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"Murder, She Wrote" (1984): : -- Mystery writer finds herself investigating murders that occur around her.
"Murder, She Wrote" (1984): : -- Mystery writer finds herself investigating murders that occur around her.
"Murder, She Wrote" (1984): : -- Mystery writer finds herself investigating murders that occur around her.

Overview

Date of Birth:
7 August 1934 more
Date of Death:
12 March 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
His life-long collaboration with William Link began writing sketches... more
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Up 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Columbo's 1990 Cases Get Collected
 (From Comicmix. 2 November 2008, 3:27 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Richard A. Levinson | Richard L. Levinson

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998) (TV) (creator) 1998 - 7.1 (431)
- 2. Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997) (TV) (creator) 1997 - 6.7 (173)
- 3. Columbo: A Trace of Murder (1997) (TV) (creator) 1997 - 7.0 (352)
- 4. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   (263 episodes, 1984-1996) 1996 - 7.1 (2,282)
- 5. Columbo: Strange Bedfellows (1995) (TV) (creator) 1995 - 6.6 (339)
- 6. Columbo: Undercover (1994) (TV) (creator) 1994 - 6.8 (347)
- 7. Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1993) (TV) (creator) 1993 - 6.6 (400)
- 8. Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993) (TV) (creator) 1993 - 7.3 (475)
- 9. Columbo: A Bird in the Hand ... (1992) (TV) (creator) 1992 - 6.8 (350)
- 10. Columbo: No Time to Die (1992) (TV) (creator) 1992 - 6.2 (416)
- 11. Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) (creator) 1991 - 6.9 (358)
- 12. Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991) (TV)   (creator) 1991 - 6.8 (375)
AKAs:
  • Murder of a Rock Star (Canada: English title)
- 13. Columbo: Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991) (TV) (creator) 1991 - 6.8 (330)
- 14. Columbo: Columbo Goes to College (1990) (TV) (creator) 1990 - 7.2 (454)
- 15. "Columbo" (1971)   (54 episodes, 1971-1990) 1990 - 8.6 (310)
- 16. Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV)   (written by) 1988 - 6.6 (84)
AKAs:
  • Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
  • In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)
- 17. Clue?? (1988) (V) (character) (uncredited) 1988 - 6.1 (16)
- 18. Vanishing Act (1986) (TV) (writer) 1986 - 7.1 (240)
- 19. Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV) (writer) 1985 - 6.8 (431)
- 20. The Guardian (1984) (TV) (writer) 1984 - 6.5 (175)
- 21. The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV) (story) 1984 - 7.8 (100)
- 22. Prototype (1983) (TV) (writer) 1983 - 5.9 (148)
- 23. Take Your Best Shot (1982) (TV) (writer) 1982 - 5.1 (25)
- 24. Rehearsal for Murder (1982) (TV) (written by) 1982 - 7.1 (209)
- 25. "Darkroom" (1981) (unknown episodes) 1981 - 6.7 (47)
- 26. Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) (writer) 1981 - 7.1 (71)
- 27. "Stone" (1980) (unknown episodes) 1980 - -
- 28. Murder by Natural Causes (1979) (TV) (writer) 1979 - 8.0 (158)
- 29. Stone (1979) (TV) (story) 1979 - 6.0 (8)
- 30. The Storyteller (1977) (TV) (writer) 1977 - 4.6 (10)
- 31. Rollercoaster (1977) (screen story) 1977 - 5.9 (2,037)
- 32. Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) (story) 1977 - 6.0 (14)
- 33. "Ellery Queen" (1975)   (3 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - 7.9 (191)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- 34. The Hindenburg (1975) (story) (as Richard A. Levinson) 1975 - 6.0 (1,495)
- 35. "Mannix" (1967)   (194 episodes, 1967-1975) 1975 - 7.3 (317)
- 36. Ellery Queen (1975) (TV)   (teleplay) 1975 - 7.4 (141)
AKAs:
  • Too Many Suspects (USA: reissue title)
- 37. The Gun (1974) (TV) (screenplay) (story) 1974 - 5.6 (28)
- 38. The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - 7.8 (444)
- 39. Savage (1973) (TV)   (teleplay) 1973 - 6.1 (77)
AKAs:
  • The Savage File (USA: alternative title)
  • Watch Dog
- 40. Tenafly (1973) (TV) (writer) 1973 - 6.0 (22)
- 41. The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (TV) (writer) 1972 - 7.5 (184)
- 42. That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) (writer) 1972 - 7.8 (176)
- 43. Two on a Bench (1971) (TV) (writer) 1971 - 4.9 (15)
- 44. Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV)   (writer) 1971 - 7.8 (14)
AKAs:
  • Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
- 45. The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) (TV)   (story) 1970 - 7.5 (29)
AKAs:
  • Children of the Lotus Eater (USA: alternative title)
- 46. "San Francisco International Airport" (1970)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
AKAs:
  • SFX (USA: alternative title)
- 47. "McCloud" (1970) (unknown episodes) 1970 - 7.3 (214)
- 48. McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? (1970) (TV)   (teleplay) 1970 - 5.7 (61)
AKAs:
  • McCloud (UK)
  • Portrait of a Dead Girl (USA: reissue title)
- 49. My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV) (writer) 1970 - 7.0 (92)
- 50. The Whole World Is Watching (1969) (TV) (writer) 1969 - 6.8 (15)
- 51. Trial Run (1969) (TV) (story) 1969 - 5.5 (12)
- 52. Istanbul Express (1968) (TV) (written by) 1968 - 5.5 (32)
