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(1927-2011) "Oh,
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Falk: Columbo Peter Michael Falk (September
16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) --An
American actor, who was best known for
his role as the rumpled, and somewhat
chaotic police detective, Lieutenant
Columbo in the television show
"Colombo." Peter Falk was born in 1927 in New
York City. At the age of three, young
Peter Falk's right eye was surgically
removed due to a retinoblastoma, and he
wore a glass eye for the rest of his
life. As an actor, the glass eye came
up when, after Falk failed a screen
test at Columbia Pictures, he was told
he was not hired by studio boss Harry
Cohn, who said that "for the same price
I can get an actor with two eyes." Falk appeared in many movies and
televison shows, earning a nomination
for a Best Supporting Actor Academy
Award for his performance in the
film Pocketful of Miracles
(1961). Falk's best known role began in
1968, when he first played the
character of Columbo in
Prescription: Murder, a 1968
made-for-televsion movie, and then from
1971 to 1978 Columbo aired
regularly on NBC as part of the
anthology series NBC Mystery Movie,
which originally included, in
addition to Columbo, the shows
McCloud, and McMillan &
Wife . All episodes ran in a 90 or
120 minutes slot, including
commercials. The show returned on ABC
in the form of an occasional series of
TV-movies, starring Peter Falk as the
rumpled detective from 1989 until
2003. Peter Falk began to suffer from
dementia following dental surgery in
2007. In 2009, Falk's wife, Shera
Danese, released this press
release on her husband's
condition: When Peter Falk, my loving
husband of 31 years, became ill
shortly after a surgical procedure,
one of my main concerns was to
respect his privacy. However,
Peter's adopted and estranged
daughter, Catherine, violated
Peter's right to privacy by filing a
public petition in the Los Angeles
Superior Court to be Peter's
conservator. After an evidentiary hearing, the
Court appointed me to act as Peter's
conservator. Thereafter, my
representatives and I were invited
to appear on television shows and to
speak to numerous news reporters
regarding both the legal disputes
and about Peter's current medical
condition. I, along with my representatives,
are now declining all media
invitations because I believe that
it is more important than ever to
respect my husband's privacy at this
very difficult time. Shera Danese Falk Beverly Hills, California" He died at his home on June 23, 2011
of dementia and Alzheimer's
disease. Peter Falk
and his wife, Shera
Danese Sources
and Links on Peter Falk: Peter
Falk--Wikipedia Article 'Columbo'
actor Peter Falk dies at 83--CNN,
June 24, 2011 All-Star
Pics--Images of Peter Falk and
Shera Danese Columbo
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