Say it isn't so, world: Peter Falk, our beloved Columbo who won five Emmys and earned two Academy Award nominations, is dead at 83. His adopted daughter Catherine Falk says he'd been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Let's take a look at some of his finest work and reflect on his amazing, singular legacy.
Falk garnered two Oscar nominations, one for 1960's Murder, Inc. and another for 1961's Pocketful of Miracles. Here he is in Murder, Inc. showing off some grit. For his charming role in The Princess Bride in 1987, click here.
Here's just a soupcon of Columbo's magic. Is there a better detective in TV history? Peter Gunn, Jim Rockford, and Veronica Mars supplicate before him!
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