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Dead Weight
Dead Weight
Dead Weight
1971
Drama, Crime
1h 16m
Columbo - Season: 1, Episode: 3 - All Episodes
A war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness. (IMDb.com)

Directed by:

Jack Smight
Jack-Smight
27 total credits
Jack Smight has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Harper, Midway, Airport 1975, Damnation Alley and The Illustrated Man

Writers:

Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Richard Levinson has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
William Link has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
John T. Dugan
John-T-Dugan
6 total credits
John T. Dugan has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Dead Weight, The Most Crucial Game, Shark! and Blood of the Dragon: Part 1

Starring:

Peter Falk
Peter-Falk
70 total credits
alk (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films such as The Princess Bride, The Great Race and Next, and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once...(Wikipedia)
,
Suzanne Pleshette
Suzanne-Pleshette
39 total credits
Suzanne Pleshette has 39 credits at Criticker, including: The Birds, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Nevada Smith, Support Your Local Gunfighter and Blackbeard's Ghost
,
Eddie Albert
Eddie-Albert
94 total credits
Eddie Albert has 94 credits at Criticker, including: Roman Holiday, The Longest Day, The Longest Yard, Dreamscape and Oklahoma!
,
Val Avery
Val-Avery
45 total credits
Val Avery has 45 credits at Criticker, including: The Magnificent Seven, Cobra, The Amityville Horror, Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke and Faces
,
Kate Reid
Kate-Reid
25 total credits
Kate Reid has 25 credits at Criticker, including: The Andromeda Strain, Atlantic City, Death of a Salesman, Equus and This Property Is Condemned
,
John Kerr
John-Kerr
14 total credits
John Kerr has 14 credits at Criticker, including: A Dangerous Method, Pit and the Pendulum, Blood and Chocolate, South Pacific and Tea and Sympathy

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Dead Weight

1971
Drama, Crime
1h 16m
Avg Percentile 50.16% from 56 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(56)
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Rated 05 Oct 2008
65
48th
Just an average episode, and clearly one of the poorest Columbos I've seen so far in Season 1. But that said, it's still watchable.
Rated 01 Aug 2023
60
45th
a formulaic episode that wraps up well enough.
Rated 05 Aug 2020
60
37th
One of the weakest.
Rated 05 Jun 2012
84
82nd
One of my favorite Columbo. Made in the period soon after Eddie Albert left green Acres, joined the military and retired to the city, where he began killing people.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
68
71st
Classic stuff. Not great but good all around.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Jack Smight
Jack-Smight
27 total credits
Jack Smight has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Harper, Midway, Airport 1975, Damnation Alley and The Illustrated Man

Writers:

Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Richard Levinson has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
William Link has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
John T. Dugan
John-T-Dugan
6 total credits
John T. Dugan has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Dead Weight, The Most Crucial Game, Shark! and Blood of the Dragon: Part 1

Starring:

Peter Falk
Peter-Falk
70 total credits
alk (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films such as The Princess Bride, The Great Race and Next, and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once...(Wikipedia)
,
Suzanne Pleshette
Suzanne-Pleshette
39 total credits
Suzanne Pleshette has 39 credits at Criticker, including: The Birds, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Nevada Smith, Support Your Local Gunfighter and Blackbeard's Ghost
,
Eddie Albert
Eddie-Albert
94 total credits
Eddie Albert has 94 credits at Criticker, including: Roman Holiday, The Longest Day, The Longest Yard, Dreamscape and Oklahoma!
,
Val Avery
Val-Avery
45 total credits
Val Avery has 45 credits at Criticker, including: The Magnificent Seven, Cobra, The Amityville Horror, Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke and Faces
,
Kate Reid
Kate-Reid
25 total credits
Kate Reid has 25 credits at Criticker, including: The Andromeda Strain, Atlantic City, Death of a Salesman, Equus and This Property Is Condemned
,
John Kerr
John-Kerr
14 total credits
John Kerr has 14 credits at Criticker, including: A Dangerous Method, Pit and the Pendulum, Blood and Chocolate, South Pacific and Tea and Sympathy

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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