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1932—2006 · three parts from an improv comedian
Richard Stahl
A comic actor from the San Francisco improv group The Committee, known from Five Easy Pieces, Mel Brooks’s High Anxiety and 9 to 5. Richard Stahl turns up in Columbo three times in 1972–1973.
Parts in Columbo
| Episode | Season | Year | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Most Crucial Game 2×03 | 2 | 1972 | Mr. Fremont | 8 |
| Lovely But Lethal 3×01 | 3 | 1973 | Burton (as Dick Stahl) | 6.5 |
| Double Exposure 3×04 | 3 | 1973 | Ballistics Man | 9 |
Three parts
Mr. Fremont in The Most Crucial Game, Burton in Lovely But Lethal — credited as Dick Stahl — and a ballistics man in Double Exposure.
From Detroit, he served in the Army during the Korean War and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. On television: The Odd Couple, Barney Miller, Laverne & Shirley, Newhart, and from 1985 to 1989 a regular role in It’s a Living.
Facts
- Three parts in two years, 1972–1973.
- A member of the improv group The Committee.
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Cast data from TMDB. Biographical details from open reference sources.