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Columbo: Season 11, Episode 3

A Bird in the Hand... (22 Nov. 1992)

TV Episode  -  90 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery
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Harold likes to gamble, but as a rule he loses and he is heavily in debt. His uncle is the famous Big Fred who is the owner of a football team and he is a millionaire... See full summary »

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writers:

Richard Levinson (creator), William Link (creator), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Peter Falk, Tyne Daly and Greg Evigan
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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Falk ...
Tyne Daly ...
Dolores
Greg Evigan ...
Harold McCain
Frank McRae Frank McRae ...
Lt. Robertson (as Frank Mc Rae)
Don S. Davis ...
Bertie
León Singer ...
Fernando (as Leon Singer)
Michael Gregory ...
Mr. Hacker
Steve Forrest ...
Big Fred
Stephen Liska ...
Casino Manager
G.F. Smith G.F. Smith ...
Salesman
Carol Swarbrick Carol Swarbrick ...
Casino Waitress
Ed McCready Ed McCready ...
Ed
John Petlock John Petlock ...
Medical Examiner
Joel Beeson Joel Beeson ...
Clyde
Kay Perry Kay Perry ...
Honey
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Storyline

Harold likes to gamble, but as a rule he loses and he is heavily in debt. His uncle is the famous Big Fred who is the owner of a football team and he is a millionaire. But Harold can't get a dime from him. So Harold decides to kill his uncle by a pipe bomb under his car. He is not surprised when he is told Big Fred is dead. He is surprised however that the death is due to a road accident. He rushes to his uncle's house and he finds Lt. Columbo getting excited about the car with the bomb... Written by Baldinotto da Pistoia  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Police Detective | Gambler | American Football | Murder  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Columbo: Assassino per gioco (#11.3) See more »

Filming Locations:

20181 Northridge Rd, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany:  | USA: (including commercials)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The football footage which shows two mock American football teams are excerpts from an actual Canadian Football League game shot in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Edmonton Eskimos. See more »

Connections

Followed by "Columbo: Undercover (#12.3)" (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rags To Riches"
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Written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Performed by Tony Bennett See more »