One Legendary Columbo Director Changed Peter Falk’s View Of Television

Certain directors deliver stylistic flourishes that instantly separate their efforts from other TV shows airing alongside their episodes. In Peter Falk‘s time on “Columbo,” he crossed paths with some future greats in the world of television.

One filmmaker helped the “Columbo” actor think about the medium completely differently. “Murder by the Book,” the first episode from Season 1 of “Columbo” from 1971, is an all-timer, and that’s largely because of both Falk‘s acting and the fact that Steven Spielberg directed it. Yes, the legendary film director was directing TV back then.

Falk talked to “Pebble Mill at One” about the…