Friday, June 24, 2011

Peter Falk 1927-2011



'Columbo' Star Peter Falk Dies At 83

Columbo was and still is my favorite detective of all time.

RIP Mr. Falk.

14 comments:

LL said...

He was iconic - and there were a lot of people who came along after him who tried to capture what he mastered without success.

silly rabbit said...

Me too! And The Princess Bride is one of my ultimate all time favorite movies.
I loved his story about his fake eye!
Ha!
I think he would have been a great person to know. He'll be missed.

Jan said...

I watched many reruns even though I knew whodunit. A brilliant show.

sue said...

Cube - Those were the good ole days when television was watchable.

And Peter Falk was one of the great tv actors.

dmarks said...

Best detective ever named after a large city in South Asia. Bar none!

Chuck said...

I loved Peter Falk as a kid

cube said...

LL: Columbo was a male Mrs. Marple. He never yelled, he never drew his gun and there were no car chases, but he always caught the killer. I loved it.

Silly rabbit: I liked the Princess Bride too. Is the fake eye story you're referencing the one where he pulled it out during a ball game and told the umpire that he needed it more than he did?

cube said...

Jan: I agree. Even now if I run across an episode of Columbo, I'll watch it. If I had any input into a network, I'd run a Columbo marathon right about now.

Sue: So true.

dmarks: lol. Give or take a vowel.

cube said...

Chuck: I still love him.

Z said...

sad, isn't it. He was terrific... the first streaker :-)

cube said...

Z: I'm not sure I follow... the first streaker?

Ducky's here said...

His best performances were probably in Cassavetes' "Woman Under the Influence" and Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire".

He was just a great no nonsense actor.

Patrick Carroll said...

Another class act has left us...RIP Peter Falk.

Trekkie4Ever said...

R.I.P Mr. Falk.

I loved the show Columbo.