Peter Falk says that he provided Columbo's raincoat

Scott, the photo was from 2002. Never really made the connection between the older Columbo's fumbling about with the vagaries of old age. I was never a big fan of the more recent movies, but that was for overall quality reasons rather than a feeling that Peter Falk was too old to play the role.

I remember one episode were a person had gotten an alibi by having a woman drive through an automatic traffic control and holding a picture of the guy in front of her face. That is pretty hilarious, but it's all good.

Thanks for a "Columbo" post! It was a fantastic series.

One thing that's sad about the photo you use here--it's from the late 90's ABC "Columbo" movies, not the originals in the 70's, and you can tell that right away because Falk has gray hair and looks OLD. That was my problem with the newer movies. A young or middle-aged guy pretending to be confused or befuddled in order to catch a know-it-all murderer was a great idea, and lots of fun. A should've-retired-by-now older man getting all confused and befuddled just looks sad, and is not fun.

I've been re-watching some of the originals on Sundays on the Hallmark Channel, and they're still outstanding, although many rely on 70's-era technology--lack of computers, cell phones, VCRs, etc. The best ones still hold up because of the talents of Falk and the guest murderer to play interesting characters interacting in a clever way.