In the 1970s, there was a trend for all detectives on TV to have some quirk or gimmick, and this was often physical. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes 1970s detective gimmick
An actor's life is all about rejection. It's you they don't want; it's you who's too tall or too short or too fat. With stand-up, it doesn't matter what you look like. Mark Billingham actorfatlife Change image and share on social
Whenever people ask where I get my sick and twisted ideas from, I reply, 'Just open your eyes.' Mark Billingham eyeideaopen Change image and share on social
In America, they have specialist mystery book stores with whole sections devoted to cat mysteries, golf mysteries, quilting mysteries. It's a hugely broad genre from the darkest noir to tales of a 19th-century vet who solves crimes, thanks to his talking cat. Mark Billingham 19thamericabook share on social
I remember watching 'Colombo' a lot with my dad. That was one of the first detective shows I remember watching. And I remember my dad turning to me - my dad loves to turn to me and explain why things are funny. He used to do that with 'Seinfeld' all the time. He did it with 'Colombo', too, set the scene. Stephanie Beatriz colombodaddetective share on social
Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early 1970s, when 'American Pie' topped the Billboard charts, and has never shed the cape. Douglas Brinkley 1970samericanbillboard Change image and share on social
When you're as plain as I am, you've gotta have a gimmick. Ralph Hall gimmickgottahave Change image and share on social