William Link Creator Richard Levinson Creator Peter Falk Lt. Columbo Actor William Shatner Detective Lucerne; Ward Fowler Guest Star Lola Albright Clare Daley Guest Star Walter Koenig Sgt. Johnson Guest Star Bert Remsen Mark Guest Star Alan Manson Sid Daley Guest Star Danny Dayton Director Guest Star Timothy Carey Tony Guest Star John Finnegan Assistant Director Guest Star Victor Izay Conroy Guest Star Shera Danese Molly Guest Star Jimmy Joyce Camera Operator Guest Star Fred Draper Joseph Guest Star Bernard L. Kowalski Director Henry Garson Writer Lou Shaw Writer Peter S. Feibleman Writer