[TV orNotTV] Last Columbo Murderer Standing

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Okay, the contestants in “Last Columbo Murderer Standing” (NBC only) are actually hanging in there pretty well. Last time I updated my list was May 4, 2011, at which time 13/40 were still alive (32.5%). As of today, about five and a half years later (November 12, 2016), we have only lost three more, and so are at 10/40 (25%).

 

I have added the ages of the surviving murders (range 75 – 90). Van Dyke is the oldest, and Trish Van Devere (“Make Me A Perfect Murder”, Season 7, episode 3, a pretty good one) is the youngest, so I guess she is the odds on favorite to win, though I don’t know her health status.

Neither of the pilot murderers are with us, but there is at least one murderer from each NBC season still standing.

 

I mostly used “The Ultimate Lieutenant Columbo Site” for the list of murderers, though I made a few of what I thought were needed corrections. There can be some ambiguity here (for instance, Richard Basehart (dead) and not Honor Blackman (alive) is listed as the murderer for “Dagger of the Mind”, Season 2, Episode 4 (Columbo in London), even though I might have listed them jointly. I used Wikipedia and “Dead or not Dead” for breathing status. Any corrections would be appreciated.

Below is the list of the 10 remaining contestants, followed by the list of what I have as all 40 unique murderers for the 7 seasons (plus two pilots) of the NBC episodes.

 

1.     Susan Clark 76

2.     Martin Landau 85

3.     Vera Miles 87

4.     Dick Van Dyke  90

5.     George Hamilton 77 

6.     Hector Elizondo 79

7.     William Shatner (85)          

8.     Joyce Van Patten (82)         

9.     Trish Van Devere (75)

10. Clive Revill  (86)

 

 

Pilots

1.     Gene Barry

2.     Leslie Williams

 

Season 1 (1/7)

3.     Jack Cassidy

4.     Robert Culp

5.     Eddie Albert

6.     Ross Martin

7.     *Susan Clark 76

8.     Roddy McDowall

9.     Patrick O'Neal

 

Season 2 (1/8)

10. John Cassavetes

11. Ray Milland

12. Robert Culp

13. Richard Basehart  (Honor Blackman, not dead)

14. Anne Baxter

15. Leonard Nimoy

16. Laurence Harvey

17. *Martin Landau 85

Season 3 (1/8)

18. *Vera Miles 87

19. Donald Pleasence     

20. Jackie Cooper

21. Robert Culp  

22. Jack Cassidy  

23. Jose Ferrer

24. Johnny Cash 

25. Richard Kiley

 

Season 4 (2/6)

26. Robert Conrad

27. *Dick Van Dyke  90

28. Partick McGoohan

29. Robert Vaughn

30. Oskar Werner

31. *George Hamilton 77

 

Season 5 (1/6)

32. Janet Leigh    

33. *Hector Elizondo 79 

34. Partick McGoohan    

35. Ricardo Montalban  

36. Jack Cassidy  

37. Fred Draper  

 

Season 6 (2/3)

38. *William Shatner (85)         

39. *Joyce Van Patten (82)       

40. Theodore Bikel         

 

Season 7 (2/5)

41. Ruth Gordon

42. Louis Jourdan

43. *Trish Van Devere (75)

44. Nicol Williamson

45. *Clive Revill  (86)

[Kevin M.]

I'm fairly certain Robert Conrad is still alive, but I could be wrong. IMDB lists no death date

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[PGage]

Good one. Dead or Alive has him at age 81 and alive. I may have used my own memory on that one

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[PGage]

I will wait till tomorrow in case any other errors are found and then post a revised list.

[Kevin M.]

This isn't related to the Columbo dead pool, but fans of the murder-mystery type of series who haven't checked out BBC's Death In Paradise really should. Clever writing, brilliant acting, good assortment of guest-murderers (which is what made me think of it), and the two actresses cast as detective-sergeants throughout the run of the series might be the two most beautiful actresses on TV at the moment.

[PGage]

​​[Corrected to include Robert Conrad among the living as of 11-13-16]

Okay, the contestants in “Last Columbo Murderer Standing” (NBC only) are actually hanging in there pretty well. Last time I updated my list was May 4, 2011, at which time 14/40 were still alive (35%). As of today, about five and a half years later (November 12, 2016), we have only lost three more, and so are at 11/40 (27.5%).

I have added the ages of the surviving murderers (range 75 – 90). Van Dyke is the oldest, and Trish Van Devere (“Make Me A Perfect Murder”, Season 7, episode 3, a pretty good one) is the youngest, so I guess she is the odds on favorite to win, though I don’t know her health status.

Neither of the pilot murderers are with us, but there is at least one murderer from each NBC season still standing.

I mostly used “The Ultimate Lieutenant Columbo Site” for the list of murderers, though I made a few of what I thought were needed corrections. There can be some ambiguity here (for instance, Richard Basehart (dead) and not Honor Blackman (alive) is listed as the murderer for “Dagger of the Mind”, Season 2, Episode 4 (Columbo in London), even though I might have listed them jointly. I used Wikipedia and “Dead or not Dead” for breathing status. Any corrections would be appreciated.

Below is the list of the 10 remaining contestants, followed by the list of what I have as all 40 unique murderers for the 7 seasons (plus two pilots) of the NBC episodes.

