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johntheplamf | 11:38 Thu 27th Oct 2005 | Film, Media & TV
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My mate told me Bing Crosby was the producers first choice to play Columbo, is there any truth in this?

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Yes, according to http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0061496/trivia


Apparently he turned down the role as it would interfere with his golf!

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Nooooooooooooooooooooo, i owe my mate a bag of chips, unless he doesn't find out about this, so keep it to yourself then, ok?.....pal....ahem

if you mate is a Rangres fan like you then he will believe anything he's told ;-)

delboy, in your link it says that Columbo's first name was never revealed, they are wrong his name was Frank.

I dont know whether this link will work and it is still difficult to see but if you look closely you can pick it out.

http://www.columbo-site.freeuk.com/original.htm
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hopalong, that's now two people who have brought Rangers into things, and i thought i was quite subtle with who i supported too.

Come on John it's only a bit of banter

Coyn I thought his first name was Philip
Columbo first name was Phillip
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I know that fine, i was being ironic in the statement about me keeping my thoughts on football to myself, So c'mon the bears:O)

Hate to be a smarta**e


When Trivial Pursuit came out a court case ensued by a guy who said it was based on his trivia book, and he could prove it beacause he put a deliberate error in his book (like mapmakers used to, to ensure copyright)


The error was Columbos 1st name (he quoted Phillip) but this was made up to prove any copying of the trivia facts.


Go to http://www.columbo-site.freeuk.com/scrapbook.htm


and you'll find out lots of trivia....the closest you'll get is if you can read Columbo's badge in the grainy screen shot....


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