I have always disliked Adrian Carsini, and I think the fact that Columbo ends up liking him, only makes me dislike him even more.

What's wrong with you people? Harry Stone on Candidate for Crime. Ken Swofford is a master of playing loudmouthed blowhards and here he is in his element. Portraying a brash, grating, jerk. Letting the man he is managing know he will never be shed of him. When he speaks, Nelson grimaces. When Nelson shoots him, repeatedly, the look Nelson's his face is one of such deep satisfaction. It is amazing people like Harry have any life span at all.

Joe

that's a good one joe....he was quite the underhanded kind of guy. he just oozed political corruptness!

Roger Stanford and his 'boy-ous' games (like shooting silly string at the secretaries) really irked me.

.........but i will say that jenifer welles from k*e*n*o*s*h*a wisconsin was quite the trampy blackmailer!! she seemed to be just asking for it...

I agree about Jennifer Welles, she is slimy.
The best victim was Frances Galesko-Antoinette
Bower played the part beautifully (most victims
in the series were basically ciphers, some never
even got to say a word-e.g. "Suitable for Framing").
Her best line is "what is this, Paul, some newly
found masculinity?" (after she was tied up!).
The most UNINTERESTING murderers were Viveca Scott
(Vera Miles in "Lovely but Lethal") and General
Hollister (Eddie Albert in "Dead Weight"). Both
were indifferent actors in uninteresting episodes.

Marshall Cahill (Jose Ferrer), the murderer in "Mind Over Mayhem," seemed annoying.