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Peter Falk passes at 83

post #1 of 18
6/24/11 at 11:33am
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News here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110624/...bit_peter_falk
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post #2 of 18
6/24/11 at 11:42am
Columbo - A TV classic.
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post #3 of 18
6/24/11 at 12:41pm
RIP Pete, you were one of a kind.....
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post #4 of 18
6/24/11 at 12:45pm
I believe I recently read he had dementia for the last few years....
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post #5 of 18
6/24/11 at 1:32pm
If you want to see a different Peter Falk then his TV shows, watch:

Murder, Inc. (1960)
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post #6 of 18
6/24/11 at 1:33pm
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I believe I recently read he had dementia for the last few years....

I've been watching Columbo reruns since the 80s and he seemed to have dementia then. (Said with much affection.)

"Oh, and one other thing..."
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post #7 of 18
6/24/11 at 1:36pm
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If you want to see a different Peter Falk then his TV shows, watch:

Murder, Inc. (1960)

Didn't he once do a bank-heist movie?
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post #8 of 18
6/24/11 at 1:38pm
He was in a couple of John Cassavetes movies, too.
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post #9 of 18
6/24/11 at 1:38pm
The Brinks Job

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077275/
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post #10 of 18
6/24/11 at 1:56pm
Ah... Columbo... Loved it.

He'll be missed.
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post #11 of 18
6/24/11 at 2:56pm
When i was 19-20 yrs.old Colombo had just come on tv,he was GREAT! I just happened to have had a dirty white trench coat that looked just like Colombos did and i wore it everywhere i went.Made me feel like I was Colombo!!! i loved it. Good bye Colombo,you'll be missed. G.
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post #12 of 18
6/24/11 at 2:57pm
"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" from 1963 and the narrator from "The Princess Bride." 'Nuff said. God speed, good actor.

At least he didn't drive a car into a tree.
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post #13 of 18
6/24/11 at 3:27pm
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At least he didn't drive a car into a tree.

Amen to that.

Columbo was a unique detective character and a highly-rated TV show.
If ya didn't like it, there was something wrong with you...
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post #14 of 18
6/24/11 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart View Post

If you want to see a different Peter Falk then his TV shows, watch:

Murder, Inc. (1960)

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Falk plays Abe Reles, a vicious thug who led the Murder Inc. gang and was believed to have committed thirty murders, for which he was never prosecuted. [2] The film was the first major feature role for Falk, who was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy Award for his performance. In his 2006 autobiography, Just One More Thing, Falk said that Murder Inc. launched his career

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_Inc._(film

Peter Falk in Murder Inc

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post #15 of 18
6/24/11 at 4:41pm
I first watched Columbo when I was in college, and I've seen every episode since. It is a great show to have on in the background while studying.

Falk was also great in some of the more off-beat films, one of which is the movie Made.
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post #16 of 18
6/24/11 at 6:40pm
Looks like we all have a soft spot for Columbo.
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post #17 of 18
6/24/11 at 7:44pm
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"Oh, and one other thing..."

That's it!

Columbo was an icon and he was great in Princess Bride too.

For some reason Columbo and Baretta always stood out to me after all these years. "and you can take that to the bank."
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post #18 of 18
6/27/11 at 7:20am
Columbo is still my all time favorite. I think I've seen every episode 100 times. I still watch them on DVD regularly. A real shame. He will be missed.
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