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1. "Suitable for Framing" pits the shabby-looking detective against an art critic who murdered his uncle, then tried to pin the deed on his aunt. Name the actor who gained fame as a detective on television's "The Wild, Wild West," and who played a sinister and mysterious tormentor in the movie thriller "Experiment in Terror."
2. This actor played one of the more sympathetic killers in the series. He disposed of his spendthrift brother in order to save the family winery, in an episode titled "Any Old Port in a Storm." He wasn't nearly so sympathetic, however, when he played James Bond's nemesis Blofeld in "You Only Live Twice."
3. "Swan Song" featured this timeless country-western singer, subject of a 2005 award-winning biopic. Here he's cast as a gospel singer who sends his wife and her protege to their deaths in a plane crash.
4. In "Requiem for a Falling Star," Columbo simultaneously pursues and idolizes a former matinee idol whose secretary died in a suspicious fire. The role of the screen idol who silenced her girl Friday is played by this star of the silver screen famous for the title role in 1950's "All About Eve."
5. In "The Most Dangerous Match," a grandmaster disposes of his worthy opponent prior to their championship chess match. Which actor, who was unforgettable as a brain-washed assassin in "The Manchurian Candidate," did the dirty deed this time?
6. Famous as a child actor from the "Our Gang" comedies, this performer portrays a Senatorial candidate who murders his campaign manager then attempts to frame it as an attempt on his own life.
7. In a rare role as the baddie, this veteran of Disney films and a successful 1960's sitcom shines as Paul Galesko, a world-famous photographer who murders his wife then pins the crime on an unsuspecting ex-convict.
8. In "Try and Catch Me," this veteran of stage and screen matched wits with Columbo as a mystery writer who exacts her own special vengeance on the shiftless husband of her now-deceased niece. Who is this actress, best remembered for her roles in "Rosemary's Baby" and "Harold and Maude"?
9. In "Lovely but Lethal," Columbo has to nab the queen of a cosmetics empire after she disposes of a chemist who is planning to sell her secret formula to a corporate rival. Name this veteran actress who graced the screen in such unforgettable films as "Psycho" "The Searchers" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
10. This stern-looking actor appeared in numerous episodes, and always as the killer. In "By Dawn's Early Light" he played the commander of a prep military academy who eliminates the benefactor who plans to close the school. Name this actor, whose most famous role, perhaps, was that of a villainous king nicknamed "Longshanks" in the Best Picture Oscar winner from 1995.
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