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Peter Michael Falk
(September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011)
[1]
was an
American
actor. His best known role was
Columbo
in the TV series of the same name.
[2]
Falk was born in
Manhattan
on September 16, 1927. He was Jewish.
[3]
He grew up in
Ossining, New York
. He earned a
degree
in
political science
from the New School for Social Research. He then earned his
Master's degree
in
public administration
at
Syracuse University
.
[1]
He appeared in a number of
Broadway
plays including:
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
,
The Passion of Josef D
,
Diary of a Scoundrel
, and
Saint Joan
. Falk won four
Emmy Awards
playing the police detective Columbo, and one for
The Dick Powell Theatre
. He was nominated for seven other Emmy awards. Falk also received two
Academy Award
nominations for the films
Murder Inc.
and
Pocketful of Miracles
.
[2]
Falk was
diagnosed
with
Alzheimer's disease
. He died in his
Beverly Hills, California
home on the morning of June 23, 2011.
[4]
Media related to
Peter Falk
at Wikimedia Commons
