[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)
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