I read somewhere that Columbo's first name was Frank and that they mentioned it in one episode but he is never referred to his first name ever again.

I read somewhere that Columbo's first name was Frank and that they mentioned it in one episode but he is never referred to his first name ever again.


Yeah, I am pretty sure his name was Frank! Not 100 percent positive, but I really think that was his name! ;)

I heard the truth was- the name was never revealed.

Some trivia books say his first name was Philip, but that actually was a piece of wrong info the authors planted to catch people who might copy from the book without permission.

More info here:
http://www.portablepress.com/blog/2013/08/its-a-fake-facts/

The viewer was not really supposed to know but with the modern technology I don't see how the writers could ever deny it. https://columbophile.com/2018/03/18/was-lieutenant-columbos-first-name-really-frank/

It was.

Yes indeed it was Frank