Columbo Star Peter Falk Dies at 83
Columbo star Peter Falk, who won four Emmys for playing the absent-minded detective, has died. He was 83.Falk died at his Beverly Hills home Thursday evening, his family said in a statement. Falk had suffered from dementia, a result of a series of dental operations in 2007.See other celebs we lost this yearA New York City native, Falk was 3 when he underwent an operation to remove a malignant tumor in his right eye that left him with a glass eye. Rejected from the armed forces because of his glass eye, he joined the United States Merchant Marines before becoming ...
Fri, Jun 24, 2011