat out says that he knows exactly what's going on....and Nimoy gives him that death stare after laughing at him. So great! Nimoy is super creepy in that whole episode, very fun to see him not as Mr. Spock!

[@jimmypostlethwaite]

L

[@Angus73]

That one was on this morning

[@BenjaminGessel]

They are both LEGENDARY... 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@mattedmunds6649]

The acting was superb in that episode

[@jannlewandowski5540]

Mine too! I love that scene...

[@davidkeel4543]

It is funny how often my wife and I choose Columbo on "movie night" over so many other movies and tv shows. We can watch them over and over and over and never get tired of them.

[@keithjones6023]

A bit like me then! 😄

[@ulysses2162]

I grew up watching them with my parents, and now I love watching Columbo myself. Currently trying to get my 12 year old daughter into it, lol.

[@NondescriptMammal]

Yup, one of the few tv shows that are so well crafted that they stand up to repeated viewings... all the more so amazing since it's a detective show and you know how it's going to end, and it's still enjoyable to watch

[@quoisegames1937]

I fall asleep to it every night

[@jazziejazzay7117]

@@quoisegames1937 me too! It’s soothing to listen to. I love to listen to the ones with Robert Culp.

[@eric_the_egggremlin]

When he snaps at the dude in the hospital I feel it in my *soul* . It's one of my favorite scenes in the entire series.

[@redninja0078]

Leonard Nemoy’s character or the one in the Hospital waiting room?

[@VespertiliKildem]

Peter Falk speaking italian, and good too! I remember EVERYONE watched Columbo, in Italy. My grandparents, my parents. Everyone, it was a HUGE hit when it came out.

[@2Scribble]

0:52 - this one always stuck out the most to me... ... ... when he realized that he was working against a man who not only murdered - but was planning to murder AGAIN - and that none of his usual bumbling antics were going to work So, out of that, we got a rare glimpse into the Columbo that lurks under the surface Also, just a note, but his constant mention of Doctor 'Hydermen' makes me think that Columbo is protecting the Mythbusters XD

[@Riverside1962]

It's the mark of really great character development. He maintains that usual air of vagueness to lull murderers into giving themselves away, as their own arrogance allows them to believe they can fool him. Every now and then he has to drop the mask and let them see that he's deadly serious. He's not losing it for sure, just changing his tactics.

[@Enigma758]

1:02 Spock telling Columbo that he has intelligence. Now that's a high compliment!

[@mattw8332]

Affirmative

[@lindafair6081]

Yes!! One of my granddaughter's favorite episodes!! She's a Star Trek fan and loves Columbo!!

[@sailorman-kz2ie]

@Fred Jamison Honestly the clip shows how much of Leonard Nimoy is in Spock.

[@slcRN1971]

@@lindafair6081 : it’s nice to hear of new fans of ‘Star Trek’......... I watched this when it first aired on TV in the 1960s (on my parents’ brand new color TV). My dad really enjoyed the series....... He told us kids that it was great to see a future that had unity and peace on Earth, he had fought in the Pacific during WWII and had seen way too many ugly things happen.

[@defiverr4697]

He said the same thing about Khan: he has intelligence, but no experience!

[@ericsmith6315]

Even when he's angry he's never out of control

[@misterholmes221]

I love when he gets like this.

[@StreetFighter2010]

Me too!

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

The reason it's so great is because it's so rare. When you're watching the episodes for the first time, these moments are startling precisely because they hardly ever happen, and knowing that it's possible, even though rare, makes you pay attention even more, since you never know when you might see him like this. What a treasure this show is.

[@tom_o4822]

I'm too! So cool!

[@misterholmes221]

@@SECRETARIATguy224 you're absolutely right

[@donaldthe1801]

He got mad that time when he found the puppy that wasn't fed.. columbos dog found the puppy

[@TheStevenWhiting]

A Trace of Murder

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Shocked, I've just realised I got the episode wrong. The puppy one was from Ashes to Ashes

[@suehumphries9764]

@@joemcconnell2674 was it Rue Mclanahan, I wonder?

