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Columbo · Season 5

Columbo season 5 episode 3: Identity Crisis

Aired 2 November 197595 minRated M

7.3TMDB · 31 votesMark watched

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Identity Crisis”

A spy is killed on a lonely beach by his contact, but the killer has been photographed beforehand walking with the victim.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 3 of 6 of season 5, so watch episodes 1 to 2 first.
  • It runs about 95 minutes.
  • Directed by Patrick McGoohan, written by William Driskill.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.3 out of 10 (31 votes).

Columbo trailer

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Cast and crew of this episode

Writer
William Driskill
Guest stars
Paul Gleason as ParsonsPatrick McGoohan as Nelson BrennerVal Avery as Ralph DobbsCarmen Argenziano as Coroner AndersonDavid White as Phil CorriganBruce Kirby as Sergeant KramerLeslie Nielsen as A.J. HendersonOtis Young as Lawrence Melville

Credits: TMDB.

More from Columbo Season 5

  1. E01
  2. E02
  3. E03
  4. E04
  5. E05
  6. E06

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.