 trimmed farther up on his ears,  neatly poufed all around, and shaved in back to expose his neck. The  likely explanation is a bit of "Columbo" history: this scene was  probably part of the extra footage added after the network ordered  director Cassavetes to lengthen the episode, from 90 minutes to 2  hours, and Cassavetes apparently got a haircut before the additional  scene was shot.