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Mrs. Columbo, later known as Kate Columbo, followed by Kate the Detective and then ultimately Kate Loves a Mystery is an American crime drama television series initially based on the wife of Lieutenant Columbo, the title character from the television series Columbo. It was created and produced by Richard Alan Simmons and Universal Television for NBC, and stars Kate Mulgrew as a news reporter helping to solve crimes while raising her daughter.
Original Release
02/26/1979
US Release
02/26/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kate Mulgrew | Kate Callahan / Kate Columbo-Callahan / Kate Columbo |
Henry Jones | Josh Alden |
Lili Haydn | Jenny Callahan / Jenny Columbo |
Don Stroud | Sergeant Mike Varrick / Mike Varrick |
Michael Durrell | Sergeant Caplan / Fisher |
Drew Snyder | Randy Willard / Detective / Cop |
Rene Auberjonois | Monsieur Gerard / Bradlee |
Lee Wallace | Pediatrician / Lt. Rankin |
Robert Hardy | Stuart |
Beau Billingslea | Reporter / Investigator |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Ladies of the Afternoon | Thursday, 18 October 1979 |
2 | It Goes with the Territory | Thursday, 25 October 1979 |
3 | Off the Record | Thursday, 01 November 1979 |
4 | The Valley Strangler | Thursday, 08 November 1979 |
5 | A Chilling Surprise | Thursday, 22 November 1979 |
6 | Falling Star | Thursday, 29 November 1979 |
7 | Feelings Can Be Murder | Thursday, 06 December 1979 |
8 | Love, on Instant Replay | Wednesday, 19 March 1980 |
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Directors
Don Medford, Sam Wanamaker, Sigmund Neufeld Jr., Seymour Robbie, Edward M. Abroms, Boris Sagal, Leo Penn, Alan Smithee, E. Arthur Kean, Philip Leacock, Reza Badiyi
Writers
Richard Alan Simmons, Lawrence Hertzog, Simon Muntner, Jeff Freilich, Christopher Trumbo, Howard Berk, Merwin Gerard, Gregory S. Dinallo, Larry Alexander, Joe Gores, Chris Bunch, Allan Cole, Will Lorin, Robert McKee, Shel Willens, Bob Misiorowski, E. Arthur Kean, Michael Scheff, Mary Ann Kasica
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kate Mulgrew | Kate Callahan / Kate Columbo-Callahan / Kate Columbo |
Henry Jones | Josh Alden |
Lili Haydn | Jenny Callahan / Jenny Columbo |
Don Stroud | Sergeant Mike Varrick / Mike Varrick |
Michael Durrell | Sergeant Caplan / Fisher |
Drew Snyder | Randy Willard / Detective / Cop |
Rene Auberjonois | Monsieur Gerard / Bradlee |
Lee Wallace | Pediatrician / Lt. Rankin |
Robert Hardy | Stuart |
Beau Billingslea | Reporter / Investigator |
Robert Hardy | Stuart |
Robert Culp | Charles Huston |
Donald Pleasence | Ian A. Morly |
Claudette Nevins | Sybil |
Jay Johnson | Noel Abbott |
Francine Tacker | Sister Janice |
Dee Wallace | Janet Rutledge |
Armand Assante | Freddie Faust |
Trisha Noble | Patty |
Edie Adams | Joanne Huston |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William Driskill | Executive Producer |
Richard Alan Simmons | Executive Producer |
James Duff McAdams | Producer |
Stuart Cohen | Producer |
Merwin Gerard | Producer |
Carl Vitale | Producer |
David Levinson | Producer |
Editors
Larry Lester, Howard Deane, Bob Kagey, Jim Benson, Bill Martin, Robert Watts, Irvin Paik
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |