Columbo is a famous television detective who smokes a cigar and dons a trench-coat. He is most famous for his "points" that help him solve the case. What is Columbo's first name?
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Apparently this is a big mystery. The Columbo website has a cool thing where you can download a graphic from an episode:\n\nThe following is video capture of Columbo's Police ID badge from Dead Weight (1971) Season:1, Episode - 3.\n\nAs you can see Columbo's name has been written on the top section. Please download the graphic and using your graphic packages try to make it clearer and see if we can all solve a mystery. If anyone feels they can add to the list of possible names please mail me and I will put the suggestions on this page for all to see. \n\nAlso see Columbo’s First Name and The Supreme Court: The “Philip Columbo” Story\n\nAny other name suggestions \nEmail Us \n\n\nCheck it out to have a go at solving the mystery!!
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Constable Darius Quimby \nAlbany County Constable's Office\nNew York\nEnd of Watch: Monday, January 3, 1791\n\nBiographical Info\nAge: Not available\nTour of Duty: Not available\nBadge Number: Not available\n\nIncident Details\nCause of Death: Gunfire\nDate of Incident: Monday, January 3, 1791\nWeapon Used: Gun; Unknown type\nSuspect Info: Executed on August 26, 1791\n\nConstable Quimby was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on a trespassing warrant. The suspect was found guilty of murdering Constable Quimby in the July session of the New York State Supreme Court and was hanged on August 26, 1791.\n\nConstable Quimby is the first known law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in the United States.\n\n\nDear Old Dad
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It used to be Al Pacino from Godfather I & II.  His Michael Corleone is so powerful & chilling.\n\nBut now I'm torn because I absolutely love Viggo Mortenson's Aragorn in the LOTR Trilogy.  He has a quiet enchantment about his character that demands you listen to him.\n\nGood question!
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Scaramouche is "a stock character commonly depicted as a boastful coward or buffoon"\nThe Fandango is a spanish dance, making the man truely appear a buffoon.\nBismillah!  means "My Lord! We will not let you go!" \nFigaro is a barber in italian.\n\nCheers!
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Severus Snape!\n\nHe is evil but great!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n--- ► λ ◄
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mine is named giovanni.  he likes opera and ballet and smoking fine cuban cigars.
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Pablo Escobar of Columbia.  He was quite the man, very rish and well connected.  He was kind of like Al Capone, in that he gave a lot back to the community and really looked out for the poor and needy.
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Torres.\nRonaldo is just a show pony, everything he does is for the cameras, whether celebrating, diving, or crying like a girl
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Fav major character;  Homer is a deity\nFav minor character;  Probably Ralph Wiggum (It tastes like Burning!!) or Troy Mcclure (Lead Paint; Delicious but Deadly) or Lionel Hutz (Sweet bourbon...the brownest of the brown liquors...what's that?..you want me to drink you?  but we're in the middle of a trial...) or.....you get the picture
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Gordon Bennett is an expression that is used to denote surprise or shock. A typical usage, for instance, might be "Gordon Bennett! Look at the size of that." It is a common expression or exclamation used in British English, and there is a comic book character, Gordon Bennett, based on the expression.\n\nJames Gordon Bennett, Junior inspired the expression. Bennett — the son of James Gordon Bennett, Senior — was a notorious New York newspaper proprietor and playboy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who became famous for his extravagant lifestyle and behaviour. For example, James Gordon Bennett, Jr once arrived late and drunk at a party, at the mansion of the family of his fiancee, socialite Caroline May. Once there, he urinated into the fireplace in full view of his hosts. The engagement was broken off immediately, and the subsequent notoriety caused Bennett to move to France. This incident has appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records, under "Greatest Engagement Faux Pas."\n\nAs a result of such incidents, "Gordon Bennett" became stuck in the British vernacular.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gordon_Bennett%2C_Jr.
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"Attica! Attica!" - As a tribute Al Pacino for his role as Sonny in Dog Day Afternoon \n\nAl Pacino used the same lines in Dog Day Afternoon.
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An actor with a rather unique way of talking.\n\nHere is some basic information on this actor.\n\nhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000686/
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Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-Hawaiian detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. Chan is the hero of a number of books and dozens of movies. At first a sergeant (but later promoted) in the Honolulu Police Department, he and his wife have eleven children and live in a house on Punchbowl Hill.\n\nCharlie Chan appeared in six novels by Earl Derr Biggers from 1925 to 1932.\n\nMore info at...\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chan
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The first person STARTED to answer your question but never finished it.  The character of Tony Montana was based on the character of "Tony Comonte" in the 1932 film of the same title played by Paul Muni.\n\nHowever, Comonte was based on...that's right, Al Capone.\n\nAs far as realistic references in the 1983 version?  The character of Alejandro Sosa was based on Columbian drug kingpin, Pablo Escobar (for more on him see the movie "Blow" and the upcoming film "Killing Pablo")\n\nHope this helps.
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If you have access to the dvds they have alot of info on the extras also go to www.crimelibrary I believe and it can tell alot more. I know that the charcters are fictional but taken from real life stuff there is a definite connection try google. good luck!
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Not sure if this is the origin, but I think it was popularized in the 1989 film "Tango & Cash". After Tango, played by Sylvester Stallone, and Cash, portrayed by Kurt Russell, were thrown into jail and setup in a failed jailbreak attempt, the bad guy Yves Perret (Jack Pallance) locked them in the boiler room with a bunch of felons Tango & Cash had put in jail. Prior to unleashing a can of whoop-ass, their conversation was as follows:\nGabriel Cash: I don't know about you, but I have an aversion to getting F.U.B.A.R...\nRay Tango: What's F.U.B.A.R.?\nGabriel Cash: Fucked-Up Beyond All Recognition.
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charactonym:\nA name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character; such as, “Long John Silver” for someone who is tall and has silver hair.