[@joemcconnell2674]

@@suehumphries9764 yes that's right. Betty White. Rose. Rue McClanahan. Blanch. Bea Arthur. Dorothy. And Estelle Getty played Dorothy's nosey mother Sophia. I always thought the mother Sophia was the funniest character. Great show. Never make sitcoms like that anymore.

[@joemcconnell2674]

@@suehumphries9764 I remember the famous line in the Golden girls spoken from Dorothy's mother Sophia. Picture it Sicily 1922 or whatever date! Always in the 1920s.

[@Bayan1905]

Peter Falk's acting range was incredible. I watched "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" where Peter played one of the cab drivers towards the end of the film. His whole character was more or less one angry rant, but then to find out that he improvised almost all of his dialogue. Another great example of Peter Falk's range, his role as a Castro like dictator in the episode of the Twilight Zone called "The Mirror".

[@BeeWhistler]

Have you seen him in “Murder by Death”? Great Sam Spade character played for laughs.

[@kevinbray3724]

@@BeeWhistler and it's sequel, "The Cheap Detective"

[@davedecker1725]

Don't forget the in laws!!! Him and Arkin were fantastic!!

[@Nomoretoxicity24613]

I’m going to look for these right now 🔥

[@lastnerve3705]

I loved his role in, “Pocketful Of Miracles”. He got an Oscar nod for that one…

[@ashh4929]

That first clip was a rare two-fer: Columbo getting angry and Leonard Nimoy laughing maniacally. That was a fun episode. 😮🤭🤘

[@ResidentartistTAS]

Peter Falk could play anyone. Oh man, what a chameleon. Made him scarier when he got mad because he was naturally such a good person.

[@christopher370]

Agreed. He played a Fidel Castro-like dictator in "The Twilight Zone"

[@ResidentartistTAS]

@@christopher370 YEAH! It’s funny because I didn’t realize it was him until the credits 🤣

[@user-oh2kt8lf6g]

"Murder Inc." was a good example.

[@ResidentartistTAS]

@@user-oh2kt8lf6g yussssss

[@stubobish]

The scene with Robert Conrad was such a great and well acted scene.

[@HerrEllsworth]

Robert's real name was Conrad Falk. I wonder if he was related to Peter.

[@stubobish]

@@HerrEllsworth he was not related.

[@matts901]

Yes we luv tht episode watch it so much 2 many times.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

"I don't care what visions you see in your cigar ashes."

[@joemcconnell2674]

After Columbo shows the tying of the shoe lace test. Which means someone else did. That someone was you. You changed his clothes. Columbo showing he has one up on them. Like Catherine Justice character in Prescription murder. Doesn't matter if you wear the glasses or not. The stewardess and probably still prove it's you wig or no wig.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

I love those few scenes where his righteous anger flares. I felt it showed that he truly cared about the victims and about justice. The world needs more like him. My favorite scene was the one with Leonard Nimoy. Second favorite the exchange with Robert Conrad. Columbo was one of the greatest television characters ever.

[@michaeltoebe1851]

Exactly. Perfectly said, fellow Avs fan.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

@@michaeltoebe1851 Just one more thing ... the Stanley Cup! Haha.

[@michaeltoebe1851]

@@pnutbutrncrackers Please let it be this year! And a couple more times after that.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

@@michaeltoebe1851 With ya'!

[@rasalghul9331]

Even Columbo's use of anger was strategic. When he plainly states to Nimoy that an autopsy will be needed for his victim, that set into motion the events that eventually caused Nimoy to tip his hand and eventually prove he was the murderer.

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

"No. I'm asking you! I'm asking YOU about a murder!

[@zaphoddog3878]

Columbo's best angry scene is in "prescription murder" where he confronts mistress Joan Hudson.

[@doreenmazakpwe-ssemujju5186]

Correct! Didn't you?! You connived with .,didn't you?!! If it were not for your participation she would be alive now. You're gonna be hounded, questioned.... Dr...made one mistake and that was you Ms Joan. You are the weak link. Mehhnnn he was mad

[@fever_spike]

YES…THANK YOU.

