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Old 06-18-2019, 10:12 PM   #1
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Default Was Columbo's first name Frank?

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.
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Old 06-18-2019, 10:42 PM   #2
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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!
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Old 06-19-2019, 04:11 PM   #3
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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.

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http://www.portablepress.com/blog/20...-a-fake-facts/

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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/...-really-frank/
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Yes indeed it was Frank
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