Columbo star Peter Falk dies aged 83
Peter Falk
~ September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011 ~Peter Falk, the American actor most famous for his role as scruffy TV detective Columbo, has died aged 83.
The actor died peacefully at home in Beverly Hills on Thursday night, his family said in a statement.
He had been suffering from dementia for a number of years.
Peter Falk won four Emmys for his cigar-chomping role as the deceptively bumbling Columbo, and was nominated for Oscars in 1960 and 1961 for Murder Inc and Pocketful of Miracles.
[More]Really sad. I'd just finished watching the last episode of the last series of Columbo only a week or so ago.
RIP Mr Falk