365 Days of Columbo: March 3rd

“Swan Song” premieres

On March 3rd, 1974, Columbo looks into one of the boldest murder schemes he ever saw. Johnny Cash guest stars as Tommy Brown, a gospel/country superstar who decides to kill his blackmailing wife by staging a plane crash...and parachuting out.




Nice hair cut...Anthony Holland?

Born March 3, 1928, Holland appears in Old Fashioned Murder (1976) as Darryl, the iconic hair stylist who cuts Schaeffer's hair, and then gets his clippers on the good Lieutenant too.

Anthony Holland as Darryl in Columbo: Old Fashioned Murder


Outside of Columbo Holland was a member of the original Second City comedy troop and a longtime friend of comedienne Joan Rivers. He passed away July 9th, 1988 in New York City.

Happy birthday Julius Branca

Born March 3, 1949 in New York City, Branca pops up in Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (1990) as Abe Lasko.



He's had a modest career and as of this writing appears to still be alive.



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