[@DellaStreet123]

@Negus Negast I think some people don't consider Prescription Murder "canon" but more as a made for TV movie that tested the waters before Columbo got his own show.

[@Master_Timothy]

Zaphod Dog, that's my favorite Columbo scene. Wish it was included here

[@derby1884]

On the rare occasions he was menacing, he was also very effective - like when Ruth Gordon calls him "a very kind man", he looks down at her and replies "don't count on it, Miss Mitchell, don't count on it".

[@NondescriptMammal]

Ruth Gordon is great but I was a bit disappointed in her character in that episode, they made her far too condescending toward Columbo, it was too over-the-top obvious that she was guilty because of it

[@georgemoore7186]

Columbo doesn't get angry, he gets even, his anger is purely to put the killer off his/her game

[@smiertspionem6667]

Underrated comment, i totally agree

[@nicotoscani1707]

Columbo doesn't lose his temper.. He wants the criminal to think he does though 🤫

[@Chutney1luv]

I hardly ever saw Columbo angry! He was witty and out smarter most of them! When he did get angry, we did too! I loved all of his episodes! Peter was MAGNIFICENT and my favorite detective! 💯

[@GraceandWisdom]

Talk about acting titans!!! That look on Nimoy's face when Falk slams that coffee machine!! Spock laughs and Columbo gets upset. Now that's going 'against type!'

[@jfrlucas]

That scene with Leonard Nimoy is certainly one of my favourite. Two brilliant actors playing a perfect partition.

[@jamesrivera4947]

Never would have expected him slamming down a heavy object 😡

[@samrabinovici1140]

Completely agree JF.....

[@willhay6148]

Spot on. This is my favourite scene. Genius.

[@lindafair6081]

@@jamesrivera4947 I agree!!

[@chuppets77able]

@@jamesrivera4947 The surgeon deserved Columbo's wrath,he had the nerves to laugh at this great detective, knowing perfectly that he was the killer!

[@davidcooper7383]

What a fantastic show....stands the test of time...always on TV here in England! Brilliant...

[@philippaul6039]

And what's do the Brits think of Columbo lol

[@philippaul6039]

@La Hire How do you like it compared to your own detective tv stuff

[@philippaul6039]

@La Hire Never heard of either of those lol I watched a lot of old British detective shows and dramas when I was younger. When I got older I started watching doctor who and Sherlock lolz

[@rw8733]

Every Sunday, channel 141. Absolutely brilliant. What a treat.

[@caol1198]

A touch of frost is good too

[@1Robinthefastlane]

I always loved the few moments Columbo lost it and dropped the nice guy act. Thank you for sharing.

[@snorpenbass4196]

That's the thing though, it wasn't an act. Columbo is a genuinely nice, good person. That's why he gets so angry with some people, with their actions. It's probably also why he can go home each day without taking his work with him (aside from the occasional Eureka moment when talking to Mrs Columbo).

[@jebprendergast101]

I don’t think he was actually angry in “Murder Under Glass” - he was asking Mario questions in a language the murderer couldn’t understand to make him THINK it was a hostile interrogation. Throwing him off the scent.

[@FIREBRAND38]

I agree that he wasn't angry in that one but he had no reason to think Louis Jordan couldn't speak Italian. And yelling Assassino! Assassino! at Mario was an accusation, not a question. I found this translation. Columbo - I want to know what happened, no lies. Mario - No... After a while, I went down to the cellar to take a bottle of Margot C - And there you hid the poison! M - No, officer! My uncle had already open the bottle of wine, then he took the tray and brought it here, to the sink. But he was still very angry and he started beating the drawers (fun fact, he actually says “le cassette” which means “the boxes”, instead of “i cassetti”, drawers, but he was also miming all these actions, so I recognized the mistake) C (getting angry) - Why did you kill him?! M (sad) - No, officer... C - Enough with lies! M - But Officer, I loved him C (angrier) - Murderer! M - No, that’s not true... C - murderer! M (panicking) I didn’t do anything at all! C (grabs his face and suddenly calmed down) - Calm! Calm... I believe you.

[@jebprendergast101]

@@FIREBRAND38 Thanks for the translation! That’s fascinating.

