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William Link


Born
in Philidelphia, The United States
December 15, 1993

Genre
Mystery


William Link (b. 1933) is an author, screenwriter, and producer. In the early 1960s, he and Richard Levinson created the character Lieutenant Columbo, a Los Angeles police detective known for wearing a shabby raincoat, smoking cheap cigars, and snaring murderers by playing dumb. The character first appeared in an episode of the Chevy Mystery Show, and was then featured in Prescription: Murder, a successful mystery play that was turned into a television movie in 1968. Although originally played by other actors, the part was made famous on television by Peter Falk, whose comic timing brought life to the idiosyncratic homicide detective. Beginning in 1968, Falk played the part off and on until Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003).

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Average rating: 3.62 · 582 ratings · 124 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors
The Columbo Collection
3.97 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
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Death Leaves a Bookmark
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Prescription: Murder
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Southern Crucible: The Maki...
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Southern Crucible: The Maki...
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