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Harry Blandford was the maître d' at the Cabaret Of Magic in Now You See Him….

Mr Blandford was the co-owner of the Cabaret Of Magic with Jesse Jerome, with Blandford owning 10% of the business. Despite this, he primarily worked in the kitchen rather than organising the finances or shows. Lieutenant Columbo inquired as to whether Mr Blandford would notice if a new waiter was in the kitchen on the night of the murder, and Blandford confirmed that he would not. This allowed Columbo to conclude that Santini likely snuck into Jerome's office by disguising himself as a waiter. When Jesse Jerome was murdered by the Great Santini, Harry Blandford inherited the whole business, causing Sergeant John J Wilson to suspect him of being the one who killed Jerome.

Harry Blandford was played by Robert Loggia.

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