[@mkassis713]

Some Italians would tell you that that's just the way they talk LOL

[@FIREBRAND38]

@Angie H. You're very welcome.

[@rowanmarc]

@@FIREBRAND38 interesting detail with the use of the Italian word for “boxes;” I wonder if that was a translation error or a deliberate choice of dialogue for realism- that poor young waiter is panicking as Columbo questions him, exactly the sort of situation in which it’s not uncommon for people to trip up in their own language, and use an incorrect term, a sort of Malapropism by stress

[@majidahmed1503]

“Beware the levelheaded person if he’s angry.”

[@mgoldman60]

These were great. Often times - near the end of the episode - when Columbo is close - he drops the bumbling act.

[@julietfischer5056]

Fans are split on whether he's a Genius Ditz or displaying Obfuscating Stupidity. TV Tropes defines those terms.

[@casmo87]

I always thought it was a well maintained trap to ease the perp into a false sense of security

[@NondescriptMammal]

@@casmo87 agreed... Columbo knew exactly what he was doing when putting on the "bumbling" persona

[@rosario508]

You forgot the ending of An Exercise in Fatality when Columbo rips apart the murderer’s alibi. I’m pretty sure it’s the only time he loses his cool when he finally nails the suspect.

[@clairelouise335]

I got the box set for Christmas and it's heaven. Just love the man. My favourite TV detective and I watch again and again even though I know them off by heart 💕

[@keithjones6023]

My wife is often heard to say '' you're not watching Columbo again '' 😏

[@NondescriptMammal]

you know it's a quality show when a detective mystery that you already know the ending to, is still enjoyable to watch!

[@siddharthsen7035]

These scenes really show off Peter Falk's acting range.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Columbo doesn't get angry. He gets even.

[@richposports7030]

He trumps!!

[@maxx2308]

Since my early childhood I used to watch Columbo .. today I'm 51 years old and it's always a pleasure to review these cult series

[@mariaml9854]

The same for me, when I was a little girl my parents watched Columbo on sundays and I am now 51, and my father who is 96 and I watch it every day on Paramount channel

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

Yeah. Same here.

[@keithjones7390]

How could you not love watching Columbo?

[@kevincurtis6550]

Prescription Murder was the first time Columbo got angry when he was interrogating Dr. Ray Flemings girlfriend.

[@sharonwolfe5210]

The first & last time he was "clean cut"... "Do you want to see her lying dead in the morgue !?" He was pulling NO punches!!!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I forget if he ever got angry also in the later episodes from the '80s and '90s, I watch those so rarely.

[@joemcconnell2674]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 yes he did. 1994 Episode! Columbo goes undercover. Also 1995 Episode! Strange bedfellows.

[@carlin6243]

He tried shocking her cuz he knew she was the weak link

[@asecretone]

YES Columbo in the waiting room giving Milo the business is *great* 👍

[@saintrude]

Actually, Milo's response was excellent, too.

[@johnurban7333]

Looked like Doris Day handed him the magazine

[@InternetToughGuy123]

Milo’s innocent. Colombo can huff and puff on that rotten cigar till next July.

[@tom_o4822]

"A Stitch in Crime" !👍 I also like Colombo's wrath in "Prescription: Murder"!🤗 "A Deadly State of Mind" His hairstyle fluttering in the wind is lovely!🥰

[@drbonesshow1]

The scene with Dr. Nimoy was by far Columbo's most violent.

[@NondescriptMammal]

Columbo has dealt calmly with so many super-smug perps... it took Spock to finally get his goat enough to lose his cool that way

[@drbonesshow1]

@@NondescriptMammal Could have lost an eye.

[@tacomeat5689]

A man’s life was at stake, so he wasn’t playing any games

[@drbonesshow1]

@@tacomeat5689 You are correct sir. Had he died, he never could have been Grandpa Walton. Don't believe me? Look it up.

[@karmafrog1]

@@drbonesshow1 It's OK because there's that Vulcan third eyelid...

[@mWf57]

Show is timeless.

[@elaineburnett5230]

A Classic in the ultimate sense of the word.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

The aazing thing is the interplay with the others as he gets angry. My favorite? The last one I saw until the next one I'll see.

