In the first scene when Columbo meets Jessica Conroy, just before Milo comes in from his morning exercise and Columbo asks Jessica “a personal question” regarding Milo’s age…
In the book Columbo Phile Mark mentions that Robert had an issue with that scene because they made him older that he actually was….
An Exercise in Fatality was done in late 1974, and I think Jessica Conroy said he was 53, or 54 (don’t remember exactly)
Which if true, would make Robert 98 years old, although old, he isn’t 98.