Still Living
1.     Susan Clark (76)
2.     Martin Landau (85)
3.     Vera Miles (87)
4.     Robert Conrad (81)
5.     Dick Van Dyke  (90)
6.     George Hamilton (77) 
7.     Hector Elizondo (79)
8.     William Shatner (85)          
9.     Joyce Van Patten (82)         
10.   Trish Van Devere (75)
11.    Clive Revill  (86)

Pilots
1.     Gene Barry
2.     Leslie Williams

Season 1 (1/7)
3.     Jack Cassidy
4.     Robert Culp
5.     Eddie Albert
6.     Ross Martin
7.     *Susan Clark 76
8.     Roddy McDowall
9.     Patrick O'Neal 

Season 2 (1/8)
10. John Cassavetes
11. Ray Milland
12. Robert Culp
13. Richard Basehart  (Honor Blackman, not dead)
14. Anne Baxter
15. Leonard Nimoy
16. Laurence Harvey
17. *Martin Landau 85

Season 3 (1/8)
18. *Vera Miles 87
19. Donald Pleasence     
20. Jackie Cooper
21. Robert Culp  
22. Jack Cassidy  
23. Jose Ferrer
24. Johnny Cash 
25. Richard Kile 

Season 4 (2/6)
26. *Robert Conrad 81
27. *Dick Van Dyke  90
28. Partick McGoohan
29. Robert Vaughn
30. Oskar Werner
31. *George Hamilton 77

Season 5 (1/6)
32. Janet Leigh    
33. *Hector Elizondo 79 
34. Partick McGoohan    
35. Ricardo Montalban  
36. Jack Cassidy  
37. Fred Draper   

Season 6 (2/3)
38. *William Shatner (85)         
39. *Joyce Van Patten (82)       
40. Theodore Bikel         

Season 7 (2/5)
41. Ruth Gordon
42. Louis Jourdan
43. *Trish Van Devere (75)
44. Nicol Williamson
45. *Clive Revill  (86)

[PGage]

As Kevin pointed out, we have lost another Colombo Murder Ed with the death of Robert Conrad. I seem to have neglected to update my list with the previous passing of Martin Landau in 2017. So, since my last update in November of 2016 we have lost 2 of the then surviving 11 killers (for this purpose I have only be counting the NBC seasons). Now there are 9 left from the original 40 (22.5%). I don’t t know what fraction of television actors who had starring guest roles on prime time network shows in the 70s are still living, but this group seems to have done pretty well. mart money I guess is still on Trish or Susan, the only ones still in their 70’s, and both women likely to outlive men. Still, look at Dick Van Dyke go.

Recent deaths:

• Robert Conrad (84) 2020

• Martin Landau (89) 2017

Survivors:

1.     Susan Clark (79)


2. Vera Miles (90)

3.     Dick Van Dyke  (94)

4.     George Hamilton (80)

5.     Hector Elizondo (83)


6. William Shatner (88)     

7.     Joyce Van Patten (85)       


8.     Trish Van Devere (78)


9.     Clive Revill  (89)

On Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 11:07 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote:

​​[Corrected to include Robert Conrad among the living as of 11-13-16]

Okay, the contestants in “Last Columbo Murderer Standing” (NBC only) are actually hanging in there pretty well. Last time I updated my list was May 4, 2011, at which time 14/40 were still alive (35%). As of today, about five and a half years later (November 12, 2016), we have only lost three more, and so are at 11/40 (27.5%).I have added the ages of the surviving murderers (range 75 – 90). Van Dyke is the oldest, and Trish Van Devere (“Make Me A Perfect Murder”, Season 7, episode 3, a pretty good one) is the youngest, so I guess she is the odds on favorite to win, though I don’t know her health status.Neither of the pilot murderers are with us, but there is at least one murderer from each NBC season still standing.I mostly used “The Ultimate Lieutenant Columbo Site” for the list of murderers, though I made a few of what I thought were needed corrections. There can be some ambiguity here (for instance, Richard Basehart (dead) and not Honor Blackman (alive) is listed as the murderer for “Dagger of the Mind”, Season 2, Episode 4 (Columbo in London), even though I might have listed them jointly. I used Wikipedia and “Dead or not Dead” for breathing status. Any corrections would be appreciated.Below is the list of the 10 remaining contestants, followed by the list of what I have as all 40 unique murderers for the 7 seasons (plus two pilots) of the NBC episodes.Still Living
1.     Susan Clark (76)2.     Martin Landau (85)3.     Vera Miles (87)
4.     Robert Conrad (81)
5.     Dick Van Dyke  (90)6.     George Hamilton (77) 7.     Hector Elizondo (79)8.     William Shatner (85)          9.     Joyce Van Patten (82)         10.   Trish Van Devere (75)11.    Clive Revill  (86)Pilots1.     Gene Barry2.     Leslie WilliamsSeason 1 (1/7)3.     Jack Cassidy4.     Robert Culp5.     Eddie Albert6.     Ross Martin7.     *Susan Clark 768.     Roddy McDowall9.     Patrick O'Neal Season 2 (1/8)10. John Cassavetes11. Ray Milland12. Robert Culp13. Richard Basehart  (Honor Blackman, not dead)14. Anne Baxter15. Leonard Nimoy16. Laurence Harvey17. *Martin Landau 85Season 3 (1/8)18. *Vera Miles 8719. Donald Pleasence     20. Jackie Cooper21. Robert Culp  22. Jack Cassidy  23. Jose Ferrer24. Johnny Cash 25. Richard Kile Season 4 (2/6)26. *Robert Conrad 8127. *Dick Van Dyke  9028. Partick McGoohan29. Robert Vaughn30. Oskar Werner31. *George Hamilton 77Season 5 (1/6)32. Janet Leigh    33. *Hector Elizondo 79 34. Partick McGoohan    35. Ricardo Montalban  36. Jack Cassidy  37. Fred Draper   Season 6 (2/3)38. *William Shatner (85)         39. *Joyce Van Patten (82)       40. Theodore Bikel         Season 7 (2/5)41. Ruth Gordon42. Louis Jourdan43. *Trish Van Devere (75)44. Nicol Williamson45. *Clive Revill  (86)

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