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Episode 2

Death Lends a Hand

Death Lends a Hand

1971
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 16m
A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the search for the killer. (TV.com)

Directed by:

Bernard L. Kowalski
Bernard-L-Kowalski
20 total credits
Bernard L. Kowalski has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Columbo, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Sssssss, Night of the Blood Beast and Death Lends a Hand

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

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)
,
Ray Milland
Ray-Milland
135 total credits
Ray Milland has 135 credits at Criticker, including: Dial M for Murder, The Lost Weekend, Love Story, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Escape to Witch Mountain
,
Brett Halsey
Brett-Halsey
44 total credits
Brett Halsey has 44 credits at Criticker, including: A Cat in the Brain, Return of the Fly, Twice-Told Tales, The Atomic Submarine and Death Lends a Hand
,
Robert Culp
Robert-Culp
60 total credits
Robert Culp has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Santa's Slay, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!, Hannie Caulder and Turk 182!
,
Pat Crowley
Pat-Crowley
23 total credits
Pat Crowley has 23 credits at Criticker, including: There's Always Tomorrow, Hollywood or Bust, Death Lends a Hand, Money from Home and The Wheeler Dealers
,
Eric James
Eric-James
2 total credits
Eric James has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Death Lends a Hand and Winter Kept Us Warm

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Death Lends a Hand

1971
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 16m
Avg Percentile 64.35% from 63 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 64.35% from 63 total ratings
Rated 01 Aug 2023
60
45th
The ending was a little forced but worked nonetheless. Columbo went a bit overboard swinging a strangers kid on a swing.
Rated 19 Oct 2013
4
91st
I really liked this one; starts off more violent than usual then the blackmail, bribery attempts and swipes at private detectives were fun.
Rated 19 Sep 2008
70
61st
I guess it's all right. A decent Columbo episode with a good ending. What mildly irked me here though, is how Columbo came up with the exact way the murder happened, step by step, just by random speculation, with minimal clues in hand.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
65
66th
Columbo gets some precious facial expressions out of the killer (well played by Robert Culp) in this one, a pretty good episode.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Bernard L. Kowalski
Bernard-L-Kowalski
20 total credits
Bernard L. Kowalski has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Columbo, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Sssssss, Night of the Blood Beast and Death Lends a Hand

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

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)
,
Ray Milland
Ray-Milland
135 total credits
Ray Milland has 135 credits at Criticker, including: Dial M for Murder, The Lost Weekend, Love Story, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and Escape to Witch Mountain
,
Brett Halsey
Brett-Halsey
44 total credits
Brett Halsey has 44 credits at Criticker, including: A Cat in the Brain, Return of the Fly, Twice-Told Tales, The Atomic Submarine and Death Lends a Hand
,
Robert Culp
Robert-Culp
60 total credits
Robert Culp has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Santa's Slay, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!, Hannie Caulder and Turk 182!
,
Pat Crowley
Pat-Crowley
23 total credits
Pat Crowley has 23 credits at Criticker, including: There's Always Tomorrow, Hollywood or Bust, Death Lends a Hand, Money from Home and The Wheeler Dealers
,
Eric James
Eric-James
2 total credits
Eric James has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Death Lends a Hand and Winter Kept Us Warm

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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