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Remembering Peter Falk

Remembering Peter Falk

June 24, 2011 By Sam Sloan 4 Comments

The great actor Peter Falk has passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 83.

Most remembered for his landmark television portrayal of disheveled detective “Columbo,” Falk also graced the silver screen in two memorable films for spy-comedy and fantasy genre fans alike in “The In-Laws” (the much better original version of this film), and the highly popular “The Princess Bride”.

Some of Falk’s other great big screen appearances can be found in “Murder, Inc.,” “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” “Robin and the Seven Hoods,” “The Great Race,” “Luv,” “Castle Keep,” “The Cheap Detective,” and “The Brinks Job.” In each of these films Peter was able to showcase his vast grasp of comedic timing and serious dramatic character studies.

He garnered four Emmy wins for “Columbo,” one for “The Price of Tomatoes” and Academy Award nominations for 1960’s “Murder Inc.” and one year later in “Pocketful of Miracles.”

Besides acting Falk was a prolific charcoal artists, having converted his garage into a well-known art studio.

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Comments

  1. jeremy says

    June 24, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    RIP Peter Falk.
    Great actor. He has created one of the most iconic character on tv.
    And he was well known in Europ for some great films.

    Reply
  2. Tammy Lyn Smith says

    June 25, 2011 at 10:39 am

    One of those films being Wings of Desire, which I loved.

    Reply
  3. Lejon from Chandler says

    June 25, 2011 at 11:02 am

    … I guess we go through his pockets and search for loose change…

    [I know, too soon]

    Reply
  4. Dave in NY says

    June 27, 2011 at 8:40 am

    Tony Shalhoub is known today for creating Monk, an imitation of Columbo. I enjoyed Monk, but Columbo was better.

    I have to say, I still enjoy Columbo episodes from the seventies. They hold up really well despite the archaic technology.

    The Princess Bride is one of my favorite films of all time with Peter Falk.

    Its unfortunate that we never got extensive interviews on his work as Columbo before he died.

    Reply

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