Columbo A Friend in Deed (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Columbo

A Friend in Deed (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a neighbor who killed his wife in a fit of rage. He then kills his own wife in cold blood and blackmails the neighbor into faking an alibi for himself. Lt. Columbo has to untangle this mess.

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40 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Falk Columbo Columbo See fewer	Columbo (1971)
Richard Kiley Mark Halperin Mark Halperin See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Rosemary Murphy Margaret Halperin Margaret Halperin See fewer	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Michael McGuire Hugh Caldwell Hugh Caldwell See fewer	Hard Times (1975)
Val Avery Artie Jessup Artie Jessup See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Eric Christmas Bruno Wexler Bruno Wexler See fewer	Porky's (1981)
Eleanor Zee Thelma Thelma See fewer	What's Up, Doc? (1972)
John Finnegan Lt. Dreyer Lt. Dreyer See fewer	An American Tail (1986)
Arlene Martel Salesgirl (as Arlene Martell) Salesgirl (as Arlene Martell) See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Victor Campos Doyle Doyle See fewer	Scarface (1983)
Joshua Bryant Dr. MacMurray Dr. MacMurray See fewer	Night Gallery (1969)
John Calvin Charlie Shoup Charlie Shoup See fewer	Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
Byron Morrow Amos Lawrence Amos Lawrence See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
James V. Christy Sharkey Sharkey See fewer	Raging Bull (1980)
Alma Beltran Mrs. Fernandez Mrs. Fernandez See fewer	Ghost (1990)
Albert Popwell Al Como Al Como See fewer	Sudden Impact (1983)
Ben Marino Sgt. Ned Randall Sgt. Ned Randall See fewer	Up in Smoke (1978)
Judson Morgan Charles Charles See fewer	Columbo (1971)
T.J. Castronovo Policeman (as Tom Castronova) Policeman (as Tom Castronova) See fewer	Boiler Maker (2008)
Paul Sorensen Police Pilot Police Pilot See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Bernie Kuby Nathan Flowers Nathan Flowers See fewer	The Karate Kid (1984)
Mike Lally 2nd Bartender 2nd Bartender See fewer	Coma (1978)
Richard Lanci 1st Patrolman (as Richard Lance) 1st Patrolman (as Richard Lance) See fewer	Columbo (1971)
Eldon Burke Photographer Photographer See fewer	Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Jack Krupnick Limousine Driver Limousine Driver See fewer	The Amityville Horror (1979)
Buzz Barbee Man in Bar (uncredited) Man in Bar (uncredited) See fewer	Outbreak (1995)
Robert Buckingham Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Ken Clayton Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Cosmic Man (1959)
Duke Fishman Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited) See fewer	The Doris Day Show (1968)
Ben Frommer Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	Scarface (1983)
Mickey Golden Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	The Texan (1958)
Michael J. Grayson Man in Bar (uncredited) Man in Bar (uncredited) See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
George Hickman Derelict (uncredited) Derelict (uncredited) See fewer	She Knew All the Answers (1941)
Robert Hitchcock Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited) See fewer
Michael Jeffers Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited) See fewer	Paradise Alley (1978)
Murray Pollack Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Murder Without Tears (1953)
Cosmo Sardo Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited) See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Martin Strader Derelict (uncredited) Derelict (uncredited) See fewer
Dianne Travis Club Member (uncredited) Club Member (uncredited) See fewer	Iron Nest of the Moon (2024)
Max Wagner Derelict (uncredited) Derelict (uncredited) See fewer	Invaders from Mars (1953)