Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Brief Synopsis
An arrogant host of a top-rated, reality-based crime show finds himself the chief suspect in the murder of a rival who was blackmailing him. Presentation in the ongoing series of telefilms about police detective Columbo.
Cast & Crew
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Richard Levinson
Creator
Leesa Bryte
Marie Chambers
Mimi Monaco
Mary Amadeo Ingersoll
Steven Gilborn
Film Details
Also Known As
Columbo (02/20/91)
Release Date
1991
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Universal City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
An arrogant host of a top-rated, reality-based crime show finds himself the chief suspect in the murder of a rival who was blackmailing him. Presentation in the ongoing series of telefilms about police detective Columbo.
Cast
Leesa Bryte
Marie Chambers
Mimi Monaco
Mary Amadeo Ingersoll
Steven Gilborn
Tricia Long
Louis Herthum
Barbara D'altair
Raymond Lynch
Jan Hoag
Lawrence Scott Maki
Lisa Marie Russell
Jennifer Asch
Rick Najera
Jack Tate
Emily Kuroda
Paul E Ganus
Joanne Divito
Mike Russo
Brenda Isaacs-booth
John Paul Ahearn
Barry O'neill
Guerin Barry
Dennis Bailey
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George Hamilton
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Peter Falk
Gary Kernick
Linda Dona
Mark Daneri
Aristides Priakos
Penny Johnson Jerald
Patricia Allison
Jim Jarrett
Tim Moran
Robert Donner
Seth Foster
Peter Haskell
Marbina Jaimes
Nicole Grey
Crew
Thomas E Allen
Sound Mixer
Karen Bellamy
Costumes
Richard Bracken
Editor
Barbara Bruno
Assistant Director
John Cacavas
Music
Dorinda Carey
Makeup
Paul Clay
Sound Editor
Cosmas A. Demetriou
Art Director
Steve Ellsworth
Costumes
Jon Esptein
Executive Producer
Peter Falk
Co-Executive Producer
Patricia Ford
Writer
Mary Ann Good
Set Decorator
Laurie Higgins Tobias
Music Editor
Henry Kline
Unit Production Manager
George Koblasa
Director Of Photography
Alan J Levi
Supervising Producer
Todd London
Coproducer
Danne D Long
Hair
Michael J Long
Costume Supervisor
Patrick Mckee
Assistant Director
April Raynell
Writer
Bill Ross
Production Designer
Jacqueline Saint Anne
Costume Designer
Ron Stephenson
Casting Director
Sonia Wolf
Writer
William Read Woodfield
Story Consultant
Film Details
Also Known As
Columbo (02/20/91)
Release Date
1991
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Universal City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 20, 1991
Began shooting August 28, 1990.
Completed shooting September 26, 1990.
Formerly called "Smokescreen."