[@power2084]

aazing?

[@ozsfi]

@@power2084 amazing

[@Trepidity]

Hey that's my favorite too!

[@michaelwallace2487]

In “Prescription Murder” he was pretty angry a lot, but that was the pilot, and the character was still being developed. The scene that sticks in my mind the most as the best example of anger from him was the scene with Nimoy. He was not only angry, he was violent! The way he slammed that water pitch down, has to the greatest example of anger I have ever seen from him, and no way was he acting to be clever to catch a criminal. He was positively furious!

[@meiday154]

The best moment imo was during Prescription Murder when he was interrogating Joan on the movie set. The silence and the intensity of the scene gets me everytime I watch

[@macnolds4145]

Columbo is a master of theater, and every once in a while the role he plays to entrap his suspects obligates him to feign anger.

[@christopherkraft1327]

My favorite?? All of them, Columbo was consistently brilliant!!! 🙂

[@keithjones6023]

Absolutely, from a Columbo junkie 😏

[@jamesfrench7299]

Forget Colombo's aggressive side, I've never seen Leonard Nimoy's evil side. He does it well.

[@BenjaminGessel]

That SMILE... 😁😁😁😁😁

[@NothingMaster]

He doesn’t dare to act like that around Mrs. Columbo. 😅 🧹🍳 🤕

[@julymiller2308]

Or his unseen kids, mentioned a few times, I imagine his daughter was the one to follow in daddy's footsteps, though.

[@trhansen3244]

As I understand it, there was no Mrs Columbo. Yes, the network made a tv show called Mrs Columbo but that was only to cash in on Columbo's popularity. I'll have my assistants look into this on Monday.

[@julymiller2308]

@@trhansen3244 Mrs Columbo, aka "my wife" is mentioned BY Columbo NUMEROUS times. "Kids" or at least "need a babysitter" is also said by COLUMBO!

[@trhansen3244]

@@julymiller2308 Yes but Columbo just made her up. I thought that was obvious. Even Dr Fauci realized that. And he's clueless about everything. But he knew Mrs Columbo was not real. Look at Biden. The man's an idiot. But even he recently acknowledged there never really was a Mrs. Columbo. Look at AOC. That woman is a total fool, clueless in every conceivable way. And yet even she admits there never really was a Mrs Columbo. I mean look at Nancy Pelosi. Stupidest person ever! And yet even she realized just this year (it took her about half a century, true!) that Mrs Columbo was totally made up by Lt Columbo.

[@deborahminter6231]

😁Did they ever show mrs. Columbo?

[@davidnicholson6680]

What I love is that his entire persona when dealing with suspects is just an act. The toughness and contempt towards murderers and lies that slips out in these scene is Columbo's true nature. In interacting with other police officers and officials, he drops to obsequiousness and is brusque and even a little rude. Columbo deploys rage rarely and carefully, only when he deems it completely necessary. Still, Columbo's constantly giving more subtle hints of his true feelings: slightly patronizing phrasing of questions, words with two meanings, a look on his face. It's a very detailed characterization.

[@babumb1]

Peter falk acted as if it was a routine job so natural one of the finest actors I have ever seen

[@lovelee1772]

Greatest TV detective EVER!!! He's highly intelligent which is what I credited to his usual chill and humble persona.

[@waynecarter4200]

i really loved how he would slowly yet surely drive the arrogant folks nutsnow what?lol

[@trhansen3244]

Would you say he is as smart, or smarter, than Sherlock Holmes?

[@buckminsterfuller7252]

It was always a bit jarring when Columbo lost his composure because it was so rare.

[@ChrisJones-ij3xp]

Dang, I was hoping Columbo's angry questioning of the doctor's mistress in Prescription: Murder would be included.

[@stevethecatcouch6532]

Columbo never got angry. He just feigned anger to throw the suspect off balance.

[@DoctorStrangeFate]

I always love when his gloves come off.

[@sonyaedwards4234]

i do too.. i love him

[@anthonyarguien7785]

RIP Peter Falk. A true Master in every sense of the word. Actor, dancer, singer, boxer, poet, chef, tuba player. A virtuoso...

