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Wife Rosanna Huffman appeared in two episodes of TV series "Columbo" which... moreAwards:
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations moreAlternate Names:
Richard A. Levinson | Richard L. LevinsonFilmography
Writer:
- Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998) (TV) (creator)
- Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: A Trace of Murder (1997) (TV) (creator)
- "Murder, She Wrote" (263 episodes, 1984-1996)
- Death by Demographics (1996) TV episode (creator)
- Mrs. Parker's Revenge (1996) TV episode (creator)
- What You Don't Know Can Kill You (1996) TV episode (creator)
- Race to Death (1996) TV episode (creator)
- Southern Double-Cross (1996) TV episode (creator)
(258 more) - Columbo: Strange Bedfellows (1995) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: Undercover (1994) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey (1993) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: A Bird in the Hand ... (1992) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: No Time to Die (1992) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star (1991) (TV) (creator)
... aka Murder of a Rock Star (Canada: English title) - Columbo: Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991) (TV) (creator)
- Columbo: Columbo Goes to College (1990) (TV) (creator)
- "Columbo" (54 episodes, 1971-1990)
- Murder in Malibu (1990) TV episode (creator)
- Uneasy Lies the Crown (1990) TV episode (creator)
- Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) TV episode (creator)
- Agenda for Murder (1990) TV episode (creator)
- Columbo Cries Wolf (1990) TV episode (creator) (story) (uncredited)
(49 more) - Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV) (written by)
... aka Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
... aka In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title) - Clue?? (1988) (V) (character) (uncredited)
- Vanishing Act (1986) (TV) (writer)
- Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV) (writer)
- The Guardian (1984) (TV) (writer)
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV) (story)
- Prototype (1983) (TV) (writer)
- Take Your Best Shot (1982) (TV) (writer)
- Rehearsal for Murder (1982) (TV) (written by)
- "Darkroom" (1981) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) (writer)
- "Stone" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Murder by Natural Causes (1979) (TV) (writer)
- Stone (1979) (TV) (story)
- The Storyteller (1977) (TV) (writer)
- Rollercoaster (1977) (screen story)
- Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) (story)
- "Ellery Queen" (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Adventure of the Wary Witness (1976) TV episode (developed for television by)
- The Adventure of Colonel Nivin's Memoirs (1975) TV episode (developed for television by)
- The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne (1975) TV episode (story) - The Hindenburg (1975) (story) (as Richard A. Levinson)
- "Mannix" (194 episodes, 1967-1975)
- Hardball (1975) TV episode (creator)
- Search for a Dead Man (1975) TV episode (creator)
- Design for Dying (1975) TV episode (creator)
- Bird of Prey: Part 2 (1975) TV episode (creator)
- Bird of Prey: Part 1 (1975) TV episode (creator)
(189 more) - Ellery Queen (1975) (TV) (teleplay)
... aka Too Many Suspects (USA: reissue title) - The Gun (1974) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
- The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV) (writer)
- Savage (1973) (TV) (teleplay)
... aka The Savage File (USA: alternative title)
... aka Watch Dog - Tenafly (1973) (TV) (writer)
- The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (TV) (writer)
- That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) (writer)
- Two on a Bench (1971) (TV) (writer)
- Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) (writer)
... aka Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? - The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) (TV) (story)
... aka Children of the Lotus Eater (USA: alternative title) - "San Francisco International Airport" (1 episode, 1970)
... aka SFX (USA: alternative title)
- Crisis (1970) TV episode (writer) - "McCloud" (1970) TV series (unknown episodes)
- McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? (1970) (TV) (teleplay)
... aka McCloud (UK)
... aka Portrait of a Dead Girl (USA: reissue title) - My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV) (writer)
- The Whole World Is Watching (1969) (TV) (writer)
- Trial Run (1969) (TV) (story)
- Istanbul Express (1968) (TV) (written by)
- "The Name of the Game" (1 episode, 1968)
- The Taker (1968) TV episode (writer) - Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV) (play) (teleplay)
... aka Columbo: Prescription Murder - "Jericho" (1 episode, 1966)
- Upbeat and Underground (1966) TV episode (writer) - "Honey West" (3 episodes, 1965-1966)
- An Eerie, Airy, Thing (1966) TV episode (written by)
- Invitation to Limbo (1965) TV episode (written by)
- The Gray Lady (1965) TV episode (written by) - "The Fugitive" (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
- Crack in a Crystal Ball (1965) TV episode (writer)
