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‘Columbo’ Star Peter Falk Dead At 83
June 24, 2011 He was best known for his role as Lt. Columbo on the TV show Columbo and today Peter Falk is dead at 83 years old.
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
June 24, 2011
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Peter Falk, Star of ‘Columbo,’ Dead at 83
Actor Peter Falk, who for decades played the titular character on the detective telepic series ‘Columbo,’ died Thursday night at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 83.
Falk had been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s, which was first made public in December 2008, according to the AP. The actor “died peacefully,” his family said in a statement.