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Ransom for a Dead Man

1972 · Richard Irving · 95 min

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A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.

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7.3/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database62 votes

Peter FalkColumbo

Lee GrantLeslie Williams

John FinkMichael Clark

Harold GouldAgent Carlson

Patricia MattickMargaret Williams

Paul CarrHammond

Charles MacaulayRichard

Hank BrandtAttorney

Jean ByronPat RRichard RoatPerkins

Norma ConnollyCelia HHarlan WardePaul Williams

Bill WalkerCrowell

Timothy CareyBert

Cast

Peter FalkColumbo

Lee GrantLeslie Williams

John FinkMichael Clark

Harold GouldAgent Carlson

Patricia MattickMargaret Williams

Paul CarrHammond

Charles MacaulayRichard

Hank BrandtAttorney

Jean ByronPat RRichard RoatPerkins

Norma ConnollyCelia HHarlan WardePaul Williams

Bill WalkerCrowell

Timothy CareyBert

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