Murder” was the inspiration for the “Columbo” TV series pilot. The play runs at PowPAC from Jan. 23 to Feb. 22.

Peter Falk was perhaps best known for his role as the disheveled police Lt. Columbo, one of TV's beloved crime solvers. He died Thursday night at... Peter Falk, TV's Legendary 'Columbo,' Dies At 83 ...

With his cigar, crumpled beige mac, battered car, Basset Hound and unseen, but frequently mentioned wife, the late Peter Falk’s shambling homicide detective is as watchable now as when the series ...