June 24, 201115 yr I came late to the Columbo show and the Cassavetes films, but few actors out there with such a low profile yet connected high stature over the years. And that little flick, Wings of Desire, where Peter Falk played an actor/ex-angel named Peter Falk... EDIT: First obits - Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died, Peter Falk: Beloved by comedians and cartoonists. And everybody else., Remembering Peter Falk, 1927 - 2011 Edited June 24, 201115 yr by blessingx
June 24, 201115 yr Sad, I'll miss him. I grew up watching Columbo. He was really funny in The In-Laws, and I liked his cameo in The Princess Bride. RIP!
June 24, 201115 yr RIP indeed....I was just barely old enough to like Columbo....and enjoyed the above-mentioned films.....
June 24, 201115 yr My absolute favourite film as a kid and still one of my dearest is The Great Race. For me, Falk will always be Max, the henchman to Jack Lemmons Professor Fate. RIP. Edited June 24, 201115 yr by Duggeh
June 24, 201115 yr Author Duggeh, is there anyone with Lemmon (Matthau, Curtis, MacLaine, etc.) that's not a great team? Damn, he made anyone great, greater. Like Falk, he seems to be the 'generous actor.' Here's a nice New Yorker obit for Falk focusing on his film career. Edited June 24, 201115 yr by blessingx
June 24, 201115 yr I've yet to see a duff Jack Lemmon film. The Odd Couple is another of my absolute favourites (although I have to give preference to Matthau in that). Also Glengarry Glen Ross, where Lemmon bested Al Pachino, Ed Harris et al. However I don't wish to derail from Falk. I will remember him with fondness.
June 25, 201115 yr One of my favorites as well. Something about him always made me smile. He had a way of making you feel that you were "in on it" with him. Not just in Columbo, but in everything he did. Loved the way he played the calm, gentle, old man reading to his grandson in Princess Bride, stumbling for his glasses, etc. So ordinary and imperfect, yet so extraordinary and perfect.
June 25, 201115 yr The NY Times obit story was really well done, I loved Columbo and the "just one more thing" moments Edited June 25, 201115 yr by jp11801
June 25, 201115 yr Just recently watched Anzio and had forgotten his role in that one. Like Mike, The In Laws is a fave in addition to Columbo. Serpentine, Peter, serpentine.
June 25, 201115 yr The In Laws is a fave in addition to Columbo. Serpentine, Peter, serpentine. Yes, one of my favorite scenes ever. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=A2_w-QCWpS0
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