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Columbo :: The Most Crucial Game (02x03)

Episode Information

Title:

The Most Crucial Game

Episode #:

02x03

Original Airdate:

Sunday November 05th, 1972

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Episode Crew
Director:	Jeremy Kagan
Writer:	John T. Dugan

Episode Summary

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Eric Wagner, owner of a football team, turns up dead in his swimming pool although he was a good swimmer. Columbo snoops around and detects foul play when the autopsy is revealed.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•James Gregory (1)	played	Coach Rizzo	Recurring (second appearance)
•Robert Culp	played	Paul Hanlon	Recurring (second appearance)
•Val Avery	played	Ralph Dobbs	Recurring (second appearance)
•Dean Jagger	played	Walter Cunnell
•Dean Stockwell	played	Eric Wagner
•Susan Howard	played	Shirley Wagner (Eric's Wife)
•Valerie Harper	played	Eve Babcock