365 Days of Columbo: April 7th

Happy Birthday to Danny Wells

Best known to Columbo fans as the bookstore clerk in Forgotten Lady, Danny Wells, born as Jack Westelman on April 7, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was a talented Canadian actor whose career spanned over four decades.

Outside of Columbo he was best known for his role as Charlie, the bartender on the hit television show The Jeffersons.

Wells also appeared in several successful movies, including Private Benjamin (1980), The Woman in Red (1984), Magnolia (1999), and The Last Kiss (2006).

Fun fact: He also did the voice of Luigi from the Mario Brothers franchise.

Danny Wells passed away on November 28, 2013, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.