- 53. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.0 (112)
- 54. Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV)   (play) (teleplay) 1968 - 7.6 (837)
AKAs:
  • Columbo: Prescription Murder
- 55. "Jericho" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.4 (10)
- 56. "Honey West" (1965)   (3 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 7.7 (103)
- 57. "The Fugitive" (1963)   (2 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 8.4 (502)
- 58. "Burke's Law" (1963)   (3 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 7.7 (141)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- 59. "The Rogues" (1964)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.4 (77)
- 60. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)   (5 episodes, 1962-1964) 1964 - 8.6 (318)
- 61. "Arrest and Trial" (1963)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.6 (23)
- 62. "The Third Man" (1959)   (2 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 8.4 (30)
- 63. "Stoney Burke" (1962)   (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.8 (26)
- 64. Le diable et les dix commandements (1962)   (segment "Tu ne deroberas point") 1962 - 6.8 (238)
AKAs:
  • Devil and the Ten Commandments (UK)
  • Le diable et les 10 commandements (France: poster title)
  • Le tentazioni quotidiane (Italy)
  • The Devil and the Ten Commandments (USA)
- 65. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955)   (2 episodes, 1961-1962) 1962 - 8.8 (1,223)
- 66. "Adventures in Paradise" (1959)   (2 episodes, 1961-1962) 1962 - 8.7 (79)
- 67. "Michael Shayne" (1960)   (3 episodes, 1960) 1960 - 8.5 (7)
- 68. "The Chevy Mystery Show" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • Sunday Mystery Hour (USA: rerun title)
- 69. "Johnny Ringo" (1959)   (3 episodes, 1959-1960) 1960 - 6.5 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- 70. "The Rebel" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (61)
1 TV episode:
- 71. "Black Saddle" (1959)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.8 (16)
AKAs:
  • The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
Producer
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- 1. Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV)   (co-executive producer) 1988 - 6.6 (84)
AKAs:
  • Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
  • In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)
- 2. Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV) (executive producer) 1985 - 6.8 (431)
- 3. The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV) (executive producer) 1984 - 7.8 (100)
- 4. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   executive producer (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 7.1 (2,282)
- 5. Prototype (1983) (TV) (executive producer) 1983 - 5.9 (148)
- 6. Take Your Best Shot (1982) (TV) (executive producer) 1982 - 5.1 (25)
- 7. Rehearsal for Murder (1982) (TV) (executive producer) 1982 - 7.1 (209)
- 8. Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) (executive producer) 1981 - 7.1 (71)
- 9. Murder by Natural Causes (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 8.0 (158)
- 10. The Storyteller (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - 4.6 (10)
- 11. Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) (executive producer) 1977 - 6.0 (14)
- 12. "Ellery Queen" (1975)   executive producer (3 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - 7.9 (191)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- 13. Ellery Queen (1975) (TV)   (producer) 1975 - 7.4 (141)
AKAs:
  • Too Many Suspects (USA: reissue title)
- 14. A Cry for Help (1975) (TV)   (executive producer) 1975 - 6.2 (20)
AKAs:
  • End of the Line
- 15. The Gun (1974) (TV) (producer) 1974 - 5.6 (28)
- 16. The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV) (executive producer) 1974 - 7.8 (444)
- 17. "Columbo" (1971)   producer (7 episodes, 1971-1973) executive producer (2 episodes, 1971) 1973 - 8.6 (310)
9 TV episodes: 4 episodes not shown.
- 18. Savage (1973) (TV)   (executive producer) 1973 - 6.1 (77)
AKAs:
  • The Savage File (USA: alternative title)
  • Watch Dog
- 19. Partners in Crime (1973) (TV) (executive producer) 1973 - 6.2 (7)
- 20. Tenafly (1973) (TV) (executive producer) 1973 - 6.0 (22)
- 21. The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (TV) (producer) 1972 - 7.5 (184)
- 22. That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) (producer) 1972 - 7.8 (176)
- 23. Two on a Bench (1971) (TV) (producer) 1971 - 4.9 (15)
- 24. "The NBC Mystery Movie" (1971) (executive producer) 1971 - 7.8 (15)
- 25. My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV) (producer) 1970 - 7.0 (92)
Miscellaneous Crew
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- 1. Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (TV) (creator: "Columbo") 2003 - 6.9 (438)
- 2. Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (TV) (creator: "Columbo") 2000 - 6.4 (435)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV)   (dedicatee) 1988 - 6.6 (84)
AKAs:
  • Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
  • In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)

Additional Details

Genres:
Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Murder | Detective | Police more

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