Peter Falk created one of television’s most unforgettable characters — the rumpled, sharp-eyed detective who wandered into crime scenes with a cheap cigar, a battered raincoat, and a mind far sharper than anyone expected. “Just one more thing…” became a cultural catchphrase, a line that still echoes across generations of TV fans. For decades, Columbo was the unassuming hero who outsmarted polished criminals simply by noticing what others ignored — the tiny inconsistency, the odd detail, the clue that didn’t fit.
