Columbo Playback (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Columbo

Playback (Season 4, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An inventor enthralled with gadgets uses his expertise in surveillance systems to craft the perfect alibi after he murders his mother-in-law for threatening to fire him as CEO of her electronics company. Columbo must unravel the alibi.

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Falk Columbo Columbo See fewer	Columbo (1971)
Oskar Werner Harold Van Wick Harold Van Wick See fewer	Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Gena Rowlands Elizabeth Van Wick Elizabeth Van Wick See fewer	The Notebook (2004)
Robert Brown Arthur Meadis Arthur Meadis See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Patricia Barry Francine Francine See fewer	Dear Heart (1964)
Martha Scott Margaret Meadis Margaret Meadis See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Herbert Jefferson Jr. S. Baxter (as Herb Jefferson Jr.) S. Baxter (as Herb Jefferson Jr.) See fewer	Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Trisha Noble Marcy Hubbard Marcy Hubbard See fewer	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Bart Burns Thompson Thompson See fewer	Seven Days in May (1964)
Steven Marlo Officer Banks Officer Banks See fewer	The Towering Inferno (1974)
Joe Ohar Attendant (as Joe O'Har) Attendant (as Joe O'Har) See fewer	Columbo (1971)
Frank Baxter Officer Bronson (uncredited) Officer Bronson (uncredited) See fewer	The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
Henry Columbo's Dog (uncredited) Columbo's Dog (uncredited) See fewer	Emergency! (1972)
Mike Lally Man in Snack Bar (uncredited) Man in Snack Bar (uncredited) See fewer	Coma (1978)
Arthur Tovey Man in Art Gallery (uncredited) Man in Art Gallery (uncredited) See fewer	Ironside (1967)