[@xRGTMx]

Notice how Columbo was like 🥴 at 3:50 when he was told "if you ARE smart," as if he was like "really?"

[@douglaslally156]

Couldn't stop staring at Robert Conrad's leisure suit with the purple shirt collars. Gotta love the 70's fashion.

[@michaelfontanelli2450]

🤮

[@jaym6501]

The best show ever to me. Even now .

[@MarkFoster321789]

I can't believe you missed out that brilliant scene in the 1968 pilot Prescription Murder when our hero gets REALLY intimidating and aggressive in his interrogation to Dr. Ray Flemming's mistress, actress Joan Hudson on a Universal Studio set over her involvement of her lover's murder!!! Peter Falk may have been young-looking and clean-shaven in 1967 when PM was made, but I would not want to meet him in a dark alley! You should post that scene!

[@michamajewski8180]

Najlepszy porucznik na świecie, wspaniały serial i genialny aktor Pan Peter Falk.

[@Spanner249]

Czechia 🇨🇿 or Poland 🇵🇱 or Slovakia 🇸🇰 or Hungary 🇷🇺?

[@BiggensIrons]

Peter Falk was a treasure. No one else could've been Columbo, he did just play Columbo, he MADE Columbo

[@keithjones6023]

He was absolutely made to play that part, impossible for anyone to better his portrayal of the great detective!

[@thetokutickler]

Somebody's been reading the comments. Just the other day I saw a bunch of comments on these videos talking about the rare times that Columbo got mad.

[@michaeljames4904]

4:01 Only just noticed that Louis Jourdan is expertly mimicking Columbo’s body language, in this scene, it’s brilliantly done. Lots of Falk’s characteristic idiosyncrasies, as the lieutenant, were ad libs. All aimed at unsettling his suspect costars, so their reactions, of being unnerved and frustrated as the net tightens, had a genuineness to it. But here Peter’s foil is giving him the same sort of treatment. Decades on they still give up so much on being watched over and over. And it’s the kind of quality that can happen when television tries to make one episode a month rather than one a week.

[@ozsfi]

Michael James - Yes, Jordan was great!

[@christopher370]

I've seen this episode at least twice and that's the first time I really noticed. Great catch!

[@richardwilliams473]

Robert Conrad is terrific in his dialogue with Falk!!!

[@johnnyrogers5066]

Don't mess with The Lieutenant, you're going to lose!

[@kevbomevbo3492]

Later on, Columbo tells Janus, "It didn't take me til July, but I got the proof".

[@darrenduncan1674]

I always loved the scene when Robert Conrad's character insultingly tells Columbo that he is devious and Columbo says while lighting his cigar, "That's what they tell me." That was hard nose cool. Lol. I've used that line.

[@jamescassidyCAS55]

Sorry to be picky, William Conrad played Cannon, Nero Wolfe and Jake and the Fatman and was a fighter pilot in WW2, Robert Conrad is the sleaze in Columbo also Pappy Boyington in Baa Baa Black Sheep and numerous other pilot ts.

[@darrenduncan1674]

@@jamescassidyCAS55 Right. I meant Robert, not William. William Conrad was also the narrator of the 60s " Fugitive" TV series with David Janssen. Robert is most famous for his role as secret service agent James T. West in the 60s TV series " The Wild Wild West".

[@michaelanderson2886]

Loved when he got pissed when the vending machine took his money 😂

[@motokokusanagi7683]

The brilliance of Peter Falk - he played a character while playing a character.

[@THX-kw2jh]

The One with Leonard Nimoy is the Biggest Rant that I have Ever seen from Lt. Columbo in "A Stich in Crime" Episode.

