What was his first name? Some say it was never revealed. It was once fraudulently reported to be Philip. But, is this photo definitive? Or is this a con job as well?
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Columbo's first name was Frank, though it was never explicitly spoken in the show. It can be seen on his police ID in several episodes, such as "Dead Weight," by pausing and zooming in on the badge.
I loved that show and wish I could find all the TV movies and the entire series on my streaming services!!!!!!
DOH! I've seen that episode countless times, the one with Suzanne Pleshette and Eddie Albert, so I go to my collection of Columbo episodes and, sure enough, Columbo flashes his badge to Eddie at the 12:20 mark . In the episode about the matador in Mexico called "A Matter of Honor" a cop opens Columbo's ID at the 11:46 mark and we see the same prop with the Frank signature.
