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Post by prometheus74 on May 3, 2011 21:40:09 GMT -5
I found some classic episodes of Columbo online at some site in Dutch or some Scandanavian language. Anyway, one episode (divided into two parts), called "Death Lends A Hand", guest-stars Robert Culp in a different kind of role for him. He plays a villain in this one. I don't think I've ever see him play anything other than good guys, so it's a refreshing change. And he turns in a great performance, in my opinion.
Here are the links to part 1 and 2 of the Columbo episode "Death Lends A Hand" (1971). Be forewarned that it takes forever to download.
Part 1: C:\Users\Owner\Videos\Columbo\Columbo - Season 1, Episode 2 Death Lends a Hand part 1 - TV & Reclame - 123video.mht
Part 2: C:\Users\Owner\Videos\Columbo\Columbo - Season 1, Episode 2 Death Lends a Hand part 2 - TV & Reclame - 123video.mht
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Post by MelMac on May 3, 2011 22:55:32 GMT -5
I think throughout his career Culp played several bad guys or ambiguous characters in that area - a couple of other bad guy or questionable characters include his role in the video game "Voyeur" and Jesse Travis' father in "Diagnosis Murder" in the episode he is in there.
He's one of the few actors I've seen play good and bad guys and do a very good job at both - and one of the few who understands how to do both in the same story at times.
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Post by prometheus74 on May 4, 2011 0:22:06 GMT -5
That shows how great an actor he was.
That was the first time I ever saw Culp play a bad guy----it was fun to watch!
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Post by herald7 on May 4, 2011 12:02:36 GMT -5
He's one of the few actors I've seen play good and bad guys and do a very good job at both Very true, not every actor can believably do both. He does strike me as a someone who really tried to get inside whatever character he was doing. |
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Post by MelMac on May 4, 2011 15:17:09 GMT -5
He's one of the few actors I've seen play good and bad guys and do a very good job at both Very true, not every actor can believably do both. He does strike me as a someone who really tried to get inside whatever character he was doing. I think save maybe one or two very rare instances he did do that. There is one character he played in a movie that I felt was a bit too close to Bill Maxwell, and he was the bad guy in that. The movie wasn't that good though overall, so I don't really fault him there. |
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Post by prometheus74 on May 5, 2011 0:25:49 GMT -5
By the way, I forgot to mention----in case any of you are interested in seeing that Columbo episode----that, although the episode happens to be at some Scandanavian site, the episode is indeed in English----and without any Swedish subtitles or whatever. In other words, it's fully watchable for us.  |
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Post by Maxwell - F.B.I. on May 11, 2011 8:25:45 GMT -5
Culp was one of my favorite Columbo 'bad guys'.
Great episodes.
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Post by prometheus74 on May 11, 2011 14:30:08 GMT -5
Oh, did Culp appear in more than one episode of Columbo?
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Post by Team Blue on May 11, 2011 19:05:42 GMT -5
He did three. Four, if you count "Columbo Goes to College" from 1990something...
I've only seen two so far. "Death Lends a Hand" and "The Most Crucial Game."
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Post by prometheus74 on May 12, 2011 22:39:04 GMT -5
He did three. Four, if you count "Columbo Goes to College" from 1990something... I've only seen two so far. "Death Lends a Hand" and "The Most Crucial Game." I didn't know that! Thanks for the info. |
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Post by maxwellian on Jun 29, 2011 23:16:52 GMT -5
He did three. Four, if you count "Columbo Goes to College" from 1990something... I've only seen two so far. "Death Lends a Hand" and "The Most Crucial Game." With the passing of Peter Falk, it has reminded me of these and I'm going to have to re-watch these. It's been a while. |
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Post by herald7 on Jun 30, 2011 12:20:38 GMT -5
With the passing of Peter Falk, it has reminded me of these and I'm going to have to re-watch these. It's been a while. Oooo I hadn't thought of that, good idea! : D |
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Post by herald7 on Jul 16, 2011 10:05:49 GMT -5
I think throughout his career Culp played several bad guys or ambiguous characters in that area - a couple of other bad guy or questionable characters include his role in the video game "Voyeur" and Jesse Travis' father in "Diagnosis Murder" in the episode he is in there. I just found an old VHS at my library of the 1985 film Turk 182, where a young man fights injustice by taking on the mayor of his town (played by Robert Culp). It's only a couple years after GAH so Culp's performance kind of feels like Bill Maxwell if he decided to become a corrupt government official later in life, lol. Perhaps he and Ralph had a falling out! Hehe |
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Jul 28, 2011 20:42:51 GMT -5
I was watching a romantic comedy the other day...either FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS or NO STRINGS ATTACHED...and the movie where Culp is part of the foursome or whatever was on the TV in the background. ;D
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Post by prometheus74 on Jul 28, 2011 21:11:56 GMT -5
By the way, I have now watched another Columbo episode guest-starring Culp. He plays another villain-----a ruthless one, this time. Wears a mustache. His acting in this episode is a little closer to Bill Maxwell than the previous Columbo episode I saw him in.
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Post by prometheus74 on Aug 20, 2011 12:38:55 GMT -5
He did three. Four, if you count "Columbo Goes to College" from 1990something... I've only seen two so far. "Death Lends a Hand" and "The Most Crucial Game." Yes, those are the ones I've seen as well. |
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Post by MelMac on Aug 21, 2011 22:19:01 GMT -5
The movie that had Culp in wife swapping (a '70s thing apparently - you put keys in a bowl and drew your date), and other interesting sexual experiences was called "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice." (warning, the names might be in the wrong order, but they are the names). I've never seen it myself, but a few of the die-hard Culp fans would be able to tell you more about the particular movie.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Aug 22, 2011 21:37:27 GMT -5
That's the one. I think it was in FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS.  |
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Post by prometheus74 on Aug 23, 2011 3:57:59 GMT -5
Robert Culp also starred in the Outer Limits episode which some consider to be the very best of the series: "Demon With a Glass Hand".
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