“Just one more thing!” Peter Falk and Telly Savalas might have set the barricade tape a bit too high in Columbo and Kojak, respectively, but various actors have also put their best revolvers forward while playing detectives in the 21st century. Playing a great investigator requires great skill, since you need to make every cliché look interesting. We’ve seen many detectives pull up to a crime scene in an affordable car when everyone else is already there, so what new can you bring to such a scene? A unique smirk? An unforgettable line?

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