Ransom for a Dead Man
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A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
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Cast
21 people
Peter Falk
Columbo
Known for
Columbo
The Princess Bride
Lee Grant
Leslie Williams
Known for
Damien - Omen II
In the Heat of the Night
John Fink
Michael Clark
Known for
Batman & Robin
Battlestar Galactica
Harold Gould
Agent Carlson
Known for
Freaky Friday
Brother Bear
Patricia Mattick
Margaret Williams
Known for
The Beguiled
Paul Carr
Hammond
Known for
Blood: The Last Vampire
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Jed Allan
Phil
Known for
Days of Our Lives
Beverly Hills, 90210
Charles Macaulay
Richard
Known for
Splash
The Big Red One
Hank Brandt
Attorney
Known for
Dumb and Dumber
Escape from Alcatraz
Jean Byron
Pat
Also in
The Patty Duke Show
Invisible Invaders
Richard Roat
Perkins
Also in
Westworld
Backstairs at the White House
Norma Connolly
Celia
Known for
The Wrong Man
The Other
Richard Irving Director · Richard Levinson Story William Link Story
United States release March 1, 1971 · Produced in United States
Production
Universal Television
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 1, 1971
TV · NBC
France
December 20, 1972 · TV
Germany
May 17, 1973 · TV
Italy
April 4, 1978 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 9, 1972 · Theatrical
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