Two days ago I watched;

'Death lends a Hand' with Culp and Milland and Columbo's first appearence was 15.08 minutes.

'The Conspiritors' about the IRA terrorists and Columbo's first appearence was 19.33 minutes.

Channel 5 (uk) showed two films in a row - were they trying to take viewers from the BBC who were showing a 'Monk' repeat? (with the original theme tune and 'Sharona' - brilliant!)

Unfortunately no Columbos on channel 5 this week

I think Prescription Murder is possibly the episode where Columbo appears latest. On my DVD I noted it as over half an hour Before our hero first appears.

Yesterday I watched Swan Song with J.Cash and Columbo's first appearance is at 21.10 minutes

Also, saw last monday Dagger of the mind; 14-07 minutes, first appearence

Yesterday I saw Double Exposure with Robert Culp where Columbo's first appearence was approx. 11.30 minutes followed by Try and catch Me (the locked in the safe episode) when his first appearence was 17.44 minutes

A few days ago I watched 'Murder In Malibu' when Columbo's first appearence was at 18.01 minutes.

Yesterday I watched Any Old Port in a Storm and Columbo's first appearence was 18.41 minutes

Last Monday channel 5 put another Columbo film - on at last! It was 'Columbo Goes To The Guillotine' where his first appearance was at 24 minutes 31 seconds.

(Channel 5 are showing another one later today)

Anyone want to take over and carry this on?

Last Monday I watched 'Murder - A Self Portrait' and Columbo's first appearence was 1 minute 29 seconds, unusually early and unusually he was only on briefly then was not seen again until the usual 20+ minutes.

Yesterday I watched 'Rest In Piece, Mrs Columbo' where Columbo's first appearence is 0 minutes, 0 seconds - that is, he is in the very first shot of the film, although it is from a distance and as the camera slowly zooms in he is recognisable at about 21 seconds.

Yesterday I watched 'Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous To Your Health' where Columbo's first appearence was at 25 minute 55 seconds.


(I taped a Columbo - about a lottery, I can't remember the title - on Sunday but have not watched it yet.)

Yesterday I watched 'A Trace Of Murder' and Columbo's first appearence was at 17.35 minutes.

I recently watched REQUIEM FOR A FALLING STAR where Columbo's first appearence is around 9 minutes 15 seconds.

Interestingly in MURDER UNDER GLASS his first appearence was also around 9 minutes 15 seconds.

In RANSOM FOR A DEAD MAN his first appearence is at 11 minutes 52 seconds

Another one I saw recently was 'ETUDE IN BLACK' where Columbo's first appearence was a long time coming at 23 minutes 55 seconds.

Here's another one: A FRIEND IN DEED in which Columbo's first appearence is at 14 minutes 57 seconds.

I watched A CASE OF IMMUNITY (Elizondo) yesterday and Columbo's first appearence was at 6 minutes 32 seconds (not counting the trailer which was about 28 seconds)

quoting gregg...
"I think Prescription Murder is possibly the episode where Columbo appears latest. On my DVD I noted it as over half an hour Before our hero first appears."

i'm just bumping this up because of culpable's 'delayed detective' thread.

Can anyone add more?

:)

I'd love to in my spare time. I hope I'm not alone, because I love this thread.