Peter Falk

When he was a young character actor, pre-COLUMBO, I thought he was very hot. Well, even in the early days of COLUMBO.

One of my favorite actors. There is something so comforting about him.

He should have won the Academy Award for A Woman Under the Influence.

The house used in the film 1968 film The Astro-Zombies belonged to Peter Falk, a friend of the film's writer and producer. The film had a character named Eric Porter played by Tom Pace.

He is Peter Falk!

[quote] Born to a Jewish family and raised in New York City

Great scene in Wings of Desire, one of my favorite films

R5 He was Protestant

Deserves more credit for his musicality

I just watched all the Columbo seasons with big stars in almost every episode. Very enjoyable.

[quote] He was Protestant

[quote] Born in The Bronx, New York City, Falk was the son of Michael Peter Falk, owner of a clothing and dry goods store, and his wife, Madeline (née Hochhauser), an accountant and buyer.[citation needed] Both his parents were Jewish, coming from Poland and Russia on his father's side and from Hungary and Łabowa, Nowy Sącz County, Poland, on his mother's side.

R10 it was a joke...

I was pleased to see that he wasn’t averse to nude work were it pertinent to the plot as he went full backal in the 1990 Marlo Thomas classic ‘In the Spirit’.

Love him

A great actor. So entertaining to watch.

Always a class act. I remember reading a comment he made after the OJ Simpson trial. He said he had become addicted to Court TV. I thought that was so endearing for some reason. 🙂

His parents’ clothing store was in Ossining, NY, about 45 minutes north of New York City. I grew up nearby.

R16 Did he ever stop in?

I doubt it, R17. He always wore the same crumpled jacket and suits.

[quote] You simply can't say anything bad about him.

Sure I can.

Why was his eye removed?

The first episode of Colombo (S1 E1) was directed by Steven Spielberg. I learned this watching the credits on Saturday night.

[quote]Never shy to appear on television in 1968 he dawned a trench coat

Someone must have missed their shift on the Oh Dear monitoring squad.

Okay, R19, then spill it.

R21. Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Bochco. Not a bad way to begin a series…….

I had some bizarre encounter with his daughter at some Hollywood Hills party in the 90s. Can't remember the details.

I'm glad you posted this. Peter Falk was a scene stealer. He made comedy seem easy. I loved everything he was in. And I think he loved his characters. No one really like him since.

The Great Race is my favorite. He and Jack Lemmon pulled it off. Natalie Wood had a nervous breakdown while making it. And I never really got Tony Curtis.

[quote]Why was his eye removed?

He didn't like the color, Rose.

Well, rose is a strange eye color.

Loved him and Alan Arkin in The In-Laws.

There should have been a sequel.

R29 Oooh. I have never seen that film! Looks good.

He's gone, but the car lives on...

Had lunch with him when he was doing an off B’way play in the ‘90s. Wonderful, sweet man. Kind to everyone who approached him. To this day my favorite celebrity experience.

R15 Funny, I watched every minute of that damn trial

When the verdict came in my comment was “We would have had a different verdict if Columbo caught the case”

It’s horrible, but just imagine if they’d removed his WRONG eye!!!

As with Casey Kasem, there was a whole weird thing where his younger second wife isolated him and kept his children away from him in his last days. Very sad.

Sorry to hear that, R25– his adopted daughter is a nasty piece of work; entitled and chronically angry.