[@philfitnesspt6139]

Tbf i think he only acts angry to make the doctor slip up and do something urgent so he can catch him.. i could be wrong 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@philfitnesspt6139]

@La Hire I'm not an expect in medical matters 😆 so i could be very wrong here but maybe if there had been no murder (Nimoy killed lady after OP as he had no choice) maybe people would have thought the old docs heart had just given out and not looked into it further 🤷‍♂️🤔 im guessing that's what the killer was hoping originally off course then there was a murder and then Colombo figured out what he had done etc. So it was kind of clever at start but fell apart once he had to kill the nurse 🤷‍♂️🤔

[@philfitnesspt6139]

@La Hire oh yeah lol

[@stellertonybeller1972]

@La Hire The nurse he had to kill because she figured out what was done

[@rubusroo68]

Great writing, great acting & great cast. Never been a cop show like it since. Rip Peter.

[@bagman817]

Casually lighting up a cigar in a hospital waiting room. Good times.

[@markginsel4238]

Leonard Nimoy genuinely looked freightened when he slammed that water pitcher on the desk.

[@Slepinger]

I hated when my mum watched it over and over again (I was a kid back then). Now I caught myself I know lots of dialogues by hart and every time there's nothing in TV I get back to Columbo. You are truly missed Mr. Falk!

[@bzen5917]

The scene in Murder Under Glass wasn't true anger as it was Columbo "acting" angry for the benefit of Louis Jourdan's character; in the end he explained to Jourdan that he always suspected him from the beginning...

[@mmclaurin8035]

Columbo pissed off in Italian is a sight to behold

[@BlueSkyGal777]

I actually liked it when his anger flared...made him seem more real. It was usually a surprize, making it even more powerful. Columbo was "passionate" in seeking justice. Love that guy! 💗

[@SpeccyMan]

A classy actor playing a classy detective. Nobody could do it as well as Peter Falk and Columbo.

[@queencerseilannister3519]

One of, if not, the best written and performed character in tv history!!! Rip Peter!

[@guywhosellsvapes4595]

At 2:04 His anger moment gave him Micheal Corleone swag. He was calm and collected with his delivery.

[@Darkmage1293]

I love how I don't even have to understand it, you can get across what Columbo is doing/saying with the waiter in Italian. Such a well done episode.

[@K.herrington7763]

The waiter is Alan Aldas younger brother

[@rw8733]

How I love this man. The greatest detective ever. R.I.P. Peter Falk. God bless you.

[@serenemimi]

This is my favourite detective series there has no other series so captivating as much as Columbo I still watch them on 5 USA ... brilliant Peter Falk Rip

[@keithjones6023]

I watched an episode on 5 USA last night, It's All in the Game.

[@footerotica882]

It's so out of character for Columbo to be so physically angry it makes it more dramatic

[@seanabbins5481]

There is a common denominator in three of these- the ones with Leonard Nimoy, Robert Conrad and George Hamilton. (Hamilton is off screen in this clip and he is interviewing his colleague.) In those three instances, it involves somebody getting murdered, hurt or about to get murdered or hurt, after Columbo is on the case, a second innocent victim. Nimoy is planning to kill the old doctor, Conrad drove the woman to take pills, Hamilton hypnotized Leslie Anne Warren into jumping off the balcony. A second victim was involved in each of these cases. Perhaps that gets under Columbo's skin more because it happens under his watch. He is able to be more detached if the crime happens prior to when he becomes involved.

[@zazuzazz5419]

Excellent sleuthing, Sean!!! 🔎

[@Columbo]

What is your favourite Colombo's Angry Moment? 😈

[@saintrude]

I have two favorites: An Exercise In Fatality and A Stitch In Crime. Does anyone know the name of the last episode in this video? The one where he says to the woman, "No, I'm asking YOU!"

[@Columbo]

@@saintrude A Deadly State of Mind

[@saintrude]

@@Columbo I know what I'll be re-watching tonight :-)

[@annedahl7151]

The next wich will come

[@TheAdvancedMusic]

That one with Lee Grant. Young lady, don't you do that again!

[@frankcolumbo9615]

Only a handful of times did the Lieutenant exhibit Justified anger, including the 1968 movie Prescription Murder when Columbo interrogated Joan Hudson ( the love interest of protagonist Dr Ray Fleming) on a movie set.

[@redbeard36]

So much to unpack. Columbia's surprising temper, his fluent Italian and Robert Chip's groovy leisure suit thing.