- Tiger Left, Tiger Right (1964) TV episode (writer) - "Burke's Law" (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Mother Goose? (1965) TV episode (writer)
- Who Killed Merlin the Great? (1964) TV episode (writer)
- Who Killed Everybody? (1964) TV episode (writer) - "The Rogues" (1 episode, 1964)
- The Boston Money Party (1964) TV episode (writer) - "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (5 episodes, 1962-1964)
- Murder Case (1964) TV episode (teleplay)
- Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale (1963) TV episode (teleplay)
- Dear Uncle George (1963) TV episode (story and teleplay)
- Day of Reckoning (1962) TV episode (teleplay)
- Captive Audience (1962) TV episode (teleplay) - "Arrest and Trial" (1 episode, 1964)
- The Best There Is (1964) TV episode (story) - "The Third Man" (2 episodes, 1963)
- Ghost Town (1963) TV episode (writer)
- A Diamond in the Rough (1963) TV episode (writer) - "Stoney Burke" (1 episode, 1963)
- A Matter of Percentage (1963) TV episode (writer) - Le diable et les dix commandements (1962) (segment "Tu ne deroberas point")
... aka Devil and the Ten Commandments (UK)
... aka Le diable et les 10 commandements (France: poster title)
... aka Le tentazioni quotidiane (Italy)
... aka The Devil and the Ten Commandments (USA) - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Profit-Sharing Plan (1962) TV episode (writer)
- Services Rendered (1961) TV episode (writer) - "Adventures in Paradise" (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
- Hurricane Audrey (1962) TV episode (teleplay)
- Show Me a Hero (1961) TV episode (writer) - "Michael Shayne" (3 episodes, 1960)
- Murder in Wonderland (1960) TV episode (teleplay)
- This Is It, Michael Shayne (1960) TV episode (writer)
- Shoot the Works (1960) TV episode (teleplay) - "The Chevy Mystery Show" (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Sunday Mystery Hour (USA: rerun title)
- Enough Rope (1960) TV episode (writer) - "Johnny Ringo" (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- Border Town (1960) TV episode (writer)
- The Rain Man (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Ghost Coach (1959) TV episode (writer) - "The Rebel" (1 episode, 1959)
- Gun City (1959) TV episode (writer) - "Black Saddle" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- The Deal (1959) TV episode (writer)
Producer:
- Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV) (co-executive producer)
... aka Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
... aka In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title) - Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Murder, She Wrote" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1984)
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes: Pilot (1984) TV episode (executive producer) - Prototype (1983) (TV) (executive producer)
- Take Your Best Shot (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
- Rehearsal for Murder (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
- Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) (executive producer)
- Murder by Natural Causes (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Storyteller (1977) (TV) (executive producer)
- Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Ellery Queen" (executive producer) (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Adventure of the Wary Witness (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Adventure of the Sunday Punch (1976) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Adventure of Colonel Nivin's Memoirs (1975) TV episode (executive producer) - Ellery Queen (1975) (TV) (producer)
... aka Too Many Suspects (USA: reissue title) - A Cry for Help (1975) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka End of the Line - The Gun (1974) (TV) (producer)
- The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) (TV) (executive producer)
- "Columbo" (producer) (7 episodes, 1971-1973) (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1971)
- Lovely But Lethal (1973) TV episode (producer) (uncredited)
- Double Shock (1973) TV episode (producer) (uncredited)
- Blueprint for Murder (1972) TV episode (producer)
- Short Fuse (1972) TV episode (producer)
- Lady in Waiting (1971) TV episode (executive producer)
(4 more) - Savage (1973) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka The Savage File (USA: alternative title)
... aka Watch Dog - Partners in Crime (1973) (TV) (executive producer)
- Tenafly (1973) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972) (TV) (producer)
- That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) (producer)
- Two on a Bench (1971) (TV) (producer)
- "The NBC Mystery Movie" (1971) TV series (executive producer)
- My Sweet Charlie (1970) (TV) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (TV) (creator: "Columbo")
- Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (TV) (creator: "Columbo")
Thanks:
- Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV) (dedicatee)
... aka Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
... aka In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)
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