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Columbo · Season 3

Columbo season 3 episode 3: Candidate for Crime

Aired 4 November 197393 minRated M

7.6TMDB · 36 votesMark watched

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Candidate for Crime”

A Senate Candidate running for office kills his campaign manager by making it look like he was the target for the killer's bullet.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 3 of 8 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 2 first.
  • It runs about 93 minutes.
  • Directed by Boris Sagal, written by Dean Hargrove, Larry Cohen, Irv Pearlberg and Alvin R. Friedman.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.6 out of 10 (36 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Boris Sagal
Writers
Dean HargroveLarry CohenIrv PearlbergAlvin R. Friedman
Guest stars
Tisha Sterling as Linda JohnsonJack Riley as DirectorJackie Cooper as Nelson HaywardKatey Sagal as SecretaryJoanne Linville as Victoria HaywardKen Swofford as Harry StoneRobert Karnes as Sergeant VernonJay Varela as Sergeant Rojas

Credits: TMDB.

More from Columbo Season 3

Previous · S03E02Any Old Port in a Storm7 October 1973
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